Saints 1-4 Leicester - Match Thread

[SNSUN]

Very bitty from both teams really. 

[obelisk]

Saints badly exposed every time they lose the ball.

[saintant]

Baz has made some good stops today.

[AlexLaw76]

how is that...1 header and he is in our box.....

[Saint NL]

How come they just run through for a 3v3?

 

Absolutely no protection from midfield again

[Galway saint]

Just now, Saint NL said:

How come they just run through for a 3v3?

 

Absolutely no protection from midfield again

so open 

[Patches O Houlihan]

I don’t care what the haters say: Baz is playing really well tonight

[sfc4prem]

1 minute ago, saintant said:

Baz has made some good stops today.

Done well today the chap.

[Saint NL]

Edozie is starting to show what he can do. Starting to look a good player at this level

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Patches O Houlihan said:

I don’t care what the haters say: Baz is playing really well tonight

aye, he has

[bangkoksaint]

Incredibly frustrating, we may not finish top two but so far I’m enjoying watching us play far more than under the regimes of the previous three managers. 

[harvey]

Why do we keep putting crosses in to the box when we have a team of midgets!

[sfc4prem]

Just now, bangkoksaint said:

Incredibly frustrating, we may not finish top two but so far I’m enjoying watching us play far more than under the regimes of the previous three managers. 

It's enjoyable when we are in the opposition's half, for sure. Not when we piss about with it at the back, which is rather nerve-wracking. 😂

[SNSUN]

That was pant shittingly close...

[badgerx16]

1 minute ago, bangkoksaint said:

Incredibly frustrating, we may not finish top two but so far I’m enjoying watching us play far more than under the regimes of the previous three managers. 

Even the defending ?

[obelisk]

Leicester could have had 5 or 6 by now.

[Saint NL]

Fucks sake, lucky to not be 3-1

[Farmer Saint]

Genuinely think there is 1 thing that could solve this, and that's to play a proper CB and move Shea to defensive mid. 

We need a Romeu style player to create the balance. 

[AlexLaw76]

Hilariously bad again at the back

[Saint NL]

Just now, Farmer Saint said:

Genuinely think there is 1 thing that could solve this, and that's to play a proper CB and move Shea to defensive mid. 

We need a Romeu style player to create the balance. 

I think we all see that, everyone apart from the one person that matters unfortunately 

[Disco Stu]

Overall, a pretty terrible first half. Not much confidence in promotion with this defense. Edozie has done very well though.

[saintant]

Could be about 2-5.

[gio1saints]

THB putting it about really well. I like this guys attitude! 
Edozie playing well as is AA. We are better than these. 

[SNSUN]

For all the good AA does, he doesn't have vision. Adams was in a good position there.

[woodsaint1]

Get Smallbone off the fucking pitch, just watched Maividi run right past him. Booked as well

[Saint NL]

Adam Armstrong had a poor first half, summed up by that attack

[The Juice]

commentator called it: 'theyre just not tracking their runners, its the basic laws of defending' 

[sfc4prem]

Just now, Saint NL said:

I think we all see that, everyone apart from the one person that matters unfortunately 

This is what is fucking baffling. How isn't the gaffer seeing what we all do?

[The Kraken]

How has a simple 1-2 just left us so exposed? Utterly pathetic defending from this lot. Are they drilled to fucking not bother picking up runners? This is more than just individual errors, the players look like they don’t fucking understand what they’re being asked to do.

[saintant]

We look horribly wide open and so easy to play through.

[Osvaldorama]

Really worrying signs.

I really like Martin and im not sure how much is his fault but this is horrendous. We’ve been so so poor. Was hoping to see signs of improvement after Sunderland, but this is easily as bad. 

[SNSUN]

That's game over I reckon.

[Block41 Saint]

Martin isn't going to last. Fucking woeful defensively under him. We should have conceded 6 at least this half. 

[Scully]

3-1 probably a fair reflection

[obelisk]

That is just stupid. Saints defence not even putting up a resemblance of butter.

[SNSUN]

1-2 at half time would have been OK. 1-3 is a big hurdle.

 

Get Smallbone off for Charly.

[saintant]

I don't give a shit anymore. We are so bad it's not worth bothering to get angry. RM has much to learn. We have no shape and just look a shambles.

[Lighthouse]

Just now, obelisk said:

Leicester could have had 5 or 6 by now.

TBH so could we, it’s like watching two teams playing themselves. I think both teams will be up there this season, on what I’ve seen so far. We need a settled defence, which will take time, but when we get there we’re going to give a few teams a proper pasting.

The most important thing for me is the players look like they have a plan and some ideas. There are still far too many mistakes but we do at least look like we know what we’re trying to do.

[Saint NL]

3-1.

Smallbone gave up.

Pathetic defending.

 

Game over

[James]

Martin will be gone by Christmas. This is suicidal shit.

[Suhari]

We're good. Honest. Stats and stuff.

[The Juice]

well.... gonna go read a book 

[obelisk]

Russel Martin will be on his way by bonfire night I reckon.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

We allow teams to walk right through us. They got bored with having possession, went up a notch and went right through us.

[WestMidSaint]

1 minute ago, James said:

Martin will be gone by Christmas. This is suicidal shit.

Wouldn’t give him that long 

[Saint NL]

Times we concede:

First minute.

Directly after scoring.

Minute before half/fulltime.

 

Every single time.

[Suhari]

Some boos at the half time whistle.

[The Kraken]

Yet more utterly abject shit. Just cavalier reckless shite from midfielders who only make the lamest attempt to make it look like they’re tying to defend.

Fucking crap from the manager and most of the team.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

So, we get all the players in the world from Man City, looks like we missed the biggest trick in not getting the City coach as manager 

[Disco Stu]

What's the record for most goals conceded in first 6 games of a season?