Sheffield Utd 0-2 Saints - Match Thread

[nta786]

2-0 FT.

Well done Saints!!! I think 11th again would be a good target going forward. 

[BotleySaint]

Good to see us trying a quick ball over the top a lot more today. We've been in several times.

[skintsaint]

good win. Redders again not looking confident. no relegation fears now.

[OttawaSaint]

Yay! We won!

[obelisk]

Redmond polishes off the game with another miss.

[LGTL]

Honestly some of you need to get a grip about this Redmond stuff. 
 

A win, forgot what that feels like!

[DT]

Well. Done. Saints. 
beer. 

[Sunglasses Ron]

Well done lads, better times ahead (after mid-week) 😇

[ecurnew02]

3 hours ago, ecurnew02 said:

Feeling confident today! 2-0 win 

😁

[Uncle Albert]

It’s a miracle!!!

[Toussaint]

Champions league here we come!

[gammon cheeks]

Very nice

[Viking Saint]

Will take that. Feels good, been a while!! 

[trousers]

10 points above Fulham, 10 points below Liverpool. Looking up again

(Saintsweb Intelligentsia: "yeah, but Sheff Utd were shite")

[Saint_clark]

Just now, LGTL said:

Honestly some of you need to get a grip about this Redmond stuff. 
 

A win, forgot what that feels like!

He's lucky we were already winning, if that was at level or a goal down...the defender up against him fell on his arse. 

[CB Fry]

How many wins do we need before we can catch up with unstoppable Fulham?

[Whitey Grandad]

Never in doubt 😎

[Jimmy_D]

Did what needed to do today, Sheffield United as poor as their position suggests.

Excellent finish by Adams!

[OttawaSaint]

Should have been 0-5. All Redmond’s fault for not cheering enough from the bench.

[Toadhall Saint]

Good stuff!

[moonraker]

Needed that, I thought we managed the 2nd half very well considering the lack of confidence.  SU really are poor.  Fleck should have walked as should the Neanderthal McBurnie.

[Uncle Albert]

Beer o’clock now.

[Lighthouse]

I thought of that pen. And Tella joke first half.

[Teddeer]

Solid performance. Should really have been 5-0. Big Fraser excellent in goal.

[The Cat]

Solid performance, easy win. Could have had a few more if not for poor decisions with the final ball.

Pretty sure they didn't have a meaningful shot on target. Another comfortable game for Forster. 

So good to have Walker Peters back to give us that balance in defence and attack.

 

[Ohio Saint]

I'm very happy, don't get me wrong. but this result was largely due to the opposition failing to score despite some very good opportunities that they should not have had.

 

But yeah, YAY!!!

[Viking Saint]

2 minutes ago, LGTL said:

Honestly some of you need to get a grip about this Redmond stuff. 
 

A win, forgot what that feels like!

I fear he deserves what he gets. Confidence is shot and may as well not be on the pitch. Opportunities today to make an impression and either made the wrong decisions or lack of skill let him down. Tella is ten times the player Redmond is atm, fast, attacking, offers a threat and tremendous work rate, none of which you can say about Redmond. 

[The Cat]

4 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

He's lucky we were already winning, if that was at level or a goal down...the defender up against him fell on his arse. 

Just leave it. Seriously you're just getting embarrassing now. Our final ball was poor all game, pretty much every forward player fucked up an easy pass to put a player in at some point in the game yet only one of them gets the abuse.

Edited 6 March, 2021 by The Cat

[StrangelyBrown]

Well done saints. Something at last to build on!

Work to be done though, but hopefully we'll put a bit of run together (ignoring city).

Some real positives in the second half. Forster gives us a bit of quick decision making at the back which was sadly missing with McCarthy. Stuey gets better and better. Kwp definitely improves us. Diallo much better in the second half. Minamino looked much better on the other side when he switched.

Thought the ref was decent today even if you could argue that he should have sent a couple of their players off.

[Mr X]

Redmond did try hard when he came on just a shame he always walks it into trouble when through on goal always wants an extra touch 

[Turkish]

5 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

He's lucky we were already winning, if that was at level or a goal down...the defender up against him fell on his arse. 

Nice scuffed finish from Adams, hey pal

[stknowle]

2 minutes ago, obelisk said:

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, Uncle Albert said:

Beer o’clock now.

I  don't think it's appropriate to reference the consuming of alcohol no matter the circumstances. Yes we've won a game of football, but a cup of tea should be more than enough.

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, The Cat said:

Just leave it. Seriously you're just getting embarrassing now. Our final ball was poor all game, pretty much every forward player fucked up an easy pass to put a player in at some point in the game yet only one of them gets the abuse.

Because only one of them has done it consistently over the last 5 years, regressing from a player that actually went past defenders to someone that turns and passes backwards and still manages to give it away more than anyone else. 

[Jonnyboy]

5 minutes ago, trousers said:

10 points above Fulham, 10 points below Liverpool. Looking up again

(Saintsweb Intelligentsia: "yeah, but Sheff Utd were shite")

They truly were shyte thankfully. 

If you are relying on Dave McGoldrick for your goals... well you can see why they are the lowest scoring team in all of Europe. 

[qwertyell]

Needed that. Professional job in the second half, albeit with some terrible decision making in the final third to extend the lead. Great strike from Adams.

Thought the defence was really solid today - has Forster only conceded once this season? Maybe we should stick with the big lump while he keeps putting up the numbers.

10 point gap with 11 to play sound a lot better than the 4 it could've been if this week had gone worse.

Diallo much improved in the second half - think he's a quality player in the making.

Phew.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Turkish said:

Nice scuffed finish from Adams, hey pal

Absolutely. Never denied saying it. Time will tell if I was wrong as really he's blown hot and cold too, but his strength and passing ability are big attributes regardless of how his goalscoring record holds out.

[stknowle]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

Because only one of them has done it consistently over the last 5 years, regressing from a player that actually went past defenders to someone that turns and passes backwards and still manages to give it away more than anyone else. 

Jesus stop carping on and have a beer

[Mr Saints]

Well done chaps

[Uncle Albert]

2 minutes ago, stknowle said:

 

 

I  don't think it's appropriate to reference the consuming of alcohol no matter the circumstances. Yes we've won a game of football, but a cup of tea should be more than enough.

Sorry mum.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, stknowle said:

Jesus stop carping on and have a beer

Having one already cheers mate, just answering someone that replied to my post as tends to happen on a forum. 

Cheers!

[stknowle]

Just now, Uncle Albert said:

Sorry mum.

Ok son!

[ButtikonSaint]

Phewww... Let's all get drunk tonight, we deserve it... and so did the lads today.

 

[stknowle]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

Having one already cheers mate, just answering someone that replied to my post as tends to happen on a forum. 

Cheers!

Nice one. Cheers!

[eelpie]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

Absolutely. Never denied saying it. Time will tell if I was wrong as really he's blown hot and cold too, but his strength and passing ability are big attributes regardless of how his goalscoring record holds out.

"his strength and passing ability are big attributes" That's better, SC.

[badgerx16]

Just now, ButtikonSaint said:

Phewww... Let's all get drunk tonight, we deserve it... and so did the lads today.

 

What about us tee-totallers ?

[S-Clarke]

Take that, move on. blue line etc.

Hard to read too much into it due to the absolute dreadful opposition. Worst PL team in a very, very long time. I think that Derby team had a little bit more about them? This lot are proper shithole cloggers. They'll struggle big style next year IMO. Long way back.

Not really much to say, should have been more than 2-0, but I'd have accepted no more than a win today given the quality of the opposition. 

Confidence wise and rhythm wise we struggled, but once we got our noses in front and then a 2nd we had more confidence about us. It's amazing what confidence can do to an individual and a collective, as a team and individually we absolutely thrive on it.

No-hit in the next game, let's see what happens next weekend.

[Teddeer]

Adams goal was an absolutely brilliant strike. When he goes on pure instinct and doesn't have time to overthink he always does better.

[ButtikonSaint]

Just now, badgerx16 said:

What about us tee-totallers ?

drunk of happiness, good for you?

 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Teddeer said:

Adams goal was an absolutely brilliant strike. When he goes on pure instinct and doesn't have time to overthink he always does better.

Definitely seems to be that way. He should be looking for the pass whenever he has time really.

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

Thank god for that. I feared for what would happen today, particularly after their win midweek.

Ings' injury obviously a concern, but this result is a huge boost.