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Bednarek and THB were a very successful centre back partnership for months. Why Martin is changing this so he can shoehorn Stephens into the side is mystifying.

This is from Alfie House on X Asked Russell Martin about his tactical setup and whether they 'thought' rather than 'felt' again: "It’s nothing to do with that. If people want to talk about all that stuff, it’s not that. We conceded two rubbish goals. I don't think there's a problem with the tactics but it's pointless. I always say if I feel I have got something wrong but you can't concede goals like that. This is what I felt today, the team needs Jack Stephens in it at the moment." Martin grows ever more deluded. If Jack Stephens is the answer, then I don’t ever want to know the question .

Yep we will have lost because we weren’t brave enough. That’s always the reason for losing, never his dull as dishwater tactics

We have a manager 7 months into the season who seemingly still doesn’t know his best XI, needless rotations and shoehorning. Our whole promotion campaign should not be dependent on whether a West Ham loanee is playing or not. Concerning.

Shit team selection . Aribo , brooks , Fraser (even Stephens) should all have started after Friday. Just killed all momentum again

Big Joe has run the show since he came on

Done him like a Kipre. No foul.

Stephens is cack.

Lol. We all heard that 😂

Smallbone is trash. So weak in midfield. Maybe we shouldn’t have been so cocky in January and actually looked to improve the starting XI and go all out for promotion.

Pretty sad that we spunked £10 million on a crocked striker. Crazy decision. We still don’t score enough for me. Not ruthless enough.

Can you pm Me as well please

I don’t get it. The player has been horribly mediocre at best for his entire Saints career. We reward him with a new contract and captaincy. The Saints way.

The Russell Martin way. Despite 12 unbeaten or whatever it is, I struggle to remember a game we’ve actually dominated and created lots of chances and clearly shown we’re the better team. Winning the possession stat won’t ultimately get us enough points for automatic promotion.

We can’t seem to put teams to the sword . Every game we go into seemingly hoping one goal is enough. We have the attacking players , so it has to be a coaching issue. This possession for possession sake football will be our ultimate undoing this season .

We have zero intensity in any game ever . Passing it around in midfield for passing around sake . Where’s our urgency ?

Better to be lucky than good.

Aribo in for Downes 😂

Worst Saints Debut since Alan Bennett? Can see why Everton were so keen to get rid. Shocking performance.

Why the fuck , would you make Adam Armstrong captain? Another baffling decision in a a day of them.

This is on Martin. Shambolic line up today.

Don Goodman can shut the fuck up as well.

This is awful.

Five years ago I thought that Stephens was league one standard and nothing since has changed my mind. We are trying to get promotion , the fact we extended this abomination and made him captain is symptomatic of the poor decisions at SFC these days. We need someone who can actually lead this bunch of deadbeats and have some drive and accountability, instead we’ve got Mr Mistake who can’t do the basics and certainly can’t lead by example. Depressing.

Building our team around Jack Liability Stephens and we’re surprised we can’t defend. Hopeless player . Club is stuck in a perennial cycle of poor decisions on and off the pitch .