Saints 1-1 Chelsea- Match Thread

[Billy the Kidd]

6 minutes ago, Chapel End said:

Which word sums up your thoughts leading up to today's game 

Hopeful

Anxious

Confident

Dread

Resigned

Meh

 

All of the above.

But also add “Can VAR go fuck itself and Mike Dean”...

[Chapel End]

Just now, Billy the Kidd said:

All of the above.

But also add “Can VAR go fuck itself and Mike Dean”...

Fair enough but that's more than 1 word 🤣

[Teddeer]

10 hours ago, JRM said:

We've played Chelsea 13 times at St Mary's, won 1, drawn 2, lost 10 (including the last 5) , definitely a ground they like visiting. 

Chelsea to win Giroud to score anytime. 

Remember a few years ago I was in Hythe when we were playing Chelsea. Heard two huge roars across the water, checked my phone each time, and found we'd scored two. Went in a few shops, checked the phone again and we were 3-2 down.

[redkeith]

45 minutes ago, Teddeer said:

Remember a few years ago I was in Hythe when we were playing Chelsea. Heard two huge roars across the water, checked my phone each time, and found we'd scored two. Went in a few shops, checked the phone again and we were 3-2 down.

That was the game where Mike Dean failed to spot a two footed tackle by Alonso on Shane Long right in front of him. Alonso crossed for 2 of the 3 Chelsea goals .

Alonso was subsequently banned for 3 games , which didn't help us much. 

[davefizzy14]

Hoping we can get back to winning ways today. Will be interesting to see if Ralph changes formation or we stick to our preferred 4-2-2-2 formation. Im going for a 2-1 win to us - Ings and Adams to score COYR

Edited 20 February, 2021 by davefizzy14

[Master Bates]

1 hour ago, Teddeer said:

Remember a few years ago I was in Hythe when we were playing Chelsea. Heard two huge roars across the water, checked my phone each time, and found we'd scored two. Went in a few shops, checked the phone again and we were 3-2 down.

I don't remember

[Chris cooper]

8 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

I don't remember

Was you in the nelson arms? 

[Pamplemousse]

Hopefully a full week to prepare will help us massively. If we can defend as well as we did against Liverpool, we have a chance.

 

Got to believe.

[Master Bates]

3 minutes ago, Chris cooper said:

Was you in the nelson arms? 

It was a tongue in cheek comment 😊👍

[Appy]

Looks like a three at the back. 
 

Salisu starting 

[Master Bates]

Just now, Appy said:

Looks like a three at the back. 
 

Salisu starting 

Any idea on the mystery injury?

[Appy]

6 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

Any idea on the mystery injury?

His hair is fine but his fitness isn’t 

[davefizzy14]

2 minutes ago, Appy said:

His hair is fine but his fitness isn’t 

Please don't tell me Stuart is out

[trousers]

[trousers]

[davefizzy14]

No Armstrong thats a huge blow. 

[TWar]

I reckon thats a 343 with Djenepo at right wingback.

[trousers]

No Armstrong, no points

[Lighthouse]

Just now, TWar said:

I reckon thats a 343 with Djenepo at right wingback.

That would be my guess too. If we were playing with four at the back, I’d expect Stephens to be in there.

[egg]

Just now, TWar said:

I reckon thats a 343 with Djenepo at right wingback.

I reckon usual shape with either Bednarek or Salisu RB. Djenepo at wing back against Alonso and Werner would be nuts. 

[iansums]

0-4

[S-Clarke]

It'll be Moussa at WB, would be surprised to see it line up like anything else.

This is how we ended the game against Wolves.

[benjii]

Just now, egg said:

I reckon usual shape with either Bednarek or Salisu RB. Djenepo at wing back against Alonso and Werner would be nuts. 

Can't see it. You'd surely play Stephens there ahead of either of those.

It will be Djenepo at RWB and it will be a mess.

Also, Redmond over Adams is a mistake. 

[SaveloyMush]

Alonso is going to have a field-day.

[nta786]

Our two best players of the season out so far in Armstrong and KWP.

(although JWP/Vestegaard may have something to say about the above)

I would have preferred Adams to have started too but these are Ralph's choices

Edited 20 February, 2021 by nta786

[davefizzy14]

BT Sport reckon its a 4-4-2 guess we will find out soon

[egg]

Just now, benjii said:

Can't see it. You'd surely play Stephens there ahead of either of those.

It will be Djenepo at RWB and it will be a mess.

Also, Redmond over Adams is a mistake. 

I get that but Djenepo at wing back against their left side is mental. 

I'm in two minds on Redmond. He drops deep and links play which helps the midfield. We'll need that without Armstrong, and especially if we're playing 3 at the back. 

[Shroppie]

8 minutes ago, trousers said:

No Armstrong, no points

I fear so. I'd think it's 343, but BT saying Salisu at RB, which sounds unlikely.

[saintwbu]

Shouldn’t Jankewitz still be suspended? Didn’t think the ban applied in the FA Cup? If so it’s only the third game since he got the red card...

Edited 20 February, 2021 by saintwbu

[Baird of the land]

Really that lineup looks atrocious.

Back to the times of looking at the team and wondering who's playing where out of position.

 

 

 

 

[egg]

Just now, saintwbu said:

Shouldn’t Jankewitz still be suspended? Didn’t think the plan applied in the FA Cup? If so it’s only the third game since he got the red card...

Apparently his ban included the FA cup. I thought the same as you but someone mentioned a rule change. 

[saintwbu]

1 minute ago, egg said:

Apparently his ban included the FA cup. I thought the same as you but someone mentioned a rule change. 

Ah okay. Makes sense because it seemed weird Ralph didn’t include him in that game, which would’ve suggested maybe he’d lost faith in him which would’ve been a shame. 

[Master Bates]

2 minutes ago, egg said:

Apparently his ban included the FA cup. I thought the same as you but someone mentioned a rule change. 

Eggscellent

[Viking Saint]

Sick of the sight of fucking Redmond. What has he got on Ralph? 

Edited 20 February, 2021 by Viking Saint

[Saint_Tony]

Feel we may just get a bit of luck today. Chelsea are due to drop some points and we are certainly due some. Need a spark from Minamino or Ings and a bit of last ditch, back to the walls defending that we have seen on previous occasions against some of the bigger teams.

 

Saints 3-1 Chelsea (Ings 18, Minamino 32, Ward-Prowse 57, Mount 44)

[egg]

1 minute ago, Master Bates said:

Eggscellent

Cheers MB 🍳🥚😂

[Shroppie]

7 minutes ago, saintwbu said:

Shouldn’t Jankewitz still be suspended? Didn’t think the ban applied in the FA Cup? If so it’s only the third game since he got the red card...

Three game suspensions include cup games. One game don't.

[saintwbu]

3 minutes ago, Shroppie said:

Three game suspensions include cup games. One game don't.

Ah well that explains it then.

[BotleySaint]

21 minutes ago, iansums said:

0-4

Yes, this is my expectation also. Hopefully we are wrong!

[nta786]

Anyone else listening to this rubbish from Joe Cole?

 

 

[egg]

On reflection I think it will be a 3 at the back. 

Ralph hinted at a change of shape in the embargoed section of his pre-match press conference on Thursday.

"If you have no players in one position, then it is always an option to think about a change of shape. This is not something that is too difficult to change quickly, especially when you have had a week to prepare.” – Ralph Hasenhuttl

Edited 20 February, 2021 by egg

[sadoldgit]

2 minutes ago, egg said:

On reflection I think it will be a 3 at the back. 

Ralph hinted at a change of shape in the embargoed section of his pre-match press conference on Thursday.

"If you have no players in one position, then it is always an option to think about a change of shape. This is not something that is too difficult to change quickly, especially when you have had a week to prepare.” – Ralph Hasenhuttl

Doesn’t say much for his opinion of Ramsey then!

[maysie]

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

[egg]

1 minute ago, sadoldgit said:

Doesn’t say much for his opinion of Ramsey then!

Yep, ditto Stephens tbh. "No players". Ouch. 

[Yorkshire Saint]

WTF is Joe Cole wittering in about. What a dithering idiot... 

[Ted Bates Statue]

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I think we all know what went wrong at Southampton and it feels like that one result has rocked the boat and confidence yet again.

Jermaine Jenas. Which result is he talking about?

[cloggy saint]

I'm usually one of the more optimistic people here but can't see anything other than a defeat. Hopefully we can keep it respectable.

[Toussaint]

I’m not sure I can watch this, if I do it will be from behind the sofa with a cushion held to my face. Having the occasional peek, followed by a tantrum / sob / expletives as the occasion requires. Course it could be the day we turn the corner.

[Toussaint]

1 minute ago, cloggy saint said:

I'm usually one of the more optimistic people here but can't see anything other than a defeat. Hopefully we can keep it respectable.

Sad times when the best you can hope for is not to be humiliated again.

[Chris cooper]

1 hour ago, Master Bates said:

It was a tongue in cheek comment 😊👍

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