“I think we’ll lose against Sheff Utd”
“worryingly we have only played one of the top 6 so far.
Cant see us getting anything at Blades on satdee”
“Well I’ve tried to be positive but i think we will be in the bottom three by mid November, just don’t see us getting anything Saturday it’s going to be a very difficult time”
“If you know anything about Stoke’s history we have this weird habit of doing well and winning when we are least expected to.”
“Don’t score many goals do they? Keep it tighter than we have been doing at the back and this game shouldn’t be a write off…”
“Easier said than done telling our defence to keep it tight.
Only on the odd occasion have they managed it since relegation.”
“On the one hand we’re shipping chances left, right and centre – and have Viktor to thank. The midfield is a massive concern, we need a combative player in there, or a brick shithouse. We’re also missing Gallagher as well.
On the other, I feel like we’re a hell of a lot fitter than we were, and the players are putting the effort in. We look threatening and are also unbeaten in 4, three of those against form sides.”
“Unbeaten in 4 is the positive. But its tough to watch.”
“94 shots against in our last 5 games. What is the plan?”
“Mental especially as that includes the freak 6-1 against Portsmouth where I can’t remember them having many shots at all. Stats for the other four games must be ridiculous.”
“You could argue we’ve got very fortunate these last two games. As you correctly say it’s just not sustainable. We’re going to take an almighty hammering if he doesn’t sort it”
“I’ll give you the time and date mate.
3pm Sheffield 26/10/24″
“Shots conceded aren’t the be all and end all, but we’ve conceded an average of 17.8 shots per game under Pelach. Last year, Rotherham conceded 15.7 shots per game, for context. Our 12.5 shots per game is fairly mid-table and not so different to our 12.7 last year. It is, of course, a very small sample size.
Our xG/90 is 1.17, which would put us on par with Huddersfield, Birmingham and Sheff Wed last season.
Our xG/90 against, however, is 1.92, equivalent to 88 goals against in a 46 game season. Rotherham had 87 expected goals against them last season.”
“The stats just support what the eye sees , we are heading for the bottom three no question”
“How many goals do we concede from corners? all we do is stand there & let them have free headers.”
“We can’t defend full stop, he’s supposed to be a defensive coach, I’ve seen nothing of it yet in every game we are cut open with ease!”
“He has to sure it up for Sheffield United. Not 3 at the back but maybe 4-5-1 with 3 bona fide midfielders, two wide players and maybe Koumas or Cannon just staying in an advanced position, including bloody corners”
“This clubs just a joke.”