Sunderland 5-0 Southampton

[davefizzy14]

Totally unacceptable 1st half of football that. Defensively all over the place. We are way too open in the midfield. Bazunu not having a good game. Should be saving that last one. Big changes needed for second half 

[Farmer Saint]

I'm going to give RM a pass on this one. 

We have had such massive upheaval, the team has had no chance to get used to playing with one another. I think people really under-estimate squad cohesion as something that is massively important - especially in the spine of the team.

We need a settled few weeks to get it together, and tbh the next few weeks is probably a decent time as we're playing decent teams that we may have struggled to get results from anyway. The way you get promoted in this league is beating up on the shite. 

[Saint Scott]

Holgate is terrible with the ball at his feet and alongside Bednarek it is a disaster waiting to happen.

Mara non existent, midfield all over the place, Arma has gone missing.

Big half time for Martin

Edited 2 September, 2023 by Saint Scott

[The Kraken]

Fuck off with that half Saints. Just make 5 subs and be done with it.

McCarthy for Bazunu. THB for Holgate. Charles for Smallbone. Adams for Mara. Fraser for Edozie.

[Saint_clark]

Didn't realise THB was signed in time to play ffs, why is he on the bench??? One of the divisions best CBs last season.

[FarehamSaintJames]

None out of ten window lads 😉

Ah well, come back fresh after the international break.

[Wsaint]

Oh dear, in a bit of a pickle now aren't we.

[danjosaint]

How long will RM be given, clearly a decent guy but fuck, tactically piss poor and fu**ing deluded 

[Saint NL]

Well, that was unexpected.

Midfield is non existent, defence is a mess and less said about the keeper the better.

Big changes needed at half time.

 

KWP is the only one coming out of that looking half way decent. 

[saint michael]

Best keeper in league…if we didn’t have him I would want to sign him …..

[BotleySaint]

We are playing like a bunch of strangers. And almost every shot goes past Bazunu. He has to be dropped. 

[sandwichsaint]

We'll walk the Walking Football league.

[trousers]

Kasper Schmeichel anyone...? #freeagent

[Convict Colony]

Time and again we are conceding either long range goals or people attacking crosses in the space KWP leaves behind 

[James]

Expecting RM to make 3 subs at half time. Holgate and Mara off as a minimum. 

[Bad Wolf]

Holgate = Worst debut since Alan Bennett?

[Toadhall Saint]

What a load of shite.

[Lord Duckhunter]

4 minutes ago, James said:

That was shit but Bazunu should have stopped it. Another basic error.

Our centre halves are told to pass the ball out when it’s obvious they can’t do so, so that’s down to the manager. But the goal keeping, fucking hell. He really is fucking pony. 

[The Kraken]

Just now, trousers said:

Kasper Schmeichel anyone...? #freeagent

I’d take Peter Schmeichel right now tbf.

[OttawaSaint]

Every goal this season had been a free header in box or backing off and letting them shoot at a keeper that couldn't save a Microsoft word document.

 

I was pleased with our transfer dealings but like others am perplexed as to why we didn't get a decent keeper in. 

[Chris cooper]

To lose Abk late last night was gutting and I knew holgate wasn’t the answer.

banging on about a new gk all summer

looks like a new manager aswell hms out his depth !

[RedArmy]

Lots of work to be done during the international break. 
 

The balance of the team is terrible, did he think Sunderland were just going to let us camp on the edge of their box all game? 

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

Kasper Schmeichel anyone...? #freeagent

100%.  Get him in asap.

[gammon cheeks]

Use all 5 subs ffs ! Bazunu going to be the best goalie in the league ! Really 🤣

[Dangerspoon]

Holgate was regularly criticised at Everton. It was a very bizarre signing imo. Put the Man City lad with Bednarek and I think we’ll be stronger.

Bazunu needs time off. He looks lacking in confidence. Schmichael surely should be considered.

Mara needs to ask himself if he wants to be a footballer, as I haven’t seen any effort from apart from his debut game.

[James]

6 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

"Gavin Bazunu: Caught by the surprise element"

"Gavin Bazunu: Caught out by a shot on target." more like. >sigh<

This kind of narrative is ridiculous. The guy has fucking paper wrists. 

[Paul.Studio]

Would make three changes - Stuey, Mara & Edozie off - Fraser, Che and Charles on! Can't waste a sub on the goalkeeper unfortunately!

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Bad Wolf said:

Holgate = Worst debut since Alan Bennett?

Scott Marshall also in with a shout...

[John Boy Saint]

2 minutes ago, LeBizzier69 said:

Poor buggers who’ve travelled up there for that. Abysmal all round.

A mate left Basingstoke at 2:30 to get the coach from St Mary’s - his only consolation so far is he has ticked another one off the 92

[Toussaint]

2 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Well, that was unexpected.

Midfield is non existent, defence is a mess and less said about the keeper the better.

Big changes needed at half time.

 

KWP is the only one coming out of that looking half way decent. 

Apart from the first goal where he walked back and got nowhere near

[suewhistle]

I'm going to waste one of my three posts...

**** me!

Subs at half time I'd imagine. Hopefully Holgate..

[CityRanger]

Easily one of the worst keepers I’ve seen in a Saints shirt in 50 years of watching. Since when did we “develop” a goalkeeper in the first team? That’s for other clubs to do ffs.

[Delmary]

RM totally cocked up today. 3 subs required a halftime, Mara, Holgate and Smallbone or Edozie. On Charles or HB, Che and Frazer.

[Micky]

I am really struggling to understand this policy of possession, when clearly it means the square root of fuck all.  They've had the football for all of five minutes and absolutely murdered us,  while we've cocked around on the half way line looking like Billy Big bollocks, but offering nothing.  Add to that, the manager won't change when it's obviously all going Pete Tong.  Crap 45.

[Toussaint]

2 minutes ago, sandwichsaint said:

We'll walk the Walking Football league.

It is like that, so easy to defend against 

[trousers]

3 minutes ago, James said:

Expecting RM to make 3 subs at half time. Holgate and Mara off as a minimum. 

He should've made changes half way through the first half, not wait until half time 

Edited 2 September, 2023 by trousers

[Ralph Fastenbüttl]

1 minute ago, danjosaint said:

How long will RM be given, clearly a decent guy but fuck, tactically piss poor and fu**ing deluded 

I couldn't resist popping in to see how everyone was coping. You're hitting expectations, SaintsWeb xxx

Seriously though, after all this week's excitement and the unprecedented positivity seen from some normally right moaning minnies on these boards yesterday, a feeble capitulation was gloriously inevitable today. Honestly, I'm amused.

It's been an unusual week, I think the lads largely get a pass. Tho Baz is pushing it, from what I read (I've not followed the game thus far).

[Saint_clark]

Fuck off Earnshaw that shot is going SO far wide.

[gammon cheeks]

Martins teams just can not defend !

[OttawaSaint]

Read Janny B's lips after the 3rd goal and he said, "wow, that guy is worse than me!".

 

[adrian lord]

You can see why Everton don’t want Holgate 

[sydney_saint]

Oooof Earnshaw is about as good at punditry as Baz is at saving shots

[LGTL]

Fuming with the starting line up, a shocker from Martin

[The Juice]

Watching the goals: 

1st: Mara stands still with runner off him for free header

2nd: Manning too easily beaten in the air, Downes doesnt respond to the shot early enough

3rd: Holgate and Bazunu... just shocking 

 

[whelk]

Debating whether to kill myself at half time

[Danny R]

Hello dqrkness my old friend. 

 

[Yorkshire Saint]

3 minutes ago, Smirking_Saint said:

Wait for some pricks on here jump on Baz for his first mistake this season

I always enjoy your contribution Smirking Saint you make great and sensible comments but there were more than one mistake in that half. From the freekick, he has to push it wide... the 3rd he has to save and he just has not command his box. I question if he takes that cross on the 6 yard box for the 1st goal. I dont think that makes those who call him out pricks while I accept many in front of him have been poor too. 

[for_heaven's_Saint]

5 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Well, that was unexpected.

Midfield is non existent, defence is a mess and less said about the keeper the better.

Big changes needed at half time.

 

KWP is the only one coming out of that looking half way decent. 

Watch him for the first goal. Jogging back as Edozie gets beaten at the back stick. 

[Saint_clark]

Can you imagine a Martin team in the Prem with how defensively fragile they are? You'd end up breaking the record for goals conceded and probably lowest points tally.

[James]

2 minutes ago, CityRanger said:

Easily one of the worst keepers I’ve seen in a Saints shirt in 50 years of watching. Since when did we “develop” a goalkeeper in the first team? That’s for other clubs to do ffs.

Agreed. Everyone wants him to be good, we don't have another option at this point but he is just crap.