Brighton v Saints Match Thread

[Harry_SFC]

Tadic slows us down far too much. He just hasn't offered enough for over a year now.

[Donatello]

Tepid stuff from saints Brighton looking the most threatening seems like we are happy to sit on a 1 nil lead.

When we do go forward we are back to one saints player in the opposition box before we send in a high cross again

 

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You got all that from listening to the radio? Or is it a Merrington quote or something?

[Wes Tender]

We seem to have taken our foot off the pedal since going ahead. Sit deeper and invite them forward and we could be punished. Having Redmond, Tadic and Boufal all on at the same time makes us a bit lightweight in midfield. I don't see Redmond adding much, nor Tadic particularly. I'd take one of them off for a more solid midfielder, or maybe make if three at the back with Yoshida, allowing Bertrand and Cedric to add width and pace out wide.

[Ultimatt]

Tepid stuff from saints Brighton looking the most threatening seems like we are happy to sit on a 1 nil lead.

When we do go forward we are back to one saints player in the opposition box before we send in a high cross again

 

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1st headed goal since January 2016, and it bounced first so not sure we should count it.

[Toomer]

We are winning! We don't need to chase the game! Its a good job some people are sat behind a keyboard.

 

We need a second early in the second half.

[qwertyell]

Successfully boring them to death so far. It'd be nice if we could give Gabbiadini some support and try for a second - I think we'll find it hard to get back on the front foot if we keep sitting deep and do concede an equaliser.

 

Come on, Saints, show a bit of intent to take charge of this game. Passive football is rife with pitfalls.

 

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[wessex saint]

I feel so sorry for gabbi Absolutely no service yet again as we defend our 18 yard box.

Some passion and intensity is needed big time.

Tepid,tiresome performance so far.

Christ.... we are really boring aren’t we?

 

 

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[InvictaSaint]

We seem to have taken our foot off the pedal since going ahead. Sit deeper and invite them forward and we could be punished. Having Redmond, Tadic and Boufal all on at the same time makes us a bit lightweight in midfield. I don't see Redmond adding much, nor Tadic particularly. I'd take one of them off for a more solid midfielder, or maybe make if three at the back with Yoshida, allowing Bertrand and Cedric to add width and pace out wide.

 

Specsavers moment Wes [emoji6]- Redmond not on pitch at moment.

[NewYorkSaint]

Boufal is so fun to watch. Doesn't always work, but he's had some delightful touches. VVD also really strong. But we need a second goal.

[Donatello]

From what I saw Bertrand has been more of a liability down the left than Boufal so far. Bertrand has been very sloppy in possession.

 

Neither have been fantastic defensively, but Boufal has completely abandoned his duties on two occasions (that I can remember). The dangerous cross into Knockaert which he 'sliced' back across the goal face, Boufal was just wandering around outside the box/not tracking the run.

[GarrettIvo]

We seem to have taken our foot off the pedal since going ahead. Sit deeper and invite them forward and we could be punished. Having Redmond, Tadic and Boufal all on at the same time makes us a bit lightweight in midfield. I don't see Redmond adding much, nor Tadic particularly. I'd take one of them off for a more solid midfielder, or maybe make if three at the back with Yoshida, allowing Bertrand and Cedric to add width and pace out wide.

 

Redmond isn't out there... yet.

[Chris27687]

We've probably been a bit too happy to sit back since the goal - ultimately we are leading and they haven't really looked like scoring.

 

When they get more open I can see us scoring on the counter. They'll struggle to score putting balls into the box with VVD and Hoedt in there.

[stknowle]

Feeling like a re-tread of the Palace game so far.

 

Exactly this. Let's hope we get the same outcome.

[SuperSAINT]

Have we won a long ball yet?

[OldNick]

Tadic and Boufal are so powderpuff. Take one off and bring on Long

[miserableoldgit]

Chip thieves.

 

 

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It`s Doritos!

[striker]

This looks like some kind of passing training for our defenders

[Saint_clark]

**** off ref, blatant handball in the build up to that

 

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[Jimmy_D]

That was a ****ing handball

[adrian lord]

Awful

 

 

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[Pamplemousse]

Forster again at fault. Time to drop him.

[Ziggy]

Terrible goal.

[simo]

Who called it ?

[Edmonton Saint]

What the **** is Forster doing again. Such a soft header.

[Greenridge]

Forster

[Donatello]

A) Handball, you blind f*ck.

B) Try using your f*cking hands, Forster.

[Saint Albert]

********. Hint of handball in the buildup.

[St Chalet]

Blatant hand ball, woeful keeping.

[striker]

We've slowed down to a crawl

[SaintMB]

So very soft. Another goal down to having a poor keeper.

[obelisk]

Another soft goal conceded.

[sandwichsaint]

Bertrand too.

[Plastic]

****ing hand ball and ****ing useless lump Forster

[Wes Tender]

Forster complete and utter sh*t

[adrian lord]

Forster dived backwards into the goal - even if he “saved” it would’ve still been a goal

 

 

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[DT]

Crap keeper. Yet again

 

 

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[Jonnyboy]

Why isn't VVD on Murray?

[Shance]

That was shocking from Forster.

[Yorkshire Saint]

Forster is just too slow on his toes

[davefoggy]

I can no longer watch this Saints side while that clown is in goal. How can we all see it but the guy in charge can't? Pretty much anything on target goes in, he saves nothing. I've had enough

[GarrettIvo]

So obvious. Why do we even have a keeper?

[Plastic]

Forster’s dive backwards into the goal - even if he “ saved” it would’ve still been a goal

 

 

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Because of his shît positioning yes.

[DT]

I say it every week. Forster is useless

 

 

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[OldNick]

We are going backwards so quickly.

[Sheaf Saint]

FFS Forster. What the actual f*ck are you doing letting that in!?

 

The bloke is a total liability. Get him off NOW!

[Greenridge]

Please stop showing the replay. It gets worse each time.

[striker]

Boy have we come out flat this half, no energy at all

[Toomer]

Forster could have done better but what the hell were we doing leaving Cedric to pick up Murray.

[SaltashSaint]

I love the way when we concede, it is all Forster's fault. It had nothing to do with Oriel's ****e clearance and us leaving Cedric to mark Murray did it?! FFS!

[SaintMB]

Alex McCarthy must be really, really, really bad if he can't dislodge Flappy Hands.