Chelsea 3-1 Saints - Match Thread

[Toussaint]

Surely there is a thread for this crap in the lounge, where all you lot with too much time on your hands can talk about Covid, like it hasn’t been done enough 

[Jeremy Corbyn]

21 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

Surely there is a thread for this crap in the lounge, where all you lot with too much time on your hands can talk about Covid, like it hasn’t been done enough 

anti-vaxx loons need calling out wherever they pop up.

[Toussaint]

8 minutes ago, Jeremy Corbyn said:

anti-vaxx loons need calling out wherever they pop up.

Be honest, I thought you were talking crap as well. 

[VectisSaint]

3 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

what is?  young lads who are at almost no risk of getting ill from COVID?

No, that there are still idiots who peddle this nonsense.

[skintsaint]

Whats Covid?

[Mr X]

We will struggle, Adams and armstrong don't look like scoring at the moment, broja and tella must be tried 

[Toussaint]

29 minutes ago, Mr X said:

We will struggle, Adams and armstrong don't look like scoring at the moment, broja and tella must be tried 

True , the midfield are not helping either, if they could chip in with a few goals and killer balls it would make a huge difference.

[Maya's Dad]

On 28/09/2021 at 22:53, SalmonSi said:

A typical plucky Saints performance, really getting at them and dominating for long spells; eventually being outclassed 4-2.

you can see a team that hasn't scored a goal in 3 games scoring 2 against the what is probably the league's best defence and who have only conceded twice and kept 4 clean sheets?

 

[Teddeer]

1 hour ago, Maya's Dad said:

you can see a team that hasn't scored a goal in 3 games scoring 2 against the what is probably the league's best defence and who have only conceded twice and kept 4 clean sheets?

 

It seems highly probable that we will not add to our goals scored tally this weekend.

[Shroppie]

2 hours ago, Mr X said:

We will struggle, Adams and armstrong don't look like scoring at the moment, broja and tella must be tried 

Broja can't play. On loan from Chelsea

[whelk]

3 hours ago, Toussaint said:

Be honest, I thought you were talking crap as well. 

What has this post got to do with saints? Mods! Mods!

[nta786]

So anyone able to watch Ralph's pressers today?

Any news? Apparently the last time we won without Stuart Armstrong in the Prem is December 2019...

 

[Spitz]

Armstrong back in contention (this is a good thing)…..

https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-09-30/team-news-chelsea-southampton-fc-premier-league-2021-22
 

[Teddeer]

We've done ok at Chelsea recently but I think Lukaku will make a huge difference in this weekend's game. When they had Drogba leading the line they often put us to the sword and I think we'll struggle similarly to contain Lukaku. If they didn't have him I'd fancy us for at least a draw but he's a striker that usually does well against us.

[magnet]

6 hours ago, Jeremy Corbyn said:

FFS! Absolute insanity.  Having a vaccine significantly reduces the amount of time the body takes to "get rid" of the virus, therefore, obviously reducing the rate at which a vaccinated person can spread it.  This isn't even science, it's having the logic of a fucking 3 year old.

No its doesn't, you really are gullible. You can still catch covid and spread covid just as easily as someone that hasn't vaccinated. Look as Israel who are the most vaccinated country in the world and who are now on their 4th booster shots but still having spiralling infection rates.....

[HarvSFC]

17 minutes ago, Teddeer said:

We've done ok at Chelsea recently but I think Lukaku will make a huge difference in this weekend's game. When they had Drogba leading the line they often put us to the sword and I think we'll struggle similarly to contain Lukaku. If they didn't have him I'd fancy us for at least a draw but he's a striker that usually does well against us.

 

[davefizzy14]

2 hours ago, Spitz said:

Armstrong back in contention (this is a good thing)…..

https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-09-30/team-news-chelsea-southampton-fc-premier-league-2021-22
 

That is such a huge boost having Stuart back in contention we've missed his driving runs and class from the attacking midfield areas.

[waylander]

3 hours ago, Teddeer said:

We've done ok at Chelsea recently but I think Lukaku will make a huge difference in this weekend's game. When they had Drogba leading the line they often put us to the sword and I think we'll struggle similarly to contain Lukaku. If they didn't have him I'd fancy us for at least a draw but he's a striker that usually does well against us.

If they pass to him which they singularly failed to do against Juve

[alehouseboys]

10 minutes ago, waylander said:

If they pass to him which they singularly failed to do against Juve

They may not be quite so attack shy at home. Against Southampton.

[Whitey Grandad]

3 hours ago, magnet said:

No its doesn't, you really are gullible. You can still catch covid and spread covid just as easily as someone that hasn't vaccinated. Look as Israel who are the most vaccinated country in the world and who are now on their 4th booster shots but still having spiralling infection rates.....

Or look at the UK and see how vaccines have brought the spread under control.

[Matthew Le God]

3 hours ago, Teddeer said:

When they had Drogba leading the line they often put us to the sword

Not really, he played in only 3 Premier League games vs Saints. He didn't score in any of them. Two were narrow wins for Chelsea and the other was a 1-1.

[Appy]

4 hours ago, HarvSFC said:

 

Yeah, he also scored in that game. 

[LiberalCommunist]

I'm glad we've got Chelsea and not Burnley this weekend. That's all I'm saying. 

[AlexLaw76]

21 hours ago, Jeremy Corbyn said:

Jesus Christ, are people still this dim?

 

21 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

But at full risk of passing it on to others. These are very expensive assets who are making themselves unavailable for work.

You still get it and pass it on, regardless of being vaccinated, yes?

[AlexLaw76]

11 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Or look at the UK and see how vaccines have brought the spread under control.

that, or the summer time (much like last year when we went out our eat out)

[Gingeletiss]

26 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

 

You still get it and pass it on, regardless of being vaccinated, yes?

Yes, maybe, but as a weakened strain.

[DT]

11 hours ago, LiberalCommunist said:

I'm glad we've got Chelsea and not Burnley this weekend. That's all I'm saying. 

Me too. Seem to raise our game against the big sides (almost always have?) and play like dog dirt against those we are 'expected' to beat (always have?)

Something in the DNA

[Whitey Grandad]

2 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

 

You still get it and pass it on, regardless of being vaccinated, yes?

No. Some might, but nowhere near as many would if they were not vaccinated. That’s the whole idea. 

[100%Red&White]

Just seen that Chelsea have only conceded 3 goals in all competitions so far this season.

Time for some Divine Intervention.

The three opposition scorers have been Jesus, Mohamed and Chiesa (church in Italian) so if the Gods are looking down on the Saints then we may have a chance tomorrow….

[DT]

25 minutes ago, 100%Red&White said:

Just seen that Chelsea have only conceded 3 goals in all competitions so far this season.

Time for some Divine Intervention.

The three opposition scorers have been Jesus, Mohamed and Chiesa (church in Italian) so if the Gods are looking down on the Saints then we may have a chance tomorrow….

very good

Time to bring back Le God

[Badger]

28 minutes ago, 100%Red&White said:

Just seen that Chelsea have only conceded 3 goals in all competitions so far this season.

Time for some Divine Intervention.

The three opposition scorers have been Jesus, Mohamed and Chiesa (church in Italian) so if the Gods are looking down on the Saints then we may have a chance tomorrow….

 

28 minutes ago, 100%Red&White said:

Just seen that Chelsea have only conceded 3 goals in all competitions so far this season.

Time for some Divine Intervention.

The three opposition scorers have been Jesus, Mohamed and Chiesa (church in Italian) so if the Gods are looking down on the Saints then we may have a chance tomorrow….

We are Saints after all

Edited 1 October, 2021 by Badger

[Viking Saint]

On 27/09/2021 at 21:11, Sideways Jim said:

........... Mccarthy 

KWP Bednarek Salisu Perraud 

............... Romeu 

Livramento JWP Diallo Djenepo 

.......... Armstrong 

Hopefully helps us gain a point 🤞🏻

 

Shame Broja cant play in this one

Apart from Tella for Djenepo, I think this is as strong as we can be

[danjosaint]

I agree with this as well,  but we know Ralph and the comedy unbalanced line up that will get put out tom

[Saint Keef]

2 hours ago, 100%Red&White said:

Just seen that Chelsea have only conceded 3 goals in all competitions so far this season.

Time for some Divine Intervention.

The three opposition scorers have been Jesus, Mohamed and Chiesa (church in Italian) so if the Gods are looking down on the Saints then we may have a chance tomorrow….

Very clever. Well done.

So, we have  Mohamed Elyounoussi, Mohammed Salisu, and apparently the Italian translation of Livramento (according to Google) is DELIVERANCE!  Not forgetting Che Adam&Eve.

0-4 to Saints. EASY!

[100%Red&White]

19 minutes ago, Saint Keef said:

Very clever. Well done.

So, we have  Mohamed Elyounoussi, Mohammed Salisu, and apparently the Italian translation of Livramento (according to Google) is DELIVERANCE!  Not forgetting Che Adam&Eve.

0-4 to Saints. EASY!

I can't take credit, just saw it and passed it on!

But "0-4 to Saints" ...Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee donkey, I'll take that!

[beatlesaint]

1 hour ago, danjosaint said:

I agree with this as well,  but we know Ralph and the comedy unbalanced line up that will get put out tom

I cant even begin to guess what he puts out tomorrow.....aside from Redmond, thats the easy bit.

[Teddeer]

Judging by the pictures from training we think playing rock, scissors, paper is the way forward. Hope it works and presumably the coaches think it is more productive than practising pass and move, playing between the lines, defending and shooting 🙂

[DT]

1 hour ago, 100%Red&White said:

I can't take credit, just saw it and passed it on!

But "0-4 to Saints" ...Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee donkey, I'll take that!

No crib for his Bednarek?

[DT]

and Theo, of course

[Minsk]

2 hours ago, danjosaint said:

I agree with this as well,  but we know Ralph and the comedy unbalanced line up that will get put out tom

You mean like the comedic, unbalanced, line ups that saw us get draws against Utd, City and in form, free scoring, West Ham? Those selections?

[eelpie]

54 minutes ago, Minsk said:

You mean like the comedic, unbalanced, line ups that saw us get draws against Utd, City and in form, free scoring, West Ham? Those selections?

To be fair, since those matches we've lost Stevens to injury and he'll be out of action for quite a few matches. Stevens has become a force in our defence, and his absence highlights weaknesses - obvious on Saturday - as  a result of not having Premier quality cover.   That is Gao's fault and our worry.

[nta786]

I've heard the weather tomorrow is apparently horrible. 

Our boys are absolutely terrible in wet conditions (see Newcastle away last season).

In fact, I don't remember the last time we won when it was raining.

Lukaku will have a field day against Bednarek and Salisu! [I hope I am wrong] 

[whelk]

45 minutes ago, nta786 said:

I've heard the weather tomorrow is apparently horrible. 

Our boys are absolutely terrible in wet conditions (see Newcastle away last season).

In fact, I don't remember the last time we won when it was raining.

Lukaku will have a field day against Bednarek and Salisu! [I hope I am wrong] 

I worry for JWP’s quiff 

[Saint Keef]

1 hour ago, nta786 said:

I've heard the weather tomorrow is apparently horrible. 

Our boys are absolutely terrible in wet conditions (see Newcastle away last season).

In fact, I don't remember the last time we won when it was raining.

Lukaku will have a field day against Bednarek and Salisu! [I hope I am wrong] 

To be fair, some of us can't remember the last time we won when it WASN'T raining.  

[Forester]

McCarthy

Timo, Bednarek, Salisu, KWP

JWP, Romeu,

Moussa, Theo

Armstrong (A), Tella

[harvey]

3 hours ago, whelk said:

I worry for JWP’s quiff 

No need to worry, it'll  just blow backwards....the same direction as his passes.

[HnycS]

1 hour ago, Forester said:

McCarthy

Timo, Bednarek, Salisu, KWP

JWP, Romeu,

Moussa, Theo

Armstrong (A), Tella

Just out of interest is this the team you would pick or the one you think Ralph will pick?

[Saint86]

On 30/09/2021 at 10:06, Toussaint said:

Be honest, I thought you were talking crap as well. 

he was talking crap ^_^, often does in fact. But none of this is related to the Chelsea game imo.

[Maya's Dad]

can ralph just admit he has been getting it wrong, suck it up, and put tella in the starting 11

dont care if its for adams armstrong djenepo redmond or ely. on his appearances from end of last season he offers more than any of those

from those djenepo ely adams tella would be my pick. with armstrong to obviously come in when fit. yes djenepo is useless but redmond is equally appalling. at least with djenepo we can see some effort

[Dorchester Saint]

On 30/09/2021 at 09:32, Jeremy Corbyn said:

FFS! Absolute insanity.  Having a vaccine significantly reduces the amount of time the body takes to "get rid" of the virus, therefore, obviously reducing the rate at which a vaccinated person can spread it.  This isn't even science, it's having the logic of a fucking 3 year old.

You Corbyn worshippers like to give it large about ‘kinder gentler politics’ etc but actually you’re all pretty nasty .