Archive for October, 2009
Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
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After we went two down we’d have probably been pleased with a draw but after absolutely dominating the game from then on, we have to say we’ve dropped two points.
As I was walking away from the ground I overheard a few West Ham fans chatting amongst each other and one of them said “Had Jones not been sent off it could have been 6-2″. He wasn’t half wrong. We battered West Ham and I haven’t seen such a one sided performance for a long time. They were extremely lucky to be 2 up in the first place and the Jones sending off was a disgrace. First and foremost Jonesy should know better but the West Ham player made a complete meal out of the whole situation and the ref appeared to take satisfaction in showing Jones a red card.
Reid pulled one back after going 2-0 down and what a goal it was, calmly dispatching a free kick into the net. It floated in, it looked as though it had little power on it but the accuracy beat Green in the West Ham goal.
After that it was all Sunderland. The second half brought much of the same. Sunderland were completely on top and Darren Bent missed a hatful of chances. Richardson equalised for Sunderland which was a complete justice as West Ham were played off the park. The referee was poor and seemed to side with the Londoners (The Sunderland fans showed their disatisfaction with his performance by showering him with boos as he left the pitch at the end). Their fans should leave thanking their lucky stars.
Hats off to the fans who were loud throughout, the West Ham lot could learn a lot from us. They only started chanting after they scored and even then it was rather muted. I actually believe it was the Sunderland fans that changed the game, they got on the referee’s back, supported the lads fanatically and really created a siege mentality. It was ‘Them (the referee and lino included) against Us’.
It was a shame we couldn’t get all three points, the amount of opportunities we created we really should have but it wasn’t meant to be. We have a lot of positives to take from the game, we looked a different class to West Ham but we made mistakes at the back and they punished us. We all know you can’t get away with that in this league.
Sunderland vs. West Ham
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Sunderland entertain West Ham Utd at the Stadium of Light this weekend. West Ham travel to Sunderland sitting in 19th place in the Premiership table having only picked up 6 points so far this season.
Scott Parker is suspended for the game after being sent off against Arsenal last week and Kieron Dyer is out (what a surprise) with a hamstring injury. Sunderland on the other hand expect Darren Bent to return to the first team line-up but we are still without John Mensah and Lee Cattermole who is out for the rest of the year.
George McCartney, Frazier Campbell are both doubtful for the game having picked up knocks against Villa in mid-week. Phil Bardley is also doubtful after picking up an injury against Birmingham City last Saturday.
It should be an entertaining game and Sunderland hope to continue their fantastic home league form, having won every game since their defeat against Chelsea and scoring an impressive 14 goals in the process.
Nestor Calderon Reveals Sunderland Dream
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Nestor Calderon, Sunderland’s Mexican target has revealed that it is his dream to play in England.
Calderon plays for Mexican side Toluca (the same side Da Silva left to come to play for us), he is a regular for the Mexican International side and has scored 5 goals in 10 games so far this season.
When asked about Sunderland’s interest, Calderon replied:
“To tell the truth this news about me being transferred to Sunderland has taken me by surprise because I really don’t know anything about it,” he told Televisa Deportes.
“Of course it’s a dream for me to play in England, it would be very important for my career. But for the moment it’s only a rumour, so until somebody comes to me and tells me it’s true I will take it as a rumour. I will be waiting for official news.
“I don’t know how to take this information but if there is a proposal I will see if I go or what to do.
“Personally, to have the chance to play in Europe is a dream and it’s makes me emotional to think that my name is known in England, but I will have to wait.”
We are apparently favourites to sign Calderon ahead of other teams in Europe due to his friendship with Paulo Da Silva.
Nestor Calderon in action:
Sunderland Out Of The League Cup
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That’s our second defeat in only three days. Let’s hope the lads don’t make a habit of it.
Last nights result was hard to take as we created enough chances in open play to have won it without having to take it to penalties. Jones missed a penalty and Richardson looking a certainty to score in the closing stages but instead he hit the ball straight into the chest of Guzan.
It was a frustrating game but then again we all knew Villa would be a tough prospect to beat. Frazier Campbell and Jordon Henderson both played well, which is encouraging for the future. Henderson of course has broken into the first team due to the injury to Lee Cattermole and Campbell is pushing Jones for a place in the Sunderland team.
When the game eventually went to penalties I think we all knew it wasn’t going to go our way. But let’s not take away a great performance from the Villa Keeper Brad Guzan who saved 4 penalties!
McCartney, Zenden and Campbell have all picked up slight injuries, only time will tell if they’ll be fit to play against West Ham at the weekend.
Sunderland vs. Villa
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Kenwyne Jones Celebrates For Sunderland
Sunderland take on Aston Villa at the Stadium of Light in the league cup tonight. Steve Bruce promised he’d take this competition serious so we should be expected to see our strongest possible side to be fielded tonight.
Darren Bent, John Mensah, Phil Bardsley and Lee Cattermole are all sidelined through injury tonight so it’ll be left to Campbell, Paulo Da Silva and Henderson to capitalise. Villa are always a tough prospect but we definitely owe them a beating, especially after the home game last season. I thought we outplayed them for large parts of that fixture but the ref done everything in his power to ruin it. Let’s hope the ref isn’t the talking point again after tonight’s game…unless of course he gives the dodgy decisions our way!
Sunderland probable team: Gordon, Da Silva, Ferdinand, Turner, Richardson, Reid, Malbranque, Cana, Henderson, Campbell
Maynor Figueroa Sunderland Target Injured
Posted by: | CommentsHe was considered a firm target for Bruce and reports suggest he was very close to signing for Sunderland before the transfer window closed.
Apparently Bruce had been tipped to rekindle his interest in January when the transfer window reopens.
“Maynor has a grade two medial ligament problem in his left knee,” Wigan manager Roberto Martinez told the Wigan Evening Post.
“We will assess it further to see how bad he is, but it doesn’t look good.”
Martinez said: “Normally with this sort of injury, you are talking about weeks rather than months – but the signs are not nice.”
He’s a cracking left-back and would be a fantastic signing in January providing he can regain his fitness. Let’s hope he’s not out for too long and that Brucie’s still interested. McCartney has been seriously injury prone since returning to Sunderland from West Ham and more worryingly he’s been…well…not very good!
