Saints 1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1 - Match & Meltdown Thread

[St Lej]

This level of performance and general lack of attacking idea or intensity is fast becoming very worrying. If Austin is out now for a number of games, we are really struggling.

[OttawaSaint]

It's taken about 1.5 games for Sims bubbling enthusiasm and attacking flair to completely die

 

Puel is murder we seriously need to get shot of this clown

 

Schrödinger's ***t. You don't know if he supports Saints or not until the final whistle....

[Batman]

Puel is not a very good manager is he.

utterly boring

[Norm]

So pleased I didn't bother to go. Bad enough watching it on BT.

[Mr X]

jesus we are a powderpuff side no real intent to try & change a game or raise the tempo or even have a shot on goal with conviction, sims looks decent but cant get the ball to him

[northam soul]

We have become a very boring side with very little attacking ability.

[badgerx16]

What odds on it staying 0-0, because I can't see Saints scoring.

[InvictaSaint]

Absolutely insipid performance. Nothing to excite or enthuse. I don't care that 0-0 is enough; that hurt my eyes it was so dull. Redmond is clearly suffering out there and needs to come off.

[hutch]

Jesus

No, Judas

[Greenridge]

Well, it's 0-0. Just about the only positive to draw from a turgid, incohesive, disjointed, laborious display.

[Avenue_Saint]

It's taken about 1.5 games for Sims bubbling enthusiasm and attacking flair to completely die

 

Puel is murder we seriously need to get shot of this clown

 

What the feck are you on about you thicko?

[stknowle]

Hmmmm it's 1 star flat n' crap Saints again so far. This conservative cautious approach just does not suit us. I guess if we see it out 0 0 it will have served it's purpose but I'm getting tired of seeing us play like this. So uninspiring.

[saintsmike25]

We look very ordinary, the lack of confidence is clear we are taking far too long to make decisions and be decisive, Redmond has been bright in places but awful at the same time, Sims looks bright but struggling to get into the game, our midfield looks tired, especially Davis. In defence Yoshida can't pass tonight, Bertrand has been average and Austin was having a poor game before he came off.

We miss Tadic, there's just no fluency to our team and I can't see where a goal will come from.

 

I'd take a 0-0, whatever it takes to get the job done, but Puel needs to improve performances as we're flat.

[alpine_saint]

Come on guys, as it stands we are going through. Show support rather than knocking us. I think we will come out improved in the second half.

 

Barking. Hapoel will really fancy nicking a goal now they have held off our pathetic onslaught for the first half, knowing we then need to score 2

[GarrettIvo]

Pretty lame. At least Redmond will run at them, but aside from that he's been not good. Sims possibly worse. Would love to see them stop turning backwards with the ball. Hojberg seems to do it all the time.

 

I think we miss Tadic really.

 

At least we're comfortable defensively.

[Dalek2003]

We bneed to concentrate on staying up, never mind Europe.

[St Marco]

Jesus what happened to us. Need someone to step up and become a hero.

[Edmonton Saint]

Yet again dull, insipid , lifeless football. Zero cutting edge and not looking like scoring again. We need a big 45 minutes but can the uncharismatic, studious frenchman inspire the troops to give one ? I have my doubts.

[corky morris]

Geeeeeez, we are the slowest Saints team in a long time.

Not helped by a number of players giving the ball away constantly.

Redmond, Romeu, Sims, Hojberg, Davis, Yoshi all pretty poor tonight.

Getting p'd off with Redmond blaming everyone else & taking zero responsibility.

Big change needed, very poor.

[verlaine1979]

Once again, no movement, no one carrying the ball through midfield, and no real chances. Is getting Cedric to boom one in from the wing really our only idea in attack?

[JackFrost]

This is desperate stuff.

 

Our only reliable goalscorer is now crocked for several weeks.

 

Les and and Puel have really f**ked things up...

 

If there's anything that would guarantee us scoring. .

[St Chalet]

Some damp sheets to wash in the morning I see.

[ringwood]

Redmond is too slow, by the time hes thought about it the chance has gone,

[Batman]

'turn and pass backwards' basically sums us up

[NewYorkSaint]

Hapoel are a pretty good side. Top of their league by 10 pts. lots of confidence. really well organized. So we shouldn't be too harsh on our boys. I thought the first 20 mins pretty promising. We were winning most of the 50-50s at that point, and looking like imposing our will on the game. Rest of the half more frustrating, esp Austin's injury.

 

What's dangerous is that even one goal doesn't help that much. An equalizer, and we're out. Which means we may start to hold back even more from about the 70th min. Which is dangerous. You can see them sneaking it in the last five mins.

 

Redmond... I dunno. I think he's actually been quite lively. But the combos aren't clicking yet this eve. I'd like to see Tadic on at 60 mins...

[Saint_Tony]

Think we will get the 0-0, but in all honesty this team is not good enough to progress further in Europe, whoever we draw.

 

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[SaintTex]

This is dull and uninspiring.

 

Normally I'm very pro-club, and very positive.....but I'm feeling increasingly 'meh' about us this season. Not very entertaining are we?

Pelle was entertaining. I miss that guy. No reason at all we should have sold him.

[St Lej]

First shot on target for Hapoel to be a goal? Happens nearly every other game, so..........

[stknowle]

Pretty lame. At least Redmond will run at them, but aside from that he's been not good. Sims possibly worse. Would love to see them stop turning backwards with the ball. Hojberg seems to do it all the time.

 

I think we miss Tadic really.

 

At least we're comfortable defensively.

 

Redmond is trying but doesn't really look like creating anything. The thing that annoys me most about him is his whinging and berating of others.

[badgerx16]

We need to concentrate on staying up, never mind Europe.

 

 

And that completes my card at forum bullsh1t bingo !

[Unbelievable Jeff]

I think we need to go back to the diamond. We don't have the players to play 2 wide with the striker.

 

Either that or invest big in January.

[OttawaSaint]

We bneed to concentrate on staying up, never mind Europe.

 

Brilliantly played. 1/10

[Micky]

Need a good rocket up the ass at half time, come out all guns blazing for the second. If they score, can't see us winning, no chance of getting level, let alone 2 goals with this line up.

[ART]

Appalling support from the crowd. The Palace game seems to have left players and fans alike shell shocked.

Surprised at how little running Sims has done in comparison to his debut.We have to move up several gears if we are to avoid being overrun by a late onslaught from Hapoel

[Shance]

Defence we look solid, midfield we look decent, up front we look void of any movement or ideas. It's shocking stuff. Puel really needs to start getting some goals out of this team.

[Ohio Saint]

oh come on guys, there's a whole second half to go yet!

[SuperSAINT]

It's my fault.

 

Every time I've borrowed my mates' BT log-in info and watched us on tv, we are sh*te!

 

(I didn't watch the wins vs Prague & Inter through it)

[Ohio Saint]

up front we look void of any movement or ideas.

 

Yeah, in the 80's the youngsters had plenty of penetration.

[Greenridge]

Brilliantly played. 1/10

 

Trousers has used 39k of posts on this hilarious ranking system. It's sort of ran its course now.

 

What do you think of the game so far?

[OttawaSaint]

Yeah, in the 80's the youngsters had plenty of penetration.

 

Too soon?

[nta786]

Puel is not a very good manager is he.

utterly boring

 

I also think losing that unpredictability of Mane hasn't helped

[Ohio Saint]

Too soon?

 

Definitely. I regret it already.

[OttawaSaint]

Trousers has used 39k of posts on this hilarious ranking system. It's sort of ran its course now.

 

What do you think of the game so far?

 

Saints look nervous. Need to move the ball quicker, be a bit more incisive. I am a bit worried that we will concede and then we'll be chasing the game. Need a goal to settle us.

[Cascadia Saint]

oh come on guys, there's a whole second half to go yet!

 

Good luck with that kind of optimism, mate...

[Bewildered]

Puel wants to play possession football with players who are not able to do it effectively, so we see turgid, slow play that makes it too easy for the other team.

 

No surprise many of our better performances were against teams that we can't do that to and have to play on the counter.

[Ohio Saint]

Good luck with that kind of optimism, mate...

 

I still believe it ain't over until it's over.

[Heisenberg]

Saints look nervous. Need to move the ball quicker, be a bit more incisive. I am a bit worried that we will concede and then we'll be chasing the game. Need a goal to settle us.

 

Troll

[adrian lord]

They have started well this half, Be'er

[OttawaSaint]

Ref played advantage, but no yellow for that rugby challenge?

[Ohio Saint]

Troll

 

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