Nyff 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Fucking hell. We have played shocking, but did seem to be growing into it towards the end. Still, been a pile of wank. Just no creativity. The penalty was a joke and the refereeing in general has been rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CabayeAye Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 The shove on Ba in the box was 100 times more a penalty than the non-event that they got their penn a for. And if I ever see Waddle in public... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30370 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 That push was as much of a penalty as Williamson's tug. no it wasn't If the ref is going to play to the letter of the law then yes it was. Neither would have normally been pens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyff 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Mike Dean on a one man mission to make the headlines himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9737 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Sunderland better side but signs are we can get back into it. Ba was so close but both strikers playing poorly, mainly because of the way we are set up. Pardew needs to change things a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonamental 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Unfortunately for us, Dean has such bullet proof arrogance/self confidence that he doesn't seem the type to "even things up", so he was never going to give that tiniest shove against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Dave 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) Refereeing's been awful but so have we. No creativity, no fight. Can't see us coming back into it. Edited March 4, 2012 by Davey Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nortoon 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Its been the same for the last 3 games. We play with 4 defensive midfielders. They sprint around when the opposition have the ball. Then they either hoof or play around in midfield. When the ball goes up Tiote and Cabaye stands around on the halfway line. Then you see ryan taylor sprinting backwards to meet simpson. Or Gutierrez trying to beat sunderland on his own or with the help of Santon down the left wing. Other than that its just hoofing. Admittedly it got better toward the last 10 mins. Still, this "rigid", "solid" shape is pissing me off more and more. Our strikers are often knackered by the 70th min too, having to sprint around after lost causes. and it makes them less sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I'm going to take my biased glasses off and say that the reason we are losing is that we are playing to the occasion and not sticking to the basics. If we play football like we know we can then we will win but were not. The penalty was a pentalty, what Williamson was thinking there I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerbarton 24 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 My half time thoughts: 1) Shirt pulling happens every time a set piece is delivered into the box in every single game in the Premier League. Fair enough if you're going to be consistent and give it every time, but has Dean actually given a penalty for that offence at all this season? And why the hell would you go and give it in a game as huge as this? 2) Hoofball has been prominent again. DOES NOT WORK. See my comments in the Wolves thread. We haven't won a single long ball again today. Get it down and play it on the floor. We have the players. Pardew HAS to change things at half time. Bring Ben Arfa on, give us a bit of a spark, get us playing it on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyff 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Grabbing shirts in the box goes on in every bloody game. Was Turner anywhere near the ball? No, was he fuck. Fucking bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyff 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Harper looking very down at half time on ESPN. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoog 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 After all said and done we've only got Ashley to blame for the fact we got no defensive cover in during January, hence we're playing a clogger like Williamson in a game like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyff 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Ben Arfa stripped and warming up on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CabayeAye Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Grabbing shirts in the box goes on in every bloody game. Was Turner anywhere near the ball? No, was he fuck. Fucking bullshit. This. Turner or any other Sunderland player was never going to get to that ball in a million years. Horrible, horrible decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2963 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Yep. Williamson cost us points when he couldn't clear the ball against Wolves and he'll continue to cost us points. He isn't good enough for this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nortoon 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Yep. Williamson cost us points when he couldn't clear the ball against Wolves and he'll continue to cost us points. He isn't good enough for this level. He really has been shocking lately. Loses almost all aerial balls aswell, despite that being his "strenght". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30370 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Looking at it again, Williamson did himself no favours. The referee could clearly see what he was doing and he grabbed him round the collar at the front, making it even more obvious. We were unlucky that Dean gave it but it was a pointless pull by Williamson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9737 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Looking at it again, Williamson did himself no favours. The referee could clearly see what he was doing and he grabbed him round the collar at the front, making it even more obvious. We were unlucky that Dean gave it but it was a pointless pull by Williamson. It was so blatant we would have been lucky had Dean not given it tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcboy 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I hope Pards has a plan B to hoofball, although I'm worried he doesn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Hog 508 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Looking at it again, Williamson did himself no favours. The referee could clearly see what he was doing and he grabbed him round the collar at the front, making it even more obvious. We were unlucky that Dean gave it but it was a pointless pull by Williamson. Aye, normally when there's shirt pulling it's in a "busy" box and lower down on the shirt, mostly on the lower back. Williamson did it right in the eyeline of Dean and was blatent about it, reaching up at Turners shoulder. When we actually had the ball on the deck at the end we threatened a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerbarton 24 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 T I hope Pards has a plan B to hoofball, although I'm worried he doesn't To be honest, all he has to do is tell Krul/Colo to pass it short instead of hoofing it up there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30370 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Santon off, Ben Arfa on. Injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44498 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Goalkeeping coach sent to the stands for scrapping in the tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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