Man City 4-0 Saints - Match Thread

[Nordic Saint]

Just now, Brissysaint said:

Absolute rubbish, he’s one of our best defenders and has been for the last 2 years, dunno what you’ve been watching 

Thia game. What game have you been watching?

[OttawaSaint]

2-0

[USaint]

2-0 cut apart again

[The Kraken]

Too easy. We have no midfield presence and they’re just going to overwhelm us.

[Archers Road Stand]

More shite defending. The midfield two are useless. 

[the colonel]

any working streams?

 

[OttawaSaint]

Statues, totally giving up, bad giveaway by SA, everyone just stopped.

Our team doesn't have an ounce of confidence at all. 

RH can leave now...

[Saint Matty 76]

Where the fuck is KWP? That's like four attacks he's not even been on the screen?

[Sunglasses Ron]

Spreadsheet now saying 6-0.

[Saint NL]

That view of the goal.

How did man city have four players against two defenders? This is suicidal

[Sheaf Saint]

Stu dribbles his way into trouble - goal.

[Saint_clark]

Where the fuck was KWP that time ffs.

[The Cat]

Stuart Armstrong complete garbage giving the ball away for the second. One thing you can't do in these types of games is give away possession so cheaply.

Man City's attackers make most defences look like traffic cones.

[saintant]

Get to half time at 2-0 and that's acceptable.

[Micky]

On course for a 6 nil.  Pretty good if we can get out at that..!

[Lee On Solent Saint]

City won't have a more easier game all season. 

[Chez]

service is non existent, but our strikers may as well not be playing.  Che hasn't won anything in the air and is failing to hold the ball up. Got to do more.

ball keeps coming back...ah fuck, its two.

[OttawaSaint]

Look like a team not playing for the coach. 

[Sunglasses Ron]

Just now, saintant said:

Get to half time at 2-0 and that's acceptable.

How likely is that though?

[Toussaint]

Oh dear!

[Sarisbury Saint]

The fat lady is clearing her throat.

[cloggy saint]

Just now, Lee On Solent Saint said:

City won't have a more easier game all season. 

Yes they will. You could say they already have.

[Saint NL]

Why is ward prowse marking Haaland at corners?

 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Once again, Bazunu passes to their midfield and three passes later it’s in the back of the net. No slow build up play…no recycling of the ball.

Oh, on another note,why are we not playing in our home kit?!

[Toussaint]

Palace 2 games in hand on us, Forest 1 game 

[Saint Matty 76]

1 minute ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

City won't have a more easier game all season. 

Let's not be silly now.

[HKsaint]

Attacking then passing back to the goalkeeper and then kicking outside the pitch

[kyle04]

1 minute ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

City won't have a more easier game all season. 

City won't have an easier season all season.

[The Cat]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Why is ward prowse marking Haaland at corners?

 

He isn't, we zonally mark. Haaland is just stood in the area near him.

[OttawaSaint]

That was classic Ralphball...we actually got it into an attacking area and then just stopped and slowly played the ball all the way back to Baz so he could hump it upfield to...City.

We do this every game, why? 

[The Kraken]

Just now, HKsaint said:

Attacking then passing back to the goalkeeper and then kicking outside the pitch

That’s was a passage of play that sums up Saints under Ralph. Win the ball, get plenty of numbers up around their penalty area, and it’s back at our goalkeeper within ten seconds. Cowardly football.

[obelisk]

Saints work a good attacking position and the ball ends up back with the 'keeper. At least try to score Saints.

[SNSUN]

Just in from work, how're we d....

 

 

...oh. Could be worse.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, OttawaSaint said:

That was classic Ralphball...we actually got it into an attacking area and then just stopped and slowly played the ball all the way back to Baz so he could hump it upfield to...City.

We do this every game, why? 

It makes no sense. 

 

[Chez]

1 minute ago, HKsaint said:

Attacking then passing back to the goalkeeper and then kicking outside the pitch

Bazuna's kicking is fucking shit.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, The Kraken said:

That’s was a passage of play that sums up Saints under Ralph. Win the ball, get plenty of numbers up around their penalty area, and it’s back at our goalkeeper within ten seconds. Cowardly football.

And also really boring and frustrating to watch. 

[saintant]

Just now, The Cat said:

He isn't, we zonally mark. Haaland is just stood in the area near him.

What is the point of zonal marking? An attacker runs from one zone to another so the bloke who might have been marking him ends up marking nobody. Meanwhile the attacker has run into another zone and chances are he'll not be picked up cos nobody sees him coming. Weird system.

[Saint Fan CaM]

1 minute ago, obelisk said:

Saints work a good attacking position and the ball ends up back with the 'keeper. At least try to score Saints.

Not #Saintsy

[OldNick]

all Redmonds fault

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, Chez said:

Bazuna's kicking is fucking shit.

So far he's been shit overall. 

[nta786]

Well I made it lads but why oh why did I bother 🫣

Long afternoon ahead.

[bpsaint]

At least we’ve kept Haaland quiet 

[Chez]

5 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

Look like a team not playing for the coach. 

do we?

To me we Look like a team trying their best, but are simply not good enough. Look like a team desperately needing its forwards to do something, to keep the ball, take pressure of defence.

Che and Armstrong have been useless. They do nothing.

[Toussaint]

Just now, OldNick said:

all Redmonds fault

He was terrible and you wouldn’t have heard his name mentioned on the commentary if he’d started today 

[OldNick]

1 minute ago, bpsaint said:

At least we’ve kept Haaland quiet 

Tempting fate BP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stknowle]

5 minutes ago, HKsaint said:

Attacking then passing back to the goalkeeper and then kicking outside the pitch

That's contemporary Ralphball in a nutshell HK me old mucker.

[Chez]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

So far he's been shit overall. 

I share your feelings about him. 

[BotleySaint]

We don't really stand a chance against the megabucks of City to be fair.

Totally different class of investment.

Ralph will still be here for a while yet..

[SNSUN]

Too early for sexy nuns? I don't think even divine intervention will help today.

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, Chez said:

do we?

To me we Look like a team trying their best, but are simply not good enough. Look like a team desperately needing its forwards to do something, to keep the ball, take pressure of defence.

Che and Armstrong have been useless. They do nothing.

In their defence, they have had zero service today. RH has got the front 4 pushing right up to try and stop City playing out from the back, but it's still far too easy for them. There is literally no link between CM and attack. Nothing.