FT: SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 - 0 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

[Optimistic Nick]

The most annoying thing is that goals aside we play well

Define 'well'.

[Tuerto]

Why take Alves off for Willock. Makes us weaker

Maybe he'd picked up a knock.

[Des Parrot]

Oh hum, a trip to Burslem next season then!

[jon1959]

According to Wales Online, Monday's match v Oxford 'is absolutely massive now'!

You can criticise the team, the manager, the club, but thankfully never the local press!

Journalism at it's best!

[LA Bluebird]

I didn't really understand the thinking in taking Tanner and Alves off, particularly both. Taking two direct wingers off for Ashford and Willock who can look good technically but at times seem to go in circles.

I doubt it would have mattered but when you have two lumps upfront I'd rather someone who can get past people really.

This, I'm not sure any of it matters at this stage but the first half you could see the rough outline of a plan, we at least had some width and Alves had some moments. Then for some reason both wingers off for inside forwards and we had no idea what we were doing the whole second half.

I never thought I'd see a more unready, tactically poor and out of his depth manager than Hudson. I'd take him back over Riza in a heartbeat.

[Hilts]

Bridges just set Cardiff showed no fight. Mcanuff agrees. Really poor can't see us winning a game which is probably true.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

This team finished 12th last season!

What has changed…….? :-/

A half decent manager would have us mid table.

But this is on the board.

Look how badly things went for the last 6 months last season. That provided a far bigger clue to what would happen than the first 3 months of the season.

[jeepster]

Why do we when outside their box pass it backwards.We are clueless in attack.

[Hilts]

Why do we when outside their box pass it backwards.We are clueless in attack.

Yeah. Crazy.

[LA Bluebird]

Combination of a lack of skill, confidence, pace and movement.

[The Lone Gunman]

Sheffield United are a top championship side, they brought on Kieffer Moore and Ben brereton Diaz, and still have Tom Cannon on the bench that's an embarrassment of riches for most championship teams

All three are decent Championship players. No more.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Why do we when outside their box pass it backwards.We are clueless in attack.

The subtle art of turning attack into defence in the blink of an eye!

[Crisp White Lines]

I hope the team can take heart from the generally better opening 25mins

Bigger question is if anyone thinks Riza can make any tactical difference?

Did the players lift themselves? No

Did Riza have a positive influence? No

The season summed up in that 2nd half.

[The Lone Gunman]

Bridges just set Cardiff showed no fight. Mcanuff agrees. Really poor can't see us winning a game which is probably true.

They obviously haven’t watched City much lately. That was positively aggressive by comparison to recent efforts.

[Trigger]

The subtle art of turning attack into defence in the blink of an eye!

They say it's nearly impossible to transition back but it's easy when you're this skilled.

[Nobody's Rep]

All three are decent Championship players. No more.

Absolutely - studio guests saying Sheffield didn't get out of 1st gear - disagree I think they are an average championship side in a garbage division of which we are the dregs

We are rotten to the core at the moment but Sheffield are not that good and you can see why sides with more savvy managers and players with a bit of bottle and fight turned Sheffield over recently

[Trigger]

They obviously haven’t watched City much lately. That was positively aggressive by comparison to recent efforts.

So true sadly.

[Heathblue]

Getting rid of Bulut a great decision !!!!
What an appalling team that has been assembled over the previous couple of years or so by an assembly of shit managers just shocking, our players incapable of receiving the ball and moving it on immediately, they all have stop and think about the next pass which is usually square or back if they aren't dispossessed of the ball in the meanwhile, the fans don't but these players and manager deserve relegation. Inc. the owner as well.

[Bald Barry Bastad]

Plays two big guys up front and then doesn't instruct them to get crosses in. The guy is clueless.

[Rjk]

I didn't really understand the thinking in taking Tanner and Alves off, particularly both. Taking two direct wingers off for Ashford and Willock who can look good technically but at times seem to go in circles.

I doubt it would have mattered but when you have two lumps upfront I'd rather someone who can get past people really.

tanner was poor and our crossing in general was bad especially first half. I was surprised to see Alves go off but it wasn't completely unexplained

[jeepster]

Plays two big guys up front and then doesn't instruct them to get crosses in. The guy is clueless.

You could not make it up.
Go wide get the the edge of the box pass it backwards.

[Rjk]

Plays two big guys up front and then doesn't instruct them to get crosses in. The guy is clueless.

we were clearly trying to get crosses in, just 99% of them were shit

[The Lone Gunman]

Getting rid of Bulut a great decision !!!!

It’s the only decent decision the board have made for some time. Bulut was a poor manager who was responsible for the worst start to a season in the club’s entire history, not to mention many months of abysmal football.

[LA Bluebird]

tanner was poor and our crossing in general was bad especially first half. I was surprised to see Alves go off but it wasn't completely unexplained

The problem is replacing them with players less likely to get crosses in. If he wanted to change everything based on the first half (which was probably the best half we've played in weeks) then he shouldn't have left both target men on.

[Tuerto]

Getting rid of Bulut a great decision !!!!
What an appalling team that has been assembled over the previous couple of years or so by an assembly of shit managers just shocking, our players incapable of receiving the ball and moving it on immediately, they all have stop and think about the next pass which is usually square or back if they aren't dispossessed of the ball in the meanwhile, the fans don't but these players and manager deserve relegation. Inc. the owner as well.

Plenty of taking an extra touch, looking up, then looking up again, poor control, slow passes, no zip in our play, it's clunky and slow, predictable and almost always grinds to a halt. The manager isn't even close to championship level, he should be suffering with imposter syndrome, it's embarrassing, but add in this group of weak individuals (Players) they fold every time, there's a core of them who won't change, can't change, and if people think that a simple bit of coaching can sort out the majority of our players then they're watching the wrong game. Just look at them, you wouldn't be able to count on most of them to show some fight. No anger out there, no frustration, nothing.