Saints 1-4 Leicester - Match Thread

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Can someone tell me what has exactly changed from last season to this? This is fuckin pathetic. 

[Greenridge]

1 minute ago, SNSUN said:

We cannot defend

The abysmal defending is just the symptom caused by the ridiculous playing-out-from-the-back tactic that we are not skilled enough to operate. 

[The Juice]

Martin is having a mare - but also, as part of it, simple passes 

[Zorba]

We’re too shit to play out from the back. Bazunu pinging some nice long balls out which is a much better option.

[Sunglasses Ron]

Useless cunts, just fuck off already.

[Sheaf Saint]

Blatant offside - would have been ruled out by VAR. 

But let's not detract from how utterly fucking abysmal that defending was.

[verlaine1979]

What do we think we're doing playing it out from the back into an area where the receiving players are completely matched up, and there are two Leicester attackers on their toes ready to counter only 35 yards from goal? I hate to break it to Martin, but that's not how Pep does it.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Cut apart again. Defensive madness again. Prem level players effortlessly exploit a passing game where a lot of our players look uncomfortable.

[sfc4prem]

Haha, fucking hell. Hospital pass from Smallbone, clinical from Leicester.

They're so clearly on to us. High press, pick up our scraps, slot it home.

[RedArmy]

Top of the net spend table again at least guys 

 

Up the Saints. 

[badgerx16]

If Martin intends to keep us playing like this he can fuck right off.

[Tanlee]

We ain't scoring 3 without them scoring again, I've criticised Baz as much as most but fuck me what chance does he have with some of these twats in front of him 

[LGTL]

Hontestly Smallbone. Every pass is over or under hit. Fucking Alcaraz sat on the bench, ridiculous. 

[Suhari]

Maybe we should get Charles back in MF?

Who can come in at centre back. Oh......

[Master Bates]

[sydney_saint]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

Yeah, I've had enough already. This is actually the style of football he wants. It's suicidal.

I don't mind having a project manager who takes time to get his idea across. I would sacrifice a season if it meant clearing out the club to bring in that style. But I want that manager to at least have something to cling onto even if it was at a lower level. Like look at Ange. Big step up from Celtic and is a project manager, but at least his style has shown success everywhere he has been even if lower level. How do we have hope that Martin's style can deliver success when it has never done so before?

[Saint_clark]

Just now, sydney_saint said:

I don't mind having a project manager who takes time to get his idea across. I would sacrifice a season if it meant clearing out the club to bring in that style. But I want that manager to at least have something to cling onto even if it was at a lower level. Like look at Ange. Big step up from Celtic and is a project manager, but at least his style has shown success everywhere he has been even if lower level. How do we have hope that Martin's style can deliver success when it has never done so before?

Let's say we manage to cut down the goals given away and get promoted under Martin - is the plan really to play this way in the Prem?

[Farmer Saint]

1 minute ago, RedArmy said:

Top of the net spend table again at least guys 

 

Up the Saints. 

Tbf, that is the only positive as when we don't get promoted we won't go bust.

[FarehamSaintJames]

You could sub off Downes, Smallbone, Manning, Charles very easily right now.

RM HAS to make changes as soon as possible. Be ruthless and pragmatic.

[CityRanger]

Why can’t we just have a normal football manager and normal tactics with good players?

[Saint86]

Ralph would destroy this league with these players. 

[Galway saint]

how many will we need to score to win a game ?

[Saint NL]

Well in Bazunu 😳

[It's There]

😕

[RedArmy]

Hopefully we can use all that money we made in the summer and sign some more dross on loan in January to try and scrape the playoffs. 
 

[sfc4prem]

It's like adopting long ball, cross into the box tactics for a team of midgets.

Playing out from the back with clumsy, flat-footed and nervous defenders and midfielders? 

Not looking good gents.

[AlexLaw76]

what the hell was that, naarly 1-on-1

[SNSUN]

Edozie! 

[Farmer Saint]

1 minute ago, Saint86 said:

Ralph would destroy this league with these players. 

He fucking wouldn't. 

[saintant]

Bazunu going long now, we look better for it and score!

[The Kraken]

Just now, FarehamSaintJames said:

You could sub off Downes, Smallbone, Manning, Charles very easily right now.

RM HAS to make changes as soon as possible. Be ruthless and pragmatic.

Who for who?

[Saint NL]

Edozie!!!!

Nice

[sydney_saint]

Okay!

[Suhari]

Good goal.

Game on.

[sfc4prem]

Up top clearly isn't the issue, is it?

[SNSUN]

His finishing has been in question but that was a great finish from Sam

[AlexLaw76]

right, we score...how long till they get another?

[Saint_clark]

Simple football going forward, big chance, goal.

Edozie proving his quality.

[CB Fry]

Bazunu possibly our most effective playmaker.

[Suhari]

I do like a dink.

[woodsaint1]

Started with a great ball from Bazunu

[stknowle]

Should actually be 2-2. Fucking awful from both sides.

[Scully]

Long ball from the GK leads straight to a goal. Forget passing out from the back, just keeping hoofing it

[Saint NL]

The fuck was vestergaard doing for the goal? 🤣

 

Cmon saints

[Sheaf Saint]

Well at least it's not going to be another 9-0.

[obelisk]

1-2. I'm now expecting to concede again.

[Raging Bull]

HMS piss the league has set sail. 
 

[Baird of the land]

We're still ahead on pathetic defending. Need to hope for much greater calamity from leicester

[The Kraken]

🤣

Both teams are utterly shit at defending.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Yay! Leicester have made their fair share of errors too. About time we finished from one of them. We need anumber of chances to score, which is something we seem able to do in this league.