Saints 0-6 Chelsea - Match Thread

[AlexLaw76]

Ralph really needs to drop a striker in the middle, or take one of them off...this is insane

[badgerx16]

Right I'm off. Time to look forward to the Grand National.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

So.... Who's going to get themself sent off?

Probably FF for punching out Salisu...

[washsaint]

Disgraceful performance - utterly disgraceful.  We have collapsed - deja vu here.

How on earth does Tino start every game.  Bednarek?

[egg]

Just now, badgerx16 said:

Right I'm off. Time to look forward to the Grand National.

Yep. Enough already. 

[gallaghert366@yahoo.com]

6 minutes ago, Edmonton Saint said:

Until we get a real leader and captain this kind of performances will continue to haunt us. We must be the team with the weakest mentality in the league. We need to ship out some of the deadwood. We need to move on from players like Romeu, Bednarek, Elyounoussi, Redmond, Armstrong, Walcott, Djenepo and try and find upgrades. 

Why did you stop at Djenepo?

[Suhari]

Valery coming on.

 

[skintsaint]

Valery coming on.

[Micky]

Do something Ralf, anything, take off the front two and put 11 in front of the ball at all times and defend the current 4 nil loss that you have.

Edited 9 April, 2022 by Micky

[stknowle]

2 minutes ago, Suhari said:

So.... Who's going to get themself sent off?

Salisu would be my bet

[OttawaSaint]

Romeu fucking diving into every challenge, first ever red for him?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Every pass just cuts right through the defence, who can't cope at all with players running anywhere towards them.

[Mr X]

Pathetic Ralph is just way way too inconsistent at managing this team surely there are other options, worth a roll of the dice? Would rather we looked a stronger team than play high risk football 

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Suhari said:

Valery coming on.

 

We're saved!

[Suhari]

Romeu off.

Huh?

[skintsaint]

Romeu off 😕

[Saint_clark]

Just now, skintsaint said:

Valery coming on.

Who for?

[Monk]

If this becomes six or more without reply, I'd be tempted for flutter on Ralph to walk. 

[Nemi]

7 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

When we have 4 attackers, centrally...that leaves JwP and Romeu exposed...

For some reason Romeu is pressing up more than JWP leaving him alone and he’s not quick enough to get back into position. Mental tactics

[OttawaSaint]

Romeu must be injured. He's been a mile off the pace.

[AlexLaw76]

2nd time Romeu have been taken off lately

But. Valery is f-ing shite

[Østerrike]

0:4 vs. Man U after 39min

0:4 vs. Leicester after 39min

 

0:4 vs.Chelsea after 31min

 

[Saint_clark]

Something wrong with Romeu? Few people have said he was more aggressive than usual and now he's been taken off...

[skintsaint]

Just hope Chelsea slow it down with a big game coming up soon.

[HKsaint]

Salisu: why not me? 

[Micky]

Hate to say it, but give it an hour or two and SFC will be in the record books again.

[washsaint]

wtf.......senseless.  The last few weeks show up the limitations of Ralph and why he will never be a top manager.

Simply awful game plan, lineup and substitution.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Surprised we didnlt take off all 11 for Valery. 🙂

Waiting until 4 down seems a bit of damage control, rahter than being aware that we've been defiensivly overrun since the first whistle.

[bpsaint]

Chelsea to win 9-0 is 125/1 on sky bet

[Mr X]

1 minute ago, Monk said:

If this becomes six or more without reply, I'd be tempted for flutter on Ralph to walk. 

Two nine Nils wasn't enough why would would he walk away from millions? 

[farawaysaint]

Oh good! Annual 9-0 😂

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

Something wrong with Romeu? Few people have said he was more aggressive than usual and now he's been taken off...

He looked way off pace and was diving at the ball to compensate. Look back at Havertz's goal.

[JRM]

2 minutes ago, Monk said:

If this becomes six or more without reply, I'd be tempted for flutter on Ralph to walk. 

He's got to go. Dreadful stuff on another appalling run, I like the bloke but he's done 

[The Odd Guy]

Paul Merson live on Sky:-

"The 9-0 record is on....."

Yeah, don't we fucking know it.

Time to give Ralph his retirement package and tap up Steve Cooper who is doing miracles at Nottingham Forest

[Dman]

2 minutes ago, Monk said:

If this becomes six or more without reply, I'd be tempted for flutter on Ralph to walk. 

Let’s hope so. Time for a freshen up imo, we cannot continue with runs and results like this. 
 

Should have got Howe in December when we had the chance. 

[hasper57saint]

This is what I expected. When we are good we are very very good but when we are bad we are complete shite. We need a clear out. And I hate to say this but Ralph is totally responsible for this. 

[OttawaSaint]

No reaction whatsoever from the team. Cowards, hiding, watching the clock, planning their night out. 

 

[Dorchester Saint]

A backlash was always going to happen after Tuchel ripped them a new one in mid week. Typically it had to be us next. 

[Saint_clark]

If this ends up 6 or more then as much as I support Ralph, he needs to go. Clearly something wrong with the mentality of the club.

[Nemi]

Walker-peters is so wasted on the left also, fed up of our better players not being played in their correct positions

[OttawaSaint]

We made a few passes! Progress...

[AlexLaw76]

We now have 3 forwards it seems

Ralph is mad

[OldNick]

50+ years of watching us get thumped does take a toll. We must be the most heavily beaten team in the history of post war football. 

[Mr X]

Who motivates this team? 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Nemi said:

Walker-peters is so wasted on the left also, fed up of our better players not being played in their correct positions

Actually infuriates me. Perraud has been superb for us, torn teams apart down that left side, yet he drops him and plays KWP out of position to accommodate the ineffectual Livramento. 

[skintsaint]

FF save...nearly 5. Was offside, but corner anyway.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

I didn't see their game vs Brentford. But our analysts must ahve been all over it. So what did they do, that we seem utterly incapable of?

[Saints foreva]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

If this ends up 6 or more then as much as I support Ralph, he needs to go. Clearly something wrong with the mentality of the club.

Why do they have to score two more for you to think that? Surely the game being over after 20 or so minutes is bad enough and 4-0 is currently flattering us considering how many chances they've had. 

He is nowhere near as good as some people on here make out as proven by the absolute hidings we've taken while he's been here and the fact that every now and then we go on horrible runs of shite football and losing every week. 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Actually infuriates me. Perraud has been superb for us, torn teams apart down that left side, yet he drops him and plays KWP out of position to accommodate the ineffectual Livramento. 

I agree with you.  That good run we were on, Perraud played really well.  Then bombed out for Liveramento, which was not warranted at all.

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

ralph = always a chance of a fucking embarrassment