Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Sheffield Wednesday – Friday 6th May 2022 - KO 19:45

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Scraped that one. Dead balls into the box by Crawford Biscuits tins tonight. Nerves, eh

 

Might book cinema tickets for Monday evening as I can’t sit through that again

 

Be 90 minutes of pressure on Monday now

 

We have to start making pressure count, could see a nervy last 20 minutes when we failed to capitalise at the start of the second half. This is in the balance now, hopefully nerves will get the better of Sheffield in the second leg or we will have a hard task on our hands.

 

or McGeady

 

cheers again RTB...

half time then eh, could have done with that early 2nd half pressure adding another goal or two but i feel their plan was more to hold us for a draw...they have no option but to come out fighting in second leg, could play right into our hands, more so if broadhead is back.

i really dont see an advantage to playing the first leg away, unless you sneak a win and are able to basically shut up shop then in front of your own fans the pressure is really on.

 

It definitely feels like a par score though. A 1-0 win was the minimum good result.

what I’d say is I don’t think Wednesday can play worse. And we definitely can. So it’s so important we keep that intensity

 

but, I think that's the only thing you've said that makes sense all night, so maybe it doesn't.

 

ha thanks I’ll take the compliment

 

Settle for that, another goal would have been good but I didn't feel like we were troubled all game.

 

we all wanted more, because the game on Monday will now be torture. that being said, it's impossible to be disappointed with that. we didn't let ourselves down. so that's good. ****in hell....the whole thing is an emotional rollercoaster, but that's how we get champions league attendances in the 3rd tier! Best fans in the world.

 

Alex Neil:
"Quietly confident that Broadhead will feature" on Monday.

 

Lesson learnt for Monday = Clarke and Onien out and Matete and Broadhead in.

 

Neil “quietly confident” Broadhead will be back on Monday

 

The ‘expected goals’ stats they showed suggests a 1 goal lead was a fair result.

Sunderland 1.61
Sheff Wed 0.98

Alex Neil interview just on. He does speak well.

 

Happy with the result but I’m gutted we don’t have a better advantage. We were much the better side IMO

 

broadhead on the bench, tops. he won't want to have to bring him on. nor will I.