Arsenal 3-0 Saints - Match Thread

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Just a shitshow all round. We spend a decent whack for us on a left back and don't even play him

[Mr X]

1 minute ago, LGTL said:

At least we usually come out much better in the second half. 

🤣🤣🤣

[Chez]

4 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

Teams will sometimes beat the press. The issue is how other players react. Unfortunately Bednarek thought doing nothing was the right action.

if he had come across would JWP have been quick enough to get back and cover him - which was required? 

[OttawaSaint]

The team just look numb, just going through the motions. I fear we will drop this year. The other strugglers have a bit of fight in them. We just shrug and accept defeat.

Edited 11 December, 2021 by OttawaSaint

[LGTL]

Just now, Saints foreva said:

How many other teams in this league would take Stephens, Bednarek, Tella, Redmond and Armstrong in their starting line up? Not many. 

None. Armstrong is proving to be an atrocious signing. 

[Ed Rooney]

Centre backs weak as piss 

[DT]

Need to do ‘the change’ I’m afraid. 

[Chez]

Willy clearance...shite.

[OttawaSaint]

You have to admire it though. That's top level trolling. Needling when tempers are frayed. 

Edited 11 December, 2021 by OttawaSaint

[Golac's Iron Gonads]

can wadd-powers not turn with the effing ball? The wad constantly receiving it in midfield from the CBs and immediately gives it back to them. The only time he plays one touch football is when he goes backwards which is 90% of the time. Wants to spend a little less time cutting holes in his socks and stretching his torso so he's able to turn 90 degrees when receiving the ball.

[Teddeer]

Making Arsenal look like the Invincibles.

[OttawaSaint]

Moi for AA.

We have such a weak team/squad.

[Jeremy Corbyn]

We're missing arguably our two most important defensive players, so the defensive weakness is disappointing but understandable.  What is so frustrating is how awful we are in the final third, we have so much of the ball in great areas and fail miserably constantly.  Armstrong is awful, he's nowhere near good enough to be as selfish as he is.

[Disco Stu]

This game has been a disaster after such a promising start. We're so predictable.

[Ed Rooney]

1 minute ago, Golac's Iron Gonads said:

can wadd-powers not turn with the effing ball? The wad constantly receiving it in midfield from the CBs and immediately gives it back to them. The only time he plays one touch football is when he goes backwards which is 90% of the time. Wants to spend a little less time cutting holes in his socks and stretching his torso so he's able to turn 90 degrees when receiving the ball.

Standard 

[Chez]

injuries add to our issues.

[Baird of the land]

Curious why Lyanco was dropped?

[Viking Saint]

Elyounoussi on for Armstrong, goes from bad to worse

[bpsaint]

That’s Armstrong out for a few weeks. Shame as he’s been so prolific for us….

[Roo1976]

so whos just groaned at our first sub?......................................were fucked.

[obelisk]

Armstrong will do ok for us next season in the Championship.

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, Chez said:

injuries add to our issues.

They're racking up again now aren't they.

We have better depth than we had this time last season, but our bench still looks woefully inadequate today.

[Mr X]

Plenty of time to be proved wrong but On the evidence  so far armstrong isn't ready for the Premier league yet 

[HKsaint]

Should we start to think about whether the chasing-ball strategy works?  

[stevy777_x]

Just now, bpsaint said:

That’s Armstrong out for a few weeks. Shame as he’s been so prolific for us….

What a rubbish signing A A has been.

It was kind of predictable though, not strong enough to be a PL player.

[LGTL]

This really is a championship team/squad in waiting.

[Chez]

press works this time, but no end product. Aghh. this game/saints is fucking killing me.

[the colonel]

Stream anyone?

[Baird of the land]

Think we maybe should have started elyounessi over Armstrong. So hopefully the change will help.

[saint1977]

Yet again, the high press isn’t working and got picked off on the counter after a bright start. How thick a manager is someone when they keep on doing the same thing and getting the same shit result? 7 wins in 2021 is the answer. Pathetic. Squad isn’t great at all but it’s not Derby circa 2008 bad either.

The star RB is struggling on the left and the prospect 18 year old at RB is running out of steam. The LB bought for £12m won’t even get a game, what was the point? We can all see it but the stubborn dickhead on £6m pa can’t. 

Gao out, Liebherr out, Ralph out, coaches out, Semmens out. New owner, manager and CEO asap as this rudderless vessel is sinking. 

[Saint_Jonny]

Done well to win the ball high up the pitch loads of times in this game, including a couple of Arsenal gifts. We've done absolutely fuck all with those opportunities however. 

[OttawaSaint]

Luke Warm-Prowse with another shit delivery.

[OttawaSaint]

We should just forfeit at HT.

[Mr X]

Yet another shit corner from jwp

[obelisk]

Another dreadful JWP corner that leads to an opposition chance. Perhaps someone else should have a go.

[nta786]

Just now, OttawaSaint said:

We should just forfeit at HT.

If all the players get covid it would be a 3-0 forfeit right? 

[Roo1976]

so whos just groaned at our first sub?......................................were fucked.

[Edmonton Saint]

Hello Darkness my old friend.

[OttawaSaint]

2 minutes ago, stevy777_x said:

What a rubbish signing A A has been.

It was kind of predictable though, not strong enough to be a PL player.

Yep when watching the YouTube reel it was clear that many of his goals would be saved easily by Prem teams and that he'd not get the space to take all the extra touches he needs. 

[Chez]

3 minutes ago, Saint_Jonny said:

Done well to win the ball high up the pitch loads of times in this game, including a couple of Arsenal gifts. We've done absolutely fuck all with those opportunities however. 

maybe the system is better than the quality of players. or maybe they are both shit.

 

Great play Redmond. Caught on the break after our set piece AGAIN. FUCK OFF whoever is coaching this team. useless.

 

Edited 11 December, 2021 by Chez

[BotleySaint]

Just now, OttawaSaint said:

We should just forfeit at HT.

Well, might as well forfeit the rest of the season 🙂

[Harry Bloggs]

Sky have just commented that Saints are the better team, Arsenal have the better players. That says it all.

[Mr X]

Arsenal.with the game sewn up in the first half 

[Saints foreva]

Lucky it's only two to be honest. Handed them two opportunities that they were unable to take advantage of. 

Making up the numbers in this league is just dull as fuck. 

[Sheaf Saint]

Enough now. Time to take JWP off dead ball duties (and, you could argue, off the pitch)

He's really not as good as he thinks he is and we never actually threaten from them. Piss poor delivery every time.

[Roo1976]

https://redi1.soccerstreams.net/

[BotleySaint]

I don't think AA has been a poor signing. He's still adapting and deserves time.

But he's clearly not up the Ings standard. But we knew that already. We've got more players to cover things than last year but overall the quality is still lower I think.

Edited 11 December, 2021 by BotleySaint

[Turkish]

10 minutes ago, LGTL said:

None. Armstrong is proving to be an atrocious signing. 

#proveninthechampionship

[Streaky]

Just now, Harry Bloggs said:

Sky have just commented that Saints are the better team, Arsenal have the better players. That says it all.

Bored of hearing this. Pretty much every 1st half this season we've been the better team. Unfortunately you get nothing for playing well. You have to put the ball in the fucking net.

[stknowle]

12 minutes ago, Saints foreva said:

How many other teams in this league would take Stephens, Bednarek, Tella, Redmond and Armstrong in their starting line up? Not many. 

Norwich would probably be sniffing around most of them but after that I'm struggling.