Saints 1-2 Brighton - Match Thread

[Lighthouse]

6 minutes ago, egg said:

If that was on his other foot he would have finished like a league one player. Thankfully it wasn't. 

7 League goals so far, 2 clear of £50m Timo Werner and good enough for our golden boot for about 3 years, before last season. He’ll do for now.

[Mr X]

1 minute ago, Micky said:

We still look very dodgy at the back

We have pretty much looked shaky ever since the days vvd threw his toys out the pram, we need another bruiser alongside vesterguard

[Lord Duckhunter]

2 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

Bednarek should have pulled a Maupay and gone down there. Was shoved in box.

That’s half our trouble, we’re too nice. Hit  the deck and 6 or 7 shouting at the ref and that’s looked at by var imo. 

Edited 14 March, 2021 by Lord Duckhunter

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Is it me or are Brighton pinching an obscene amount of extra yards when taking throw ins??

 

[Suhari]

Bertrand seems to be getting forward more today.

[The Cat]

Great save

[LGTL]

Great save Forster

[Scully]

Embarrassing defending 

[nta786]

Big save from Forster but wow our defence all over the place

Edited 14 March, 2021 by nta786

[stknowle]

Well done Fraser

[Mr X]

Decent save there 

[Micky]

Absolutely comedic.... ffs

[Ed Rooney]

Good save 

[Chez]

Excellent work Forster

 

[Mr X]

They pretty much had an open goal 

[OttawaSaint]

Saved Fraser!

 

Again Bertrand miles behind the play.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

Bertrand seems to be getting forward more today.

And not coming back!

[trousers]

Stop giving the ball away FFS

[obelisk]

Saints keep getting outnumbered in defence.

[LGTL]

Brighton look like they’re going to score with every attack at the moment 

[igsey]

Not sure McCarthy saves that one! Great save/awful finish.

[Avenue_Saint]

What a save Forster!

[OttawaSaint]

And again Bertie needing someone else to defend for him. He looks gassed.

[Mr X]

We've been poor last ten minutes 

[obelisk]

Bednarek having a bit of a 'mare. Just as long as he doesn't score.

[northam soul]

Ball retention is awful, can’t keep giving it away ffs

[Chez]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

Saved Fraser!

 

Again Bertrand miles behind the play.

he was right there, but had to tuck in and go to the ball leaving the man free. Not his fault he was overloaded.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Not sure if Tella is giving us much threat

[igsey]

Lmao I love that their players keep rolling around on the floor and the commentators and refs just ignore them.

[obelisk]

Just for a change don't concede in added time Saints.

[sydney_saint]

That was shocking from Minamino before. Defence got pulled across. He absolutely needs to be back there but wasn't even in the frame. 

[Chez]

2 minutes ago, igsey said:

Not sure McCarthy saves that one! Great save/awful finish.

Maybe, maybe not. Forster certainly makes himself big. We need a keeper with the combination of their best traits.

[Mr X]

Just now, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Not sure if Tella is giving us much threat

Has tried to run balls down well and has the pace to get behind, hasn't had a one on one chance yet 

[The Cat]

We've surrendered the initiative we had after scoring which is disappointing. Some sloppy play in possession isn't helping.

[hackedoff]

A very winnable game that won't be.

[OttawaSaint]

Decent passing move at the end there.

[Philvinda]

Why do we make so many mistakes? It’s SO frustrating!!

[skintsaint]

well we normally play wank one half and good the other....fingers crossed its another one of them games.

Edited 14 March, 2021 by skintsaint

[Micky]

Two very poor football teams.  Fair scoreline, but we are no better than them.

[Sarisbury Saint]

So many gaps in our defence.

What do we do in training ?

[SKD]

Just now, hackedoff said:

A very winnable game that won't be.

Brighton aren’t a bad team. Missing their whole defence, luckily, but it’s lack of taking chances rather than just being shit which has seen them where they are. 

[stknowle]

Good game this but I'm very worried we're going to lose it.

[Suhari]

So.... What sort of second half do you think they'll serve us?

[obelisk]

Given their position with nothing much to lose Brighton are playing without much fear. Both defences looking poor though.

[JustinSFC]

Bertrand is getting absolutely shredded down his side and Brighton are playing all their football that side.

 

[Chapel End]

It's about even and score line is fair,but we played better in midfield and attack on Wednesday 

[Chez]

In Diallo we have a player that ,at last, can truely replace Morgan. He is great to watch. First touch is magic and weight of pass has been excellent so far today.

[Uncle Albert]

Is it just me or we have a serious problem with marking in set pieces?

[Lord Duckhunter]

Defensively, we’re woeful. Midfield offer no protection and the back 4 play like strangers. Add to that the individual mistakes and the lack of a bit of bottle, we’re always going to concede. 

[washsaint]

Look OK in the middle of the park but terrible at the back.

Got to tighten it up 2nd half - Brighton all over us down the left. Minamino providing no cover for the very slow Bertrand.

Still in it and still hopeful we'll win this