westonred Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 Funny old game innit Saint ? A very ordinary looking Sheff team totally outplayed by us on Tuesday spanked the league leaders and the meanest defence in the league 5 - 2 today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 18 minutes ago, westonred said: Funny old game innit Saint ? A very ordinary looking Sheff team totally outplayed by us on Tuesday spanked the league leaders and the meanest defence in the league 5 - 2 today Makes it all the more frustrating that we didn't take advantage of catching them on an off-day I'm afraid. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dicks Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 This league is low on quality this year, not one outstanding team, anyone can beat anyone. It’s very unpredictable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Robin Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) Makes it more frustrating that we could have gained three huge points against a strong team if they weren't helped by the referee. I bet that in similar conditions (Blades playing not at their best) other teams won't have to face that "handicap" and they'll get precious points. Edited November 5, 2022 by Dan Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 3 hours ago, westonred said: Funny old game innit Saint ? A very ordinary looking Sheff team totally outplayed by us on Tuesday spanked the league leaders and the meanest defence in the league 5 - 2 today I know traditionally the championship is a tight league and anyone can beat anyone but i cannot remember a season this tight for years. It reminds me a bit of 2007/08 and the year we got to the play off final at this level. Clubs like ourselves Stoke and Hull surprising people at the top and the relegation battle was very tight if i remember. Leicester going down on 52 points on the last day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelton Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 It really is there for the taking this season, unfortunately it probably won't be us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 Until today.....I thought the only exceptional team in our league were Burnley? What do I know ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted November 6, 2022 Report Share Posted November 6, 2022 14 hours ago, maxjak said: Until today.....I thought the only exceptional team in our league were Burnley? What do I know ? I put it down to Josh Brownhill being out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliftonCliff Posted November 6, 2022 Report Share Posted November 6, 2022 25 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said: I put it down to Josh Brownhill being out! I watched the whole game and I can tell you it was glaringly obvious that they missed Brownhill hugely. Quite surprising, really, that a PL club didn’t go for him when Burnley got relegated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted November 6, 2022 Report Share Posted November 6, 2022 I see the Bramall Lane End has had some extendable canopies installed. No doubt Wael will claim royalties for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted November 6, 2022 Report Share Posted November 6, 2022 But let's not forget that a couple of their goals shouldn't have been goals. They seem to have a habit of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheddarReds Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 I was at Bramall Lane as a neutral and it was great. I was impressed with both teams (for the most part) and to their credit they both set up to win the game rather than nervously settle for a point each. Burnley did a good job of making the pitch big in the first half. Benson Manuel was impressive, unsurprisingly for those who have kept up with Burnley's results this year. However, they were quite a small side compared to Sheff Utd and it showed. It felt like Sheffield United won a lot of 50/50 duels just where they were bigger and stronger. If anyone's seen the highlights, it's very noticeable for the goals - Burnley just couldn't cope with McBurnie (who was outstanding) in particular from set pieces**. Burnley's keeper, Muric, was massive but didn't seem comfortable from set pieces (perhaps due to a lack of help) but was also really keen to play long flat passes out to Cork in the middle third where possible which was quite interesting. I expect Burnley to get caught out doing it a couple times this season. Felt like Burnley missed Brownhill and Rodriguez. Ndiaye also showed glimpses of brilliance for Sheff Utd, as per. Not exactly a hot take but I'm sure both teams will be right up there this year. ** more proof that an aerially dominant centre half for a manager doesn't necessarily result in aerially dominant team!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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