Yeah fair result in the end, as you say though dj frustrating after leading twice. We do seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly, which really isn't something you want as a team going for promotion. Klose and Tettey being out doesn't help, but I just never fancied us to see the lead out until half-time, even with seconds remaining. Hopefully once Tettey and Klose are back I expect us to start being a lot more solid and better at seeing out results.
Ultimately though this was a must-not lose game for us. A point would be fine as it meant Sheffield United wouldn't gain any ground on us, and they didn't. So I'm happy enough about that. I do find it funny United were time-wasting, and their fans were singing that 'take your time Sheffield United' song, considering that them time-wasting was fine by us. A draw is a much better result for us than it is them, as it means they haven't gained any ground on us. Particularly considering our favourable run of games after Leeds next week. Not the brightest bunch are they.
Have to say though, not sure why Farke didn't make a change much earlier. Stiepermann and Buendia were knackered after 70 minutes and should've been taken off at that point, at 2-1 up as well the game could've panned out very differently if we add a bit more energy to the pitch.
Thought there were a lot of good performances today. I know it's been said numerous times but the change in Stiepermann is ridiculous. He was good when he first broke into the team this season, but even since then he's come on leaps and bounds. I find myself thinking every time we win possession, "try and find Stiepermann", because I have so much faith in his ability to do something with the ball. Fast becoming one of my favourite players. Zimmermann also superb, and in general the whole team was very good for 70 minutes, even if we did show Sheffield United too much respect after we went 1-0 up. Also our first goal was absolutely beautiful.
All in all though while it's disappointing having led, it's a decent point overall. The most important thing over recent weeks through this tough run of games has been that we collect a decent amount of points to keep in touch with the top 2, seeing as after Leeds next week only 1 of our remaining 16 games are against teams in the top 6, and even that is against Boro who we've had a lot of joy against recently. We've done that, and hopefully we can go and get a result and Leeds next week.
Best moment of the match though had to be Zimmermann shoving Billy Sharp straight to the ground off the ball, and then Sharp getting up and tryna square up to him before realising he barely comes up to Zimmermann's shoulder
dunno how Zimmermann didn't get a yellow card but oh well.
Now let's go and get a result against Leeds. OTBC.