10-Man Sunderland vs 0-Win Aston Villa Post-Catastrophe Flagellation

[RamboandBruno]

Still travelling home from this one. I was pretty gutted when i saw the starting 11, seemed set up to contain, which for me highlights a lack of confidence from Unai.
Pau, Maatson, Sancho, Elliot should of started tte game instead of Mings, Digne, Beundia, Guessand, although the later worked hard.
Mings alseep for their goal, playing the lad onside.

[kipeye]

I expected us to lose until the sending off, and I think we would have.

Exactly my thoughts.

[Chris Smith]

We were so passive, the players were waiting for things to happen rather than realising it was up to them to do it. Unai needs to hammer that into them in training but we need some leadership on the pitch too.

[brontebilly]

Super cross in by Sancho at the end.

[wolfman999]

I personally think that people are applying a narrative to Rogers and thinking something, rather than looking at the most likely event - which is his form has dipped, and the whole team is struggling, and therefore it’s hard to get out of that slump.

I’d rather not start a player we know isn’t good enough.

It’s more than form, looks like he doesn’t want to be here
I’ve been saying it for a while. There’s something wrong behind the scenes and it’s more than just a drop in form for many of our players

Obviously I can’t prove anything or know for sure but that would be my guess
In a way I hope you’re right and it’s just as simple as a drop in form across the board, but I honestly think it’s more than that

Didn't Mings, when questioned about things behind the scenes, smile and say 'You don't know the half of it'. What that means who knows but my biggest fear is that the owners, because they are ambitious but see that ambition being thwarted for the foreseeable future, decide to take their cash where it is appreciated.

[PaulWinch again]

Still travelling home from this one. I was pretty gutted when i saw the starting 11, seemed set up to contain, which for me highlights a lack of confidence from Unai.
Paul, Maatson, Sancho, Elliot should of started tte game instead of Mings, Digne, Beundia, Guessand, although the later worked hard.
Mings alseep for their foal, playing the lad onside.

It’s exactly that - whatever else is going on we are setting up suggesting we are worried about what the opposition will do rather than trying to impose what we do (if we could actually remember). We won’t get out of this until we start showing more courage and being more bold.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Mings alseep for their foal, playing the lad onside.

Playing like donkeys.

[kippaxvilla2]

Mings alseep for their foal, playing the lad onside.

Playing like donkeys.

It was absolute pony.

[rob_bridge]

Mings alseep for their foal, playing the lad onside.

Playing like donkeys.

It was absolute pony.

No real Derby this year. Just as well

[andyh]

We need to fully integrate Sancho and Elliot now. Get Tielemans and Onana fit. Buendia in the team highlights how bad our business has been. He's a trier, unfortunately he's shit.

Time for Rogers to take a seat on the bench.

We will need to invest in some sort of terminator type suit to enable Onana to play regularly.

I hear the glass blower has his new legs ready for fitting next week.

[Clampy]

I hope this poor run doesn't go on furlong.

[kippaxvilla2]

There are many hurdles Unai has to overcome this season.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

There are many hurdles Unai has to overcome this season.

I'll bridle no criticism of the manager.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

There are many hurdles Unai has to overcome this season.

I'll bridle no criticism of the manager.

At this rate UE will be shouting “a horse, a horse! My kingdom for a Horse!”

[kippaxvilla2]

And the worst think is he gets home to his wife who is just nag nag nag.