Sunderland 5-0 Southampton

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Saint Fan CaM said:

Adams trying hard to get a red.

Maybe not as committed as we thought, going for as much time off as possible.

[whelk]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

#RealFootball #RealReferees #RealShitDecisions

Are you going to bang on about VAR for every dodgy ref decision? 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Mara givign the ball away in defence to top off a bad day for him.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, whelk said:

Are you going to bang on about VAR for every dodgy ref decision? 

No. 

Just the clear and obvious ones...

[Saint NL]

Aribo time ⭐

[Convict Colony]

Oh fuck wev'e suffered enough now aribo !

[niceandfriendly]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

No. 

Just the clear and obvious ones...

Then make sure you do it  every time we get a dodgy decision  in our favour too. 

Edited 2 September, 2023 by niceandfriendly

[obelisk]

Saints trying to pass the ball into the net.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Chris cooper said:

This is on Martin … complete ignores the art of defending especially in this league.. he was the same at mk dons and swansea.. t

we shouldn’t be so high up the field when we get turned around it’s basic !! 

Hopefully he learns quickly 

He won't. Another in a long line of stubborn managers.

[whelk]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

No. 

Just the clear and obvious ones...

Like mistaking who cleared and VAR or not not making a blind bit of difference

[adrian lord]

Have we heard of “marking”?

[saintant]

Seeing far too many of the problems from last season today. We are physically far too weak all over the pitch. Midfield is non existent - not winning challenges and second balls.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Oh goody - Aribo on. We’re going for the 4-0.

[redandwhitey]

Perhaps these three points were part of the transfer fee ??

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Bringing  on Impact Joe at the right time. 🙂

[captainchris]

2 minutes ago, Chris cooper said:

This is on Martin … complete ignores the art of defending especially in this league.. he was the same at mk dons and swansea.. t

we shouldn’t be so high up the field when we get turned around it’s basic !! 

Hopefully he learns quickly 

Being saying this since day one with Martin. No defensive midfield - Every single game….. 

[Toadhall Saint]

 

can I come out now?

[obelisk]

Saints have had chances and there's another one put wide.

[East Kent Saint]

1 hour ago, BotleySaint said:

Nothing wrong with the squad. Team needs to settle. Managers call ultimately.

He has made the wrong call plus we can’t defend  or score from 6 yards x2 so situation normal , another Saturday ruined !

[OttawaSaint]

Another 50p head CB. 

[lambtiss]

Charles has done more in 10 minutes than Holgate did in 60

[whelk]

1 minute ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Oh goody - Aribo on. We’re going for the 4-0.

Fuck knows why our fans immediately start singing his name.  Do the6 just enjoy a day out and a sing song?

[The Kraken]

2 minutes ago, Chris cooper said:

This is on Martin … complete ignores the art of defending especially in this league.. he was the same at mk dons and swansea.. t

we shouldn’t be so high up the field when we get turned around it’s basic !! 

Hopefully he learns quickly 

At half time I watched the replay for their first goal, at the point of the ball being thumped up the pitch following our corner, their attacker was level with our last defender, and anyone else was around 10-20 years upfield. Just hideously naive defending.

We press high but once we turn it over just retreat back to our box and it’s so easy for them to cut through us. No defensive solidity in midfield, full backs trapped up the outch, everyone else panicking to try and get back.

[Saint NL]

We sit 5th in the table with a negative goal difference.

 

Big improvement needed over the break 

[Lord Duckhunter]

Just now, lambtiss said:

Charles has done more in 10 minutes than Holgate did in 60

And Smallbone & Downes as well. They’ve been fucking non existent 

[SNSUN]

That's enough football for the week. See y'all in two weeks when we next play against... ah...

 

Leicester live on Sky. Lovely.

[Saint NL]

Just now, SNSUN said:

Leicester live on Sky. Lovely.

On a Friday night 🤔

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

We sit 5th in the table with a negative goal difference.

 

Big improvement needed over the break 

We won't be by 5pm.

[OttawaSaint]

We need to clear out the deadwood again...

[whelk]

Just now, Saint NL said:

On a Friday night 🤔

With rain forecast

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 minute ago, The Kraken said:

At half time I watched the replay for their first goal, at the point of the ball being thumped up the pitch following our corner, their attacker was level with our last defender, and anyone else was around 10-20 years upfield. Just hideously naive defending.

We press high but once we turn it over just retreat back to our box and it’s so easy for them to cut through us. No defensive solidity in midfield, full backs trapped up the outch, everyone else panicking to try and get back.

Absolutely no excuse for conceding a goal when you have a corner. 

[lambtiss]

Tippy tappy nothing football followed by two Sunderland passes splitting our entire midfield and defence. Rinse and repeat. 

That's on the manager

[BotleySaint]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

We sit 5th in the table with a negative goal difference.

 

Big improvement needed over the break 

Good timing for a break. If we come back after that and still look lost at the back then Martin is suddenly under pressure. He has to fix this. 

[Midfield_General]

Sunderland 29% possession 🤣🤣🤣

[East Kent Saint]

68% possession 2 shots on target while they have had ,so far ,8 shots on target and 4 goals !

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

He won't. Another in a long line of stubborn managers.

This is the big worry. By that I'm not panicking after a game like this. But longer term, his tactical approach has to be flexible enough to handle various teams and situations, as we're not going to always have it our own way. How we adapt and react to that, wihin his framework, will be key. We were found out today, and repeated the same errors for a lot of the game, while also failing to impose any of the good things Martin is trying to put into place.

We all watched what happened under Ralph, where all the good things were unpicked when other teams adjusted to his approach and beat it. Our current coaches will have to learn how to prevent the recurring errors.

[James]

Honestly do we even practice defending? 

 

[LaptopSaint]

3 minutes ago, whelk said:

Fuck knows why our fans immediately start singing his name.  Do the6 just enjoy a day out and a sing song?

There’s a helluva lot to criticize today but the fans who got up at 3 in the morning to get to Sunderland to watch us get battered aren’t part of it. Fucking good on them to keep singing. Best effort from Saints all day. 

[James]

The sooner we get THB and Stephens back and bomb off Janny B and Holgate the better.

Edited 2 September, 2023 by James

[Convict Colony]

Someone pass this onto martin.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/15126/10549782/does-pep-guardiola-have-the-formula-for-stopping-the-counter-attack

[Saint NL]

Alcarez to come on and score 👍

[Yorkshire Saint]

Jack Clarke has torn strips off of us yet Manning and KWP both seem to be playing left back? 

Edited 2 September, 2023 by Yorkshire Saint

[Ken Tone]

Kwp seems to be in the left?   Who's playing RB?

[Chez]

they could have easily scored there...and there....

[whelk]

Just now, LaptopSaint said:

There’s a helluva lot to criticize today but the fans who got up at 3 in the morning to get to Sunderland to watch us get battered aren’t part of it. Fucking good on them to keep singing. Best effort from Saints all day. 

It is that a complete no mark player gets serenaded because his name ends in O.

[Saint Fan CaM]

I just don’t understand how they are so much better drilled than we are. They have had so much more space to break into.

Alcarez on. Might I suggest it’s a bit late?

[OttawaSaint]

What a mess, KWP at inside left then we naturally give ball away and they put it into the vacant sides where KWP is supposed to be. They make a hash of it but not before Shitnarek tried to give them the ball with his patented stretching powderpuff flubbed clearance.

[Saint NL]

They're taking the piss and bringing on school kids 🤣

[SonicBoom]

Defending is utterly embarrassing. Bednarek scuffs a clearance from which they should score again. What the hell have they been doing all week. 

[Saint Matty 76]

Alcaraz shouldn't be dropped again even though I'm fully aware he was shit vs QPR.

He's one of our only players with a constant real desire to attack, and poses a real threat.