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

[The Edge]

Sancho and Maatsen looked lively, let's start with that in the next 2. Elliot didn't make a difference, he just slotted into the averageness of everything else.

Malen is rubbish. Rogers can have a sulk on the bench for the next few. I'd drop Watkins too, but we have fuck all else.

Malen is apparently on Gbp175k a week. I'll leave that out there.

Certainly no reason to have a permanent face like a slapped arse.

He's been a terrible signing. 175k a week and didn't make the cut for last seasons CL squad tells it's own story. Unai clearly doesn't rate him but he's so short of options he's forced into throwing him on as a desperate roll of the dice. I'm keeping faith with Emery and I believe he's capable of great things but he's getting the rug pulled from beneath his feet with the amateurish way they are doing things to the squad. They have got rid of the likes of Luiz, Duran, Bailey, Diaby, Ramsey, Rashford and Asensio and given him Guessand , Malen and two loan signings. He must be fuming. No wonder we look so poor. If anything i think Unai might walk before he's pushed.

[olaftab]

Main culprits for us not winning so far this season are Watkins and Rogers….have turned in to lazy slops. Yesterday both were puss poor.
Other than that it was couple of pleasant days in Sunderland with my mackem mate. The city is improving a lot since being devastated by “her”.

[Clampy]

Main culprits for us not winning so far this season are Watkins and Rogers….have turned in to lazy slops. Yesterday both were puss poor.
Other than that it was couple of pleasant days in Sunderland with my mackem mate. The city is improving a lot since being devastated by “her”.

That post will set the cat amongst the pigeons.

[kippaxvilla2]

Main culprits for us not winning so far this season are Watkins and Rogers….have turned in to lazy slops. Yesterday both were puss poor.
Other than that it was couple of pleasant days in Sunderland with my mackem mate. The city is improving a lot since being devastated by “her”.

That post will set the cat amongst the pigeons.

Both no longer look like they’ve got the cream.

[Reuben]

I'm glad Emery got his claws out but he'll know we were a whisker away from winning with that late Watkins chance.

[Mister E]

He's been a terrible signing. 175k a week and didn't make the cut for last seasons CL squad tells it's own story. Unai clearly doesn't rate him but he's so short of options he's forced into throwing him on as a desperate roll of the dice. I'm keeping faith with Emery and I believe he's capable of great things but he's getting the rug pulled from beneath his feet with the amateurish way they are doing things to the squad. They have got rid of the likes of Luiz, Duran, Bailey, Diaby, Ramsey, Rashford and Asensio and given him Guessand , Malen and two loan signings. He must be fuming. No wonder we look so poor. If anything i think Unai might walk before he's pushed.

Malen looks overweight and unfit.

[pauliewalnuts]

If we really are paying Malen 175k a week, then we fully deserve all the PSR problems we have.

[Clampy]

I'd be very surprised if he's on that much. If he is, it would make you wonder what Martinez is on.

[Dave]

Why would anyone think he's on £175k per week?

[Clampy]

I think some fans just seem to pluck figures out the air, it's really odd.

[PeterWithesShin]

A lot of places have him on 125k a week going up to 140k based on performance. So 125k a week.

[pauliewalnuts]

The truth is, we have no idea.

[LeeS]

Do we just need a confidence booster. When do we play West Ham? I bet it’s the week after they sack Potter

[aj2k77]

Our annual wage bill is £250m+.

There are a lot of people on a lot of money.

[Nii Lamptey]

16 hour round trip yesterday just to watch that tripe!

- FOUR players standing and watching the Sunderland player head the ball on the edge of our box which lead to their equaliser.
- Rogers not even attempting to run for a through ball towards the by-line.
- Buendia playing like he's a competition winner from a local school yet starts ahead of Elliot.
- Unbelievably slow and infuriating build up play against a recently promoted and down to 10, giving them time to set and barricade their goal.

Yes, Unai has been served a bad hand with the PSR stuff, etc. but team selection and tactics are where he can make a difference. He isn't.

Rogers has been underperforming since January. I can forgive a player low on confidence, but what we can't and never should forgive is a total lack of effort.
If I see him starting against Bologna and/or Fulham this week, I think I'll implode.

Absolutely fuming!