Sunderland v Charlton - Post Match Views

Lincsaddick said:

guess who's scored for Bolton this p.m.

Peter Kay

oohaahmortimer said:

Can’t believe the Sunderland fans didn’t make a wall of noise after falling a goal down after 10 minutes against the slick footballing machine of Charlton Athletic.
Why the 30k of them aren’t right up for it after back to back relegations from the Prem and having a 12.30 kick off on the telly in this delight of a league is not enough of a reason to be screaming your mad passion for the lads means they are a disgrace .
The Roker Roar is turning in its grave .

I think that's their 4 win in over two seasons.

Taylor and Pratley would under normal circumstances not have started. We had run out of legs by 70 mins with nothing on the bench to give. Pearce out massive injury for us. Ince will have to be signed now I think although he seems weeks away. Right footed CB coming in and GK. its just not enough. We’re going to struggle.

Pigot scores for the Wombles

oohaahmortimer said:

Can’t believe the Sunderland fans didn’t make a wall of noise after falling a goal down after 10 minutes against the slick footballing machine of Charlton Athletic.
Why the 30k of them aren’t right up for it after back to back relegations from the Prem and having a 12.30 kick off on the telly in this delight of a league is not enough of a reason to be screaming your mad passion for the lads means they are a disgrace .
The Roker Roar is turning in its grave .

Defo. Remember being there in early 90's as had uni mate who was a fan. Big League Cup match with Gabbiadini, Gates and Bennett for them. The Roar was continuously 90 mins. Now silenced.

From today's game I think Taylor and Pratley are very good signings.
Looking at the bench confirms we are weak as a squad.
We desperately need to sign a couple of decent players asap to keep us in contention until others are fit.
But with Roland still here I won't be holding my breath.

Just sell the club and FUCK OFF

One-nil up away from home at half-time live on TV. Time to stick a score on a 2-1 defeat. You can, literally, bank on it.

Cardinal Sin said:

One-nil up away from home at half-time live on TV. Time to stick a score on a 2-1 defeat. you can, literally, bank on it.

Cardinal Sin said:

One-nil up away from home at half-time live on TV. Time to stick a score on a 2-1 defeat. you can, literally, bank on it.

to lose in the 6th minute of injury time. specially when the time was accrued cos of injuries to our players .. TV is not our favourite media is it

The worst of all possible worlds - two of my local pubs couldn't get the game on Sky until the second half, so I missed what sounded like a very good performance in that first period.

From what I saw in the second half, Sunderland were nothing special but we looked increasingly leggy from the hour mark and slack defensive play gave them the equaliser and all the encouragement they needed. Our midfield faded, the two forwards became isolated and it was then just a question of whether or not we could hold on and see it out.

The game was a perfect illustration of the problems we face this season with a threadbare squad. We were forced to start two players - Taylor and Pratley - who were not fully fit and, whilst Sunderland were able to change their formation and introduce fresh legs, we had no one on the bench who was realistically going to affect the game. Bowyer could have brought Ajose on for Taylor but I suspect he was wary of Sunderland's threat from set-plays. Nor is Ajose known for his ability to hold up the ball and relieve pressure.

Let's hope that Pearce, Solly and Page are going to be ok for next week and that Taylor and Pratley don't suffer a reaction to playing 96 minutes when they were not in a condition to do so. We could certainly find ourselves even more short-handed next week.

It is going to be a very, very hard season and am feeling less than enthused at the prospect of a bruising encounter with Shrewsbury next Saturday.

On holiday in California, so woke up knowing that the football and cricket would already be over. Decided that if I could only have one win out of the two I hoped it would be the cricket.
Saw 2-1 and thought it wasn't too bad. Clicked on it, saw 90+6 and it just felt so predictable.
I understand those posters saying they want to take a season off. It feels like it's going to be one long ordeal.

Sage said:

golfaddick said:

Sage said:

Scoham said:

Sage said:

Don’t feel much other than acceptance.

Before I start with Charlton, I’ve got to say the Sunderland fans were awful, in the sense if they made no noise until they scored, and when they did they were so loud, can you imagine what they could’ve been with good support behind them? Not surprised they have been on such a decline.

I thought the 3 at the back worked really well to be honest. We looked a threat in the first half and though we were the better side. But then we started to tire and you could see Taylor, Grant, Pratley, Lapslie, Pearce, Marshall all tiring on 60 minutes but we had no one to bring on. It was late in the game that we fell apart and we just lost momentum, anything going forward and dropped deeper and deeper until it was a matter of time.

The lads done all they could and you could see they had nothing left in the tank. But we desperately need players because bare bones is the only way I can put it. It’s even worse if Pearce is injured, we have no one left.

Onto the next one, this is going to be a harsh season.

What 3 at the back? We played a back 4?

I assure you we played 3 at the back, and to be honest I thought it was very clear to see throughout the game.

Phillips
Solly Bauer Pearce
Marshal Aribo Pratley Page
Lapslie
Taylor Grant

Bowyer even said the same, they worked on it yesterday morning for the first time.

Not how I saw it. Lapslie may have been the 1 behind the front 2 but certainly looked like 4 at the back to me.

Fortune 82nd Minute said:

Sage said:

Scoham said:

Sage said:

Don’t feel much other than acceptance.

Before I start with Charlton, I’ve got to say the Sunderland fans were awful, in the sense if they made no noise until they scored, and when they did they were so loud, can you imagine what they could’ve been with good support behind them? Not surprised they have been on such a decline.

I thought the 3 at the back worked really well to be honest. We looked a threat in the first half and though we were the better side. But then we started to tire and you could see Taylor, Grant, Pratley, Lapslie, Pearce, Marshall all tiring on 60 minutes but we had no one to bring on. It was late in the game that we fell apart and we just lost momentum, anything going forward and dropped deeper and deeper until it was a matter of time.

The lads done all they could and you could see they had nothing left in the tank. But we desperately need players because bare bones is the only way I can put it. It’s even worse if Pearce is injured, we have no one left.

Onto the next one, this is going to be a harsh season.

What 3 at the back? We played a back 4?

I assure you we played 3 at the back, and to be honest I thought it was very clear to see throughout the game.

Phillips
Solly Bauer Pearce
Marshal Aribo Pratley Page
Lapslie
Taylor Grant

Bowyer even said the same, they worked on it yesterday morning for the first time.

No way. It was a 4-3-1-2 with Lapslie playing behind the front two.

Guys, it was 3. Bowyer said it himself live on Sky!

Fair enough, just seen Bowyer's quote. Can see how it was, we didn't have a clear left midfielder, and Marshall tracks back well whether he's a wing back or midfielder.

https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5b65bee1ec4a6/bowyer-on-opening-day-defeat-injuries-transfers-in-and-the-travelling-fans

Scoham said:

golfaddick said:

Rob7Lee said:

Did better than I expected nearly holding out for a point.

The game was lost on player availability when we needed fresh legs in the middle we had no options, none at all - can’t fault Bowyer today.

Good effort from the players to no avail. Lapslie May grow but not up to this division, we’re an injury (or a player sale) away from a very very tough season.

Ward, Dawkins & Ince.............should have been signed up this week & in the squad today. If LB isn't allowed to sign them then just say so & stop pissing them about.

I'll keep saying it - LB is an appeaser. If you can't be a manager under these circumstances then say so. Stop dicking about with "it is what it is".

Ince is injured. Ward couldn't changed anything. @LouisMend is going to write up the comments from Bowyer on Dawkins - maybe Roland simply hasn't allowed the deal to be done.

https://twitter.com/LouisMend/status/1025740849752297473

https://twitter.com/100PercentCafc/status/1025741168947195904

https://twitter.com/LouisMend/status/1025741818900750336

Can't see why he won't sing for us just because he's injured

Greenie Junior said:

Phillips cost us there when he conceded that equaliser if that’s Amos he saves that all day long. Phillips can be as home grown as he likes but he’s proper out of his depth

perfect analysis .. unfortunately