Don't say you weren't warned
I've said a few times Bruce looks lost the last few weeks and it was no surprise at all last night, very similar to last season didn't want to lose, hoof the ball to Kenwyne or Bent and hope, everybody else stay back.
On the plus side Kenwyne seemed to want to prove a point so if he keeps it up for the rest of the season he should get a decent move. I think the Stoke defence could of hit him with a baseball bat last night and we still wouldn't of got a penalty.
Well, KJ is still there with you guys, so I guess we'll (you and the sw.net crew) be arguing about Sunderland for the rest of the season.
To be fair to Bruce, the quality of play has improved, but teams figure you out. See Man U figuring out that Arsenal has no center forward without van persie and if you shut down Fabregas, you've shut them down.
In a similar fashion, if you cut off service to Bent, he can't kill you (except for the odd set piece). I would agree with you that an upgrade in the midfield was probably needed. Based on what I've seen they might benefit from having KJ move wide to supply bent with those great crosses. Whatever, I'm no EPL manager, Bruce has a track record.
I can understand how some on here may think I don't like Kenwyne or think he is rubbish, nothing could be further from the truth, the debate is with some that great exagerate his current ability mixing it up with his potential nothing more, Kenwyne is what he is, could he be better yes, will he be better, ask Kenwyne. I only type what I see, my opinion right or wrong, it is perfectly unstandable there is a natural bias towards Kenwyne.
When Kenwyne goes, I'll still be here because I like the debate and most are fine, force of habit.
Sunderland dont need new strikers, they need a team that can knock good ball. I watchin this Sunderland vs Stoke game now, and that first half. Jah.
Sunderland is a premier league team?
Plenty long inaccurate balls and Jones and Bent chasin them.
They are just a poor team. Good players.
Poor team.
See Bruce comment
This game shows how important KJ is to Sunderland. Sunderland midfield is shyte, not creative and technically poor, plus they lacking fitness.
Not surprising really, Cattermole has been out for months, Reid just returning from injury and has put the weight back on, Mensah was out on his feet last 15 / 20 mins because he hasn't played much all season. yet Bruce left him on
As for tarnsfers
Hutton came in on loan, better going forward than a defender but haven't seen him enough to comment properly but not jumping for joy from what I have seen.
Benjani maybe coming ON LOAN as he failed his medical, some mix up with the paperwork so club waiting for it to be confirmed.
As I suspected we haven't signed the Egyptian.
Out Healy, Murphy and Nosworthy all on loan.
what about Roy Keane down in Ipswich?
when he was coaching Sunderland he pull Man Utd rejects like Bardsley, Richardson and Evans..
now he at Ipswich he pulling Sunderland rejects like Carlos, Murphy and Healy..
he doh know about the word scout?
I think it has a lot to do with Keane's nature tbh he doesn't trust people easily and prefers his own judgement hence no scouts. Having said that both of those players will do well in the CCC because in all honestly thats their level. The vast majority of deals this windows have been loans, so Keane has 2 players he knows can perform at that level for the rest of the season without spending too much money, not many places he can go to get players like that.
