[PL] Sunderland (A): Post Match

[redmike65]

Benteke's pelters are justified but other players should be contributing goals too. Apart from Firmino, there's no other goal threat present, no gambling, no long shots, nothing.

Coutinho was missing goal from a number of angles and distances!

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Couldn't enjoy that, we looked like a team of 11 strangers after the goal.

Back 4 was good, Lovren and Sakho get through another game together and its looking promising.

Coutinho is a massive problem for us when we need to keep the ball as good a player as he is but the rest are also very guilty of picking the wrong pass and shooting ourselves in the foot.

Leicester 9 points ahead, start to close the gap now must be our aim.

[cream]

Good result but not a good game.

[Fosterbloke]

Coutinho was missing goal from a number of angles and distances!

Yes that's true. I should say apart from Coutinho too!

[Slinky Skills]

Totally in control of the game from start to finish. Should have been out of sight by half time. Got the reward for our endeavour in the end.Yes it wasn't pretty but we haven't been taking chances lately and today was no different so the points are all that matters. Lots to work on the decision making end of things and our finishing.

No idea what game some of you were watching. Perhaps less posting in the match thread and more actually watching the game required

Exactly.

[SB]

Not champagne football at all but we are grinding out wins & keeping clean sheets. Got to be happy with that.

[Bender]

Klopp needs some new players for sure.....and Couthino is so so inconsistent,and panic is our no.1 problem in defence/gk....and i think Klopp will be forced to bring Sturridge back early.

[Fredo]

Benteke had a good game. Lots of nice touches and movement. Anyone not seeing this know nothing about football.

[RichC]

Loving the Sakho and Lovren partnership.

Looks solid at the moment

[Gibbo]

Totally in control of the game from start to finish. Should have been out of sight by half time. Got the reward for our endeavour in the end.Yes it wasn't pretty but we haven't been taking chances lately and today was no different so the points are all that matters. Lots to work on the decision making end of things and our finishing.

No idea what game some of you were watching. Perhaps less posting in the match thread and more actually watching the game required

I've seen one-on-ones missed two games in a row now, I might stop all together.

We dominated though! Killer ball was much better in the second half, I'm excited to see what we do in Jan!

[redmike65]

The defence has me in jitters mainly due to the frequent failure to put a clean boot or head through the ball resulting in what we call a Garryowen. Which you don't even see in rugby union any more.

[SB]

Winning despite ourselves it seems.

Benteke ... what to do? Scores the winner in both games but misses other clear cut opportunities to put the game away. At least he's scoring. We'd all like to see him be more clinical.

[Boogs]

The first touch and passing from a lot of our players is disgraceful considering this is all they do for a living.

[RichC]

Totally in control of the game from start to finish. Should have been out of sight by half time. Got the reward for our endeavour in the end.Yes it wasn't pretty but we haven't been taking chances lately and today was no different so the points are all that matters. Lots to work on the decision making end of things and our finishing.

No idea what game some of you were watching. Perhaps less posting in the match thread and more actually watching the game required

Solid if not spectacular performance

[Rich]

Benteke had a good game. Lots of nice touches and movement. Anyone not seeing this know nothing about football.

Seriously mate, shut up. He's an instinctive finisher and happily a match winner. He was fairly dire other than that though. Klopp will replace him guaranteed, he doesn't do enough positive things to warrant him being at our club. Happy New Year!