StefanAVFC Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Don't think we need lescott. Okay performance, created chances but couldn't put them away. Whole midfield very good and amavi. Sinclair class. Ref woeful. Too weak to be a PL ref. The free kick for their first was never a free kick and pantillimon wasted around 10 minutes singlehandedly. Didn't add the time on properly like Stevo said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 We just don't do routine 2-0 wins do we 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Painfully average. If we can't beat shore like these at home we are in trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 I was there and Sunderland were poor. We weren't much better. Sherwood wake up Kozak for Gestede all day. Gil changed the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Utter shite. I would rather Gabby played every game for the rest of my life than see Gestede play again. Gil MOTM. Have a cold beer. Sit back, relax. You'll probably realise that you are over-reacting just a tad. Give the lad a chance. Time to settle and all that, new club, new teammates......He wasn't all bad and held the ball up nicely at times. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Gil made a big difference but we set up for the draw Eh? We attacked them non stop just lacked quality in the final third. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonitottakai Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Gestede just isn't a PL standard striker. Poor result with some glimmers of hope here and there (Sinclair, Gana, Amavi). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojong Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 This probably isn't a popular opinion but I won't blame Sherwood for not making more subs. We created enough chances to win and looked likely to score until the end. Swapping Gestede for Kozak or Ayew would have been only additional sub that could have made sense. I was happy he didn't mess with the midfield or take a defender off for extra striker because we kept creating enough with this lineup and a loss would have been a nightmare. Gestede should have done better but he still got the ball to dangerous positions. From what I've seen from Ayew so far I don't think he would have done any better. Kozak maybe, but more than Sherwood's tactical shortcomings this game proved we need a goal scorer and I'm not convinced Kozak is the solution either. What I like about Gestede compared to (what I remember of) Kozak is that he's always in the game, where things happen. Kozak can finish but I don't think he would have even got most of Gestede's chances. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Sinclair crossing for Richards on the goal line and it bounces off his arse into the arms of the keeper. Pretty much sums it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7392craig Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Second half was mostly poor. I thought Richards played like a real captain, he's so committed and he reads the game so well. Clark was pretty bad too, he cleared almost all of his headers, but he was against Defoe, as soon as somebody ran at him he got beat every time. Gestede is so bad it hurts. He stands still, he doesn't make runs, he reacts a second after the defender every time, half the time he looks like he doesn't want the ball. And for all his aerial prowess, he didn't win many headers, and the ones he did win just looped up in the air. Bacuna seems to be actually getting worse, every aspect of his game is dreadful, but that's what you get for the money we paid. I actually think when everyone is back and starting to gel we'll be fine. We're creating chances, we've got Grealish and Traore coming back, but we badly need a striker who knows what he's doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 A very disappointing result, but some positive signs. Sanchez was my motm, some nice link up between him and Gana, who was also impressive. Richards was very good today, played like a captain, he was very unlucky at both ends of the pitch. Giving Bacuna a free role in midfield seemed very odd, and given the amount of room that Hutton was being allowed, he should have been moved to RB since Hutton's delivery was poor. I would have liked to see Kozak come on, if a game where we are creating chances and have ample opportunity to get a cross in isn't ideal for him then I don't know what is. Although Gestede was pretty poor overall I think I would have sacrificed Westwood to get Kozak on in order to have a real presence in their box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakid007 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 We defo need someone capable of putting away 1 of these man chances were creating Everyone fit Guzan Hutton Richards Lescott Amavi Gana Sanchez Gil Traore Sinclair Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 When we have a team capable of defending we will start to win games on a more regular basis. At the moment with the average players we have in defence we are always likely to concede goals against even the poorest of teams like Sunderland. 8 minutes in and 1-0 down at home to shit like that is clear evidence of our predicament. We are currently overloaded with decent midfielders but under resourced with decent defenders and another decent striker wouldn't be a bad acquisition either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7392craig Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 I was there and Sunderland were poor. We weren't much better. Sherwood wake up Kozak for Gestede all day. Gil changed the game Completely agree, at least Kozak seems to try and get on the end of passes. Gil was great when he came on too. For me, the biggest concern is the lack of urgency, we get the ball and just seem to pass it around before we go at them, rather than taking advantage of the space on the counter attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arj Guy Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) Shite result. Can't see us avoiding another relegation battle if we cannot beat teams like Sunderland at home. Pathetic but not suprising given that we hand out 5 year contracts to shite like Bacuna Edited August 29, 2015 by Arj Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Could Be Rotterdam Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Frustrating frustrating frustrating! Midfield three were fantastic all match, Sanchez seems to be marmite if the people around me are anything to go by but I thought he was really good. Full backs were good but amavi tired in the second half and didn't want to push forward an extra 10 yards when waiting for the ball. Thought gestede didn't have enough support but made some good touches to control it and still think he'll come good. Sinclair was great yet again. Guzan at fault for their first goal, awful positioning. And that ref was an absolute joke. Finally books the keeper and then he lets him waste time straight after and p*ss about! They wonder why they get no respect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Pantilimon wasted about a minute of stoppage time, gets booked for time wasting, referee lets him know after that he's wasting more time and yet the game ends as soon as the 4 mins are up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lomaski Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 I'm disappointed but don't feel anywhere near as deflated as after Palace. We played some great attacking football in patches without 2 key players and scored a fantastic team goal that we all should be very proud of. Will Lescott shore up what is a leaky defence, I certainly hope so as something needs to happen there. I think Sanchez deserves a special mention as he was excellent in the first half and Sinclair looks like he could be a big player for us this season. I'm trying to be patient but I suspect Gestede is a donkey! Kozak should have come on at least after 60 if not half time. We have to start with Kozak from now on. Albeit a game against a side we should have beaten and beaten comfortably, overall I think the positives slightly outweigh the negatives in terms of team development and cohesion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Gestede is shyte but I knew that anyway. Gabby ahead of him any day of the week. I know that all of our players are shite. There we go, now when any of them play badly, I can bring it up and give it the big'un. Great fun, ain't it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Could Be Rotterdam Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Oh, and to top off an awful performance by the ref, we should've had two penalties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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