Spurs 2-1 Saints - Game thread

[doc oli]

Fair play to us, there’s no licking of wounds going on

[DT]

Shoddy from Walker peters

[obelisk]

Saints defence looking pretty ropey there but got away with it.

[Jimmy_D]

Playing well, looks like Ings is finally starting to get back to match sharpness.

[igsey]

Shocking defending from Vestergaard, fortunately Moura isn't very good.

[DT]

Very very good half. Excellent commitment. Don’t let it off the boil, Ralph. Keep that momentum and go again. Nothing silly. 

[Disco Stu]

It's like night and day!

[Nemi]

3 minutes ago, Useful Idiot said:

Great commentary:

"It's only 1-0, that's never enough to win a game of football."

So the semi-final was a draw, then?

Not enough with our defence though

[washsaint]

Where was this performance on Sunday?

[obelisk]

That's not a bad reaction to Sunday's performance from Saints. A bit worrying that it's only 1-0 though.

[TWar]

Just now, washsaint said:

Where was this performance on Sunday?

Leicester are a lot better than spurs.

[trousers]

Any reason why we can't play with that passion/desire/committment all the time...?

[washsaint]

18 minutes ago, Nick75Sfc said:

Even if we lose this game you have to question why the change in attitude.

The body language and effort are vastly improved. Just why ?

No Bertrand?  He looks like a player that can be a nuisance when things are not going well but all brightness and light when things are going well.

[Nemi]

Still think there’s gonna be a few more goals for both teams

[Saint Billy]

We all know what happens 2nd half. 

[trousers]

Just now, washsaint said:

No Bertrand?  He looks like a player that can be a nuisance when things are not going well but all brightness and light when things are going well.

I've had my suspicions about Bertrand's influence on the squads demeanor for several years now. Wouldn't surprise me.

[Convict Colony]

To be honest that is probably the best half I can remember this year.

[hypochondriac]

Almost certain to lose. A draw would be a good result though. I hope so! 

[Baird of the land]

Played very well so far. Just a shame Adams didn't have more composure with his chance.

Armstrong once again has been very good in the CM role, which is gives us another option there going forward.

Tella bright again.

We're going to miss Ings quality in front of goal if he leaves.

Feel we seem more comfortable playing out with Macca in goal.

[nta786]

Just now, trousers said:

Any reason why we can't play with that passion/desire/committment all the time...?

Perhaps because it leaves us open defensively? Sunday felt like we were trying our best to make sure the game was always within our reach where instead we should have went gung-ho at the end.

 

Also, our first half performances have generally been good! Let’s see what the second half conjures up- we will tire and Spurs can’t be this bad surely.

[TWar]

This formation looks a bit like a 442 diamond at times rather than our standard 4222, Tella and Walcott a lot wider than normal and Armstrong a lot higher up.

[Wurzel]

What's going on! Have they had some sort of clear the air talks since Sunday. Fast, positive, committed, actually playing with smiles on their faces. Best 45 minutes this year. 

Still, guess it's easy against a mediocre mid-table English team, glad we're not up against one of the European elite teams 😂😂

[cloggy saint]

2 minutes ago, Saint Billy said:

We all know what happens 2nd half. 

I don't.

[OttawaSaint]

From BBC:

Southampton had nine shots in the first half, their most in the first half of an away Premier League game since last July against Everton (also 9).

[suewhistle]

I'm no lip reader but they showed Ings at half time and I think he was muttering to himself 'F*** me'! Whether that was the score or the effort he's put in I'm not sure but we certainly deserve that lead.

Salisu showing his lack of experience a bit but his pace is really useful. The tackling has so much more bite to it tonight and even if we don't get the win this half has reminded us what we can do.

 

[SNSUN]

We look so much better with Adams in the side over Redmond. Criminal he didn't start at Wembley really. Granted he should have score do early on but he gives defenders a headache.

 

Decent performance so far. Get the second and it would be difficult to see Spurs getting back into it. Concede and we may see our heads go down.

 

Need to see more from Tella for me (overall, there were some encouraging signs that half). Bar Armstrong I still don’t fully rate the AMs in the squad.

 

Great header from Ings. Overall keep it up Saints. 

 

Are we still in the dark about Bertrand?

[Chapel End]

1 minute ago, SNSUN said:

We look so much better with Adams in the side over Redmond. Criminal he didn't start at Wembley really. Granted he should have score do early on but he gives defenders a headache.

 

Decent performance so far. Get the second and it would be difficult to see Spurs getting back into it. Concede and we may see our heads go down.

 

Need to see more from Tella for me (overall, there were some encouraging signs that half). Bar Armstrong I still don’t fully rate the AMs in the squad.

 

Great header from Ings. Overall keep it up Saints. 

 

Are we still in the dark about Bertrand?

Bertrand is injured 

[Micky]

Spurs can't be a bad in the second half, need to keep the intensity up, can't afford to take our foot off the gas. 

[qwertyell]

7 minutes ago, washsaint said:

Where was this performance on Sunday?

Leicester weren't phoning it in with a cup final a few days away.

Even so, we're far more energetic and committed than anything we showed on Sunday. 

Obviously Forster must have been weighing everyone down...

[davefizzy14]

Great 1st half from us, more bite and energy. Great header from Ings

[VictiAbNonem]

So glad we didn't concede just before halftime like we did in the reverse fixture. I really hope we come out and start the second half like we did the first. 

[egg]

11 minutes ago, Saint Billy said:

We all know what happens 2nd half. 

People like you go and watch the one show and leave footy to the rest of us hopefully. 

[East Kent Saint]

Ings putting himself in the shop window (as per Mane) with potential suitors ? Great corner by JWP , must have been spurred on by posters on here !

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 minute ago, East Kent Saint said:

Ings putting himself in the shop window (as per Mane) with potential suitors ? Great corner by JWP , must have been spurred on by posters on here !

Shame a semi final didn’t spur him on. 

[whelk]

Has Coleman never witnessed a 1 -0 win?

[DT]

Every single little niggle and squeal this ref gives a foul for them

[Saint Billy]

6 minutes ago, egg said:

People like you go and watch the one show and leave footy to the rest of us hopefully. 

Wind your kneck in, I'm only voicing what most of us are thinking having gone through this scenario on numerous occasions. Twat. 

[obelisk]

Ings off injured again.

[DT]

Ings. Oh dear. Hammy?

[DT]

Diallo for Ings? Um. Weird. Ralph tinkers with formation and they’ll come on to us. 

[Jimmy_D]

Damn.

Tweaked hamstring by the look of it.

[Sheaf Saint]

Well that's an odd sub.

[igsey]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

Well that's an odd sub.

How? Diallo into midfield, Armstrong out wide, Walcott up top.

[nta786]

Hmm

Tella must be going up top then with Adams

Armstrong, Walcott in the No. 10s

[egg]

2 minutes ago, Saint Billy said:

Wind your kneck in, I'm only voicing what most of us are thinking having gone through this scenario on numerous occasions. Twat. 

You have no idea what most of us are thinking. Enjoy the game treacle. 

[obelisk]

It was coming.

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, igsey said:

How? Diallo into midfield, Armstrong out wide, Walcott up top.

Whatever we've done so far tonight it's been working. Making such a big shuffle instead if just a like for like sub is risky because it could disrupt our rhythm and let Spurs back in.

Like that! 😔

[Delmary]

Wrong sub. Why disrupt the CM😫

[DT]

Ffs. Why do we bother. 

[nta786]

Bale ffs 1-1