Saints 1-2 Millwall - Match Thread

[Saint NL]

Huge chance missed

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Rothwell...straight at the keeper.

[GDog07]

Need goals, takes off a striker.

No meaningful game until May now, that’s us well and truly play-off bound.

What a let down two weeks make.

Let’s hope we look better by then.

[Saint86]

Alcaraz scores that all day long, and we could have had a full back or CDM covering player in the squad 👿

[Disco Stu]

"He hits it too clean" 🙃

[Saint Fan CaM]

Rothwell should have scored there…as usual straight to keeper.

[obelisk]

That was the chance. Easy shot straight at the 'keeper.

[adrian lord]

1 minute ago, Disco Stu said:

"He hits it too clean" 🙃

Hammond? He says that every week!

[Mr X]

Milwalll yes.... Milwalll, have us sussed they've shut up shop 

[OttawaSaint]

2 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Games gone flat.

Sulemana to come on and do something?

He's keeping his powder dry to get a hattrick at Leeds when we are already guaranteed to be in playoffs but can't catch top 2...

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Brooks and Stephens off

Sule and Manning on

[Saint Fan CaM]

Oh dear. Sulemana and Manning on…game over.

[macca155]

Saints are far too easy to defend against. They take so long to attack the defence has all the time in the world to get themselves organised.

Two rows of five and mark the wingers very tight. Hardly rocket science.

Very disappointing at the moment.

[AlexLaw76]

Lots and lots of the ball, recycling it from left to right....

 

[Mr X]

Sulemana needs to prove his worth! 

[Micky]

Looking at the bright side our possession has gone up from 80 to 82% this half, Russ will be over the moon.

[saintant]

Just now, Saint Fan CaM said:

Oh dear. Sulemana and Manning on…game over.

Smacking of desperation or a master stroke by RM?

[Edmonton Saint]

Just now, Micky said:

Looking at the bright side our possession has gone up from 80 to 82% this half, Russ will be over the moon.

Yep we will have lost because we weren’t brave enough. That’s always the reason for losing, never his dull as dishwater tactics 

[Farmer Saint]

So, it seems to me we have conceded 2 goals from mistakes, and have missed a few sitters. 

I think the issue we have had is that our bad luck seems to all come in bursts. It's very easy to get behind the football we play when we are winning, but is also very easy to criticise when we're not. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 minute ago, Micky said:

Looking at the bright side our possession has gone up from 80 to 82% this half, Russ will be over the moon.

Get in!!! 🙂

[bpsaint]

This can’t all be down to missing Downes surely? Fucking hell what a drop off.

[Dman]

Millwall have come, defended well, made it hard for us and we don’t have the answers.

Far too one dimensional, no plan B, all round just really really shit. 

[FarehamSaintJames]

Russell Martin post match interview prediction:
”I’m so proud of the lads”.

[saintant]

1 minute ago, Mr X said:

Sulemana needs to prove his worth! 

Sadly it's very difficult to do that coming on as a sub in an underperforming team.

[washsaint]

How the hell is Edozie a better option than SAA or DIbling?

[Farmer Saint]

2 minutes ago, Mr X said:

Milwalll yes.... Milwalll, have us sussed they've shut up shop 

We literally just missed a sitter - what are you talking about? 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Sule burning past his marker. Cut back...doesn;t get there. Corner.

Millwall will be looking to close up that option.

[Saint Fan CaM]

1 minute ago, saintant said:

Smacking of desperation or a master stroke by RM?

I think we know it’s not a master stroke!

[Mr X]

Just now, FarehamSaintJames said:

Russell Martin post match interview prediction:
”I’m so proud of the lads”.

Possession was off the scale and that's all we aim for! 

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, FarehamSaintJames said:

Russell Martin post match interview prediction:
”I’m so proud of the lads”.

But we need to be braver...

[Patches O Houlihan]

We need edozie on the left, Sulemana through the middle, Adama on the right. what can't RM see that? Has he not watched sultana's goals against Liverpool?!

 

[LGTL]

This second half has been disgusting 

[Dman]

1 minute ago, Farmer Saint said:

So, it seems to me we have conceded 2 goals from mistakes, and have missed a few sitters. 

I think the issue we have had is that our bad luck seems to all come in bursts. It's very easy to get behind the football we play when we are winning, but is also very easy to criticise when we're not. 

It’s not the football, it’s the stupid team selection by the manager. Stephen’s trying to play a hybrid number 10/Cb role, KWP on the left just both haven’t worked. Stupid experiments. 

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

Russell Martin post match interview prediction:
”I’m so proud of the lads”.

"It's my fault......"

[saintant]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

"It's my fault......"

...but I'll learn

[LGTL]

Just now, Dman said:

It’s not the football, it’s the stupid team selection by the manager. Stephen’s trying to play a hybrid number 10/Cb role, KWP on the left just both haven’t worked. Stupid experiments. 

And at the worst possible time. He doesn’t know his fucking best 11 and we’re nearly in March, ridiculous. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Manning's pass results in Millwall getting it back. But then, he wanted it hit in fromt of him, and it wasn;t

Down the right, ball coming in... free kick to them. We are getting a bit of space in behind them, even as they are trying to be compact.

[Mr X]

Think even a point here is wishful thinking at the moment 

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, saintant said:

...but I'll learn

No he won't. 

[Farmer Saint]

Just now, Dman said:

It’s not the football, it’s the stupid team selection by the manager. Stephen’s trying to play a hybrid number 10/Cb role, KWP on the left just both haven’t worked. Stupid experiments. 

And yet this was what was called for last week by many fans as Manning and Rothwell were shite. 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Farmer Saint said:

And yet this was what was called for last week by many fans as Manning and Rothwell were shite. 

Were fans calling for Stephens to be playing in the CB/No.10 position?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Graphic has Millwall going up to 19th with this win over promotion challengers Saints.

[the colonel]

ah well, at least the rugby is about to start

[Maury Dyer]

So what's gone wrong after 23 unbeaten ??

[Saint NL]

Looping in high crosses for Adam Armstrong isn't a tactic I would have chosen....

[Dman]

Just now, Farmer Saint said:

And yet this was what was called for last week by many fans as Manning and Rothwell were shite. 

If you can show me a single post which suggests THB at right back, Stephen’s at CB playing higher than our midfield and KWP at Left back, I’ll be amazed. 

[saintant]

1 minute ago, Farmer Saint said:

And yet this was what was called for last week by many fans as Manning and Rothwell were shite. 

Who are the many fans who called for Stephens to play as a hybrid number 10/CB with KWP on the left? Don't recall reading that on here.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Nice build up, with some frustrating moments, but we kept at it. AA actually got some space for the header. Wouldn;t expect too much form us in terms of physicality in there. Maybe Sule., who did well keeping it in to create the chance.

[Saint NL]

Sulemana has been absolute shite since he came on, shocking

[Mr X]

Just now, Maury Dyer said:

So what's gone wrong after 23 unbeaten ??

Russ ball became sussed ball