Newcastle 2-2 Saints - Match Thread

[Jeremy Corbyn]

10 hours ago, austsaint said:

You might be right, just the same, Salisu had a very good game and looks well established as a starting CB.   His speed and positional sense are huge assets at this level.    While I'm on the praise train, well done to the much criticised Alex McCarthy - played well, some good saves, commanded the box better and intercepted crosses with confidence.

Agreed, Salisu is a classy defended, constantly looking about and anticipating danger.  Hopefully Lyanco will be the Svensson to Salisu's Lundekvam.

[niceandfriendly]

5 hours ago, ErwinK1961 said:

He’s not wrong though. It was a decent save that most GK’s would make at this level. He barely had to move much to his right, good height, not in the corner.

He had a solid game all round though. 

Just watched it back again and again. From McCarthy's starting position to the position he saved it, he had to move of 1 foot to his right. 1 foot. Standards have clearly slipped so low for some if they're calling that a superb save. Smacks of desperation to prove their boy is a good keeper, but just makes them look a bit silly. It was, as you say, a decent enough save. If he had let that in, well, he would've been rightly slaughtered.

If that ends up on McCarthy's highlights reel he'll be one mightily embarrassed GK.

Edited 31 August, 2021 by niceandfriendly

[S-Clarke]

The McCarthy chat is boring already. We've got him this season, he is our number 1 for this season. There is nothing we can do about it. Do we really have to deal with this debate after every goal conceded? ''It was his fault'' or every save he makes ''It wasn't that good''  or ''McCarthy is in the team???'' on every squad announcement?

[skintsaint]

Just now, S-Clarke said:

The McCarthy chat is boring already. We've got him this season, he is our number 1 for this season. There is nothing we can do about it. Do we really have to deal with this debate after every goal conceded? ''It was his fault'' or every save he makes ''It wasn't that good''  or ''McCarthy is in the team???'' on every squad announcement?

Wait till he concedes a goal like Watford's keeper did the other day 😅

[Totton Saint]

Sky commentators on long highlights said it was a very good save.  I could not tell as shadows in the way

[Billy the Kidd]

I never had a good enough view on the radio. 

[Badger]

2 hours ago, niceandfriendly said:

Just watched it back again and again. From McCarthy's starting position to the position he saved it, he had to move of 1 foot to his right. 1 foot. Standards have clearly slipped so low for some if they're calling that a superb save. Smacks of desperation to prove their boy is a good keeper, but just makes them look a bit silly. It was, as you say, a decent enough save. If he had let that in, well, he would've been rightly slaughtered.

If that ends up on McCarthy's highlights reel he'll be one mightily embarrassed GK.

Would FF have got there ?

Or would have been left flatfooted ?

Moot point, and we'll never know, but give McCarthy credit for doing what he had to.

[VectisSaint]

3 hours ago, niceandfriendly said:

Just watched it back again and again. From McCarthy's starting position to the position he saved it, he had to move of 1 foot to his right. 1 foot. Standards have clearly slipped so low for some if they're calling that a superb save. Smacks of desperation to prove their boy is a good keeper, but just makes them look a bit silly. It was, as you say, a decent enough save. If he had let that in, well, he would've been rightly slaughtered.

If that ends up on McCarthy's highlights reel he'll be one mightily embarrassed GK.

Not going to say whether it was a brilliant save or not, but it is not the movement that is being praised so much as the reaction. Sure he didn't have to move that much, but he had no time to adjust and actually make the save. Its not really relevant but Forster wouldn't have reacted that quickly.

[Whitey Grandad]

36 minutes ago, VectisSaint said:

Not going to say whether it was a brilliant save or not, but it is not the movement that is being praised so much as the reaction. Sure he didn't have to move that much, but he had no time to adjust and actually make the save. Its not really relevant but Forster wouldn't have reacted that quickly.

Forster would have stopped it. Even I would have stopped it. It was nothing special.