Man City 5-2 Saints - Match Thread

[DT]

1 minute ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Absolutely no last ditch defending, no chucking their bodies in the way, no tackles flying in, absolutely zero metal toughness yet again. 
 

Bunch of fucking fairies that do ok when it doesn’t hurt or matter. 

We do lack any kind of backbone. Or structure. 

[S-Clarke]

Good in transition and moving through the the lines, but very little punch to it. It hasn't been a 3-1 game, but that's what you get when they have goal scorers in their team and we don't.

It's been positive in places, but also very reminiscent of our powderpuff approach in other games where we just give up goals so easily. I'm not sure Bertrand is pulling up trees at RB, and Salisu is almost certainly not a left back. More square pegs just to make up for a lack of squad, hopefully we sort that in the summer and we'd have a much better chance of being competitive.

[Chez]

2 minutes ago, Instant Classic said:

How on Earth can he be at fault for that??

 

Exactly. Ball hits the post (McCarthy may even have got a touch, not sure, but if he did its a brilliant save) and bounces straight out to Gunderwan.  Forster wouldn't have got near it, or the Foden shot for their first. He fucked up for the back pass, which was a poor touch, but not everything he dies is shit. I'm no fan, but blaming him for these goals seems harsh to me.

[Disco Stu]

Typical the one game we get a dodgy decision in our favour, it won't make any difference for us 😒

[Toussaint]

It’s not over yet, all we need is to score 3 goals and keep City out.

[qwertyell]

Classically Saintsy half. Played pretty decently. Didn't do anything with our good spells, then the opposition score and lead without getting out of first gear.

City have only had four attacks. Two of them handed on a plate by Adams and McCarthy (should've been a penalty). Four attacks, three goals.

Hopefully City will stay in strolling mode and the score won't get too out of hand.

[NewYorkSaint]

Heartbreaking half. 

 

[DT]

Salisu does play like he doesn’t really give a toss doesn’t he? 

[northam soul]

Be interesting to see the running stats for our midfield, from what I’ve seen Stephens has just ambled around.

We started well but couldn’t create in the final third then the inevuhappens

[S-Clarke]

Just now, DT said:

Salisu does play like he doesn’t really give a toss doesn’t he? 

You post an absolute load of shit mate.

[Mr X]

The replay shows the mcarthy  incident was actually a penalty definite contact 

[Lord Duckhunter]

2 minutes ago, JRM said:

 

McCarthy all over the place, should have been a pen to City and a sending off. 

Sending off lol.
 

Have they changed the rules? 

[Toussaint]

1 minute ago, Disco Stu said:

Typical the one game we get a dodgy decision in our favour, it won't make any difference for us 😒

Don’t write it off, could keep the final score under 9

[S-Clarke]

Just now, northam soul said:

Be interesting to see the running stats for our midfield, from what I’ve seen Stephens has just ambled around.

We started well but couldn’t create in the final third then the inevuhappens

He started ok with the quick give and go's, but hasn't really moved around. He's been quite static in that central area (maybe that's all he's been told to do).

JWP, as usual, is absolutely everywhere. Non-human that kid.

[Avenue_Saint]

Playing well but strange picks all over the park.

 

why did he bring McCarthy back in???

[trousers]

1 minute ago, DT said:

Salisu does play like he doesn’t really give a toss doesn’t he? 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Mr X said:

The replay shows the mcarthy  incident was actually a penalty definite contact 

I actually thought the halftime replays showed Foden kicking it and then a very sudden change in direction from the ball afterwards meaning McCarthy did make contact with it.

[Archers Road Stand]

That 3rd goal is really disappointing. Stephens and Salisu seemed to give up once Marhez went past them. 

We're just a really lightweight team. No bollocks about us. 

[Saint_Jonny]

City aren't worth the scoreline but what do people expect when they've got that talent on the pitch. Thought we were decent in that half. Keep it right Saints don't fall apart now. 

[Toussaint]

1 minute ago, DT said:

Salisu does play like he doesn’t really give a toss doesn’t he? 

I think he’s just way out of his depth / comfort zone. I actually think he’ll leave at the end of the season 

[Chris cooper]

How that challenge on Foden wasn’t a pen is beyond belief ..

[woodsaint1]

We've pretty much a team defenders out there tonight and we've still managed to be defensively inept. 

[Jimmy_D]

Just now, Mr X said:

The replay shows the mcarthy  incident was actually a penalty definite contact 

That was never in question.

It's the slightest touch on the ball that's saved him.

You can see there's a slight change in angle of the ball from it.

[S-Clarke]

Just now, Avenue_Saint said:

Playing well but strange picks all over the park.

 

why did he bring McCarthy back in???

Who knows, I don't think it would make a difference either way tbh. Both a fairly average GK's.

The one big error he made wasn't punished, thankfully.

[nta786]

I’m surprised VAR never told Moss to go to the pitchside monitor too. 
I think it is a pen and he may have overturned it.
The luck would have been better used in a 6 pointer against teams around us!

Edited 10 March, 2021 by nta786

[Chapel End]

18 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

You're blaming Mccarthy for that goal? You're wrong.

He has to blame someone and Redmond is doing ok

[Baird of the land]

Still not sure on the foden tackle to be honest whether Mccarthy makes contact with the ball. Probably one of those ones where if the ref gives it it wouldn't have been overturned but equally not enough evidence the other way round.

The mixture of the rebounds falling perfectly to them/our defenders not reactting quickly enough was very frustrating after mccarthy pulled off two very good saves.

[st alex]

We've had the luck with decisions for once. Thought the penalties probably ought to have gone the other way. Would be 4-0 if they had.

We've not been that bad though, big gulf in quality, certainly being competitive.

[Micky]

5 minutes ago, DT said:

We do lack any kind of backbone. Or structure. 

We do.  Physically we are weak, as the third goal showed.  Mentally,  as you will probably see in the second half we are shot to peices.

[warsash saint]

There are some prize twats on here...... what could McCarthy do for any of the 3 goals??

[Chapel End]

Tella on

Can we get Alpine back instead of DT, he is the most moany, clueless and negative poster ever 

Edited 10 March, 2021 by Chapel End

[Lord Duckhunter]

Just now, Chapel End said:

Tella on

In nets?

[Toussaint]

Just now, warsash saint said:

There are some prize twats on here...... what could McCarthy do for any of the 3 goals??

Nothing, but he is the scapegoat de jour

[Chris cooper]

That’s mouse out for 3 weeks

[obelisk]

I'm not sure that Saints have the mental strength to handle a relegation fight. We need a couple of winds asap after this demonstration of how not to defend.

[LaptopSaint]

More annoying than being slaughtered by Utd. Played well for 40 mins. 
3-3 or 6-1. 

[S-Clarke]

I assume Moussa was injured. Made of glass that lad. After 2 years, he's still struggling to hold a place in this side and that's really disappointing for me.

[itchen]

3 minutes ago, nta786 said:

I’m surprised VAR never told Moss to go to the pitchside monitor too. 
I think it is a pen and he may have overturned it.
The luck would have been better used in a 6 pointer against teams around us!

VAR looked at it and said no. Sky commentator doesn't think McCarthy touched Foden. Let it go.

[The Cat]

11 minutes ago, JRM said:

Ralph is just using this game to experiment and try out a few things in case needed this season, Bertrand out of position a few times at right back, Stephens in the middle. 

McCarthy all over the place, should have been a pen to City and a sending off. 

Would have been a yellow because he tried to play the ball. 

[Micky]

We ain't getting a touch this half, it's their ball and their keeping it. 

[nta786]

Just now, The Cat said:

Would have been a yellow because he tried to play the ball. 

This rule still confuses me only due to Bednarek’s red card at OT. 

[CB Fry]

Difficult to see this as anything other than an absolute pasting. Let's hope City get bored.

[BotleySaint]

City have the look of a team that want to score quite a few more.. troubling.

[stknowle]

Thoroughly unedfiying to see we've come out as 2nd half us.

[obelisk]

This could be painful.

[LGTL]

Only hope now is that City take it easy. We’ll be lucky to touch the ball in their area this half.

[saint michael]

Who is our defensive coach. Would love to hear his views and strategy. 

[The Cat]

If Forster had saved that he'd have caught it, rushed out, played a quick one two with a midfielder, dribbled round 4 players and knocked it the top corner from 30 yards. 

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

1 hour ago, S-Clarke said:

You'd be the first one frothing at the mouth had we played our first team, lost anyway, had injuries and were depleted for Brighton.

So pipe down.

Who are you telling to pipe down? It's a forum! A place for people share opinions, not be told what to do by you!

A manger should set out to try and win every game. I don't subscribe to this resting players so that they don't get injured. Injuries are part of the game. We might have fielded a full strength team and won tonight, without any injuries. Then we wouldn't be pinning everything on beating Brighton at the weekend. Something that there's absolutely no guarantee of at all. 

 

 

[Mr X]

This is going to be a rout can't get hold of the ball