Southampton 1-1 Arsenal - Match Thread

[adrian lord]

Aren’t we supposed to be at home?

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, OttawaSaint said:

Should have cashed in a bought a forward etc.

we tried bringing in a forward, they said no

[Sheaf Saint]

DCC was very lucky not to concede a penalty. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Oh look. We press and get a chance. Wasted it, but looked much better for a moment.

[The Kraken]

What on earth has happened to our hard press? Completely gone. Now we just stand off and let the passes and crosses just come in. Weak all over.

[santolijador]

How many do we lose by for Ralph to go? 

[OttawaSaint]

3-0 Villa. There's nothing Gerrard can do about this...

[John Sydenham]

Salisu seems to be back to his best 

Edited 23 October, 2022 by John Sydenham

[Viking Saint]

Good finish but non-existent marking. JWP and Ely invisible so far

[Mr X]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

we tried bringing in a forward, they said no

Whose they? One club? Surely we had more than one player on the list? 

[Saint_clark]

Weak from Bazunu again there, comes sprinting out without shouting and the defender just boots it away. 

Fucking command your box!!

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Mr X said:

Whose they? One club? Surely we had more than one player on the list? 

The players and clubs

[qwertyell]

Nonexistent midfield. No-one tracking runners.

Should've been a penalty and a red card too. Even the officials feel sorry for us. 

We look like a lower league club - but not one of the plucky ones who have a go.

[Micky]

Well it's definitely not a 'match', get to half time like this, let Ralf work his magic and see how the second half goes...!

Edited 23 October, 2022 by Micky

[Holmes_and_Watson]

6 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

2-0. "But a new guy would just be the same with these players".

Is it 3-0 now? They couldn't wait to see the back of him. 🙂

[egg]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

we are not competing anywhere around the park

Yep, but midfield is where they're winning it. Nobody tracking runners who are joining the forwards. Not sure how you blame Ralph for only having Diallo and JwP to play in there. 

[Raging Bull]

[Saint_clark]

Fuck off Ings.

[niceandfriendly]

We've got all our best players out and Arsenal are class. Not much of a surprise.

Would be nice to string perhaps 2 or 3 passes together though.

Edited 23 October, 2022 by niceandfriendly

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, egg said:

Yep, but midfield is where they're winning it. Nobody tracking runners who are joining the forwards. Not sure how you blame Ralph for only having Diallo and JwP to play in there. 

I blame ralph for the entire lethargy in the team. press has gone, no patterns of play.  There is much more wrong (and has been for ages) than having JwP and Diallo in the middle.

 

This is not much different to the other night, just the opposition is much better.

Edited 23 October, 2022 by AlexLaw76

[nta786]

I think we should have played Larios over Elyounoussi

There is no pace in this team.

Aribo looks like he is jogging up top

There is a huge difference in the way we press and Saka/Martinelli is pressing, coaching and automatisms all gone wrong today.

[Chez]

2 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

What on earth has happened to our hard press? Completely gone. Now we just stand off and let the passes and crosses just come in. Weak all over.

cant really press with a five man defence, not that we do it when we play four. 

[egg]

Nobody offering up for that throw by Perraud. So poor. 

[adrian lord]

We look like a team of ghosts

[OttawaSaint]

4 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

we tried bringing in a forward, they said no

Saints, "err, sorry to bother but..."

PSV, "have you seen the fucking time, hurry up, what do you want?"

Saints, "apologies...well anyway, we are in need of..."

PSV, "spit it out!"

Saints, "Cody Gapk.."

PSV, "no, fuck off"

Saints, "sorry to bother yo..."

PSV, .....

Edited 23 October, 2022 by OttawaSaint

[nta786]

@trousers would you like to post your league table?

With Villa, Leicester and Leeds now winning we have dropped into 18th  

[RedArmy]

Surely the owners can see that this team does not want to play for Ralph? 
 

Minimal effort all over the park. 

[John Sydenham]

Does anyone coach the team on throw-ins?  We always take ages to take a throw because no one makes themselves available to receive. 

[Saint NL]

Aribo nearly jogged then.

This is a real low effort performance so far

[Saint_clark]

My last season with a season ticket was the Pellegrino one, and even I struggled to get motivated for that. I can't even imagine how mind numbing it must be for those who have kept going every home game and seen such absolutely atrocious football since Koeman left. No wonder our atmosphere is terrible.

[OttawaSaint]

Leeds 1 up, Leicester 2 up.

Going down down down...in a ring of fire...

[Mr X]

Corner wahoo!

[niceandfriendly]

Leeds winning, back in the bottom 3.

Looks like Arsenal have 2 extra players than us.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

A corner! Get in Saints! A whole corner to us!

[Dorchester Saint]

Oh look!! Villa sacked their clown manager and now they’re 3-0 up in their very next game, but here we are still bungling along with this fucking clown!! 

[FarehamSaintJames]

Ward-Prowse is not a captain. 
Head down after that goal, no rallying of the troops etc

[Saint NL]

Just now, niceandfriendly said:

 

Looks like Arsenal have 2 extra players than us.

Tbf with Elyounoussi and Aribo it's like playing with 9 men

[LGTL]

Back in the bottom 3, exactly where we deserve to be. Disgrace from the entire club at the moment. 

[Pilchards]

Can we have our ball back please?

 

Seriously you get a break eventually and you see Arsenal running back in a panic and then we turn the back back which ends up with the keeper who hoofs it. I’m sorry but that’s shit football.

 

[GDog07]

Just now, nta786 said:

@trousers would you like to post your league table?

With Villa, Leicester and Leeds now winning we have dropped into 18th  

Obviously the only way it was going to go, those three get three points and we get nothing.

Even Nottm Forest showed a little backbone yesterday, what happened to us giving the big guns a hard time at home?

I don’t usually worry about us dropping away, but this season is starting to look it, we don’t have any attacking integrity about us.

[Mr X]

Lethargic passing sideways and backwards is us 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, FarehamSaintJames said:

Ward-Prowse is not a captain. 
Head down after that goal, no rallying of the troops etc

Honestly I hope he goes now, not because I don't think he's talented but because I think his career is being wasted with us. Imagine him putting freekicks and corners onto the head of Kane every week. 

[OttawaSaint]

Like watching a cat play with a dead mouse...

[coalman]

Given our injuries and and Arsenal's form this was always going to be a free hit.

That being said - Ralph out.

That being said, hold on until half time and then 3-1 after a stunning Saints revival in the second half.

[obelisk]

JWP just cannot give it away there.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Just no urgency

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

Ward-Prowse is not a captain. 
Head down after that goal, no rallying of the troops etc

He probably helps clean the visitors dressing room. I'm not saying go all Roy Keane but fuck...

[nta786]

We have zero off-the-ball movement 

[Thereisonlyonemickychannon]

Christ almighty.

Had the chance to whip it in their box anddwe passbot backwards and jwp gives it away and Jesus shoots. We are shit

[Mr X]

Jwp really Is bad lately!