| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:22 - Feb 24 with 1643 views | onehunglow |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:21 - Feb 24 by bluenile |
Ronald! Get in! |
Love this lad. Got real commitment
Now,press on |  |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:26 - Feb 24 with 1618 views | bluenile |
Should be 2-0. Take these chances lads! |  |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:27 - Feb 24 with 1608 views | SullutaCreturned |
How did Placheta miss the target then? I know the ball was moving fast but even so. he's having a decent game otherwise.
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:29 - Feb 24 with 1583 views | bluenile |
Bluddy hell! Get in Ronald lad! A hat trick beckons 🙂 | |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:29 - Feb 24 with 1579 views | onehunglow |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:27 - Feb 24 by SullutaCreturned |
How did Placheta miss the target then? I know the ball was moving fast but even so. he's having a decent game otherwise.
Ronald... |
He’s going to be a star man | |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:30 - Feb 24 with 1571 views | Thrasher6 |
The Do Ron Ron.... |  |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:31 - Feb 24 with 1540 views | Dr_Winston |
Excellent second goal. Lovely anticipation and pass from Joey, lovely control and finish from Ronny.
Nice one. |  |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:35 - Feb 24 with 1500 views | onehunglow |
Obviously,most encouraging.
Sunderland on their knees
We need to trample on them now | |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:37 - Feb 24 with 1488 views | cadleigh |
A full back and a winger playing with purpose and understanding. How long has it been since we had that - one of the keys to our past success. | |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:37 - Feb 24 with 1483 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:31 - Feb 24 by Dr_Winston |
Excellent second goal. Lovely anticipation and pass from Joey, lovely control and finish from Ronny.
Nice one. |
Genuine pace and flair out wide plus splitting up grimes and Fulton has paid dividends even if Grimes is doing so well.
Question, the game is quite fast and we are pushing forward quickly, are we leaving grimes behind because he's too slow mentally? I've said before Grimes isnt instinctive enough, he thinks too much which slows things down. We are moving at pace today and grimes is having to keep up, is that why his passes are going astray? | | | |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:38 - Feb 24 with 1471 views | onehunglow |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:37 - Feb 24 by SullutaCreturned |
Genuine pace and flair out wide plus splitting up grimes and Fulton has paid dividends even if Grimes is doing so well.
Question, the game is quite fast and we are pushing forward quickly, are we leaving grimes behind because he's too slow mentally? I've said before Grimes isnt instinctive enough, he thinks too much which slows things down. We are moving at pace today and grimes is having to keep up, is that why his passes are going astray? |
I’d love Grimes to score a goal | |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:40 - Feb 24 with 1447 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:38 - Feb 24 by onehunglow |
I’d love Grimes to score a goal |
I just want him to shoot more, go for it! | | | |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:41 - Feb 24 with 1435 views | Flashberryjack |
Playing really well, just hope the missed chances we've had to finish the game don't come back to haunt us. |  |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:42 - Feb 24 with 1425 views | onehunglow |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:40 - Feb 24 by SullutaCreturned |
I just want him to shoot more, go for it! |
Yea.
Over the years he’s been discouraged ,I feel.
I’m still nervous though.
Need a third | |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:42 - Feb 24 with 1427 views | KeithHaynes |
Placheta needs to get his scoring head on 😂 |  |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:43 - Feb 24 with 1408 views | nantywatcher |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:37 - Feb 24 by SullutaCreturned |
Genuine pace and flair out wide plus splitting up grimes and Fulton has paid dividends even if Grimes is doing so well.
Question, the game is quite fast and we are pushing forward quickly, are we leaving grimes behind because he's too slow mentally? I've said before Grimes isnt instinctive enough, he thinks too much which slows things down. We are moving at pace today and grimes is having to keep up, is that why his passes are going astray? |
"too slow mentally" - it would be impossible to dream up some of the stuff written on here! | | | |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:45 - Feb 24 with 1393 views | Dr_Winston |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:37 - Feb 24 by SullutaCreturned |
Genuine pace and flair out wide plus splitting up grimes and Fulton has paid dividends even if Grimes is doing so well.
Question, the game is quite fast and we are pushing forward quickly, are we leaving grimes behind because he's too slow mentally? I've said before Grimes isnt instinctive enough, he thinks too much which slows things down. We are moving at pace today and grimes is having to keep up, is that why his passes are going astray? |
Entirely possible.
I've said before that he's capable of a lot more than we usually see from him, but it's possible that in a really fast paced side he would be struggle.
Maybe if we had a Pratley/Ntcham/DeGuzman CM to drive the play on he could adapt to the Leon role. | |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:53 - Feb 24 with 1301 views | bluenile |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:43 - Feb 24 by nantywatcher |
"too slow mentally" - it would be impossible to dream up some of the stuff written on here! |
Don't know why you're scoffing. The poster is quite correct. Grimes slowness on the ball and lack of pace usually costs us dearly. He also has a habit of playing a pass and then stopping to admire it, instead of going to look for the return! | |
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:57 - Feb 24 with 1262 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:45 - Feb 24 by Dr_Winston |
Entirely possible.
I've said before that he's capable of a lot more than we usually see from him, but it's possible that in a really fast paced side he would be struggle.
Maybe if we had a Pratley/Ntcham/DeGuzman CM to drive the play on he could adapt to the Leon role. |
There's the difference, the reason DeGuzman and Ntcham were more entertaining, they get the ball look up and react whereas Grimes looks up and looks again, and again and is closed down and has to go sideways or backwards.
Maybe Grimes can adapt to a quicker game? | | | |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 16:04 - Feb 24 with 1188 views | Dr_Winston |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 15:57 - Feb 24 by SullutaCreturned |
There's the difference, the reason DeGuzman and Ntcham were more entertaining, they get the ball look up and react whereas Grimes looks up and looks again, and again and is closed down and has to go sideways or backwards.
Maybe Grimes can adapt to a quicker game? |
Yep.
Grimes' job should be ball acquisition and retention, with the primary focus of getting the it as quickly as possible to those more consistently capable of getting at opposing teams, with perhaps the odd longer pass if the opportunity arises. He's capable of more, but rarely. Perhaps best to acknowledge his limitations and reduce his importance.
This fantasy version of him as some sort of all action, deeply influential midfield force which some people have been pushing for the last four and a half years has been ludicrous for almost as long. [Post edited 24 Feb 16:05]
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| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 16:07 - Feb 24 with 1158 views | Whiterockin |
2-0 up we are bossing the game and some are slagging our player, oh dear. |  | | |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 16:07 - Feb 24 with 1153 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 16:04 - Feb 24 by Dr_Winston |
Yep.
Grimes' job should be ball acquisition and retention, with the primary focus of getting the it as quickly as possible to those more consistently capable of getting at opposing teams, with perhaps the odd longer pass if the opportunity arises. He's capable of more, but rarely. Perhaps best to acknowledge his limitations and reduce his importance.
This fantasy version of him as some sort of all action, deeply influential midfield force which some people have been pushing for the last four and a half years has been ludicrous for almost as long. [Post edited 24 Feb 16:05]
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I have been a Grimes critic for ages so maybe I'm just biased?
Things are definitely better with Allen in though. | | | |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 16:09 - Feb 24 with 1146 views | AnotherJohn |
Best half of tthe season in my opinion, with Ronald finally supplying end product. Actually everybody had played well, but I just hope the 5 or 6 missed chances don't cost us. Sunderland commentator commented on Naughton's pace.  | | | |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 16:09 - Feb 24 with 1143 views | onehunglow |
| Sunderland v Swansea City : Match day Michael on 16:07 - Feb 24 by Whiterockin |
2-0 up we are bossing the game and some are slagging our player, oh dear. |
We are looking to improve as we always should
Grimes first instinct is or has been to pass backwards
He can be so much better | |
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