Everton vs Saints - Match Thread

[Jonnyboy]

3 minutes ago, Doctoroncall said:

Across the entire season Saints lead 20-17 on first-half goals, but trail 11-26 after the break.

 

1 second half goal in the last 13 matches? 

[BotleySaint]

I think it's actually got to the point where we probably deserve something.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Sammysaint88 said:

That’s twice ings has taken the ball of one of our players

Disgraceful. Utterly, utterly self centred.

[Far que]

Ralf out ,caught out as a one trick pony,never gunna cut in the premier league 

[OttawaSaint]

That’s the kind of sucker punch we concede all the time. Fucking typical, Vest slipped as he swung at it.

[Saint_clark]

That ball went out for a goal kick there.

[hackedoff]

Yet another tame surrender of a game.

[trousers]

Just now, BotleySaint said:

I think it's actually got to the point where we probably deserve something.

Yep, we've been poor but if we'd nicked a point it wouldn't have been an unfair result given how poor Everton have been too

[obelisk]

It's not as though Saints' blunt attack hasn't been obvious for far too long.

[Saint_clark]

Should be a red card for Calvert Lewin. Var wont even look at it.

[Sheaf Saint]

You just know we're not gonna score when Vestergaard can't put that chance away.

[stknowle]

Another injury to round off another fantastic evening

[Lone ranger]

Anyone know any South based out of work managers to give Ralf a hand?

[nta786]

Ooh that was in the air hanging left leg looked painful

[OttawaSaint]

Djenepo better have a broken leg here. Criminal to be rolling around at this stage.

[Mr X]

Well there we have it one point in 27 

[whelk]

So shit but actually could easily have won this

[HarvSFC]

Other players telling Djenepo to get up, didn’t know that actually happened.

[Whitey Grandad]

How have Everton gone through this game without a yellow card?

[Saint Fan CaM]

Calvin Lewin comes down heavily on Djenepo’s ankle and nothing given. Dirty cynical bunch of cnuts are Everton.

[Whitey Grandad]

Just now, HarvSFC said:

Other players telling Djenepo to get up, didn’t know that actually happened.

Calvert-Lewis landed on his ankle. No foul given.

[DT]

Djenepo just about the least protected player in the league by refs

[Saint_clark]

Holy shit, go on Forster overhead kick.

[Jonnyboy]

2 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

Djenepo better have a broken leg here. Criminal to be rolling around at this stage.

It's earned us some extra time in a way

[nta786]

FT 1-0 to Everton.

[Ed Rooney]

Think they should just all give their wages to Armstrong 

[OttawaSaint]

Garbage.

[HKsaint]

We had a very good run during the period of Redmond’s injury. I think this sums up the situation. 

[Saint_clark]

Ralph looks properly depressed.

[The Cat]

We actually played ok second half.

The whole "overrun in midfield" theory was blown out of the water because Armstrong and Ward Prowse have been more than competitive. 

Probably deserved a point by the end. Vestergaard unlucky that he slipped when shooting. 

[obelisk]

The sad thing is that Everton weren't that much really. Saints moving into real relegation trouble now. Need 3 points in Sheffield.

[Whitey Grandad]

Too little, too late. Not enough intensity or belief.

In any other season losing 1-0 at Everton would not bea terrible result.

[Mr X]

One point in 27 who would keep their job after that? 

[Pamplemousse]

For what it's worth, I thought we did OK. Everton defended well.

 

We play like that against Sheffield United and we beat them comfortably.

[DT]

Never want to see Redmond in a Saints shirt again

[Whitey Grandad]

Just now, Mr X said:

One point in 27 who would keep their job after that? 

Oh shut up would you. 
 

Please. What point are you trying to make?

[Disco Stu]

Picked the wrong team again. Everton were there for the taking today but yet again, we haven't shown up.

[Jimmy_D]

We've played worse than that and won against better teams than that in the past.

[gammon cheeks]

Armstrong absolute superb !   Apart from him ....nothing !

[Lord Duckhunter]

Just now, The Cat said:

We actually played ok second half.

The whole "overrun in midfield" theory was blown out of the water because Armstrong and Ward Prowse have been more than competitive. 

Probably deserved a point by the end. Vestergaard unlucky that he slipped when shooting. 

More excuses.

 

It was fucking woeful. Everton played the whole of the second half in third gear. When it mattered we were bullied. If you think Prowse was “competitive “ you’re deluded. 
 

We got exactly what we deserved, fuck all.

[Baird of the land]

Armstrong the only real player who seems to want to move with the ball.

Feels sorry for Ings working his socks off but getting zero service.

Despite everton coasting and us busting a gut we really felt powder puff.

Another injury too.

[davefizzy14]

Just so frustrating atm. Why didn't we be a bit more positive earlier in the game rather than last 5/10 mins. Armstrong our best player tonight without doubt. Moussa good too. I feel sorry for Ings too, next to no service. 

Edited 1 March, 2021 by davefizzy14

[S-Clarke]

Everton were there for the taking tonight, that's the frustrating thing. They were really poor and we couldn't do anything of note at all.

1 shot on target in the 87th min just isn't good enough, no matter how you dress it up.

Thought we looked better once we dropped the Jan at right back horror show, but it felt a little too late then.

Really not sure where we go. We've got Adams who is just dross at the moment, and let's be truth has never been much cop. Redmond is just Redmond, don't need to say anything more about that abomination of a premier league footballer.

Moussa was a bright spark, as was Ings in the final third. Luck would probably have it that Moussa is injured now.

Onto the next one I guess. Fail to win that one and I've had it tbh.

[Mr Saints]

Predictably shit

[CB Fry]

1 minute ago, The Cat said:

We actually played ok second half.

The whole "overrun in midfield" theory was blown out of the water because Armstrong and Ward Prowse have been more than competitive. 

Probably deserved a point by the end. Vestergaard unlucky that he slipped when shooting. 

We didn't deserve a point from that because we created pretty much nothing.

All that happened is Everton pissed away the opportunity to beat us more easily.

[BotleySaint]

There were definitely some positives from the performance today.

We could easily have nicked the point. How Everton made it through with no yellows is defies belief.

The next 6 league games

Sheff Utd
Man City
Brighton
Burnley
West Brom
Palace

Surely we can get 3-5 points from that lot?

[Uncle Albert]

Fuck off Nathan Redmond, some of his pratting around is costing us good chances.

[obelisk]

Well at least it was only 1-0.

[Shroppie]

3 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

Picked the wrong team again. Everton were there for the taking today but yet again, we haven't shown up.

We were certainly better once Djenepo moved to RB and we got Tella on. There were good chances to get a point - Djenepo and Vestergaard. But now Djenepo looks injured again, so back to square one.

Edited 1 March, 2021 by Shroppie

[Lallana's Left Peg]

When the opposition doesn't even have to turn up to beat you then there are big warning signs that something is wrong.  Team is devoid of confidence and lacking the quality to achieve anything to act as a catalyst to generate some.

Just a complete lack of cohesion in the team which is entirely down to Ralph.  I don't want him to go, far from it, but he deserves to be properly questioned about what is going wrong and why.