Fulham 2-1 Saints - Match Thread

[Saint NL]

The CBs are winding up Mitrovic, let's hope he reacts 

[Dman]

There is absolutely no belief in this team, none whatsoever. 
 

1 mistake costs us a goal and we look a different team, completely in our shell allowing Fulham to play as they please. 
 

Mentally so, so poor. 

[Mr X]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:46, Turkish said:

Yet some people insist he should play CM

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We recruited quite a few players that are nowhere near ready for this league 

[Convict Colony]

What does Jones do ? Freak goal, we have played ok and created chances. 

[DT]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:45, Greenridge said:

Was it not Anyone but Ralph though, right?

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Oh yeah good point. 

[Saint NL]

29% possession, crikey

[Saint_clark]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:49, Convict Colony said:

What does Jones do ? Freak goal, we have played ok and created chances. 

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Aribo has been anonymous, get S. Armstrong on for him.

[Archers Road Stand]

And that is exactly why Lyanco would be useless at CM. He gets turned so easily. 

[obelisk]

Saints playing balls up the pitch as though there's some 6'4" goalscorer there. They've all gone folks.

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:49, Saint NL said:

29% possession, crikey

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And yet we've still had more shots on and off target than Fulham. 

[SotonianWill]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:48, Saint NL said:

The CBs are winding up Mitrovic, let's hope he reacts 

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double or hattrick?

[Archers Road Stand]

I really thought Aribo would be a good signing for us but it's like playing with 10 men when he's on the pitch. 

[Mr X]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:49, Convict Colony said:

What does Jones do ? Freak goal, we have played ok and created chances. 

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That's fine but we need someone who can quickly instill mental strength somehow, as soon as we concede we look like we give up 

[niceandfriendly]

So we were up for it for about 25 minutes. Since then, we’ve given up. 

[Turkish]

Anyone know that all important XG stat?

[Disco Stu]

Simply not good enough. We're a nothing team. We offer nothing.

[Convict Colony]

I think all nath has to do is go fuck it and

 

[jimmysaint7]

  On 24/11/2022 at 12:48, farawaysaint said:

We were also the first? Football club in England to have an eye gym which has now been used by numerous premier league clubs.

In a lot of ways we were really ahead of the curve at the time but we didn’t have the financial clout or strong leadership for it to actually matter. 

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  On 31/12/2022 at 15:50, Sheaf Saint said:

And yet we've still had more shots on and off target than Fulham. 

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We winning on shots then! Phew 🤦‍♂️

[Chez]

Done OK. Looked reasonably solid, but Che and Edozie chances need to be taken to win games like this.

 

[Convict Colony]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:50, Sheaf Saint said:

And yet we've still had more shots on and off target than Fulham. 

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yeah big believer in possession is the wrong metric for a game, i remember when we had good possession and were shit.

Give me shots etc everytime

Edited 31 December, 2022 by Convict Colony

[LeBizzier69]

Seeing JWP say “f*ck me man” (how I saw it) to himself walking off the pitch says a lot I think.

[OttawaSaint]

JWP muttering and swearing to himself while heading off. 

The team need to be better mentally. Miss a chance, let it go, stay focused, make a mistake, let it go.

Ever since the goal Saints have thrown the towel in "luck is against us, why bother". Reset, get fucking stuck in and your can turn it around. Not this headcase team, they're beaten already.

[davefizzy14]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:52, Chez said:

Done OK. Looked reasonably solid, but Che and Edozie chances need to be taken to win games like this.

 

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Absolutely this. We need Stuart Armstrong on too

[OttawaSaint]

Game hinged on Moi playing an easy ball to Aribo for a simple chance. Two mins later we were behind.

[Baird of the land]

Pretty happy with the perofrmance. ABK and Lyanco looking good at the back.

We've been much more aggressive.

We just didn't take our chances. Adams & Edozie with lack of clinicalness and salisu with an awful header.

Their goal, i do wonder about Bazanu on crosses. Is he too deep as didn't get  there like last week. The corner, just poor not to mark the guy on the edge of the box and then an unlucky deflection on a shot going wide(when you need a bit of luck to go your way)

Hopefully we can come out fast after the break and get the equaliser.

Edited 31 December, 2022 by Baird of the land

[Chris cooper]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:49, Saint_clark said:

Aribo has been anonymous, get S. Armstrong on for him.

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Passenger !  And has no work rate about him at all .. not wot we need in a relegation fight! 

Edited 31 December, 2022 by Chris cooper

[obelisk]

Whether Saints concede a lucky deflected goal or a brilliant strike that breaks the net it doesn't matter. Our big, big problem is in converting chances to goals. It's been that way for a long time now and this game will likely pan out in just the same way as all those that preceded in 2022.

[Mr X]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:53, LeBizzier69 said:

Seeing JWP say “f*ck me man” (how I saw it) to himself walking off the pitch says a lot I think.

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What do you think it says? Asking for a friend 😂

[sfc4prem]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:51, Mr X said:

That's fine but we need someone who can quickly instill mental strength somehow, as soon as we concede we look like we give up 

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Can one individual do that? Isn't it more of a team ethos and spirit sort of thing that is developed throughout the changing room to the training ground? I guess that comes from the types of characters we have across the squad.

Certainly not a quick fix or solvable with one new player.

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:51, Turkish said:

Anyone know that all important XG stat?

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6.3578 to someone apparently.

[benjii]

We're shit.

We don't have anyone who is a quality finisher (maybe Stuart Armstrong), we have no central midfield.

We've got our best right back at left back. We've got a slow, technical, poor quality winger in central midfield. 

Aribo was a pointless signing.

Edozie is good but we are reliant on him, which is wrong.

We're screwed.

[DT]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:53, LeBizzier69 said:

Seeing JWP say “f*ck me man” (how I saw it) to himself walking off the pitch says a lot I think.

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Thought that was the epitome of what a captain should not be

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Like some of the Ralph games, it's down to an error that leads to a gola we can't come back from. In this case, not shutting down that corner far sooner. AMN allowed the ball to fizz in to give the corner in the first place, but even so we should have dealt with it better.

When Fulham have got in behind us, the 3 at the back has done it's job. Mitrovic is going to spend the afternoon falling over at the slightest touch.

At the other end. Che is very isolated. Edozie isn;t getting in behind, in the way Fulham can. On the other side, Aribo held the ball up well a couple of times, but hasn;t offered much else. Should Jones opt to be mroe direct, there's noone close to Che for him to bring into the game.

Despie having to fashion most of his chances, Che has had a couple of opportunities. He does the right things, but just does them too slowly. That split second is the difference between it going in and the keeper blocking.

Salisu should have done a lot better from a JWP corner too.

We've not really offered much once they went ahead. I hope Jones can turn it round in a way that Ralph could not. It will be interesitng to see how we react to this.

[macca155]

Well it's better than Brighton.

Look promising for a while. Bazumu fluffed his clearance straight to a Fulham player in space. Panic stations loss of composure and a freak goal gives them the lead.

Aribo is AWL he is exposing AMN who looks up for it today.

Not out of the game yet but midfield weaknesses are giving them room to attack.

[adrian lord]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:53, OttawaSaint said:

JWP muttering and swearing to himself while heading off. 

The team need to be better mentally. Miss a chance, let it go, stay focused, make a mistake, let it go.

Ever since the goal Saints have thrown the towel in "luck is against us, why bother". Reset, get fucking stuck in and your can turn it around. Not this headcase team, they're beaten already.

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Let’s hope Nate works his famed motivational magic during the break 

[DT]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:57, adrian lord said:

Let’s hope Nate works his famed motivational magic during the break 

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We’re going to need Jesus Christ to come on

[imadirtyurchin]

According to Tanswell @the athletic the club “have decided over the Christmas period to do pre match pressers after the game before that will be unpublished and the quotes embargoed”

 

now why would they do that? Is a definite change from the Ralph days. To protect NJ? To reduce transparency? I don’t think it bodes well. 

[Baird of the land]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:57, macca155 said:

Well it's better than Brighton.

Look promising for a while. Bazumu fluffed his clearance straight to a Fulham player in space. Panic stations loss of composure and a freak goal gives them the lead.

Aribo is AWL he is exposing AMN who looks up for it today.

Not out of the game yet but midfield weaknesses are giving them room to attack.

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Yeah i don't really get Aribo as a wide mid. He seems unsuited to it for me. Hopefully we get S.Armstrong on for him.

Edited 31 December, 2022 by Baird of the land

[Viking Saint]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:59, DT said:

We’re going to need Jesus Christ to come on

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Can he play CM??

[SotonianWill]

Roy Hodgson at the game today. Coincidence, I think not.

[OttawaSaint]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:51, Turkish said:

Anyone know that all important XG stat?

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xG, so 2021 Turkey!

Today its about xHK, xPGS and xFAC.

Che had an xHK (hit keeper) of 2 

Saints had a xPGC (preventable goal conceded) of 1

Gazunu had a xFAC (flapped at cross) of 4

[Miltonaggro]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:57, adrian lord said:

Let’s hope Nate works his famed motivational magic during the break 

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Inshallah! 

[SotonianWill]

Bring on Stuart Armstrong

Come on Saints you can beat this sh*t

All we are saying is give us a goal

[OttawaSaint]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:56, DT said:

Thought that was the epitome of what a captain should not be

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New guy is in but we still have the same captain and Salisu still taking throw ins. Oh and we're still shit. 

[qwertyell]

Pretty messy, but there's something there for us today. Fulham haven't been very special. Scored with their only shot. Adams has missed a sitter - of course - and Elyounoussi scandalously refused to play in a clean through Aribo and instead take a speculative shot. We should have two goals to our name.

Don't look like much of a team, and our play is totally incoherent, but we're in this game.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

So, half time on Radio Solent, and what do they broadcast? A fuckin interview with Rashford and Ten Haag. What the fuck is that about? Am sure BBC Manchester would do the same if we ever played an early kick off game.

[Miltonaggro]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:59, SotonianWill said:

Roy Hodgson at the game today. Coincidence, I think not.

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He thinks he’s at the London Palladium watching Cats. Bless. 

[OttawaSaint]

  On 31/12/2022 at 15:59, DT said:

We’re going to need Jesus Christ to come on

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He's not very good with crosses either...

[SotonianWill]

  On 31/12/2022 at 16:01, OttawaSaint said:

New guy is in but we still have the same captain and Salisu still taking throw ins. Oh and we're still shit. 

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But we have no better captain, and why would anyone expect Jones to lose the players within a day of coming in by removing the captaincy from our supposed 'best player'

[Sfcphilc]

Played well, didnt take chances, concede out of nothing, heads drop, beaten already. No belief in this team that they can come back and win this.