Matchday Thread: Sunderland v Rams

[ramAnag]

Another game against a team who will be up there who we compete ld with but came up short.

Heartening that we aren't being walked over but need to pick up a result this weekend

Exactly right. It’s a long time since we lost three on the bounce and last night was, according to the stats, much as anticipated by most and no disgrace…but we really need a win on Saturday if an early season mini crisis is to be avoided.

[MadAmster]

The stats flatter us somewhat (49% possession, 13 shots to their 9, 5 on target to their 3) but much of our possession was short lived as we gave the ball away far too often. One of our many poor passes, this one attempted when not balanced and rushing it as there was no need for a first time pass, was intercepted by Jobe B who took 3 strides and hit a shot his big brother would have been proud of. Their 2nd a break down our right, a cross, Isidor crept in between Cash and Ossie and the ball was in the net. Isidor has been credited with the goal but I'm not convinced it was he who put it away. I thought it was an Ossie own goal.

Cheriwa is going to be a decent player but last night he made too many mistakes. Felt for Kenzo and Ebou who were regularly outnumbered in midfield. Lots of under and over hit passes. Some awful dead balls sent in as well as some good ones. Phillips going off injured will see a return to a back 4 against QPR. This makes it sound like a poor performance but, overall, it was as much as anybody will have expected up there.

4 defeats out of 4 on the road doesn't look good but all 4 are currently in the top 8 and are in decent form. We'll win more than we lose at home and we have some of the "lesser" teams coming up on our road trips. Post match the usual mob of wrist slashers were out on social media. They are dumbasses. We'll be fine come May. Not going up, not going down.