*** Sunderland v Champions - Official Match Thread ***

[Nigels Tackle]

Barring injuries to key rags, we just pissed away the title imo, as I recon we'll fuck up again in one of the coming games too.

This whole season has been absolutely unacceptable, from the very first game. We do not look like a side who will improve, we look like a side who will get worse. To spend this amount of money & have a squad of players who can't punch a fucking hole in a paper bag, is inept.

Boils down to the boss.


He is a fucking wanker at the moment.

jose will be signing on in january...

[shawzy]

The way Mancini is carrying on, he will get the sack. That was a terrible performance, as bad as our champs league outing.

[PeterParker]

It all comes down to playing the players on the wrong positions. You have Kolo, Vinnie and Nasti, Kolo on the right and Zabs on the left when his position we all know what it really is. Don't know what happend to Kolarov or Clichy, but i think there are a lot of youngsters that can step up.

Then he used Milner all game on the left side. He can't make a cross using his left foot. Every single human than knows a bit of football can see that, expect Bobby and then Dave, Dave had a terrbile game today and even with Reading. The problem was, when we played Reading, the only moment Dave went on the left side, he had that perfect cross to Gazbaz.

Then the last two changes were insane.

Our last three games here, we scored once. That fluke from Johnson in 2010. That is a problem.

[sheblue]

too predictable and all too easy for well organised teams to defend against. we are just too slow at gettting the ball forward.

[ashton287]

And what about Tevez what has he been doing bar run alot only one problem and thats the manager

Are you fucking mad? He created 2 chances for aguero to fuck up just today.

He has scored more than aguero, only 1 but 7 is still more than 6 and he has 5 assists to aguero's 1.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

If you ca n't see it yet you're q fool. Stood on stadium of shite metro station and this lot think they have won the cup. One of the worst sides in the prem kept us at arms length easily. Again. Bob either can't or won' do owt about it. The title Will drift to the shit hole with barely a wimper. Bob must go. Awful against a piss poor team again.

[Dameerto]

We were toothless without our fullbacks for the width - Zabs tried but he's just not two footed enough. Manager error for me. It's probably easy to say with hindsight but if you're going to have a standin fullback dont move your other one out of position to accomodate him.

[feedthegreek]

we need wingers and crosses in the box its simple really, sunderland watched us v reading and did the same, but went 2 better and won.

[s1ty m]

There is a really bad smell about City just now. Mancini appears to have gone as far as he can; OK, we're 2nd, but we've seen maybe 20 minutes of good stuff v Rags, Newcastle and Spurs. The rest has been shite. I doubt the powers that be at the club will not be plotting changes. They were horrible against Reading and today was really unacceptable. Not just the performance, but his selection and changes. I think the ice on which he is skating is very, very thin.

[blues2win]

Teams like Sunderland are at their most vulnerable when an attack breaks down. The problem is we don't counter attack quickly enough and they're back to two banks of four. Either we need flying wingers or full backs or we need quick balls over the top or we need quick forward passing through midfield. We do none of those things. On the rare occasions we get a chance we're shocking in front of goal, Aguero being the prime culprit.

I can't see Mancini being here next season; the only question is whether he survives till then. I guess he probably will.

[tikatakamcfc]

Aguero you selfish cunt.... Sometimes I think that he would prefer scoring a goal instead of winning a match.

We play badly for months now. We usually get away with that, but I knew that streak of luck will end. We need to make some serious changes in order to attack with more diversity, creativity.
Also, I would consider some kind of punishments for players who pass the ball back in the middle of our attack, in fear of simply misplacing the pass. They turned into gutless pussies, only Silva has courage to step forward and do something upfront.

We all can pass the fucking ball back. They are paid to do more.

With this kind of offense, every defence can put together a match with 1 or zero goals conceeded.

[Redna]

Shit day and a shit performance. I blame Hart for the goal along with Friend but that's not an excuse for the performance.
CTID!!

[Ted Hughes]

Shit day and a shit performance. I blame Hart for the goal along with Friend but that's not an excuse for the performance.
CTID!!

Hart was shocking for the goal.

[s1ty m]

Shit day and a shit performance. I blame Hart for the goal along with Friend but that's not an excuse for the performance.
CTID!!

Hart was shocking for the goal.

I've yet to see it and I am not sure if I can bring myself to watch it tonight. Was it to his left? Most are.

[Manc bluey]

All I can say is Merry fucking Christmas Manchester United!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Twats

[stevefromdonny]

ffs, i have been saying this all year, WE NEED TO GO FORWARD FAST stop passing to each other around halfway line and also taking 100 passes to each other b4 going forward

[Mase]

I've yet to see it and I am not sure if I can bring myself to watch it tonight. Was it to his left? Most are.

Mate, he was that far over to his right hand side Stevie Wonder could have seen the opportunity for a shot.

Not only that but it seemed like he got to it but let it go under him.

[Mase]

I hate to say it, I really really hate to say it, but we need Gareth Bale.

[Ted Hughes]

ffs, i have been saying this all year, WE NEED TO GO FORWARD FAST stop passing to each other around halfway line and also taking 100 passes to each other b4 going forward

If we haven't got a clue what to do when we get there, it will make no difference.

We have always relied on genius to score us a goal. If that spark is missing, we are fucked as we have no method to our attacking play bar one move; where the fullback overlaps.

[s1ty m]

I've yet to see it and I am not sure if I can bring myself to watch it tonight. Was it to his left? Most are.

Mate, he was that far over to his right hand side Stevie Wonder could have seen the opportunity for a shot.

Not only that but it seemed like he got to it but let it go under him.

Great, just fucking great. I really like Joe, but he makes his fair share of blunders. He's not top class yet, I think that much is clear.