We're absolutely pathetic at times. When Elliott collected from that Giroud shot he runs to the top of the box to throw it out and we have eight or so players literally just walking in our box behind Elliott with no sense of urgency.
Next time Elliott gets the ball he kicks it straight out of play.
Perfect.
The Portland Timbers' fans actually have a really strong connection with Sunderland. They've done a lot of cross-Atlantic work together. If you go on a Timbers' forum there's quite often talk of Sunderland in a positive light.
I wish he wasn't put into the positions he was put into. That's the real issue. That being said, he was pretty weak on the first one and even stutter stepped making it so he doesn't get down fast enough.