Sunderland match thread

[ShottermillSaint]

Considering that Jesus Perez is left to do the pre and post match interviews for cup games it's pretty obvious that MP isn't interested in them.

Today was the first time in a fair few years that i've been angry after a game.

[saintwayne]

With a week until the next game, why not an unchanged side and dominate them like we did at Hull?

Disagree with that, it was the third game in seven days, two of them long away treks, the whole team looks knackered tbh. We just don't have a big enough squad to be fighting on two fronts, hopefully that will be addressed in the summer.

[souths1]

With a week until the next game, why not an unchanged side and dominate them like we did at Hull?

Disagree with that, it was the third game in seven days, two of them long away treks, the whole team looks knackered tbh. We just don't have a big enough squad to be fighting on two fronts, hopefully that will be addressed in the summer.[/quote]

Wayne they are young fit men, paid handsomely to play football, they travel away in luxury or fly.
Today was a kop out, a shambles and an insult too travelling supporters.
If we lose every game till the end of the season we won't go down and if we win every game (which won't happen) we won't get 4th place so why not try to win something? Best chance for years flushed!!

[ShottermillSaint]

The apathy shown by our club to cups this season is a real disappointment, as i've already said we learnt nothing from the league cup defeat.
It will be interesting to see if finishing ninth or tenth this season will be enough to keep some of our better players at the club in the summer.

[Brockley_Jack]

With a week until the next game, why not an unchanged side and dominate them like we did at Hull?

Disagree with that, it was the third game in seven days, two of them long away treks, the whole team looks knackered tbh. We just don't have a big enough squad to be fighting on two fronts, hopefully that will be addressed in the summer.[/quote]

Wayne they are young fit men, paid handsomely to play football, they travel away in luxury or fly.
Today was a kop out, a shambles and an insult too travelling supporters.
If we lose every game till the end of the season we won't go down and if we win every game (which won't happen) we won't get 4th place so why not try to win something? Best chance for years flushed!![/quote]

That sums it up for me, as does Weasels post about us not wanting it at all.

I've been looking forward to this

[saintwayne]

Maybe it's me, but I just don't get the sudden uproar at fielding a slightly weaker team in the cup when it's been going on for years. For me the league is far more important, and we still have the chance of a record PL finish, and even the possibility of finishing above Man Utd which would be unbelievable.

I would be more angry at the players who looked like they didn't give a feck, rather than MP for the selection. Sunderland made a lot more changes than we did.

[CostaBaz]

Wayne, finishing above Man U would be an achievement, but what are fans more likely to remember in 10 years time?
Finishing above Man U or getting to Wembley?

The message being sent to players, that we want to keep and/or buy, is that we lack the ambition to win trophies.

I understand why MP and other managers don't like the Europa Cup, but IMO, MP would accomplish more by winning a place in the competition and then using it solely for fringe players to sharpen up, or by refusing to enter a team in it.
Especially as the Europa Cup has been designed to cater for the "big"teams that flop in the Champions League, giving them a chance to win something.
But that, again, shows no ambition.
It's a lose, lose situation, TBH.

Maybe they should bring back the Cup Winners Cup, and give the winners an automatic place in the following years contest, or even in the Champions League?
Might make teams WANT to win the FACup again.