Man City 4-0 Saints - Match Thread

[Turkish]

Who else is buzzing for this one?

[AlexLaw76]

Haaland is a one-trick pony.  Easy 3 points 🤣

[Turkish]

Bazunu to keep his first clean sheet of the season is guaranteed 

[SadButTrue]

I'll be happy if we only lose 9-0 😅

[iansums]

9 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Who else is buzzing for this one?

Buzzing with fear! I’ll take 8-0.

[Lighthouse]

Bazunu

KWP DCC Salisu Lyanco ABK Larios

Livramento JWP AMN Perraud

[tunit]

On a positive note in recent seasons we have somehow tended to do well against them. Would've won there last season if it wasn't for an awful VAR decision. Having said that I cant see anything other than at least a 4-0 loss and a Haaland hattrick

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Eleven players behind the ball at all times. Don't even bother trying to get over the halfway line

[Turkish]

Maybe we could try and get the rule inforced they do in kids football where once a team goes 4-0 down they’re allowed to bring on an extra player and keep doing that for every additional goal.

[Saint_clark]

Genuinely might be double figures if we play the way we have been.  It would be typical Ralph though to pull a score draw out of his arse here. 

[LGTL]

What’s the point. 

[Saint_clark]

2 minutes ago, LGTL said:

What’s the point. 

You actually inadvertently made a good suggestion here - if we forfeit the game it goes down as a 3-0 loss. Could do our goal difference the world of good come the end of the season.  

[SNSUN]

I hate to say it but 3 at the back for me for this one - not defensive per se but something has to change. Even the 4 at the back isn't working now. I'd like to try...

 

Bazunu (yes keeping faith for now)

DCC/ABK/Salisu

KWP/JWP/Diallo/Perraud

Aribo Edozie

Adams 

 

Whatever we put out we're probably going to get bummed. City are in rampant form.

 

[OttawaSaint]

Ralph the self proclaimed "smartest man in the room" will be drawing up a masterplan. 

4-2-4 boss? Against City? 

Yes, it'll be the last thing they'll be expecting! 

[Dark Munster]

Haaland has scored three consecutive PL home hat tricks. A new record. He’s about to extend it to four. 

Surely Ralph won’t survive three 9-0s. 

Will he?

[whelk]

Some of these look good value. 7-0?

[SNSUN]

Just now, Dark Munster said:

Haaland has scored three consecutive PL home hat tricks. A new record. He’s about to extend it to four. 

Surely Ralph won’t survive three 9-0s. 

Will he?

My hope is that, because it's City, the higher powers are keeping him in with a view to sacking him either way afterwards. If we lose, a new manager hasn't come in and started with a thumping, and it gives them more excuse for getting rid of Ralph. If we draw or win, Ralph goes out on a high and we get a bit of confidence for a new manager to come in and start with a home tie against West Ham. Sort of win/win if you look at it in a weird way.

 

If the board keep faith with Ralph for much longer, I really think we're going down this season. We can't keep losing games that we should be picking up points at - this is the strongest Premier League in years and keeping a manager who doesn't even know what his best formation is let alone his best first XI is is very worrying.

[JRM]

We've sold out 1500 but luckily for some the train strike will stop them getting there 

[Micky]

1 hour ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Eleven players behind the ball at all times. Don't even bother trying to get over the halfway line

We'll be lucky to get out of our box, never mind see the half bloody way line...!

[Holmes_and_Watson]

ABK and Salisu's physical presence does enough to keep Haaland out of the goals. As Pep is distracted looking for wonderkid Redmond, who he set up his tactics to oppose, JWP gets a free kick into the box. The goalkeeper paries it and Stu hammers it home (even if he was aiming for the other part of the goal). 0-1 Saints win.

[farawaysaint]

Haaland hat trick a banker 🥲

[The Kraken]

Hopefully City give Haaland a rest. If we keep it to single figures I’d be surprised.

[SNSUN]

8 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

ABK and Salisu's physical presence does enough to keep Haaland out of the goals. As Pep is distracted looking for wonderkid Redmond, who he set up his tactics to oppose, JWP gets a free kick into the box. The goalkeeper paries it and Stu hammers it home (even if he was aiming for the other part of the goal). 0-1 Saints win.

[DT]

51 minutes ago, whelk said:

Some of these look good value. 7-0?

Had a nibble, but also Saints to win at 16-1 with Betfair

[OttawaSaint]

16 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

ABK and Salisu's physical presence does enough to keep Haaland out of the goals. As Pep is distracted looking for wonderkid Redmond, who he set up his tactics to oppose, JWP gets a free kick into the box. The goalkeeper paries it and Stu hammers it home (even if he was aiming for the other part of the goal). 0-1 Saints win.

Close.

I'd think it would be 0-0, fantastic rearguard performance, a booted clearance in 90+4 eludes Ederson, Adams goes past him, just had to roll it in...3 yards out...post...how...?!?

City break...ball over the top, JWP does one of those annoying backwards headers he does...Bazunu stranded, 1-0 City...final whistle.

Edited 2 October, 2022 by OttawaSaint

[cambsaint]

Having watched today's on Sky if R H sets up the defence we may even go down 19-0!

[Kenilworthy]

I suspect City will regard this as a game not worth expending much effort on and will settle for a 2-0 or 3-0 win at half pace rather than going all out for the thrashing

[InvictaSaint]

I’ve only just twigged why Bazunu is number 31…..🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[Holmes_and_Watson]

9 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

Close.

I'd think it would be 0-0, fantastic rearguard performance, a booted clearance in 90+4 eludes Ederson, Adams goes past him, just had to roll it in...3 yards out...post...how...?!?

City break...ball over the top, JWP does one of those annoying backwards headers he does...Bazunu stranded, 1-0 City...final whistle.

That just shows you the fine margins in football. In your scenario, it's a rear guard action where City sneak a winner. In mine, we sneak a winner after a lot of defending. Hard to blame Ralph under such circumstances.

[S-Clarke]

These games are always weird, everyone expects a total thrashing, embarrassment, record scores etc etc. We played City twice after being pummelled by Leicester, and even though we lost the league game, it was a somewhat respectable 3-1.

It won't be record scores, but we'll lose. I was hoping we'd be close to a positive GD for the first time in many years this season, so a low-scoring defeat should be the target.

Edited 2 October, 2022 by S-Clarke

[farawaysaint]

16 minutes ago, Kenilworthy said:

I suspect City will regard this as a game not worth expending much effort on and will settle for a 2-0 or 3-0 win at half pace rather than going all out for the thrashing

City might but can’t imagine Haaland settling for that. Man no doubt wants to break every record this season and is on track for it 8 games in 😐

[saint1977]

Might be a chance for City to rest some players for their upcoming CL games although they will still be far too good. It’s a bit like having Shrewsbury or Burton at home in the Cup inbetween Man U and Sevilla. Give some of your squad depth some game time against non PL standard opposition.

Bet Pep doesn’t though and we get their first choice XI

[Pilchards]

1 hour ago, whelk said:

Some of these look good value. 7-0?

What are the odds for Saints winning 7-0 as it must be worth a little flutter?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

8 minutes ago, Pilchards said:

What are the odds for Saints winning 7-0 as it must be worth a little flutter?

Scroll down past winning euro millions... all the way past truthful politician ... keep going all the way past  invasion from a parallel dimension... 🙂

[whelk]

Haaland is only 9 goals off last season’s golden boot total. Suspect will be a lot close after Saturday 

[Sarisbury Saint]

3 hours ago, SadButTrue said:

I'll be happy if we only lose 9-0 😅

So will Ralph.

[richardc]

1:0 saints 

strong rear guard action with a cheeky Armstrong goal from the half way line

[Doctoroncall]

34 minutes ago, saint1977 said:

Might be a chance for City to rest some players for their upcoming CL games although they will still be far too good. It’s a bit like having Shrewsbury or Burton at home in the Cup inbetween Man U and Sevilla. Give some of your squad depth some game time against non PL standard opposition.

Bet Pep doesn’t though and we get their first choice XI

He’ll use the five subs. 

[Daft Kerplunk]

Weirdly, it’ll be one we get a result from and everything will be rosy. 

[Toussaint]

42 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Scroll down past winning euro millions... all the way past truthful politician ... keep going all the way past  invasion from a parallel dimension... 🙂

Too late ….. 🦎  👽 

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 hour ago, Kenilworthy said:

I suspect City will regard this as a game not worth expending much effort on and will settle for a 2-0 or 3-0 win at half pace rather than going all out for the thrashing

No chance, Pep doesn’t “settle” for anything. 

[nta786]

City won’t even need to get out of gear 1 to do us over by 4 or 5 anyway. 
 

[Pamplemousse]

Only positive after the game will be we only have to play them once before the end of the season

[Turkish]

What odds on city 5 or more goals + Haaland hatrick?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

55 minutes ago, whelk said:

Haaland is only 9 goals off last season’s golden boot total. Suspect will be a lot close after Saturday 

What are the thoughts in it being a nice touch to give him a guard of honour at the end of the game, when he breaks that total? 🙂

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, S-Clarke said:

These games are always weird, everyone expects a total thrashing, embarrassment, record scores etc etc. We played City twice after being pummelled by Leicester, and even though we lost the league game, it was a somewhat respectable 3-1.

It won't be record scores, but we'll lose. I was hoping we'd be close to a positive GD for the first time in many years this season, so a low-scoring defeat should be the target.

2-1, we led for a bit as well they scored the winner very late, I remember it well as it was my sons first away game. We went into the city club shop after to let the traffic die down and he roped me into buying him a City kit, £90 later FFS think the league cup game was 3-1

Edited 2 October, 2022 by Turkish

[Lord Duckhunter]

11 minutes ago, Turkish said:

What odds on city 5 or more goals + Haaland hatrick?

1/50

[SaintZamboni]

United showed today that if you don’t go to city with a plan and some drive you’re absolutely dead. 
 

We had a great plan for them last season, shame about the rest of the teams we have to play.

Won’t be watching, quick check of the bbc to see how they describe the result. Thrash and woeful Southampton are the words id bet on.

 

[Lord Duckhunter]

Last season was clearly a blip………

I don’t mean remaining unbeaten against City, but not conceding 9 in a game during the season. Ralph could well be back on track for the annual 9-0. Fucking Claude Puel & les Reed 

[Turkish]

13 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Last season was clearly a blip………

I don’t mean remaining unbeaten against City, but not conceding 9 in a game during the season. Ralph could well be back on track for the annual 9-0. Fucking Claude Puel & les Reed 

We had a good go though, chelsea done us for 6 and we were lucky to keep it at that. Plus we were really good at conceding two goals very quickly, often within 10 minutes something we’ve managed not to fix this season either.