Final 10 games of last season at SMS when Saints were flying, you had more limited sides visiting whose game-plan / chance was to kick the shit out of our players. You could gauge that if the ref carded an oppo player or two first 20 / 30 minutes the game would settle down quickly and allow football to be played, no card the visiting side would get emboldened and ramp it up. Many games in this world cup have felt like that, especially those involving the Argies.