Saints 2-1 Plymouth - Match Thread

[obelisk]

This has 0-1 written all over it so far.

[macca155]

Run out of ideas, needs a change of tactics. Aribo's physical presence helps break the line, Stu's twinkle toes does the same. Need at least one of them on.

Plymouth are playing 5 4 1. It is very difficult to break that down whoever you are.

You stick 4 and 5 in then you have to expect this.

Going to be a testing 2nd half.

[Harry_SFC]

Smallbone has been dreadful  Alcaraz and Adams not much better.

Won't be long before Aribo, Fraser and even Mara come on, surely?

[bpsaint]

Just now, FarehamSaintJames said:

0-0 is 5/1 at the moment. Awfully tempting to put a tenner on.

We’ll score, it’ll come, we’ll have to be a bit patient but I’m confident we’ve got more than enough on the bench to turn this in our favour.

[Chez]

Total domination, but twice they caught us on the break and were three on two. A stronger pacier attack (something like Leicester) and we could easily be behind. I guess you need to ride your luck a bit, but why is Edozie saving us? Where is Manning, a CB or defensive midfielder?

[Farmer Saint]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

Don't know what Aribo and Stu did to deserve being dropped. Hopefully they will get some minutes in the second half.

We always look worse without Downes. Hope he's gonna be better soon.

Edozie has been good again but their RB has done well so far. Let's see how he manages against Fraser once he tires later.

They haven't been dropped, they've been rotated due to the amount of games over the festive period. 

[adrian lord]

This needs Aribo and Fraser on soonish,  to storm the Argyle bus. 

[igsey]

10 minutes ago, disconnect said:

Any streams other than the Sport 10 one please? Gone down and can’t get it working again

https://streameast.app/soccer/southampton-plymouth-argyle/34705395

This has been rock-solid first half.

[Mr X]

How have we gone from clinical finishing to this 🤔

[obelisk]

Just now, Mr X said:

How have we gone from clinical finishing to this 🤔

We don't do clinical finishing until the 90th minute has been reached.

[tdmickey3]

Lacking tempo and someone to drive passed players in midfield 

Cue SA

[Elmore Saint]

Sat at the game with Mrs Elmore Saint. Solid half with everything but the end product. Ref a bit all over the place. Confident that we’ll get it in the 2nd half. Big shout to the chapel lads with their singing and all. 

[sfc4prem]

Just now, tdmickey3 said:

Lacking tempo and someone to drive passed players in midfield 

Cue SA

For Smallbone, yeah?

[saintant]

1 minute ago, Mr X said:

How have we gone from clinical finishing to this 🤔

I guess we could easily be a couple in front and all would be well - Plymouth got very lucky when THB hit the post and Che should score at the end of the half.

[OttawaSaint]

2 minutes ago, Mr X said:

How have we gone from clinical finishing to this 🤔

As a former Saints manager would say, "that'sshhh football".

[Saint Fan CaM]

I just hope it doesn’t take a Plymouth goal for Russ to make the changes necessary to break their defensive wall down. At the moment there’s not enough balls going I over the top for runners.

[Colinjb]

Get to 50 minutes at 0-0 after Plymouth storm out of the blocks then we go for them.

Fearing a repeat of the last time we played these guys in 2010.

[Saint_clark]

11 minutes ago, obelisk said:

Walking football is fine as long as you mix it up with balls over the top or through the lines to runners. Otherwise it's far too easy to defend.

Plymouth have actually played a fairly high line as well. 

[saintant]

Manning!!!!!

[Thereisonlyonemickychannon]

5 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

Smallbone has been dreadful  Alcaraz and Adams not much better.

Won't be long before Aribo, Fraser and even Mara come on, surely?

Absolutely. F,ING useless. Crosses the ball to Plymouth. Get Off Smallbone!

[Saint Fan CaM]

Another absolute howler from Manning.

[OttawaSaint]

FFS! Manning. Dire!

[Sheaf Saint]

5 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

They haven't been dropped, they've been rotated due to the amount of games over the festive period. 

Yeah I get that, but I'd rather they were both on from the start and subbed later.

[Saint_clark]

Poor James Bree.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Shame one of our gusys didn;t manage to control that really well delivered ball from Baz.

[adrian lord]

Jesus wept. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Oooft... from Manning. That was wasted.

[Saint Fan CaM]

I fail to understand why every single free kick or corner has to be taken by Manning - he is pants!

[SNSUN]

Our options on the bench are decent. Hopefully we can keep wearing them down first.

[Saint NL]

I'd like to see that tackle on Che again

[Lighthouse]

Great defensive block from Smallbone… in Plymouth’s penalty area.

[OttawaSaint]

Exquisite skill from Edozie, shot but a pass was on to Smallbone.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Witho no height in the box, things like Manning's and now KWP's deliveires are wasted. KWP looking to get even more central and take the game on (he did have a better passing option in Smallbone in one of them though)

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Lighthouse said:

Great defensive block from Smallbone… in Plymouth’s penalty area.

Killed a great cross.

[obelisk]

Corners and free kicks just seem to go to waste when Manning is involved.

[Colinjb]

We are queueing up. Getting in each other's way. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

What an complete arse the Ref is!

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Smallbone managed to take the ball away from getting to Adams there. Nice link up between Manning and Edozie.

[SNSUN]

This ref is pants.

[Thereisonlyonemickychannon]

The ref is a twat too

[OttawaSaint]

Ref is having a mare.

[adrian lord]

Edozie has a really big future ahead of him. Let's hope a decent portion of it is at Saints. 

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, obelisk said:

Corners and free kicks just seem to go to waste when Manning is involved.

Apart from the one that THB scored from against QPR.

[FarehamSaintJames]

This is poor. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Che Adams - the worst positional CF ever.

[Saint NL]

Unlucky Charlie

[Holmes_and_Watson]

That looked like a corner all day.

Edited 29 December, 2023 by Holmes_and_Watson

[coalman]

Going to struggle to break down this ref.

[OttawaSaint]

Bad touch by Charly. Took him too far wide. One of those days I think. 

[saintant]

Manning should leave that and we get a goalkick.