Batman Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Where is the fight? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk what the hell are you on about? go and have a lie down
striker Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 ok, so the real question now is do you try to be more aggressive and tie it up, or do you stay back and limit the goal differential?
Saint Albert Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 2-1 at the half. Well, at least we’re not out of the game like we were at Newcastle and West Ham. Defence looked suspect on both Arsenal goals.
austsaint Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 WE look like a Championship side; but not a particularly good one. It's a sad situation Saints are in.
SKD Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Poor half really. Yes there has been an up in effort and fight, but we’ve pretty much been camped in our half for the whole game. Need to take the game to them second half if we want to have a chance of winning this one. They’re worse than us at the back and haven’t really been tested. Had this been a puel side, he would have been slaughtered
Saints foreva Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Massive well done to Les Reed and the gang for spending that VvD money on the defence in January. Two awful goals to concede but it isn't a surprise when you look at who we have back there. None of the CBs are Premier League standard.
5string Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Well, we scored, but this match proves we're just not good enough to be in this company. Championship beckons - time to get rid of chaff & do a rebuild. Including executives & management/coaching. We need a long-term plan again.
benjii Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Decent effort but our defensive weak links are leaving us exposed. The writing has been on the wall all season with the constant shipping of soft goals.
Chez Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 (edited) first 25 minutes were perhaps the best of our entire premiership season...sadly Yoshida ball watched, Stephens doesn't get tight and Cedric doesn't take the striker out, then Wellbeck got a tad lucky and Stephens doesn't prevent him doing what he wnats. Improvement on last week, but parking the bus and still conceding two shows you just how poor we are right now. I still think we can get an equaliser, but keep a clean sheet in the second half? No chance. Edited 8 April, 2018 by Chez
austsaint Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Good performance compared to previous weeks, but the 5-4-1 at 2-1 down needs to be changed, switch to 4 at the back, Romeu as DM, swap Tadic for Sims, and take off Long as he's now injured for Austin. Sims on, yes; but Tadic has been good today - surely it would be Ward-Prowse coming off. Have to get someone on who can run at the defence - Sims it is.
warsash saint Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Doesn't help that the ref is giving Saints nothing. You sound surprised ..... This is Andre Marriner !
DT Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 nothing disgraceful really. we are not very good and it was a deflected shot. we are already down and nothing to get wound up about. We were always going to lose this game That's the spirit! Worst Arsenal team selection they could make. All games winnable or might as well give up. Oh. You have Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
BotleySaint Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 My 2-1 HT prediction has come true. I've got 5-1 down as the final score.
Maggie May Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Saints are playing like how I play in dreams, trying to kick but scuffing thin air.
Batman Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 WE look like a Championship side; but not a particularly good one. It's a sad situation Saints are in. yep, that is why we are going to struggle next season
Batman Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 That's the spirit! Worst Arsenal team selection they could make. All games winnable or might as well give up. Oh. You have Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk how does me or you giving up or not make a blind bit of difference?
Pamplemousse Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Austin had an absolute field day against them at SMS, think he'll fancy his chances against Mustafi
Dellman Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Well, we scored, but this match proves we're just not good enough to be in this company. Championship beckons - time to get rid of chaff & do a rebuild. Including executives & management/coaching. We need a long-term plan again. NC had a long term plan, but we mocked him and it and got rid of him
DT Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 yep, that is why we are going to struggle next season Have a lie down. Lol Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
striker Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 I am not impressed with the squad that Arsenal has put on the pitch. It still looks pretty shaky to me. I'd be tempted to give it a go and see if we can score a few. We're down so the sit back and pray we counter won't get us there. I doubt Wenger puts any of his top players in the game now that they are ahead, so I think we can give it a run versus this Arsenal set up
Lord Duckhunter Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 NC had a long term plan, but we mocked him and it and got rid of him Peter Risdale had one at Leeds as well Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Wes Tender Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 It isn't beyond the bounds of possibility that we could win this, even from a goal behind. Arsenal's defence doesn't look any better than ours. We have been much better than against West Ham, not that that is very difficult. I'm pleased to have Yoshida back to give us a back three, with five with the wing backs. A pity that Lemina isn't available, or the midfield would have been very solid indeed. At some stage, we will need to take off Tadic or Ward-Prowse for Austin/Gabbiadini, especially if Long is not 100%.
OttawaSaint Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Got them just where we want them. They won’t bring on Ozil and co and we can smash in 2 late ones for a big 3 points!!!!
DT Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 how does me or you giving up or not make a blind bit of difference? Ooh. Philosophy Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Dalek2003 Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 I think we will go all out next half and win this.
Pamplemousse Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 NC had a long term plan, but we mocked him and it and got rid of him We would've ended up like the skates had he still been in charge. You can't keep spending other people's money.
obelisk Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Started the half well with good energy but ended it looking somewhat knackered and slightly disorganised. Need to be fitter.
Roger Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 It isn't beyond the bounds of possibility that we could win this, even from a goal behind. Arsenal's defence doesn't look any better than ours. We have been much better than against West Ham, not that that is very difficult. I'm pleased to have Yoshida back to give us a back three, with five with the wing backs. A pity that Lemina isn't available, or the midfield would have been very solid indeed. At some stage, we will need to take off Tadic or Ward-Prowse for Austin/Gabbiadini, especially if Long is not 100%. Yoshida? Did you see the gutless turning is back and sticking a leg out for second goal.
5string Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Got them just where we want them. They won’t bring on Ozil and co and we can smash in 2 late ones for a big 3 points!!!! That's the spirit! Ooh yeah! Be brilliant if it happened
OttawaSaint Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 I think we will go all out next half and win this. The stopped clock has spoken! Might as well switch off now then.
Avenue_Saint Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 He's not that good. I don't blame him I blame the incompetitent idiots who failed to replace his predecessors effectively. This x100
stknowle Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 JWP an absolute passenger so far. Yoshida pathetic for their 2nd goal. Stand up, let the ball hit you and its not a goal. They are gettable in defence but will score 4 against us so its irrelevant. Yes, that was pathetic defending.
Pamplemousse Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 We can defend when we want to - kept a clean sheet at Old Trafford and very nearly kept out Man City scoring a winner until Sterling popped up at the death
SKD Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Long and JWP off - Sims and Austin on for me at half time. Play on the front foot, close from the front and put their back 4 under some real pressure
stknowle Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 I think we will go all out next half and win this. Your status as a visionary genius under the microscope now then.
Wes Tender Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Yoshida? Did you see the gutless turning is back and sticking a leg out for second goal. Of course he had to stick out his leg to try and defelect the ball. He doesn't have eyes in the back his head to know where McCarthy was. It was just unlucky that the ball deflected off him.
OttawaSaint Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Your status as a visionary genius under the microscope now then. I was one of the few who were brave enough to warn everyone that he is a massive malodorous bellend.
Saint_clark Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Bertrand the captain and not Yoshida? Sent from my SM-J330FN using Tapatalk
OttawaSaint Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Bertrand a shell of his former self. He must be worried about the World Cup squad.
Greenridge Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Good save McCarthy Forster would still be on his way down 3 minutes later.
Saint_clark Posted 8 April, 2018 Posted 8 April, 2018 Bertrand a shell of his former self. He must be worried about the World Cup squad.He'll still be first choice never mind in the squad. Sent from my SM-J330FN using Tapatalk
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