Sunderland observations.

[bakajack]

When you watch the game back objectively there was nervousness in our defending which as an invested supporter made it feel much more desperate defending than it actually was. The truth was that they didn't really create much aside from their goal and that was a mistake as it came from Darling misreading the bounce of the ball in the first place.

 

[lidojack]

There's a big difference between being put under pressure and being threatened.
They threatened once all game and even that was a good finish from a half chance.

If you look at the xG and the chances created we fully deserved to win that game.

What was the xG out of interest? We could and perhaps should have been three up in real goals by 30 mins in.

https://twitter.com/xG_data/status/1579028229041852417/photo/4

Almost doubled it.
1.19 to 0.63

 

[monmouth]

When you watch the game back objectively there was nervousness in our defending which as an invested supporter made it feel much more desperate defending than it actually was. The truth was that they didn't really create much aside from their goal and that was a mistake as it came from Darling misreading the bounce of the ball in the first place.

To be fair to Darling, Ben's backing off and showing him the easy left side was worse.

 

[bakajack]

When you watch the game back objectively there was nervousness in our defending which as an invested supporter made it feel much more desperate defending than it actually was. The truth was that they didn't really create much aside from their goal and that was a mistake as it came from Darling misreading the bounce of the ball in the first place.

To be fair to Darling, Ben's backing off and showing him the easy left side was worse.

Perhaps but if Darling hadn't gotten done by a simple bounce of the ball that mistake never comes to pass.
I won't be too harsh on him though since he balanced that out by scoring the winning goal but I have noticed that in him that he is all too happy to let the ball bounce and often misreads said bounce.

 

[Ronald Parp]

To be fair to Darling, Ben's backing off and showing him the easy left side was worse.

Perhaps but if Darling hadn't gotten done by a simple bounce of the ball that mistake never comes to pass.
I won't be too harsh on him though since he balanced that out by scoring the winning goal but I have noticed that in him that he is all too happy to let the ball bounce and often misreads said bounce.

Darling always let’s the ball bounce, awful from a player at any level and if he doesn’t cut it out he’ll never be a top player.

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

Perhaps but if Darling hadn't gotten done by a simple bounce of the ball that mistake never comes to pass.
I won't be too harsh on him though since he balanced that out by scoring the winning goal but I have noticed that in him that he is all too happy to let the ball bounce and often misreads said bounce.

Darling always let’s the ball bounce, awful from a player at any level and if he doesn’t cut it out he’ll never be a top player.

Enjoys a needless dawdle on the ball too. Very nearly got caught out a few times yesterday. Just about scraped through the game without really costing us.

 

[monmouth]

He’s a scary player to his own team, but his carrying of the ball is what will make us money on him. That is an expensive skill and one we could do with replicated in our midfield too. Ntcham does a bit on his better days and defences cack themselves. Spreading it wide every time to slow full backs scares no-one if they know that’s all you’ve got. That’s also why Grimes turning forward into space is so important.

 

[Dr. Winston]

He's played less than ten games so far, hardly any since we changed things around at the back, yet already has two goals and looks like the most confident central defender we've had carrying the ball forward since Flores.

Still very early days for him yet.