Saints 0-3 Chelsea - Match + Reaction

[Hamilton Saint]

Here?

[BotleySaint]

Midfield missing so far.

[Sam the Man]

Good stream at the moment for anyone looking: http://topstreams.info/tv/nbcsn

[Bad Wolf]

We sound utterly sh1te.

[BotleySaint]

Bednarak awesome

[Manuel]

Can't see us getting out of our half much.

[Pamplemousse]

We’re hanging on here

[Saints foreva]

Going to be a long afternoon.

[Viking Saint]

11 men behind the ball in our own half so far. Chelsea walk to the halfway line without breaking sweat

[verlaine1979]

Redmond showing his searing pace there.

[sydney_saint]

No good will come out of sitting back and letting Hazard et al run at us. Remember the days when we pressed high up the pitch with intelligent and tactical movement. Thought at the time why dont more clubs do it. Probably because they were all managed by Hughes at some point

 

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[Scoobysaint]

Pretty uninspiring stuff. Hughes is a dinosaur.

[BotleySaint]

11 men behind the ball in our own half so far. Chelsea walk to the halfway line without breaking sweat

Given their squad and budget against ours you have to expect that

[Mr X]

why are we not up for this game? obviously we are underdogs but we look petrified we arent even trying!

[verlaine1979]

The game isn't so much being played in our half as in our penalty box at the moment.

[Viking Saint]

Chelsea 84% possession

[TwoPints]

Good stream at the moment for anyone looking: http://topstreams.info/tv/nbcsn

 

Thanks. That is good.

[Pamplemousse]

Even by our standards this is dreadful.

[Scoobysaint]

Our midfield is picking up their strikers and our forwards at dropping to pick up their midfield. At the back we have our three CB marking Giroud! No offensive ambition whatsoever.

[sydney_saint]

Every season when the clocks start changing it means that most matches are on at the wee hours. Most years I get frustrated at this, as do my workplace who have caught on when my sick days are taken. This season it will be an absolute relief to have the perfect excuse to avoid watching this **** and go to bed instead

 

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[RedArmy]

Never mind not winning the second balls. We're not even in the vicinity.

[Batman]

getting murdered in the middle

shocker

[Mr X]

Still early days but not looking good hughes hasnt motivated them whatsoever! he clearly isnt the right fit for us

[BotleySaint]

Chelsea over cooking it so far fortunately

[Pamplemousse]

Positive is they haven’t really tested McCarthy yet.

 

Yet.

[Batman]

we needed 3 in the middle with Romeu being one of them

 

433, not this fuking mess

[DT]

When rather than if. Something really has to change

 

 

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[obelisk]

At least we're getting plenty of practice defending corners.

[sydney_saint]

Just to be clear. Is this how we are meant to play for the rest of the game? If so what exactly is Hughes expecting to happen?

 

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[Viking Saint]

Given their squad and budget against ours you have to expect that

 

Would still expect us to at least have a go and try to exert a modicum of pressure, rather than sitting back and inviting them to attack us. Once they do, it's game over.

[trousers]

5 years ago today...

 

[Saint Albert]

We just had a shot at goal from Gabbiadini....

[Viking Saint]

Chance for Lemina, decent work from Redmond

[RedArmy]

Why has Redmond smashed that ball at Ings instead of sliding it in stride to him. Good opportunity wasted.

[miserableoldgit]

Looks like a training match for Chelsea at mo....

 

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[Saints foreva]

Ings misses a sitter.

[Saint Albert]

Ings should have scored...what a miss. Great play down the left flank by Redmond and Bertrand.

[Jonnyboy]

Ings you Dinlo.

[Jonnyboy]

Just to be clear. Is this how we are meant to play for the rest of the game? If so what exactly is Hughes expecting to happen?

 

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0-0 would be a great result to be fair.

[Saints foreva]

Looked a penalty there. Hoedt reaction says it all.

[Saint Albert]

Chelsea think they should have a penalty from Hoedt on Giroud...replays show Hoedt missed the ball.

[iansums]

You can’t afford to miss chances like that against the big teams.

[kyle04]

Hoedt lucky there....

[Plumstead_Saint]

Good stream at the moment for anyone looking: http://topstreams.info/tv/nbcsn

Thanks!

 

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[Saints foreva]

Hazard scores. Just left him unmarked.

[Mr X]

Hoedt lucky there....

 

Was a penalty on the replay!

[Saint Albert]

Hazard scores...

[obelisk]

Gifting the ball to them. Goal.

[Viking Saint]

That was a penalty. Yoshi raised his arms in dismay/disbelief when Hoedt slid in

[mrfahaji]

Typical that the goal comes just as we were starting to get our heads up a bit.