Saints 1-1 Chelsea- Match Thread

[obelisk]

Not feeling optimistic. Especially given the game is at St Mary's where we struggle far too often.

I'm guessing we'll get a couple of wins somewhere eventually but I fear that the downward spiral will not be halted today.

[Shroppie]

Ralph confirming Armstrong suffering after two games in 4 days.

[Matthew Le God]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:03, maysie said:

Wheels well and truly coming off. We all know what happened last time Ralph abandoned his philosophy...

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A change of formation does not mean the philosophy changes.

[maysie]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:15, Matthew Le God said:

A change of formation does not mean the philosophy changes.

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How naive

[igsey]

Feeling about as optimistic as the rest of you lot on here.

Hopefully 3/5 at the back will allow JWP to get forward a bit more? He's been very quiet the last few games.

[The Cat]

BT seem convinced Salisu is playing RB

[VectisSaint]

A team without KWP and Armstrong has no energy and no creativity. They aren't necessarily the best players of the season, but they do make us tick, and we are ponderous without them. The folly of such a small squad this season (with games coming thick and fast and limited recovery facilities) is really coming home to haunt us at the moment. Think I'll find something else to do this afternoon, rather than watch this potential shit show 🙄

[Teddeer]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:13, Chris cooper said:

Was guna say lol no way can you here fans from there mush . 

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You can hear from Hythe if the wind is in the right direction. I know because I heard two great roars that day we lost 3-2 to Chelsea. Both times I checked my phone for confirmation we had scored.

[Kingsland Codger]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:21, The Cat said:

BT seem convinced Salisu is playing RB

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Whereas 5live have suggested Bednarek will play at RB with Salisu as CB. We shall soon find out,

[Chris cooper]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:22, Teddeer said:

You can hear from Hythe if the wind is in the right direction. I know because I heard two great roars that day we lost 3-2 to Chelsea. Both times I checked my phone for confirmation we had scored.

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That was the mighty Hythe n dibden at jones lane fella ! 😉

[Teddeer]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:15, Shroppie said:

Ralph confirming Armstrong suffering after two games in 4 days.

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Thought we played Wolves on Sunday. That's six days ago not 4.

[gammon cheeks]

Lets do this !

[Teddeer]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:24, Chris cooper said:

That was the mighty Hythe n dibden at jones lane fella ! 😉

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🤣

[Teddeer]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:27, LeG said:

Shall we start up a post match therapy thread now? Would love to know how everyone copes after a defeat. How the family react etc. 

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Just set yourself up to expect the defeat and anything else is a bonus.

[st alex]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:24, Teddeer said:

Thought we played Wolves on Sunday. That's six days ago not 4.

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Assuming the reference is to when we played Wolves and then Wolves again in the space of 4 days.

[Teddeer]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:28, st alex said:

Assuming the reference is to when we played Wolves and then Wolves again in the space of 4 days.

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So Armstrong can't recover in 6 days! Surely the only excuse for that would be some sort of injury.

[davefizzy14]

Definitely a back four with Jan at right back.

Edited 20 February, 2021 by davefizzy14

[DJ_TOAST]

Any streams pls ? aside from hesgoals which always stops about every 15mins

[Ohio Saint]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:35, DJ_TOAST said:

Any streams pls ? aside from hesgoals which always stops about every 15mins

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It always refreshes quickly if you F5 it

[nta786]

I’ve seen Alonso score those before Chelsea beat the press nicely and then countered 

[benjii]

Our shape is a complete mess. Gonna concede a bunch unless we're very lucky. 

[Saints foreva]

Let off there. We are going to get thumped. 

[OttawaSaint]

Great, Alonso’s back!

[BotleySaint]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:36, nta786 said:

I’ve seen Alonso score those before Chelsea beat the press nicely and then countered 

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Yep, they got in behind Romeu and JWP. We have no answer to players running at us with pace really.

[AlexLaw76]

Considering how wide Chelsea will have players, Djenepo is very central 🤔

Edited 20 February, 2021 by AlexLaw76

[igsey]

Vestergaard's positioning is terrible so far.

[Baird of the land]

Minamino carrying on from the last game in his uselessness

[OttawaSaint]

Clown shoes Redmond gets the nod ahead of Adams again. Hopefully Che is furious and come on with a point to prove. 

[LGTL]

Been a poor start, we look all over the place at the moment. 

[BotleySaint]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:42, Baird of the land said:

Minamino carrying on from the last game in his uselessness

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Not quite the spark we hoped for. But he probably isn't match sharp yet. Worth persisting with for now.

[Viking Saint]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:42, LGTL said:

Been a poor start, we look all over the place at the moment. 

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And when we do get it back, we've no one ahead of us to pass it to. 

[captainchris]

Two up front,  Djenepo and an odd right back .... 

Come on Ralph, you don’t invite sympathy do you... 

Edited 20 February, 2021 by captainchris

[egg]

Where is Djenepo playing? He's all over the place. 

[Ohio Saint]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:44, egg said:

Where is Djenepo playing? He's all over the place. 

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I looked around and saw him standing behind me at one point.

[LGTL]

I’ve been trying to work out for 16 minutes what shape we’re actually playing here? Any ideas?

[OttawaSaint]

When we get a throw in why do we wait for the oppo to get back and cover and then everyone just stands still after being marked?

Edited 20 February, 2021 by OttawaSaint

[egg]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:46, Ohio Saint said:

I looked around and saw him standing behind me at one point.

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Ha!! Not surprising. Make him a cuppa. 

[egg]

Salisu static there. Thought he was meant to be the mobile CB. 

[The Cat]

They are obviously better than us but we don't help ourselves by making terrible unforced errors with the ball. 

[Lighthouse]

I’m watching women’s Alpine skiing on Eurosport instead. I think I’ll support Slovenia, just for giggles.

[Whitey Grandad]

Minamino is giving the ball away a lot. He keeps flicking the ball instead of passing it.

[Dorchester Saint]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:46, LGTL said:

I’ve been trying to work out for 16 minutes what shape we’re actually playing here? Any ideas?

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4-2-2-2 

[hackedoff]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:46, OttawaSaint said:

GWhen we get a throw in why do we wait for the oppo to get back and cover and then everyone just stands still after being marked?

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Been like it for a good while now,like most things never gets sorted.

[maysie]

Minamino can't connect a pass

[AlexLaw76]

Disappointingly, Chelsea are able to pass it around/through us without breaking a sweat.  Bar for a poor shot or a mis-placed final ball, we have not found ourselves in trouble yet...

It is not as if we are parking 10 men behind the ball either. Just really in-offensive!

Can't constantly blame injuries.  We have two starters unavailable - most teams will have that, or worse.

weird.

[OttawaSaint]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:49, Lighthouse said:

I’m watching women’s Alpine skiing on Eurosport instead. I think I’ll support Slovenia, just for giggles.

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How’s he getting on. Miss his trolling here...

[egg]

  On 20/02/2021 at 12:49, Dorchester Saint said:

4-2-2-2 

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Looks 433 at times though. Djenepo deeper than Minamino. Odd. 

[stknowle]

Chasing shadows

[Chez]

we are getting run ragged. We are wide open everywhere. We look likely to concede with every attack. Thankfully we haven't. Got to adjust quickly.

[OttawaSaint]

Passing us to death, just a matter of time before Werner scores...