Man City 5-2 Saints - Match Thread

[JRM]

1 minute ago, Appy said:

Stephens in midfield, hopefully time to get proven wrong about that 

Or could he be right back in a back 5?

Don't agree with dropping Forster,  defence need settled keeper behind them 

[Sheaf Saint]

So who's playing RB then? Bednarek? Stephens? Salisu?

I'm really not sure bringing Macca back is the best idea here either. Fraser has done nothing wrong in the games he has played recently.

[Totton Saint]

FF dropped FFS!   

 

Ralph has thrown in the towel with the bizzare line up

[CB Fry]

2 minutes ago, Appy said:

Stephens in midfield, hopefully time to get proven wrong about that 

I'd assumed it's five at the back with Armstrong being a more defensive midfielder alongside JWP as we did the other day.

[danjosaint]

Nothing like fu****g with ff's confidence 

[Totton Saint]

What has Macca done to merit his place back. Frasier must be sick

[davefizzy14]

Really don't think Jan should be at right back. He needs to be in his actual position.

I think Ralph will put Fraser back in on Sunday

Edited 10 March, 2021 by davefizzy14

[Matthew Le God]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

So who's playing RB then? Bednarek? Stephens? Salisu?

Probably the usual 4222 with Bednarek right back and Stephens in central midfield. No chance a left footed centre back like Salisu will be playing right back when Bednarek is in the team.

[Teddeer]

Interesting eleven and let's wait to see how Ralph has them set up. Can't see us scoring but let's see what happens. Could be any score this game.

[DJ_TOAST]

Why Fraser / Tella dropped and Redmond / McCarthy back ugh

[Matthew Le God]

Just now, Totton Saint said:

What has Macca done to merit his place back. Frasier must be sick

I'm sure he'll get over it... 

As for Fraser Forster... who knows! 😉

[Ekelund]

352 with Stephens CDM? 

[whelk]

4 minutes ago, danjosaint said:

Nothing like fu****g with ff's confidence 

Missing out may help his goals conceded stats but would much preferred he played tonight

[Saints foreva]

Please don't get humiliated. Again. 

[saintbenny]

utterly bizarre from Ralph. I can understand resting some for Sunday but surely FF doesn't need a rest? Maybe he knows we are going to get hammered and doesn't want the negative experience to fall on the shoulders of FF.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Surely Stephens is playing right back? 

[JRM]

7 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

So who's playing RB then? Bednarek? Stephens? Salisu?

I'm really not sure bringing Macca back is the best idea here either. Fraser has done nothing wrong in the games he has played recently.

I used to play centre back  , communication with keeper so important so don't agree with all this changing just when Forster building solid relationship with centre backs, we've just aiming to take a 4-0 defeat tonight and move on to Sunday. 

[simo]

Ralph writing this game off then I see !

[Totton Saint]

Just dawned on me  Tella not playing.  What on earth is going on. Redders better turn up today!!

[LGTL]

😂 RH less confident then us by the looks of that lineup! 

[Chapel End]

Squad rotation/usage, nothing really surprising. 

Best chance of a win is against Brighton 

[ChrisPY]

Think Ralph probably gave assurances of a cup keeper and a league keeper.
Forster has now become our league keeper but given how we’ve progressed in the FA Cup, would be harsh to also remove him from that team but also unfair to give McCarthy no games. Seems reasonable to use him in a ‘free hit’ games, especially one against a team he has put in probably his best performance of the last 12 months.

 

[sydney_saint]

Once again Redmond back in the starting XI. Did he earn his way back in? Did he fuck. And that's the problem with him, he never has to play his way back into the side. I would rather have played Watts. It rewards poor performances. 

[Matthew Le God]

1 minute ago, sydney_saint said:

Once again Redmond back in the starting XI. Did he earn his way back in? Did he fuck. 

The thinking might be that it keeps Tella and Minamino fresh for the more winnable game at the weekend.

Edited 10 March, 2021 by Matthew Le God

[DT]

This is a lunatic selection. Redmond and McCarthy. Pathetic. Ralph is a buffoon sometimes. KEEP A WINNING TEAM

[Matthew Le God]

Just now, DT said:

This is a lunatic selection. Redmond and McCarthy. Pathetic. Ralph is a buffoon sometimes. KEEP A WINNING TEAM

Why do that regardless of circumstances? Brighton don't play in mid week... we do... vs the best team in the country.

[Chapel End]

Just now, DT said:

This is a lunatic selection. Redmond and McCarthy. Pathetic. Ralph is a buffoon sometimes. KEEP A WINNING TEAM

And here he is 🙄

[Saint Billy]

Omg, I don't believe this lineup, Ralph is either a wizard or is heading for a nervous breakdown. 

[Heisenberg]

Oh wow! 💩 This could be carnage 

[LiberalCommunist]

Well done Ralph. Leaving KWP out is not only brave, but selfless. I applaud you. 

UTS

[sydney_saint]

3 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

The thinking might be that it keeps Tella and Minamino fresh for the more winnable game at the weekend.

I know the thinking. But that wasn't my point. I would rather have played Watts. He's looked handy in his couple of appearances and so that rewards positive play. I'm very tired of Redmond continuously making his way into a starting XI without earning it.

Edited 10 March, 2021 by sydney_saint

[DT]

Just now, Matthew Le God said:

Why do that regardless of circumstances? Brighton don't play in mid week... we do... vs the best team in the country.

Because we ended a long losing run, so you try and build. You don't tinker. And certainly not with players who were dropped because they were crap, against the best team in the country. Looks really stupid to me

[stevy777_x]

Salisu in midfield he has played there before for Valladolid. Ca 

[badgerx16]

The BBC empahsising again that the last time we played in Manchester we had 2 red cards, ( amongst certain other details about the match at OT ). They never seem to add that the second was unwarranted, subsequently rescinded, and that the final result was a consequence of the referee's utter incompetence in buying Martial's play acting.

[badgerx16]

Maybe KWP and Tella aren't match fit - KWP is only just back from injury, and NT was getting kicked all over the place by Sheff Utd.

[DT]

9-0 is 200-1

😉

I think it will be 4

[beatlesaint]

What’s so difficult to understand about leaving players who have just come back from injury out of this game to have them ready for the weekend? Playing twice in four days cost us KWP last time. I would have left Armstrong out as well personally.

The only one I don’t get is dropping FF

[Chapel End]

Just now, DT said:

9-0 is 200-1

😉

I think it will be 4

Not like you to be positive, are you ok ?

[Chapel End]

Just now, beatlesaint said:

What’s so difficult to understand about leaving players who have just come back from injury out of this game to have them ready for the weekend? Playing twice in four days cost us KWP last time. I would have left Armstrong out as well personally.

The only one I don’t get is dropping FF

At last a sensible post

[JustinSFC]

I don't understand dropping Forster and I don't understand starting Redmond over Tella.

We're not winning this regardless, but I'm not sure why Forster get's dropped.

[aintforever]

This could get messy.

[DT]

1 minute ago, JustinSFC said:

I don't understand dropping Forster and I don't understand starting Redmond over Tella.

We're not winning this regardless, but I'm not sure why Forster get's dropped.

Careful. You'll be called 'negative'

[Ted Bates Statue]

I don't think we have much chance of winning the league title now. Guess we can concentrate on the Cup after tonight.

[trousers]

Textbook pre-match thread 

[Jimmy_D]

Understandable team selection, all things considered, but looks like it might be a long 90 minutes this evening as a result.

[Mr Brightside]

Is Jankewitz injured?

[Saint Billy]

Just now, trousers said:

Textbook pre-match thread 

Typical post from you. 

[Pancake]

I don’t get it. Was feeling oddly optimistic earlier today but that line up has fucked me right off. 

[CB Fry]

We're going to nick this.

[CB Fry]

We're going to get annihilated.