Saint-Armstrong Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Sigh... ...big, big slip up. Very disappointing given the dominance we had in that game. Red card and a three match ban for Bertrand too - awful.
JackFrost Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 LOL in the 50th minute my friend said Shelvey was going to score an 82nd minute winner. He was only a minute out. Fair play to them, they've defended too well. Ashley Williams has been brilliant. Our crossing has been so poor it's actually made Fabianski look dominant. We're too slow and predictable in the final third, and far too pre-occupied with trying to walk it in the net.
niceandfriendly Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Ward-Prowse shouldn't be paid a penny until he learns to shoot. Clyne has clearly already given up on Saints. Tadic, well, just awful. Shambles doesn't quite cover it.
Bad Wolf Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Swansea have just done to us what we did to Manchester United.
Saint Pete Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Pelle and Tadic just not in form at present - need more from those two in this type of game. Good strike from Shelvey, but I feel Forster should have kept that out.
EBS1980 Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Taking Reed off was the error. Him and Davis had control of the midfield. Mane should have come on for Tadic
Bewildered Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Disappointing result. Tadic, Pelle and Clyne in particular were dreadful second half.
Mr X Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Didn't take our chances despite good possession first half, poor second half so can't really complain!!
Saint Without a Halo Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Very very poor Lots of possession 9 corners 3 shots on goal 2 late by Mane
max_saints Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Tadic's slump is getting ridiculous now, did ANY of his crosses find a red and white shirt?????
Smirking_Saint Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Ward-Prowse shouldn't be paid a penny until he learns to shoot. Clyne has clearly already given up on Saints. Tadic, well, just awful. Shambles doesn't quite cover it. Lol
obelisk Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Well maybe Saints should try shooting at goal more often. JWP needs to find out how to put the ball in the net too.
BotleySaint Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 You could see it happening. But it just goes to show, we can't sustain this without THREE of our key players. All the pre-match was about Bony and Sigurdsson missing. What about Morgan, Wanyama and Toby? These three alone would get into ANY premier league. They make the difference. Without them, we are bound to struggle.
Bearsy Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 (edited) Played well enough but we're usually more clinical Could have used Morgan or Wanyama or Both in the Second Half when we lost midfield control Edited 1 February, 2015 by Bearsy
CanadaSaint Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 That recipe was set the moment we took Reed off. When Mané was warming up I was sure that Tadic's day was done and shocked when he pulled off a key part of the midfield cover.
Baird of the land Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Said it at half time. Can't dominate a half completely and walk in level. Absurdly poor in the final third. 2nd half Swansea played better, Koeman gambled on the win taking off reed and they caught us out. Disappointed Forster didn't save Shelvey's shot to be honest.
Saints foreva Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Crap performance from us. Knew we'd fail to win it when JWP missed that sitter in the first half. He cannot shot.
Smirking_Saint Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Imperious performance from Williams, without him they would have gone home with a hiding
cellone Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 You could see it happening. But it just goes to show, we can't sustain this without THREE of our key players. All the pre-match was about Bony and Sigurdsson missing. What about Morgan, Wanyama and Toby? These three alone would get into ANY premier league. They make the difference. Without them, we are bound to struggle. noticed that
Dr Who? Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 They did a great job on us, that for sure. The perfect away performance.... Bit like us at old Trafford.
Bearsy Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Imperious performance from Williams, without him they would have gone home with a hiding That is true also
cellone Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Imperious performance from Williams, without him they would have gone home with a hiding Very true
austsaint Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Taking Reed off was the error. Him and Davis had control of the midfield. Mane should have come on for Tadic Nail on head for me - after Reed came off, Shelvey waltzed past JWP twice, hitting the woodwork then hitting the net. Our midfield was very leaky from that point.
maxi_sopez Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Tadic awful. So poor - amazed he didn't come off. Forster I think should have done better with the goal - another goal he is at fault at? Also why aren't we looking to get in another striker?! Pelle so out of form.
Saint_Tony Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Gutting, fair play to Swansea though, a well executed game plan. Our top 4 hopes are very slim now. Fighting for 6th now.Still been a good season though.
verlaine1979 Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 You can see why we're apparently looking to bring in an attacking midfielder. If our crossing is off, we create very little, and if Pelle is having an off day we have no option but to stick with him, because the entire team is pretty much set up to try and put the ball on his head/chest.
Patrick Bateman Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Swansea have just done to us what we did to Manchester United. Exactly this! Well played them, although Shelvey and Barrow are both utter c*cks. Tadic wasn't good, very weak again today - not sure why he's not the same player he was, is he being asked to play differently that doesn't suit him? Can't work it out, going from "making Lallana look sh*te" to being a bench warmer. Unless I'm being harsh? We played well enough, but couldn't finish, again. I think with Wanyama and/or Morgan on the pitch, Shelvey wouldn't have scored that goal, but there we are. Slip ups happen to all the top teams, right?
shurlock Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 One of those days -as noted elsewhere, lack of creativity not a striker has been our Achilles Heel. Forster had to do much better with the shot.
Turkish Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Ward-Prowse shouldn't be paid a penny until he learns to shoot. Clyne has clearly already given up on Saints. Tadic, well, just awful. Shambles doesn't quite cover it. What a load of bol locks. And you said I'm a waste of space
Ewell Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Taking Harry Reed off was the big mistake. This left our defence far too exposed and gave JonJo Shelvey all the space he needed. Other than has effort against the post Reed had Shelvey in his back pocket. Tadic or JWP should have been sacrificed for Mane. Oh and Tadic leave the ****ing set pieces alone, your dead ball delivery is poor compared to JWP!
OldNick Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Taking reed off was a surprise, but it felt like Swansea would score and nick a win. Tadic slows things down and doesn't get the ball in early enough, but to be fair there is only Pelle in the box. Games turn on opportunities missed and Ward Prowses miss was vital.Had we scored early it would have settled things for us and Swansea would have had to come out a bit more.
Saint Without a Halo Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Taking Reed off was the error. Him and Davis had control of the midfield. Mane should have come on for Tadic This I said so at the time we lost control
NewYorkSaint Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Soooo frustrating. Most of the game we're far the better team. Wish we'd had Mane from the start. Maybe instead of Tadic, who continues to frustrate. Ultimately, I put this down to the cruel gods of football lottery. We were a little lucky to win there... and really unlucky to lose here.
Bearsy Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Nail on head for me - after Reed came off, Shelvey waltzed past JWP twice, hitting the woodwork then hitting the net. Our midfield was very leaky from that point. Think he hit the post before Reed was took off
Smirking_Saint Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Crap performance from us. Knew we'd fail to win it when JWP missed that sitter in the first half. He cannot shot. Thats pretty harsh tbh, came at him quick, he hit it well enough, keeper got a big toe to it
bangkoksaint Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Forster again found wanting. He has to do better
maxi_sopez Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Has Forster done anything this season to suggest he is better than Boruc?
MAY-Z Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Great to see everyone on the Forster bandwagon- what about the fact that we had 2 players (Davis & a Fonte?) both covering shelvey but then both stood off him and allowed him to shoot under no pressure
Saint Benali Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 As others have said could see it happening. We lack that killer touch going forward. Ward Prowse was utter gash. He shouldn't be taking our set pieces. I'm still not sure how he gets in the team as seems so over rated to me. Forster was terrible again. Doesn't have to do much but when he is asked to he is poor at starting positions. We badly need a pacey striker who can get behind defences as having Pelle try and do all the work is not working. Koeman needs to get a few players in now. Especially as Cork has gone. Midfield of Prowse and Reed is very lightweight and predictable. Need a plan B.
CWD Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Perfect away performance by Swansea, just like us at Old Trafford. You can say we dominated all you like but we didn't create nearly enough chances to deserve to win.
Smirking_Saint Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Great to see everyone on the Forster bandwagon- what about the fact that we had 2 players (Davis & a Fonte?) both covering shelvey but then both stood off him and allowed him to shoot under no pressure Forster is this seasons boo boy, didnt you know ?
Asaint4ever Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 I know the commentators kept bragging Swansea had key players missing. But let's not forget we've got Morgan vic and Toby back next week. Massive boost. #believe
Wade Garrett Posted 1 February, 2015 Posted 1 February, 2015 Great to see everyone on the Forster bandwagon- what about the fact that we had 2 players (Davis & a Fonte?) both covering shelvey but then both stood off him and allowed him to shoot under no pressure Doesn't the fact that he should have stopped it. Pelle and Tadic were poor. We need to be better going forward.
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