Championship 24/25

[Norbert Rassragr]

If you don't have the football on in Coventry, it's dead. Still out, but in another pub in Coventry. At least that shows not every town and city is full of plastic Man City and Liverpool fans.

[chaddyrovers]

Isidor scores. Keeper should do better. 

Coventry scores. Rudoni

[chaddyrovers]

Ballard deserved his MOTM award. 

Rovers tried to sign him before he joined Sunderland on permanent deal

[47er]

30 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Rovers tried to sign him

Wish I'd a quid for every time I've read that!

[norwichblue]

Happy for Sunderland. It was a fantastic away performance. A proper Eustacing.

Cannot stand Coventry. Only Burnley and Preston are ahead of them in my Championship shit list. Awful supporters.

[arbitro]

Sunderland got their tactics spot on and the old fashioned 4-4-2 worked perfectly as the front two dropped deep when Coventry had the ball rather than pressing high up. Coventry really didn't have an answer and whilst they might point to possession and other stats being well in their favour it showed there are many ways to win football matches not just the possession based style which many managers and coaches obsess over.

[Cherry Blue]

33 minutes ago, norwichblue said:

Happy for Sunderland. It was a fantastic away performance. A proper Eustacing.

Cannot stand Coventry. Only Burnley and Preston are ahead of them in my Championship shit list. Awful supporters.

I'm with you on coventry. Their keeper wilson still heavy in my memory.  Awful,  unbelievable, unprofessional cheat.

[Mattyblue]

I imagine there were plenty of plastic club shirts in Cov pre Mark Robins getting it right on the pitch…

Edited Saturday at 07:35 by Mattyblue

[chaddyrovers]

4 hours ago, arbitro said:

Sunderland got their tactics spot on and the old fashioned 4-4-2 worked perfectly as the front two dropped deep when Coventry had the ball rather than pressing high up. Coventry really didn't have an answer and whilst they might point to possession and other stats being well in their favour it showed there are many ways to win football matches not just the possession based style which many managers and coaches obsess over.

very good overall game but I like the Sunderland's head coach approach to the game. 

Will be interesting what Lampard does second leg on Tuesday, I would be tempted to go 4-4-2 and play Simms and Thomas-Asante up front

[London blue]

42 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

very good overall game but I like the Sunderland's head coach approach to the game. 

Will be interesting what Lampard does second leg on Tuesday, I would be tempted to go 4-4-2 and play Simms and Thomas-Asante up front

manager*

[KentExile]

20 minutes ago, London blue said:

manager*

"Sunderland AFC is delighted to announce the appointment of Régis Le Bris as Head Coach."

Edited Saturday at 12:44 by KentExile

[London blue]

28 minutes ago, KentExile said:

"Sunderland AFC is delighted to announce the appointment of Régis Le Bris as Head Coach."

Oh I recognise that technically I'm incorrect but I just can't hear it said.

I guess I'm getting old, I'm fine with it. He's their manager.

[KentExile]

3 minutes ago, London blue said:

Oh I recognise that technically I'm incorrect but I just can't hear it said.

I guess I'm getting old, I'm fine with it. He's their manager.

"manager" & head coach" are different roles with different responsibilities,  Yes, one has essentially replaced the other in recent years, but that doesn't mean that the jobs are identical

 

[London blue]

I know the responsibilities are different and that one that is good at one isn't necessarily good at the other. 

I don't care, it's my prerogative to be obstinate.