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Match Thread Sheffield United - Coventry City Match Thread - Friday 28th Mar (8 Viewers)

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Hincha

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,856
torchomatic said:
The stats from last nights game are insane.

Apart from the obvious goal advantage and shots we had more possession, more passes, more accurate passes, more forward passes, most duel won.

Tackles let us down. Love Torp and Allen but they're not the players when your backs are against the wall. Need a bit more steel in there.
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They definitely had us at arms length though. Have the ball but there was little to no space when we approached the final third.

They’re the best counter-attacking side in the league - far too much quality and pace in transition.

Think Lampard got it tactically wrong continuing his philosophy. I understand why he did it but teams get points from Sheff U by giving them the impetus which they struggle with
 
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Macca

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,857
One of our issues is the big variance in performances from some of our players like you never know which version of them you are going to get. Wright, Torp, EMC, Saka and Simms all seem to be like this. However we are better than a great number of teams in this league and a top 6 finish is on. I do think we will crumble in the play offs though
 
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wingy

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,858
procdoc said:
Season ending?
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jordan210 said:
Wilder is a master of the dark arts and has the ref in his pocket.

the amount of kicking the ball away and the distracting the ref, surrounding the ref for any foul to try and get bookings.

leaving one on a player late

Ugly side of the game yet the ref feel for it every time
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One where the player tried to take Binks head off quite funny, not a word, Campbell with a physical coming together with Grimes, something said between them afterwards, not even a talking to for him after the incident with the goalie, shit ref,why did Haji go off when Simms came on.late yeah but get em on together.
I think I said a few weeks ago we'd be lucky to make the PO's, we're certainly inviting a challenge.
 
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Otis

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,859
MTK said:
Watching on TV, I thought we controlled the game in many ways, but they were far more incisive in the final third and they had Hamer’s quality to score that peach of a free kick and give them the lead. Bobby Thomas shouldn’t have committed the foul knowing what Hamer can do from there. Milan was nearby and they still have to get the ball in the net. Let him go if he has beaten you and take your chances. I’m not too downhearted. The relegated teams are almost in a different mini league this season. We need to prepare well for the Portsmouth and Hull games and get good results in those to solidify our place in the top six. Be great to beat Burnley, or get a point, and maybe home support can make the difference. The West Brom game could be huge. Hopefully sell out and really get behind them for that one.
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As soon as that free-kick was given, I turned to my missus and said "Well, this is going to go in, you watch and see."

So annoying, because you could foresee it.
 
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baldy

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,860
Otis said:
As soon as that free-kick was given, I turned to my missus and said "Well, this is going to go in, you watch and see."

So annoying, because you could foresee it.
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O'Hares gormless reaction to that goal was annoying too
 

fingers_crossed

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,861
torchomatic said:
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I think it’s the ‘touches in the box’ metric that was the difference maker. They always had time and space in our box, and that shouldn’t happen. Our defence has a terrible habit of ball watching. The Brewster goal was a classic where everyone falls to the six yard box, and no one covers a man in a dangerous position. There’s no way Sheff Utd would do that In defence.
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,862
pusbccfc said:
I didn't see or hear any applause for Hamers goal?
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There was applause by me after it went in, dunno whether it was for the goal or his lack of celebration but there was applause nonetheless
 
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baldy

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,863
alexccfc99 said:
There was applause by me after it went in, dunno whether it was for the goal or his lack of celebration but there was applause nonetheless
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Why would you do that?
 

alexccfc99

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,864
baldy said:
Why would you do that?
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I didn't, I was mortified about how much we are an absolute soft touch at times
 
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baldy

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,865
alexccfc99 said:
I didn't, I was mortified about how much we are an absolute soft touch at times
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Ah thought you meant there was applause by you meaning 'by you' - if you know what I mean
 

rob9872

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,866
baldy said:
Ah thought you meant there was applause by you meaning 'by you' - if you know what I mean
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Yeah that's how I misinterpreted too..
 

Tommo1993

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,867
Was it okay if I said ‘ooof what a goal’ like I would have with any player?
 
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wingy

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,868
Grendel said:
We would have expected our striker to challenge the ball. It was stupid of Dovin to try what he did.
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Quite possibly , Simms goal comes to mind, however that was a scenario where the goalie didn't get crocked out of the challenge, I think he did contact Dovin and should have at least got a lecture from the ref, I think earlier by about five minutes the one I was on about with Grimes was similar but luckily managed to shift the ball quickly to the oppo as it happened.
 

alexccfc99

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,869
Tommo1993 said:
Was it okay if I said ‘ooof what a goal’ like I would have with any player?
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No, I thought it was a cracking strike - Just like I thought Stuart Armstrong's was when we played Southampton in the cup a few years ago was probably the best goal I have ever seen us concede

Didn't applaud either tho as I would never applaud us conceding
 
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SBT

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,870
shepardo01 said:
Not the one that looped over him.
The straight shot from the edge of the box.
Poor reactions, then very poor technique with the ball just going through his hand.
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Yes - terrible keeping. You’d expect a 10 year-old to save this

 

Tommo1993

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,871
alexccfc99 said:
No, I thought it was a cracking strike - Just like I thought Stuart Armstrong's was when we played Southampton in the cup a few years ago was probably the best goal I have ever seen us concede

Didn't applaud either tho as I would never applaud us conceding
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Rocket past Simon Moore
 

rob9872

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,872
Where has the idea that Collins played well last night come from? He made one decent stop from a header they should've scored first half and tipped one over the bar straight at him 2nd half. The rest of the time in only just over half a game he kicked 3 straight into touch, let a goal in, pushed one stop into open play and they finished which was awful and luckily offside.

Far from blaming him for the result but pretending he was good is a huge stretch.
 
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baldy

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,873
Tommo1993 said:
Was it okay if I said ‘ooof what a goal’ like I would have with any player?
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Yeah that is - I more or less said that last night - but to clap it is just plain odd
 
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Robinshio

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,874
Why could gus never score a free kick for us but as soon as one against it’s a worldy
 
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rob9872

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  • Mar 29, 2025
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Any news on how long Kitching will be out? He's as big a miss. I dont particularly rate Lati but I even prefer him Binks
 

clint van damme

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,876
rob9872 said:
Any news on how long Kitching will be out? He's as big a miss. I dont particularly rate Lati but I even prefer him Binks
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Just ill apparently, so hopefully be back for next week
 
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Gint11

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,877
alexccfc99 said:
No, I thought it was a cracking strike - Just like I thought Stuart Armstrong's was when we played Southampton in the cup a few years ago was probably the best goal I have ever seen us concede

Didn't applaud either tho as I would never applaud us conceding
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Worldie free kick, can’t save them BUT it was a shit foul to give. MVE was behind Thomas so no need to foul Hamer.

2nd goal was a good first time finish from Campbell but again, should have cut it out beforehand. 3rd goal, we got stretched.

We had large amounts of time with the ball but can barely recall one half decent chance - far to safe in our play but also understandable away to 2nd in the league. Our problem this year by a country mile is conceding soft goals.
 
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Matt smith

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,878
We should look at offloading Binks in the summer
 
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stupot07

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,879
Matt smith said:
We should look at offloading Binks in the summer
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I cannot believe we signed him. He wasn't great last season, and has been just as underwhelming this season. I'm guessing we've paid over £1m for him too.
 
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Matt smith

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,880
stupot07 said:
I cannot believe we signed him. He wasn't great last season, and has been just as underwhelming this season. I'm guessing we've paid over £1m for him too.
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Dovin is a big loss but hopefully it’s balanced out by the return of Kitching and Rudoni

I should be saying sheaf too, could really do with him playing how he can
 
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rob9872

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,881
Binks, Dasilva, Collins, Burroughs, Tavares, Howley, Latibeudiere, Simms. Loan out Raphael, Bassette. New LB, new CB, back up RB, 10, RW.
Matt smith said:
We should look at offloading Binks in the summer
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alexccfc99

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,882
stupot07 said:
I cannot believe we signed him. He wasn't great last season, and has been just as underwhelming this season. I'm guessing we've paid over £1m for him too.
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If it wasn't for that tackle on Fernandes at Wembley I am convinced 95% of us would have been completely indifferent to him coming back or not

If what @Saddlebrains suggested about signing him over getting Doyle back on loan is true it was a baffling decision from the club
 
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larry_david

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,883
Sky Blue Pete said:
He’s done it loads of times and plays the ball well
The difference here was Campbell didn’t give a shit about his safety so caught him and then tried another kick
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If a gk comes to my home turf and starts trying to Cruyff turn me, I'd do exactly what their player did.

Key lesson here for Dovin. And he'll unfortunately have a few months off to reflect on it
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Mar 29, 2025
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larry_david said:
If a gk comes to my home turf and starts trying to Cruyff turn me, I'd do exactly what their player did.

Key lesson here for Dovin. And he'll unfortunately have a few months off to reflect on it
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Nah what was the second kick for
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,885
surely any player can expect to play the ball without a thug kicking his leg away???
 
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Grendel

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  • Mar 29, 2025
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robbiethemole said:
surely any player can expect to play the ball without a thug kicking his leg away???
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You wouldn’t question it if Simms or Wright did it - there was no malice at all
 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,887
Saddlebrains said:
Worst decision Robins ever made for me

We could have had Callum Doyle back on loan, and Robins opted for Binks

I promise you I'm not on the wind up
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If that was Mark Robins decision, then he deserves the sack just for that alone.
 

bigfatronssba

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,888
SBT said:
You think the club genuinely believed Hamer wanted to stay even if a PL club came in and offered £15 million?

Sorry one second, the wallet inspector just rang my doorbell
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Of course not.

However I like people who are honest
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,889
wingy said:
No I think the player caught his foot and twisted his knee.

Edit :-, Sticks neck out, think it will be cartelidge torn.
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Knee cartilage! hope so, with keyhole surgery he will be back in two weeks.

I've had both of my cartilage's out in my right knee.
 

pusbccfc

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  • Mar 29, 2025
  • #1,890
alexccfc99 said:
I didn't, I was mortified about how much we are an absolute soft touch at times
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Funny because there's people fuming because O'Hare was getting dogs abuse.

I don't get how we are a soft touch?
 
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