Saints 2-2 Leicester - Match Thread

[igsey]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

This ref is a bit shit isn't he.

Definitely had a bacon cob for brekkie.

[trousers]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

chances of a Saints 2nd half collapse, as per?

Be sure to have your "Told you so" card at the ready, just in case...

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

This ref is a bit shit isn't he.

Isn't he the same ref from last season? When Vest got sent off?

[Saint_clark]

HOW IS THAT NOT A FOUL?????

[trousers]

Tella seems to have recovered from his exploding groin quite well

[AlexLaw76]

great ball across the goal by JWP, both strikers on their heels!!

[Mr X]

5 minutes ago, doc oli said:

((((Whisper))) Redmond playing well

It had to happen eventually 🤣

[DG]

Hopefully Ralph lays off the Radiohead this HT.

 

 

[HKsaint]

We’ve got too many players shooting from a bad position instead of passing to the one in a better position 

[Mr X]

Please Ralph no shit second half for once! Maybe Don't bother saying anything at half time 

[CB Fry]

Excellent first half. 

[Uncle Albert]

Rednaldo’s having his best game in a while for us.

[AlexLaw76]

We have played well, with a good reaction to letting a terrible goal go (again, from McCarthy)

JWP has been very good as has redmond.  Like to see more from Armstrong, very Meh for me

[M271]

What are odds on a 2-3 loss in keeping with Bednarek scoring in the prem previous match results.

[Uncle Albert]

45 minutes ago, Dark Munster said:

That aged well!

Yep, I knew it would come back to bite me on the arse.😂 

[NewYorkSaint]

Really fun to watch. Hope Tella's OK. He didn't take long to make an impact, did he?   Redmond really exciting.... Salisu's had a spectacular half too.

[Saints foreva]

Please don't throw this away with a shite second half. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Would like to see Broja bully this Leicester defence. They look as shit as we do at the back

[Saint_clark]

Someone explain the XG stat to me, is it better to have a low XG and score goals or have a high XG and a similar amount of goals? 

[Baird of the land]

I like the fact we've got pace in the 10 position. In the absence of armstrong that's the way forward.

Still think we'll need a third to win it. Hopefully we can come out and grab the 2nd half by the scruff of the neck.

[farawaysaint]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Someone explain the XG stat to me, is it better to have a low XG and score goals or have a high XG and a similar amount of goals? 

Hi XG similar amount of goals. Low XG high goals implies you are overperforming and should not last. 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, farawaysaint said:

Hi XG similar amount of goals. Low XG high goals implies you are overperforming and should not last. 

Thanks. 

 

Who are the fans chanting for?

[CanadaSaint]

Amidst the justified hammering for McCarthy for the goal, let’s not lose sight of the fact that KWP got done like a kipper on his wrong tackling foot. If Watford and Norwich sussed the weakness, we’d better believe that Leicester will.

Love him as a player but not so much at LWB.

[egg]

2 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Would like to see Broja bully this Leicester defence. They look as shit as we do at the back

Yep. Broja for Armstrong for me. He's been poor. 

[trousers]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Thanks. 

 

Who are the fans chanting for?

Adkins

[31cc]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Thanks. 

 

Who are the fans chanting for?

Nigel Adkins. There for a presentation, St Lard leading the cheers

 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, trousers said:

Adkins

 

Just now, 31cc said:

Nigel Adkins. There for a presentation, St Lard leading the cheers

 

Ah legend! Glad to see him get such a reaction.

[trousers]

Neil Lennon (half time Amazon pundit) saying that McCarthy made a good save before they scored because he was unsighted and only saw it at the last minute. Lennon needs to have a word with the self-appointed Saintsweb intelligentsia me thinks. 

[Saint NL]

Tella is lively, good to see him play.

We need a strong second half, not the normal slow, ponderous one. 

Salisu has been good, but those long throws seem pointless, it's better to keep possession than just aimlessly launch it.

 

So far so good, Amazon prime coverage isn't bad at all.

[ButtikonSaint]

How fun it is to get excited about a really good saints half... now pls, pls, pls, same again in the next 45mins, pleaaseeee

 

[obelisk]

Second half coming up then. It'd be nice if Saints could surprise us by not folding this time.

[HnycS]

Great half-time entertainment on NBC, deep dive into that game!

[moonraker]

Liverpool 1 up against Everton, the Toffees must be shit!

 

 

[farawaysaint]

We have to be the most depressing fan base 🤣. 90% of comments seem to be "great half, let's not screw it up like usual".  

[Chez]

Wasn't McCarthy's `save' exactly the same as Schmichel's? It's just a reaction stop that maybe he needs to try and catch as there is no chance of knocking it round the post, it's too central.

No matter what the speed gun says, Armstrong isn't quick and he is having one of those games (treading on the ball etc.) He needs to change his boots and start afresh.

Great to see Che in the six yard box to get the goal. Thought there were a couple of other occasions when he didn't do enough to get in that area.

Salisu dived in a few times, but got away with it. Sometimes he needs to do less, not more.

Romeu is a good player. Hardly put a foot wrong.

Concerned about being hit on the break once we get tired. We had bodies to smother chances when they did, but those bodies won't be there when players are knackered.

 

 

Edited 1 December, 2021 by Chez

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, moonraker said:

Liverpool 1 up against Everton, the Toffees must be shit!

 

 

They are

[Turkish]

As horrific as it is Since when have games been stopped due to medical issues in the crowd?

Edited 1 December, 2021 by Turkish

[trousers]

Something happening in the stand. 2nd half delayed?

[farawaysaint]

Hope whoever it is is ok. 

[Saint_clark]

What the hells going on, cardiac arrest at st Mary's as well? Maybe the anti-vaxxers are right.

[trousers]

Cardiac arrest

 Restart delayed by 5 mins 

[igsey]

Good first half from everyone in red and white, agree with those hoping to see Broja on for Armstrong at some point. I'd also like Perraud on for one of the right backs, though Tino has been outstanding and KWP has struggled defensively, so I'd go KWP off.

[Billy the Kidd]

35 minutes ago, igsey said:

What other choice does he have? Fraser probably doesn't even save that shot.

No one could save the goal, but Alex scooped the ball literally into the path of the only Leicester player who could have a free shot on goal.  

He should have pushed the shot to the side, it is pretty basic keeping to not push balls back out into the centre area. 

[bangkoksaint]

Just now, Turkish said:

Since when have games been stopped due to medical issues in the crowd?

The latest trend. No doubt they’ll start doing wokevtype warnings soon at every game 

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

Since when have games been stopped due to medical issues in the crowd?

Wouldn't really want to watch a game with someone having a defib hooked up to them a few rows in front, nor would I as a player feel right running around playing football while that's going on nearby.

[Jonnyboy]

Why are heart attacks all the rage at the moment? 

 

Edit - They aren't normally reported on. My mates appendix basically burst at St Mary's a few years back. No one gave a fook. 

Edited 1 December, 2021 by Jonnyboy

[bpsaint]

Fuck I hope the fan is ok. Cardiac arrest at the Chelsea game too, what the hell is going on.

[CB Fry]

Strange to happen in two matches the same night.

[Uncle Albert]

Amazon showing footage of the incident, that ain’t right.

[Billy the Kidd]

3 minutes ago, Chez said:

Wasn't McCarthy's `save' exactly the same as Schmichel's? It's just a reaction stop that maybe he needs to try and catch as there is no chance of knocking it round the post, it's too central.

No matter what the speed gun says, Armstrong isn't quick and he is having one of those games (treading on the ball etc.) He needs to change his boots and start afresh.

Great to see Che in the six yard box to get the goal. Thought there were a couple of other occasions when he didn't do enough to get in that area.

Salisu dived in a few times, but got away with it. Sometimes he needs to do less, not more.

Romeu is a good player. Hardly put a foot wrong.

Concerned about being hit on the break once we get tired. We had bodies to smother chances when they did, but those bodies won't be there when players are knackered.

 

 

Isn’t the header from Che an extremely rare event, in that he doesn’t do headed goals.?