Saints 0-0 Liverpool - Reactions

[Dalek2003]

Yes !!! Great draw FT

[adrian lord]

Best we could reasonably hope for. Well done.

[Saint Albert]

FT: 0-0. Feels like a point gained, that one.

[Dalek2003]

Great character to get a draw, but we really are blunt up front. Desperately need a new striker. Any idea who ?

[Mr X]

a very good result but not pretty to watch!

[striker]

I don't think it mattered at all who played striker today, there were basically no chances. Austin had one decent chance on a contested header, thats it.

[Suhari]

That's a good point.

[DuncanRG]

We can be relieved we don't have to watch too many games like that. We could have been a lot bolder but hey, if you're going to defend, do it well.

[Dalek2003]

I don't think it mattered at all who played striker today, there were basically no chances. Austin had one decent chance on a contested header, thats it.

 

I agree about the game today, but we are not scoring enough.

[Saint IQ]

Great character to get a draw, but we really are blunt up front. Desperately need a new striker. Any idea who ?

 

A top striker so Austin only needs to start against the teams that sit back would be good. Great point but only one team were ever gonna win that game, Redmond was awful last 30 mins other than that most played very well.

[trousers]

A clean sheet again the league leaders who have been scoring for fun in recent games = a decent result. Would have taken that before the game.

[Heisenberg]

The fact we need to celebrate a HOME draw with Liverpool

 

Another game with serious questions about our attacking play

[Dalek2003]

A top striker so Austin only needs to start against the teams that sit back would be good. Great point but only one team were ever gonna win that game, Redmond was awful last 30 mins other than that most played very well.

 

Sounds about right. Whether the Board are up for a new striker is another question. Will be a reflection of our ambition.

[Dalek2003]

The fact we need to celebrate a HOME draw with Liverpool

 

Another game with serious questions about our attacking play

 

We are missing Pelle and Mane, no doubt about it.

[kitch]

Good performance, did what we needed to do. All the defenders played well, including Rom and PEH. Reed and J-Rod both looked bright when they came on, as did Long. Redmond had a shocker from where I was sitting! I'd have taken him off for Long instead of Boufal.

 

Another tough one against the dugout boys next time around, but I agree our lack of scoring is beginning to worry me. Not on the the basis of that game, as we did what we needed to do, but in general.

[Lighthouse]

It's odd, other than Austin missing from that Cédric cross, I can't remember us fluffing any easy chances. Yet people are saying we need another striker.

 

We didn't score because we set up to defend against a very potent attacking team.

[Saint Albert]

Liverpool were aggressive in defence. We made about 1 goal scoring opportunity. We missed having Tadic in attack.

[SO16_Saint01]

Did I hear right that we have the worst shot:goal ratio in the league?

[Heisenberg]

Did I hear right that we have the worst shot:goal ratio in the league?

 

Possibly the world

 

Something like one in 16

[SonicBoom]

If you're under the cosh for 90 minutes it doesn't matter who's up front.

Plus if kat is thinking of selling then I doubt she'll want to spend big on a January striker.

[trousers]

people are saying we need another striker.

 

We didn't score because we set up to defend against a very potent attacking team.

 

This

 

#rocketscience

[Delmary]

Redmond needs to be dropped.

[kitch]

We didn't score because we set up to defend against a very potent attacking team.

 

 

[Ade]

The fact we need to celebrate a HOME draw with Liverpool

 

Another game with serious questions about our attacking play

Better than losing! You'd be slagging Puel and the players if we'd been beaten by the Premier League leaders I have no doubt

[Saint_clark]

Redmond needs to be dropped.

 

Rubbish, he was very good today, especially defensively. We just didn't have the ball up front enough.

[Lighthouse]

Better than losing! You'd be slagging Puel and the players if we'd been beaten by the Premier League leaders I have no doubt

 

Some people are never happy. If a surgeon performed life saving heart surgery on his wife, he'd be complaining that he didn't give her a boob job as well.

[Dalek2003]

If you're under the cosh for 90 minutes it doesn't matter who's up front.

Plus if kat is thinking of selling then I doubt she'll want to spend big on a January striker.

 

In which case, IF it is true, it is important to sell to the RIGHT outfit asap. If not, then we could be in for a long and dull season. Having said that, if we stay clear of relegation it will still be OK.

[InvictaSaint]

We should perhaps remind ourselves that Liverpool put 6 past Watford last time out and put 4 past Palace at Selhurst prior to that. I'd have taken the point at 3pm. We did extremely well to contain them even if our attack wasn't at the races today.

[Batman]

Thought we both defended very well and rode our luck

Liverpool are a different beast to the side of last season and a 0-0 (after a couple of defeats) is a very decent result

 

VvD my MoM

Rom was good

Cedric was good

Fonte was good

 

Thought redmond and boufal were OK

Austin offered little up front and barely held the ball up.

 

but decent result IMO

[SuperSAINT]

I'd rather draw after not creating chances rather than losing after missing 20 chances.

[Dalek2003]

We should perhaps remind ourselves that Liverpool put 6 past Watford last time out and put 4 past Palace at Selhurst prior to that. I'd have taken the point at 3pm. We did extremely well to contain them even if our attack wasn't at the races today.

 

People are very happy with the result today. But, they are making a valid comment about our general scoring ability this season.

[Ade]

Shout out for Forster today...very solid and some good saves. VVD immense as normal. Cedric very good after a long lay off. Very pleased with that, a point against the league leaders is nt to be sniffed at. Thought Puel got his tactics spot on.....go for Liverpool and I think we would have lost.

[Saint Albert]

Puel, the back four and the whole team should take credit for defending and keeping a clean sheet against a team that put 6 past Watford in their last game, is/was top of the league and has no European commitments.

[InvictaSaint]

People are very happy with the result today. But, they are making a valid comment about our general scoring ability this season.

 

I'm not denying that. I'm simply giving a context to today's game which, viewed on its own merits, shows we did very well. Am I concerned about our scoring rate generally? Yes, a little. But we could have gone for it today, scored 2 and left ourselves exposed and then conceded 3 or 4 against a very good side. We need to score more, agreed; but that doesn't diminish this result.

[Heisenberg]

The positives

 

- it's a point

- Liverpool are a good side

- VVD

- Romeu

 

The negatives

 

zero shots on target at home

we need to celebrate a draw at home as Liverpool have been allowed to push forward while we have gone backwards

we are below AFCB in the league

one win in the league since end of September

scored 8 goals in our last 10 games (3 were against Burnley)

[shurlock]

Excellent result but meh performance. We played like a plucky lower-mid table side obsessed about the opposition than an upwardly mobile one confident in establishing its own game.

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[saintadam]

Good point. Obviously the plan was just to defend today. Clattenburg didn't give us anything today but at least he didn't **** up totally.

 

What did the crowd sing about Lovren?

[Dalek2003]

I'm not denying that. I'm simply giving a context to today's game which, viewed on its own merits, shows we did very well. Am I concerned about our scoring rate generally? Yes, a little. But we could have gone for it today, scored 2 and left ourselves exposed and then conceded 3 or 4 against a very good side. We need to score more, agreed; but that doesn't diminish this result.

 

Agreed.

[Dalek2003]

The positives

 

- it's a point

- Liverpool are a good side

- VVD

- Romeu

 

The negatives

 

zero shots on target at home

we need to celebrate a draw at home as Liverpool have been allowed to push forward while we have gone backwards

we are below AFCB in the league

one win in the league since end of September

scored 8 goals in our last 10 games (3 were against Burnley)

 

We are 'mid' table at the moment. 10th would be a great final position. The real disappointment was not beating Hull.

[Saint_clark]

If the stats are saying zero shots on target the stats are wrong btw, Bertrand had a shot early on. Still bad i know.

[Shance]

Really not sure how we didn't lose that. We played as the away team but at least we defended well.

 

Hojbjerg and Boufal were dreadful. Cedric and Van Dijk were very good. Onwards we go!

[nta786]

I think this would be seen a very good result if we had't fluffed up at Hull ffs.

That result angers me the most, whilst the performance was average, I am delighted to get a point, would have been over the moon with 3

[John B]

We are 'mid' table at the moment. 10th would be a great final position. The real disappointment was not beating Hull.

 

I think we have done OK especially as we have been involved in Europe and the League Cup and had a few injuries to attacking players

[Saints foreva]

We only got a draw because they were awful in front of goal. They missed two sitters.

[Saint_Tony]

Very good result. If we'd have gone for it we'd have got well beat. Gives a few on here another week to bemoan lack of goals, no Mane, Pelle etc. We need to show more against Everton though and get three points

 

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[Disco Stu]

Easy point.

[Toomer]

Clatenburg was an absolute disgrace

[shurlock]

Very good result. If we'd have gone for it we'd have got well beat. Gives a few on here another week to bemoan lack of goals, no Mane, Pelle etc. We need to show more against Everton though and get three points

 

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Straw man. It wasn't about going for it; but showing a bit more intent where space opened up -and at least retaining possession. Our midfield never got a foothold in the game.

[Dalek2003]

Very good result. If we'd have gone for it we'd have got well beat. Gives a few on here another week to bemoan lack of goals, no Mane, Pelle etc. We need to show more against Everton though and get three points

 

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I agree with this. The Hull game was a downer. A win next win and all will be well.

[Dusic]

Battered 0-0 really. Liverpool as good as anyone I've seen at SMS in the last couple of season, as much for their attitude and agility than anything else.

 

We did what we had to but were zero threat. Having scored from open play in just 4 of 12 league games we are doing well to be 10th.

 

Cedric, VVD and Forster our best performers today.