vectraman

Just got back from the game. My take: First half we defended with some passion for a change, couple of bodies thrown in front of decent shots to make blocks. Stephen’s played decently, effort made up for lack of skill, more than can be said for some. Sulemana offered an outlet, kept their right back occupied and was a threat. If only we could pick and play a ball over/through to him to use his pace to run onto. Still far too much sideways backwards going nowhere tippy tappy crap on show. Whilst defensively better, attack wise was a barren wasteland. We are so slow playing forwards. Almost mechanical in our build up. No flair or gusto, just meh. No wonder we have scored the least goals in the top 4 football leagues. no support for Archer or TP, because there is no midfield. 4-4-2 has to be a better option than 5-3-2 surely? Once again Fernandes and Ramsdale showed they are the only 2 proper PL quality players we have. Second half - TP being replaced by Dibling was I think injury related, but Christ alive Tyler you were dog shit. Absolutely lazy, uninterested and playing too deep. Don’t think you made a forward run into space all half. Taking Sulemana off was bizarre - he offered an outlet that Smallbone would never offer - pace. As usual our subs just made us worse. Every single Villa sub would be a first team regular for us. Our subs are bottom half championship at best. Inevitably Villa got their goals, despite Ramsdale trying single handed to save us. Yet again, our ultimately championship at best defence let us down. Just no consistency. All have a mistake a match in them, and no way is THB worth the £20 million we wasted on him. Man City have well and truly pulled our pants down with the overrated players we have signed from them. Lavia excellent, THB, Edozie, Charles, Larios, Bazunu all variable in quality, most not worth half what we paid. Who knows who we will be left with for next season, undoubtedly the dross will still be here, the decent will go. I can’t see anyone wanting Stephens/Bednarek/Wood/Smallbone/ Manning/Larios/Bazunu/Stewart/ etc when we really need to get rid and get some new blood in who are at least fitter, more athletic and (a bit) talented. Hey ho - our hopes rest on Leicester and Fulham as our only chances of the required 2 points to avoid immortality for the wrong reasons…

Very optimistic ‘battle for survival’ line. Battle for avoiding being officially the worst ever premier league team is our only possible goal!

Oh well, with Bazuna between the sticks next season we will all realise how amazing Ramsdale really is. He has been along with Fernandes our best player of the season by a country mile. Without him some of our defeats could have been double figures…

If only your last sentence was right…

Not if we lose it’s not 😱

Really good through ball by Smallbone too. He’s started well (which I wasn’t expecting!)

I am absolutely baffled at this starting line up. Totally and utterly woeful. Chelsea can score as many as they feel like Vs that side. Small bone starting away at Chelsea. Just why? How? Aribo alongside Downes, THB at CB, Smallbone on the bench. Surely the fuck 😬? And he’s lucky to be on the bench…. Just shows how shit our massive squad is. 🐶 💩. Minimum 5-0 incoming.

Ramsdale was the only player in a Saints shirt worthy of his pay this week. Fair play he prevented a rout. How we can be so passive, lazy, slow, out-muscled, clueless, toothless all at the same time I’m not sure, but we managed it. Unbelievably inept and embarrassing. I found myself. Nodding to the Brighton chants of “you’re f’ing sh1t” couldn’t agree more really. Sad times. Not sure where we go next season - the few players we’d want to keep will be off, leaving us with dross we can’t bin off Ramsdale, Dibling, Fernandes I’d keep The rest are totally and utterly w4ank and can all go

No shots, no corners, no hope 😬

In a season of crap games and endless lows, that’s right up there with the worst. Terrible, weird starting line up, 5 at the back Vs Burnley at home. Jesus Christ we get what we deserve. Woeful, abject, boring, useless, quality free performance. Against Burnley. 😱

Fastest premier league goal. Fastest hat trick. That’s two….

Liverpool have got a pretty weak team out there - if we can do the basics and not concede early on, I do fancy our chances. Biggest little word though - IF!

Unheard of phrase. “Thank you Spurs!!”

Nathan Wood, Alex McCarthy, Fernandes, Dibling all played ok. Rest of the team were way below PL standard.