Arsenal 3-0 Saints - Match Thread

[Sheaf Saint]

No marking. Free header. Should have been 4.

[BotleySaint]

Good save. Could have been 4-0.

Looking at the clock still ages to go. I'm going to predict 6-0 FT. We are all over the place.

[Saints foreva]

Who's being sent out on media duties after this shite show then? Stephens is my bet. 

[Sunglasses Ron]

Another dismal day following Saints.

So little enjoyment the past 12 months...

[Chez]

getting murdered, everywhere...

[redkeith]

Lets hope we don't concede any corners before McCarthy gets fit . FFS 

[OttawaSaint]

All we need now is for MLG to come and tell us how perfect our shape/formation/lineup/tactics are...

[badgerx16]

Caballero looks a perfect like for like replacement for McCarthy/

[Wade Garrett]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:21, Chez said:

He's looked dodgy. Some very poor kicking and flapped at that cross which could easily have been given a a goal.

If that was McCarthy, they'd be the usual bucket of hate mail on here.

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Can’t expect miracles from a 40 year old who hasn’t played all season.

[cloggy saint]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:25, nta786 said:

This is just attack after attack. 
Other teams have dealt with Arsenal okay this season but not us...

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But not us, and 8 other teams.

[stknowle]

We’re all over the place now. This is just utter shit.

[Baird of the land]

Where is the reaction by ralph to this?

[Chez]

woodwork preventing it from being a complete thrashing. 

[obelisk]

The woodwork's doing a great defensive job at least.

[Saint NL]

Pretty poor all round.

Just playing to keep the goal difference down, that might be all important at the end of the season.

Need some points from the next two games desperately...

[Mallagroth]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:26, Sunglasses Ron said:

Another dismal day following Saints.

So little enjoyment the past 12 months...

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I think 12 months is incredibly generous so fair play to you

[Katalinic]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:27, Baird of the land said:

Where is the reaction by ralph to this?

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There never is.

[Chez]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:27, Baird of the land said:

Where is the reaction by ralph to this?

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what do you suggest he do?

[Micky]

We've gone totally, arsenal just taking the piss now. Embarrassing

[Teddeer]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:11, Saint Matty 76 said:

This is where I stand on it as well. 

I know lots will disagree but I still can’t help but feel like we’re not doing a bad job with the obvious restrictions Ralph has on him here.

I worry that if we sack him and bring in one of the dull managers again we’ll just go down whilst looking terrible at the same time.

I still maintain that we’ve only been heavily outplayed on a couple of occasions this year.

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The only games we have won were against very weak Leeds and Villa teams plus Watford who are crap. Where are the next wins coming from? Ralph is a busted flush and his play book doesn't work.

[Mr X]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:27, Baird of the land said:

Where is the reaction by ralph to this?

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To buy a new waist coat? 

[Streaky]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:27, Baird of the land said:

Where is the reaction by ralph to this?

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There won't be one.

[Baird of the land]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:28, Chez said:

what do you suggest he do?

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Make a ****** sub

[Saint_clark]

We'd improved our defensive record at the start of the season which made up for the lower goal tally. But now we're just shit at both ends.

 

 

[Mallagroth]

Good to see Ralph’s has swiftly responded to the capitulation on display in the last 8 mins

[Billy the Kidd]

Whilst we played well for the first 20 mins or so, I think Arteta tweaked his system or tactics and we haven’t laid a glove ont hem since.

I hope it ends up as 6 or 7 and Ralph fucks off.

[Chez]

Dialo...fuck me...he may as well not be there. Passive, lazy nothingness.

[Teddeer]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:28, Micky said:

We've gone totally, arsenal just taking the piss now. Embarrassing

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This Arsenal side must just love playing us. We are made for their style of football.

[obelisk]

Saints are actually getting worse. Mind you it is the 2nd half so what else should we expect?

[Mallagroth]

You’ve got to be having a laugh 😂

[badgerx16]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:27, obelisk said:

The woodwork's doing a great defensive job at least.

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More effective than Bednarek.

[Sheaf Saint]

That was an awful passage of play all round. Mistake after mistake just gifting possession back to them.

[Chez]

tremendous. Now all our strikers are injured...

[Viking Saint]

Was that Lyanco on for Broja??

[nta786]

Broja going off holding his hamstring...

Lyanco on...

This squad depth will really help now...

[Saint-Reece]

Disgusting performance. 

[Lighthouse]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:28, Baird of the land said:

Make a ****** sub

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  On 11/12/2021 at 16:29, Mallagroth said:

Good to see Ralph’s has swiftly responded to the capitulation on display in the last 8 mins

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With what though? Shane Long? Walcott? Valery?

[BotleySaint]

Broja injured. It is all a bit like last season. No fit strikers, no goalkeepers, and Romeu out

[OttawaSaint]

I'm just kinda half watching and feel like I don't really care. Such an unlikable team. JWP can do one. We need a captain with balls like Case, Horne, Townsend or Cockerill.

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[Sunglasses Ron]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:27, Mallagroth said:

I think 12 months is incredibly generous so fair play to you

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I distinctly remember a short period of pride last Winter LOL. Since then it’s just been utter pish!

[nta786]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:29, Teddeer said:

This Arsenal side must just love playing us. We are made for their style of football.

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We are made for so many of the top teams it’s why we sometimes get battered.

We struggle to park the bus.

[JRM]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:23, Bewildered said:

Caballero out to prove there is worse than McCarthy

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To be fair the geezer has come out of retirement for a run about, not played for ages what were you expecting?

[Billy the Kidd]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:30, Lighthouse said:

 

With what though? Shane Long? Walcott? Valery?

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I get what you are saying, but Ralph gave Long a 2 year deal, and gave Theo a deal also.

And decided not to sell Valery.

[beatlesaint]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:30, BotleySaint said:

Broja injured. It is all a bit like last season. No fit strikers, no goalkeepers, and Romeu out

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Long is fit 🤣

[captainchris]

Pathetic football. No coaching, tactics and the players can’t be bothered, you can see that…

[Teddeer]

This feels like the start of the nose dive we went into last January.

[Baird of the land]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:30, Lighthouse said:

 

With what though? Shane Long? Walcott? Valery?

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Yeah put walcott on. If there's any game he's going to be up for its this one.

[Chez]

Arsenal are a pretty decent team in reasonable form, but this display might be a sackable display. 

[Katalinic]

  On 11/12/2021 at 16:29, Billy the Kidd said:

Whilst we played well for the first 20 mins or so, I think Arteta tweaked his system or tactics and we haven’t laid a glove ont hem since.

I hope it ends up as 6 or 7 and Ralph fucks off.

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It happens so often. Other managers react to changes, ours doesn't, or can't.

[OttawaSaint]

Perfect, an injury crisis must in time for the Xmas schedule.