Saints 1-0 Leeds - Match Thread

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, Suhari said:

Entertaining, enjoyable stuff so far.

Really need a goal. 

Indeed. As far as an overall performance goes, it's looking very good. Tino and Ely linking up really well on the right, and Redmond looking in the mood for once.

But the longer it goes on without the ball going in the net, the more I worry we'll throw it all away.

[skintsaint]

McCarthy punts the ball straight out. Not unusual. 

[skintsaint]

Broja run and shot...saved.

[OttawaSaint]

Shot shy, why don’t our forwards pull the trigger?

[skintsaint]

Corners looking semi dangerous

[Sheaf Saint]

Blatant push on Djenepo there. How did the ref miss that?

[BotleySaint]

Playing some great football. So frustrating it comes to nothing every time.

[nta786]

Djenepo’s mazy run is why I like him playing, just shame about end product. However I thought that was a foul on him.

Playing really good stuff here but just not scoring it is frustrating!

[OttawaSaint]

FFS! SHOOT fuck!

[skintsaint]

FFS just score.

[Sheaf Saint]

Really got them on the ropes now. If this keeps up there's surely no way their defence will hold out.

[Saints foreva]

That shirt pull is a stonewall penalty. 

[cloggy saint]

5 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

McCarthy punts the ball straight out. Not unusual. 

Every keeper does it from time to time.

[Mr X]

88% possession and nothing to show for it yet 

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Saints foreva said:

That shirt pull is a stonewall penalty. 

Not if you are wearing a Saints shirt....

[Sheaf Saint]

If we had played as badly as Leeds have so far, we'd easily be 3-0 down by now.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

If we had played as badly as Leeds have so far, we'd easily be 3-0 down by now.

Typical. Another team there for the taking and we just can’t seem to do it.

[Baird of the land]

Super frustrating. Playing well but why can't we put teams to the sword in this sort of situation.

[skintsaint]

12 attempts to 1......

[Saints foreva]

HT. All fart no shit, like usual. 

[Saint NL]

Utterly dominant, some nice play, but we all know what happens next don't we? 😭

[striker]

Incredible. Still 0-0

[obelisk]

Leeds will be delighted with that.

[East Kent Saint]

12 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

Shot shy, why don’t our forwards pull the trigger?

12 shots 2 on target so far 

[nta786]

HT 0-0

Ralph: “Keep doing what you are doing”

Bielsa: “Right that was awful, I will make this tweak and change formation to counter Southampton’s approach”

Second half - Leeds score

Saints fans: “typical”

[jamesfp1]

We all know the script for the 2nd half..

[gammon cheeks]

Leeds so far have been awful!  Sad things is we just cant score!   Feel sorry for Ralph.. lack of quality is so evident .

[Sheaf Saint]

Well that's probably even more frustrating than the Wolves game so far. We are so much more dominant in this game than against Wolves but just cannot get past a not particularly good defence.

Feel like I've said this so often in recent times but Leeds can't possibly be as bad as that again in the second half.

[cloggy saint]

Excellent half from Saints, just needs an end product. Keep playing like this and we'll get the breakthrough. 

[SaintZamboni]

So good but so typical.

where would Ralph even change it? S. Armstrong for Djenepo to be more direct? Broja is a good up top alone and surely no change in shape is required...

tricky

[OttawaSaint]

Meslier 2 saves, both comfortable. Need to do better with our chances.

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, obelisk said:

Leeds will be delighted with that.

Delighted? Amazed more like. 

[Maggie May]

Don’t blow this, Ralph.

[badgerx16]

1 minute ago, obelisk said:

Leeds will be delighted with that.

Leeds will get better, we will not.

[skintsaint]

I'll take 7 mins for Leeds to score after the restart. 

[Baird of the land]

I'd be tempted to take off Djenepo for A.Armstrong and push Redmond onto the left.

[qwertyell]

Can't say we've played badly, but still nothing to show from it against probably the most open defence we'll face all season.

Both quite promising and quite worrying all at the same time - impossible to believe Leeds can be that bad for 90 minutes.

[cloggy saint]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Utterly dominant, some nice play, but we all know what happens next don't we? 😭

 

Just now, jamesfp1 said:

We all know the script for the 2nd half..

Please don't lump all of us together in the bed-wetters gang, I'm confident we can get the points today.

[East Kent Saint]

Reminds me of the Doors song “This is the end , my beautiful friend, the end ……

[Saints foreva]

Leeds won't be that bad in the 2nd half. 

[UpweySaint]

Just now, Baird of the land said:

I'd be tempted to take off Djenepo for A.Armstrong and push Redmond onto the left.

I quite like the Perraud/Djenepo combo down the left. I'd be tempted to bring Armstrong on for Elyounuossi if there is no breakthrough.

[OttawaSaint]

Need to hypnotize Broja and Elyanoussi into thinking they are playing for their national teams...

[The Cat]

All over them and still people moan. 

[LiberalCommunist]

I feel like I've read this script before. I remember not enjoying it. But I cannot avert my eyes. The next 45 are not for the faint hearted. 

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

When is Ralph going to get it right? Starts Broja, which is great, but plays him up front with fucking, Redmond. What is his obsession with NR? I wouldn't even have him on the bench. 

Any remaining respect I had for RH has gone. 

(Now watch Redmond nick it for us in the 2nd half. 😂)

[charliemiller]

We need Stuart Armstrong on the pitch ....we have needed him all season he makes a huge difference going forward

[jamesfp1]

5 minutes ago, cloggy saint said:

 

Please don't lump all of us together in the bed-wetters gang, I'm confident we can get the points today.

It's not bed wetting it's following the data. I'm the happiest clapper there is. Absolutely want to be proven wrong, obviously. 

[Matthew Le God]

4 minutes ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

When is Ralph going to get it right? Starts Broja, which is great, but plays him up front with fucking, Redmond. What is his obsession with NR? I wouldn't even have him on the bench. 

Any remaining respect I had for RH has gone. 

(Now watch Redmond nick it for us in the 2nd half. 😂)

Have you been watching the game? Redmond has been playing well today and Saints currently completely dominating the game.

Edited 16 October, 2021 by Matthew Le God

[Minsk]

2 minutes ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

When is Ralph going to get it right? Starts Broja, which is great, but plays him up front with fucking, Redmond. What is his obsession with NR? I wouldn't even have him on the bench. 

Any remaining respect I had for RH has gone. 

(Now watch Redmond nick it for us in the 2nd half. 😂)

Redmond has been our best player so far today. 

[Saint Billy]

Are we missing JWP?