Crab Lungs Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 This is exactly why I've been saying we need a Toby and Morgan replacement... or we'll be in for a few smashings this year.
Saints foreva Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Been a poor performance from us. Yoshida, Fonte, Targett and Wanyama have all been ****e.
mcbendy Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Can we just play football in their half please? When the ball is in our half we look utter ****e. Sloppy, paniccy. Cedric needs to learn how to defend.
Saint Charlie Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 This is exactly why I've been saying we need a Toby and Morgan replacement... or we'll be in for a few smashings this year. Very true. Current lineup is worse than last years as it stands. CB especially is a must. For their goal the move only came about after Yoshida made a dismal clearance.
Diabolus Ex Machina Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Whole back four looks shaky and individual errors cropping up as well, need to tighten up for second half. Davis done well and Pelle working hard up front but think JRod and Mane need to do better as it's too difficult to get the ball from defence to attack at the mo. Also seem to be letting Newcastle dictate the style of play. Like the look of Wijnaldum on their team too.
sfc4prem Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Our defence is shaky at best. They look a shell of the outfit they were last season. With only one defensive midfielder it makes a bit of sense but even Fonte has been dodgy. We look outmuscled and vulnerable! Pleased with the score at the moment considering the performance. We need to up our game second half big time
Leicestersaint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 We don't look balanced to me - neither back is getting satisfactory cover and assistance from the midfielders in front of them. We need to take more control of the game and stop their attacks down the wings. We can still win this but need to take our chances.
Red Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 1-1 HT Targett and Yoshida been very poor Vic not great. we seem to be getting outnumbered in midfield Tadic looks good. Pelle scored a beauty. Jose is not great either - seems to be panicking, and for once not leading well
eelpie Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Mclarens hair makes him look like an oompa loompa Explain?
Pastor Patrón Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Would've made sense to give Jay more game time against Vitesse because he's understandably not even close to being Prem fitness/sharpness atm.
bpsaint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Based on that first half if say Cedric is a better attacker than defender. Hugely missing the composure of Alderweireld in the middle, really need another CB IMO, and the sooner Bertrand is back the better too.
saintsmike25 Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Wanyama looks tired probably from starting both Vitesse games and the friendly. We look like we might nick this game on a break away, Mane and Jay Rod both not up to speed in this game, Jay Rod will need more time, Pelle is doing well, Davis is running the show for us in the middle, Cedric has had a mixed game, defensivily shaky and silly fouls, but he's excellent going forward. Targett has been a 'target' for them and he's struggling out there, but Cedric has been booked.. so Erwin has a problem on his hands. Tadic has been excellent dangerous on the ball, holding it up well providing an outlet and linking well with Cedric. Fonte has been shaky, Yoshi has done well. So all in all, we're once again "cruising" through but not at 100 per cent, Mane/Tadic will be the difference in this one, creatively we have the game changers.
NewYorkSaint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 But can I just say... how fantastic it is to have the season back. We made a lot of mistakes... but it was still a thrilling half of football. That Pelle goal. Wow! Cedric is such an exciting player. I'm going to say... first day nerves has dialed up the mistake factor a lot: Fonte, Wanyama, Maya all being uncharacteristic. Could it be tiredness post Europe too? Maybe. But I think more likely just nerves. JayRod definitely is going to need some game time. I'd bring on Shane Long for him before too long. C'mon Saints. Please let's win this!
WealdSaint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Cedric is a massive upgrade on Clyne going forward. Defence is another matter
farawaysaint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Been a poor performance from us. Yoshida, Fonte, Targett and Wanyama have all been ****e. Looks so disinterested it's not even funny.
Saint Charlie Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 As an aside the new PL ball is ****e. Too light and can see lots of players struggling to get it under control because it bobbles off the surface.
warsash saint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Reading the comments I thought we were losing 4 nil!!
Crab Lungs Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Just very nervous, lots of mistakes and poor positioning. Yeah, the positioning has been horrendous
Leicestersaint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 As things stand I fear that Cedric might get a second booking. The defending for their goal was sloppy - no one seemed ready for them to take a short corner - lapse in concentration?
John Boy Saint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 How can some of you bell ends say Yoshida has been useless ................ The poor bugger has a sleepy Targett on one side of him and a poor Fonte on the other side of him leaving him to play with a mop and bucket in his hand............. Jeez!
ScepticalStan Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Not a single Newcastle ball in has been delivered with any quality whatsoever, yet they're all causing us problems. As has been said, an all-out attacking front four doesn't work if we can't get the ball. Worrying.
grezz Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Watching on a dodgy stream. Newcastle deserved that equaliser. We've hardly been in the game at present. I'm watching on TV but I have the Arsenal game on http://www.footy.ml on the 2nd channel. On the 1st channel he has the Saints game and it's usually very good quality (as it also is today). Try that if your stream is bad.
Lord Duckhunter Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Lucky to be level . Look ok going forward , but woeful at the back . Some Dutch people I met were raving about Erwin , so let's hope they're right and he can change things
max_saints Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Entire back 4 looking uneasy and poor. As sexy as the front 4 looks on paper, they're not clicking on the pitch now. Missing morgs badly in the centre of the pitch. Do we still have Elia?
kermitsaint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Jesus, here we go. Calm down ffs, 20 mins and just because we arent battering the opposition away from home from minute 1 , the bed wetting starts. Sorry I forgot that I'm not allowed to state my opinion while watching the game live . Its nothing to do with battering anybody . Its more to do with coming into the new season looking much poorer than the last season. I'm sorry that the team is playing poorly but thank you for over reacting like a hysterical teenage girl . Knob
naiser Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 We're lucky it's 1-1. Time to wake up and put the foot on the pedal.
Crab Lungs Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 How can some of you bell ends say Yoshida has been useless ................ The poor bugger has a sleepy Targett on one side of him and a poor Fonte on the other side of him leaving him to play with a mop and bucket in his hand............. Jeez! That's what I've seen. He's been playing centre half and left-back in the first half, poor bugger.
austsaint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 What's happened to the composure in midfield and defence? Geordies are waltzing through midfield and down the right flank. We could be 2 or three behind. Fonte and Yoshida look like they hardly know each other. Big Vic has to lift.
DuncanRG Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 We need more in the centre of midfield. Jay off, Reed or Ward-Prowse on. Can Martina play at left back? Played there in the first half against Espanyol and did quite well. This is exactly why I've been saying we need a Toby and Morgan replacement... or we'll be in for a few smashings this year. And still the club don't listen to you. We don't even need a big midfielder, just a small, possibly Dutch one will do.
CanadaSaint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 There's no clear tactical shield in front of the back four, just midfielders reacting to situations - often a little too late. If we don't address that, and it means a substitution, our defence will continue to struggle. I don't think they had JayRod pegged for the full ninety, so it might be him.
Monk Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 As an aside the new PL ball is ****e. Too light and can see lots of players struggling to get it under control because it bobbles off the surface. Highlighted this yesterday, the ball is utter ****e.
Diabolus Ex Machina Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 How can some of you bell ends say Yoshida has been useless ................ The poor bugger has a sleepy Targett on one side of him and a poor Fonte on the other side of him leaving him to play with a mop and bucket in his hand............. Jeez! I'm a big supporter of him but has made some pretty poor individual errors that half. Then again so have many others.
WealdSaint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 I would like to strengthen the midfield a bit JRod off for Reed for me. Also worried about Cedric getting a second yello so Coco on for him after 70 mins as well
Sheaf Saint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 1-1 HT Targett and Yoshida been very poor Vic not great. we seem to be getting outnumbered in midfield Tadic looks good. Pelle scored a beauty. We're getting outnumbered in midfield because our front 4 are pressing high and our back 4 are sitting deep, leaving just Davis and Wanyama, who appears to be having one of his 'can't-be-arsed' off days, in the centre of the park. Need to make changes at HT to tighten things up a bit. While it's nice to see him starting again, Rodriguez isn't having a great game, so I would maybe take him off for JWP who can sit a bit deeper and offer a little more protection to the defensive unit.
pangy Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 I thought Tadic has been poor,J-rod has not been in the game at all
Tractor_Saint Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Pelle goal.. vine.co/v/ewxLPq0ZOwE And the deflected cross from Newcastle for their goal... vine.co/v/ewQ7eUKTre0
Bewildered Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Defence looks poor, Davis isn't a DM and never will be and the wide men are not protecting the full backs at all. Particularly on the left. Targett, who is not that good to begin with has been left isolated far too often.
bilbot79 Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Entire back 4 looking uneasy and poor. As sexy as the front 4 looks on paper, they're not clicking on the pitch now. Missing morgs badly in the centre of the pitch. Do we still have Elia? Hope we're not the new everton
Mallagroth Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Second best all over the park at the moment. Gonna hope its nerves. Need to gain our composure or we are going to get embarrassed second half. I think Shlong on for Jay Rod and Reed swap with tadic. Need to harry their back 4 and get more of the game in midfield, they are having too much time to pick out the passes to their playmakers and runners which is overloading our defense.
jasonb Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Check out my h/t commentators... Haircut! These two were on last season.. Geniuses!!
Saint Charlie Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 Martina for Cedric. He may be good going forward byt looked shaky defensively and probably only had one more foul left.
Gulle Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 IMO the only positives have been Pelle and the attacking part of Cedric.. I think Davis have been poor as well.
SNSUN Posted 9 August, 2015 Posted 9 August, 2015 I'm watching on TV but I have the Arsenal game on www.footy.ml on the 2nd channel. On the 1st channel he has the Saints game and it's usually very good quality (as it also is today). Try that if your stream is bad. Thanks. Will give it a go for ten minutes but then off to work for me! :-(
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