Chelsea 1-1 (p.4-3) Saints - Match Thread

[Fitzhugh Fella]

4 minutes ago, nta786 said:

Gutted.

Oh well, should signal the end of Walcott's involvement surely barring the last 10 minutes of a midweek PL game of which there aren't too many anyway.

Other than that, excellent performance from the team, need to convert these performances into 3 points starting from this Saturday.

MOTM goes to Lyanco, great game and I'm loving the passion.

Ralph will continue to pick Walcott because that is what Ralph does 

[DT]

1 minute ago, Chapel End said:

That's quite funny from someone so fuckin stupid, well done 

And you can shut up, Dad

[Turkish]

10 minutes ago, Chapel End said:

Nicely put, he's like thrush

Like you all you do is post about other posters. This login is shit and run its, some of your others are better oddball

[whelk]

1 minute ago, stknowle said:

Wouldn’t have been bothered whatsoever if we’d taken a routine 2 or 3 nil pasting but playing really well and then suffering YET MORE penalty misery (I include England here) is hard to take. I have to say I would have had waif like Smallbone right at the bottom of my penalty taker list. In fact I would not have had him on the pitch.

He has a lot of promise. Nice to have him back fit again

[VictiAbNonem]

For such an old boy, Long is still remarkably quick.

If he had a decent football brain as well, and knew how to finish, he could have been a really good striker.

He does always give it everything though, and I respect him for that.

[Chapel End]

Just now, Turkish said:

Like you all you do is post about other posters. This login is shit and run its, some of your others are better oddball

Pipe down troll

[CanadaSaint]

It's a long time since I've felt so positive after a loss, but there was so much to admire tonight.

Guys who haven't played much performed admirably, Lyanco was outstanding, Salisu grows with every game, we got a sniff of a RWB/RWB combo on the right, and Ralph got most things right. Theo probably played himself farther down the pecking order; great guy but his sell-by date is pretty much up. Hopefully, the squad will pick Smallbone up because he's shown a ton of character in working his ass off to get back.

And, to set the seal on it for me, a lot of those who drown this form in a torrent of negativity are struggling to find anything to post about.

[Turkish]

Just now, whelk said:

He has a lot of promise. Nice to have him back fit again

Agreed. Looks a good talent and great to see him back on the pitch after his injury 

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 minute ago, woodsaint1 said:

How do you he didnt put his hand up and demand to take one? Its not under 10s where he was ordered to take one fs

Which is my point exactly. One of the other lads should have demanded it. The blokes hardly kicked a ball for a year. 

[Turkish]

Just now, VictiAbNonem said:

For such an old boy, Long is still remarkably quick.

If he had a decent football brain as well, and knew how to finish, he could have been a really good striker.

He does always give it everything though, and I respect him for that.

He might be quick but he’s fucking shit 

[Chapel End]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

He has a lot of promise. Nice to have him back fit again

Yes, he is a good addition to the squad, we have so much more choice now

[Nordic Saint]

We look so much better without McCarthy and Walcott. They are our two big weak links. Unfortunately, Ralph brought Walcott on.

[Chez]

6 minutes ago, VictiAbNonem said:

I think Diallo looked better than JWP tonight. 

We've looked far more dangerous from corners in the last three games too.

been saying it from day one. Diallo is quality and is going to shine at this level. Great to have some competition in that CM area.

Not sure if my eyes betray me, but the corners just seem a fraction slower and more of them are in the right spot and that's helping our guys make something of them. 

[doc oli]

5 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

Yeah, Diallo was excellent. He's got stronger, which allows him to hold off the opponent with his upper body and use his agility to turn on the ball. He's always been quite a skilful player, but he's added a bit more steal to his game now.

Wonder if there is a way we can get Diallo, JWP and Romeu in the same team - stick Diallo in a more attacking role.

i’d play jwp further up- some of his better England performances pre-euros  were behind the strikers, slightly wide. 

[Saint Billy]

Big shame but outstanding performance. Lyanco motm. 

Long and Walcott being in the squad was madness, bringing them on was utter nuts. 

 

[beatlesaint]

It doesn’t matter who played well tonight as Ralph will revert to his same old same old on Saturday. Despite the midfield looking far more fluid in the past three games the poster boy JWP will be straight back in as well. 

Edited 26 October, 2021 by beatlesaint

[FarehamSaintJames]

How did Forster play tonight? Would you play him in the Prem ahead of McCantsave? (Awful that right).

Do we reckon RH will continue to play Walcott?

[S-Clarke]

Just now, Chapel End said:

Pipe down troll

In all seriousness, what's your view on the game?

All I ever see you do is attack posters with childish comments. You probably have some decent views and opinions, but they're lost in your continuous belittling of others.

[DT]

Surely Fraser and Lyanco now in contention. Give Bednarek a ‘rest’ v Watford?

[stknowle]

Just now, whelk said:

He has a lot of promise. Nice to have him back fit again

Don’t doubt that, and agreed good to have him back, just too early for him to be taking a penalty in high pressure circumstances

[Chapel End]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

In all seriousness, what's your view on the game?

All I ever see you do is attack posters with childish comments. You probably have some decent views and opinions, but they're lost in your continuous belittling of others.

Scroll up a bit 

[VictiAbNonem]

1 minute ago, doc oli said:

i’d play jwp further up- some of his better England performances pre-euros  were behind the strikers, slightly wide. 

He'd be better there than Walcott

[Baird of the land]

 

If only Adam Armstrong was allowed to take all our penalties.

[Nordic Saint]

1 minute ago, Saint Billy said:

Big shame but outstanding performance. Lyanco motm. 

Long and Walcott being in the squad was madness, bringing them on was utter nuts. 

 

Forster was MOTM. Chelsea had 14 shots on target. If McCarthy had been in goal, we'd have lost that game comfortably, at least 3-1.

[S-Clarke]

Just now, VictiAbNonem said:

He'd be better there than Walcott

I'd be better there than Walcott.

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, Chapel End said:

Pipe down troll

There are two main difference between us sunshine

1/ I post a lot about football and know what I’m taking about about you’re fucking clueless and just troll anyone who says anything negative 

2/ I have one login on here since 2006 you have had loads and have been through loads and regularly get banned. It’s fucking hilarious how your “characters” back each other up. Give it up nut job we’ve got you’re number 

[woodsaint1]

I refuse to believe that Lyanco was a MOTM candidate. Not after all the experts on here told us that he was a wasted signing after only his first game. Guess its not the first time they've been spectacularly wrong. Hopefully he can push on now and put pressure on Bednarek/Stephens.

Forster was very good, great save in the shootout as well. Its clear we've decided on McCarthy long term, god knows why though. Everybody but the McCarthy fanboys can see that he does the GK basics better.

Our squad depth is so much better this season. Plenty of food for thought for Ralph as there were good performances all over the pitch. Also fair play to the boys stepping up for pens. Surprised Lyanco didnt as he scored a winning one for Brazil u23s in the Toulon final.

[TWar]

One interesting thing it did show was that we could be resilient and effective in midfield without Romeu. Maybe a Diallo JWP midfield with Armstrong and Elyounoussi in front of them is the way to go in the future!

[Lord Duckhunter]

4 minutes ago, Saint Billy said:

Big shame but outstanding performance. Lyanco motm. 

Long and Walcott being in the squad was madness, bringing them on was utter nuts. 

 

What did long do wrong?

[whelk]

Such a shame Walcott has fallen away so badly. Can’t be his attitude as seems very level headed but just can’t seem to do anything now

[TWar]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

There are two main difference between us sunshine

1/ I post a lot about football and know what I’m taking about about you’re fucking clueless and just troll anyone who says anything negative 

2/ I have one login on here since 2006 you have had loads and have been through loads and regularly get banned. It’s fucking hilarious how your “characters” back each other up. Give it up nut job we’ve got you’re number 

Erm...

[sandwichsaint]

6 minutes ago, Turkish said:

He might be quick but he’s fucking shit 

Johnno shit?

[bpsaint]

2 minutes ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

How did Forster play tonight? Would you play him in the Prem ahead of McCantsave? (Awful that right).

Do we reckon RH will continue to play Walcott?

One minor wobble from Fraser but quality aside from that. Pulled off a couple of worldies which I’ve got 100% confidence AM wouldn’t have got anywhere close to.

Ralph will continue to pick McCarthy and Walcott though as he’s blind to their shortcomings.

[Saint_clark]

8 minutes ago, whelk said:

He has a lot of promise. Nice to have him back fit again

I honestly can't name an attribute of his that stands out. He is mediocre in every aspect of his game. 

[Jonnyboy]

19 minutes ago, Chapel End said:

Nicely put, he's like thrush

That's vags not tits. 

[LuckyNumber7]

Gutted to lose like that but what an excellent performance against a top team. Tactically spot on from Ralph and everyone put in a shift.

Special mention though for Lyanco. Considering we've been told by the experts on here who have never seen him play that he is awful I thought he was outstanding. Pace, strength, positioning, composure and plenty of passion. Just going on that one display he looks far ahead of Bednarek already.

Still the end product letting us down a bit but if we play like that for the majority of the season we will be fine. Big if.

[Chez]

3 minutes ago, Saint Billy said:

 

Long and Walcott being in the squad was madness, bringing them on was utter nuts. 

 

why? Adams got a knock. Good job Long was on the bench. What other options were there? It was the league cup. No issues bringing him on in a game like this. The Walcott hatred on here seems a fraction harsh. Isn't he working his way back to fitness? 

[Chapel End]

Really pleased with the performance and the squad depth is helping.

If we can put in these type of games more often we could have a reasonable season but consistency is always our issue. 

[Jonnyboy]

2 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

What did long do wrong?

Did alright but still did his classic easy misses and multiple offsides. 

[whelk]

2 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

I honestly can't name an attribute of his that stands out. He is mediocre in every aspect of his game. 

Laughable

[Saint Billy]

2 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

What did long do wrong?

Headed across goal when he should have headed into goal. 

[egg]

3 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

What did long do wrong?

Nothing for anyone who watched. 

Lots if you didn't and just assume. 

[Saintandy666]

Most exciting game of football I've seen us play in for quite some time tbh. Really end to end stuff. We owe a lot to Forster tonight - so many top saves. But we looked good going forward as well. I still think we miss a proper finisher though since Ings has gone, as so many good chances get missed. Sadly, no one else in the team seems to have his finishing skill.
But overall, I'm very happy!

[S-Clarke]

5 minutes ago, whelk said:

Such a shame Walcott has fallen away so badly. Can’t be his attitude as seems very level headed but just can’t seem to do anything now

Yeah, this is where I'm at. I feel quite sad watching him because he's just not there anymore, he's never recovered from the injury he had in the middle of last season for whatever reason. He's lost his pace and his finishing/touch is still as erratic as it ever was, so he's pretty useless nowadays.

I never saw the sense of signing him on a perm, was nothing more than a club PR bit of a business. I'm not sure why Ralph went along with it, as we've now filled the squad with someone paid quite well, who isn't capable of impacting this level.

Edited 26 October, 2021 by S-Clarke

[Saint_clark]

Just now, whelk said:

Laughable

Go ahead, name an attribute of his that stands out? 

Try and define what type of midfielder he is - you can't, because he doesn't do anything especially well.

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 minute ago, Jonnyboy said:

Did alright but still did his classic easy misses 

I must have missed his early “misses” perhaps you could describe them. My stream must have gone down at those moments 

[CanadaSaint]

Lyanco brought some solid defence tonight, dovetailed well with Salisu, occasionally looked like a Brazilian playmaking CB going forward, and gave us a real threat at corners, not just a token tall man presence.

But he brought something else that we've lacked - and grown too accustomed to lacking - a bit of PASSION.

He's not a "ho hum" type of player, and if celebrating getting a free kick fires him up, it fired me up too.

One swallow doesn't make a Spring, but at least he looks like a swallow.

[Disco Stu]

Great to see Smallbone back. I really rate him and although his shooting is rusty to say the least, he got involved in our forward play well.

Edited 26 October, 2021 by Disco Stu

[Lighthouse]

Though that was a decent watch overall. A shame to go out but it was a good game.

[egg]

3 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

I honestly can't name an attribute of his that stands out. He is mediocre in every aspect of his game. 

Mediocre, behave. He's got pace, touch, movement, sees a pass, strong ish, gets stuck in, has a good engine, an eye for goal. Apart from that, he's got fuck all about him.