Liverpool 4-0 Saints - Match Thread

[Mr X]

Bit of a shock to the system for lyanco 

[Saints foreva]

Look how easy Bednarek is done for that 3rd goal, so poor. 

[OttawaSaint]

New tactic, 4 centrebacks!

[stknowle]

Jesus, this could get really messy.

[Chez]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:37, Mr X said:

Yeah if you like

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I don't like.

[Billy the Kidd]

Bednarek trying to close down Thiago was an absolute embarrassment.

[M271]

Why didn't we line up and play like we did v Man C and Chelsea this season? Much more effective.

[Matthew Le God]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:39, CB Fry said:

Well, my main worry is we might be three down after forty odd minutes. But feel free to explain it.

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The current scoreline is not an answer to the question I asked.

[OttawaSaint]

Bednarek has to sit for a few. He's absolutely shocking. 

[The Kraken]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:39, trousers said:

I hate to say it but this is going to get close to 9 again, isn't it?

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Liverpool eased off when they were 5 up against Man Utd, hopefully they show us the same sort of mercy.

[LeBizzier69]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:39, JustinSFC said:

We are being absolutely bummed.

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Not just bummed….but I’d say it’s a lube-free bumming too…

[jawillwill]

Crumbs. Finally decided to Salah in my fantasy team this week. Typical Saints will probably lose 9-0 but somehow stop him scoring. 

[OttawaSaint]

Initiate....six at the back!!!

[Billy the Kidd]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:40, Matthew Le God said:

That isn't how handball works. The ball hitting someone's right is not automatically handball.

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I didnt say it was how it works you pedantic fuck.

This one they got a clear advantage, had it not hit his arm, they wouldn’t have got the ball. It was handball.

[Saint Trev]

All I can see is the EPL putting on another grand display of absolute unlevel playing field

[Sarisbury Saint]

Ridiculous that Ralph can’t see the obvious. Why oh why can’t he change the set up when it’s so obvious that it’s not working ?

[Chez]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:41, M271 said:

Why didn't we line up and play like we did v Man C and Chelsea this season? Much more effective.

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I was asking that before we started. Sometimes managers think five at the back offers more security, but more often than not it just means center backs pulled out wide and massive gaps as no one really knows what they are doing.

[OttawaSaint]

Well at least the commentary team on DAZN are enjoying themselves. 

[Matthew Le God]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:42, Billy the Kidd said:

I didnt say it was how it works you pedantic fuck.

This one they got a clear advantage, had it not hit his arm, they wouldn’t have got the ball. It was handball.

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That is not how the rule works either! 🙄

[JustinSFC]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:41, The Kraken said:

Liverpool eased off when they were 5 up against Man Utd, hopefully they show us the same sort of mercy.

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This will be 5 by 60 minutes.

Expecting them to not get at least another 2 in 30 minutes of open play is a bit ambitious.

They're not even out of 3rd gear right now.

[Mr X]

Can we just do damage limitation  second half please Ralph, keep the scoreline below 5 

[Billy the Kidd]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:44, Matthew Le God said:

That is not how the rule works either! 🙄

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So, you dont believe it was handball?

[OttawaSaint]

Great pass(es) and chance by Armstrong.

[OttawaSaint]

Lol @ Salah. Fuck off!

[Edmonton Saint]

Without regurgitating the keeper debate, but I’m going to anyway, I just feel McCarthy is too passive , when Forster plays he’s always shouting out instructions to the defence and I feel we play better as a result. Another on a long list of baffling Ralph decisions imo.

[trousers]

#bellend

(Stealing a march on the inevitable Lord D banter-thon)

Edited 27 November, 2021 by trousers

[obelisk]

Crazy thing is that Saints have had some good attacking positions but screw them up every time.

[HarvSFC]

Stephens has to come straight back into the team when he’s fit. Hopefully it’s the next match.

[Matthew Le God]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:44, Billy the Kidd said:

So, you dont believe it was handball?

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No

[Saints foreva]

Why are we always so prone to the counter from our own corners?

[CB Fry]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:41, Matthew Le God said:

The current scoreline is not an answer to the question I asked.

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Well, the implication of my original post was that I couldn't understand how that team wouldn't lose easily. And it looks like we are losing easily.

[gammon cheeks]

Could be another catastrophe in the making !  Dont really get the 3 up front as it brings nothing apart from the odd long ball from the back ......Livermento getting roasted by Robertson and Perraud lack of game time is telling ...  Rather have played a 4 5 1 in my opinion

[obelisk]

Another useless JWP corner almost leads to a Liverpool goal.

[OttawaSaint]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:46, Matthew Le God said:

No

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I'll bite. Why not?

[whelk]

I am not in the mood to see that fuckwit MLG indulged

[Billy the Kidd]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:46, Matthew Le God said:

No

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Each to their own. I do.

[Billy the Kidd]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:47, whelk said:

I am not in the mood to see that fuckwit MLG indulged

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Yeah fair point…

[Turkish]

  On 27/11/2021 at 14:12, The Cat said:

This has 3-3 written all over it.

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Still on

[OttawaSaint]

Half time. Now to move the 4 in midfield back and 2 of the forwards back to midfield. 7-2-1!!! Protect this glorious 0-3 scoreline.

[Mr X]

I'm confident we can score four next half 

[Chez]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:46, DarrenLeTiss said:

Without regurgitating the keeper debate, but I’m going to anyway, I just feel McCarthy is too passive , when Forster plays he’s always shouting out instructions to the defence and I feel we play better as a result. Another on a long list of baffling Ralph decisions imo.

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my word. We are getting stuffed, McCarty has done nothing wrong, yet you still pick him out for criticism. How about taking a look at the ten outfield players that have allowed them to walk goals in?

[davefizzy14]

Surely Ralph has to change the formation. Its not worked and we are getting outnumbered in the middle. Bednarek has not been having a good game by the sounds of it. 

[DT]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:47, adriansfc said:

Other quality debate aside, McCarthy is the most timid indecisive terrified keeper I've seen play in the top flight. He doesn't have the personality for it. 

He consistently looks and plays like he's only in goal because he was picked last. 

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So why does Ralph pick him? Every match. Lunacy. 

[Saints foreva]

Awful performance. Set up far too open against a side that score for fun. Poor from the manager. 

[John B]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:47, gammon cheeks said:

Could be another catastrophe in the making !  Dont really get the 3 up front as it brings nothing apart from the odd long ball from the back ......Livermento getting roasted by Robertson and Perraud lack of game time is telling ...  Rather have played a 4 5 1 in my opinion

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I agree a pretty ridiculous formation 

[InvictaSaint]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:49, Mr X said:

I'm confident we can score four next half 

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Which end? 😉

[Dorchester Saint]

Remember the 3-2 Mane inspired win in the Koeman days?……yeah so do I, just saying that’s all. 

[Bad Wolf]

Not even sure who could come in for Ralph even if I did want him out...BFS is the only available manager I'd take.

Lampard - No thank you. He's still not done anything of note as a manager and he's trying to rebuild his managerial career to get back to the top so he'd probably be off as soon as a slightly bigger job comes calling. Unlike Gerrard who had actually accomplished something and has his eye on one particular job and would have to do bloody well to get it.

[DT]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:46, DarrenLeTiss said:

Without regurgitating the keeper debate, but I’m going to anyway, I just feel McCarthy is too passive , when Forster plays he’s always shouting out instructions to the defence and I feel we play better as a result. Another on a long list of baffling Ralph decisions imo.

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Ralph in odd selection shocker

[Sarisbury Saint]

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:47, gammon cheeks said:

Could be another catastrophe in the making !  Dont really get the 3 up front as it brings nothing apart from the odd long ball from the back ......Livermento getting roasted by Robertson and Perraud lack of game time is telling ...  Rather have played a 4 5 1 in my opinion

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This

 

  On 27/11/2021 at 15:48, Billy the Kidd said:

Each to their own. I do.

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So do I , but he’s as clueless as Ralph.

Edited 27 November, 2021 by Sarisbury Saint