Spurs 2-1 Saints - Game thread

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:45, igsey said:

Surely Alderweireld handles that directly before the penalty?

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This.

If the shot had gone in, VAR would rule it out for handball in the build-up.

Absolute fucking joke.

[Suhari]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:49, igsey said:

Back to the top of the "points dropped" league at least!

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We win this regularly; plus the net spend.

Maybe we can set up our own league competition?

[wadesmith]

3 wins in 20 games. I’m sorry but if they were the first 20 games of the season, then Ralph would have been gone a few games ago. 

Edited 21 April, 2021 by wadesmith

[Convict Colony]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:32, igsey said:

Moss owes us.

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didnt age well

[Baird of the land]

Diallo has been utterly atrocious again.

[nta786]

1st half we deserved 2-3 goals

2nd half they’ve been all over us but haven’t tested McCarthy that much.

Yet, we lose. Story of 2021.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Once the referee gave a free kick Vars hands were tied. Either inside or outside, with on the line inside. It was inside. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

VAR has ruined football

[Chapel End]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:49, Lord Duckhunter said:

That won’t stop people....The excuses will come and come, VAR, Referee 

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You should do one mate all you do is snipe at other posters, even before they've posted.

 

[Archers Road Stand]

Another comfortable as fuck stoppage time for a team defending a 1 goal lead against us.

 

Ralph OUT. 

[Mr X]

Sorry but RH has had long enough to turn around the relegation form. We need a change, had we not had a lucky start we would have certainly been relegated 

[gammon cheeks]

Played well first half... mainly because spurs were playing at walking pace .  2nd half fn dire ....Dialo is shit

[DT]

Ffs fed up with this. Every single game. They’re such a limp bunch of pussies. 

[Chris cooper]

We are shit no matter wot team hasntaclue puts it out !!..get Rid and get in Eddie Howe .. mass clear out in the summer !!

[Disco Stu]

Ralph out.

[harvey]

I'm sorry but Diallo is absolute rubbish......definitely fits well in with this team.

[Chapel End]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:50, Sheaf Saint said:

This.

If the shot had gone in, VAR would rule it out for handball in the build-up.

Absolute fucking joke.

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This.

They didn't even consider it, why the fuck not?

Edited 21 April, 2021 by Chapel End

[DT]

Bye Ralph. Time to go. Just not good enough. 

[Jimmy_D]

Moss shouldn't be allowed anywhere near our games.

[Baird of the land]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:51, nta786 said:

1st half we deserved 2-3 goals

2nd half they’ve been all over us but haven’t tested McCarthy that much.

Yet, we lose. Story of 2021.

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Exactly we are completely soft. Other teams find a way to stay in games we roll over and let them tickle our stomachs

[Lee On Solent Saint]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:52, Mr X said:

Sorry but RH has had long enough to turn around the relegation form. We need a change, had we not had a lucky start we would have certainly been relegated 

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I can't believe he has managed to stay in the job so long. Relegation form since January

[trousers]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:52, Lord Duckhunter said:

Once the referee gave a free kick Vars hands were tied. Either inside or outside, with on the line inside. It was inside. 

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Can VAR not look into infringements that occurred before the foul? i.e. the Spurs handball

[CB Fry]

That was the kind of noble defeat I was looking for in the Semi-Final.

[supersonic]

Another decent first half followed up by an utterly pathetic second half performance.

More points dropped from a winning position.

Same story week after week, same players under performing and getting played every week, same manager refusing to change it week after week.

Seriously, the sooner Ralph buggers off, the better. 

 

[Lord Duckhunter]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:52, Chapel End said:

You should do one mate all you do is snipe at other posters, even before they've posted.

 

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Before?  have you read the last 2 pages. The excuses have started all ready. I snipe because a lot of our supporters are one eyed and biased. There’s no agenda, the referees don’t hate us. 

Edited 21 April, 2021 by Lord Duckhunter

[DT]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:53, Lee On Solent Saint said:

I can't believe he has managed to stay in the job so long. Relegation form since January

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Has to go. Or would if we had any cash. 

[obelisk]

Unless Saints get a 4-0 lead by the hour mark I really can't see how this lot will get another point this season.

[Whitey Grandad]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:49, Lord Duckhunter said:

Not for line decisions it wasn’t. 

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But where did the perceived foul occur?

[Saint_clark]

It's a good job the events of the last few days mean that I don't give a fuck anymore.

[igsey]

It's genuinely baffling how we can be so good one half and then completely impotent second. Is it just fitness? Or squad depth? Mental weakness and lack of confidence in our ability to hold on to a lead? Are the players being told to tone it down once we're ahead to try and save some energy?

I'm not Ralph Out, not yet at least while we have nothing to play for, but something seriously has to change or be worked out before next season.

[Chapel End]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:52, Chris cooper said:

We are shit no matter wot team hasntaclue puts it out !!..get Rid and get in Eddie Howe .. mass clear out in the summer !!

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Eddie Howe 🤣

[badgerx16]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:48, The Cat said:

Dumb as fuck from Djenepo.

Also, why aren't our coaches looking at where Son puts penalties and telling McCarthy to dive that way? They put the graphic up on the TV for fuck sake so it's hardly difficult information to find.

If he'd dived that way he'd have saved it.

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Didn't the graphic show that mostly he goes to the keeper's right ?

[Pamplemousse]

Djenepo is a liability sadly. We got progressively worse as that game goes on.

 

Just highlights we have a terrible squad and sacking the manager won't change that. Nobody does any better other than Puel.

 

Why is Minamino out in the cold, though. Don't get it.

[Baird of the land]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:54, trousers said:

Can VAR not look into infringements that occurred before the foul? i.e. the Spurs handball

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Didn't seem any more of a handball than ours moments before.

[haddock22]

Who wants to watch the remaining matches?

[Whitey Grandad]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:52, Lord Duckhunter said:

Once the referee gave a free kick Vars hands were tied. Either inside or outside, with on the line inside. It was inside. 

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But when was the contact? VAR cannot see that.

[whelk]

Richard Fucking Herring knows

[Teddeer]

So predictable. Sorry Ralph but your system rarely works. There is no point pressing for the first 45 minutes if that leaves nothing in the tank for the second.  

[Minsk]

Robbed. Whilst the 2nd half performance wasn't as good as the first, we played much better. Certainly didn't deserve to lose that match.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

He has to go. Have been a massive fan of his, but it's enough now.

[Streaky]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:52, Disco Stu said:

Ralph out.

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How much longer does he get. We are going down next season if he's still here.

[Lord Duckhunter]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:54, Whitey Grandad said:

But where did the perceived foul occur?

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Dear god, and you used to be a referee.....

[Jonnyboy]

So harsh, the Spurs player gets the shot away and the foot follows through onto Djenepo's leg. 

[BotleySaint]

Despite the result we actually showed some small signs of improvement today. The pen was 50/50 call. As usual they didn't review it properly from all angles and favoured the team with the most money.

Ultimately its another defeat. And after Ings went off we barely mustered an effort. Heads dropped again.

Edited 21 April, 2021 by BotleySaint

[Saint_Jonny]

Reasonable performance from Saints tonight. But here we are, suckerpunched once again. Deflated, depressing, miserable. Business as usual from Southampton FC.

[davefizzy14]

We were brilliant 1st half, go in one up then we fall apart once Ingsy goes off. I think Ralph should have been more brave with the change, Minamimo should have come on before Diallo in my opinion. Their second goal was never a penalty in a million years, in fact it should have been a freekick to us as when we tried to clear it, it struck Tobys hand and went straight back to them! Awful decision 

Edited 21 April, 2021 by davefizzy14

[Chapel End]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:57, Jonnyboy said:

So harsh, the Spurs player gets the shot away and the foot follows through onto Djenepo's leg. 

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Stop it, facts don't belong here mate

[Uncle Albert]

Feels bitter despite the fact that I thought it would be a heavier defeat  before the game.

[Saint86]

anyone got a screenshot of the handball before the penalty?

[harvey]

  On 21/04/2021 at 18:56, Minsk said:

Robbed. Whilst the 2nd half performance wasn't as good as the first, we played much better. Certainly didn't deserve to lose that match.

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We were awful second half!...what game were you watching?