Saints 4-2 Sunderland - Match Thread

[SNSUN]

Neat. So now we are Hull fans for the rest of the match. 🤪

[Holmes_and_Watson]

On target header from them. No trouble for Baz though. GOt decent pace on it, considering where it was from.

[John Boy Saint]

Just now, OldNick said:

double touch shouldnt have counted

Our favourite Mikey Dean concurred on SS

[Mr X]

They still look dangerous on the break 

[obelisk]

Saints defending still shambolic. We'll need at least 3 to win this I reckon.

[Mr X]

How was that not a corner 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

I thought Stephens shot hit off someone?

[Saint NL]

The most obvious corner you'll ever see, Atwell says goal kick 😂

[Master Bates]

[Saint Fan CaM]

I want at least five goals at least out of the team today and none conceded - we deserve it against this team.

[manji]

6 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Game Over!

I hope they don’t rue the other misses.

[hypochondriac]

We've been decent but Sunderland have been turd. Their shooting has been abysmal. 

[Saint NL]

We should be at least 3-0 up and haven't played *that* well.

 

[Saint Scott]

If we had made better decisions with final balls/shots we'd be out of sight here

[Mr X]

Just now, hypochondriac said:

We've been decent but Sunderland have been turd. Their shooting has been abysmal. 

Ours isn't much better we should be at least 4-0 up on chances if not more 

[Toadhall Saint]

We should be out of sight here.

[obelisk]

It's almost too easy for Saints. Really need to be much more clinical in attack.

[AlexLaw76]

HT

We have been mediocre, with moments that have been good. Not convinced at all THB at RB is anything to pursue once KwP is back

Sunderland are awful

[NewYorkSaint]

I love Adam Armstrong as a passionate, tireless wrangler of the ball and playmaker... but as a striker he's so often unconvincing.  Coulda shoulda had a hatrick already....

[Saint Fan CaM]

The way things are going goal difference could really make the difference between the teams chasing the auto spots. Must do better in front of goal and completely smash Sunderland.

[Zorba]

Sunderland letting us play out. We are duly obliging and look good with very little resistance. All playing well enough. Nice to see Baz launching some and mixing it up a bit.

So far, so good.

[ButtikonSaint]

Very strange not to be up in arms about something or stressed out because a 2 goal deficit.

Rather comfortable ... I'd expect us to score a couple more, ring out the changes by the 60th mins

Lovely... 🙂

[Saint Matty 76]

Decent performance, poor opposition. Hopefully kill this off early and then get some additional contributions from Sulemana/Edozie/Mara off the bench

And obviously hope that Hull can hold on for something too

[Convict Colony]

I am more annoyed by our shit finishing as our goals werent exactly clincal.

Goal 1 down to their defender and it still was saved by the goalie from beders point blank header before stuey tucked it hom.

Goal 2 - good work from manning and then still armstrong tried to fuck it up.

 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Would love us to be five up at 70 minutes and allow the youngsters to come on to express themselves.

[OttawaSaint]

Ah it's too bad we had those 2 sticky patches. 4 losses in a row and 3 in 4. 

All we can do is win the games vs those 3 and hope we have enough at the end of the season. 

[Convict Colony]

Just now, OttawaSaint said:

Ah it's too bad we had those 2 sticky patches. 4 losses in a row and 3 in 4. 

All we can do is win the games vs those 3 and hope we have enough at the end of the season. 

Wouldnt worry about it, we have just got to do the best we can and whatever happens happens.

 

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Would love us to be five up at 70 minutes and allow the youngsters to come on to express themselves.

Our youngsters got the world in motion...

[trousers]

At the game. We look very comfortable but that's partly down to Sunderland being poor. We should be out of sight by now but we're not clinical enough up front. Can't see Sunderland being as poor in the second half, so this this far from over yet. COYR!

Edited 9 March, 2024 by trousers

[Mr X]

Just now, Convict Colony said:

I am more annoyed by our shit finishing as our goals werent exactly clincal.

Goal 1 down to their defender and it still was saved by the goalie from beders point blank header before stuey tucked it hom.

Goal 2 - good work from manning and then still armstrong tried to fuck it up.

 

Yes Armstrong clearly tried to slip on purpose and fuck it up.... Good grief 🤦‍♂️

[Saint NL]

So if Leicester draw today, Leeds can go top next week with a home win against Millwall.

Imagine if Leicester didn't get in the automatic spots, it'd have to go down as one of the biggest bottle jobs ever.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

COYR!

[Patrick Bateman]

Sunderland are woeful, which of course means Saints will gift them some goals ... need to keep scoring. 8-0 please.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

So if Leicester draw today, Leeds can go top next week with a home win against Millwall.

Imagine if Leicester didn't get in the automatic spots, it'd have to go down as one of the biggest bottle jobs ever.

On par with the one by Spurs that handed them the EPL title!

Edited 9 March, 2024 by OttawaSaint

[Saint Fan CaM]

To be fair and balanced, Manning made a good recovery then. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

First half. Loads of possession(62%). With that we had dominance. Form that created 13 efforts with 6 on target. They had 7 effort, but just the one on target. That also reflects the moments where they might have created something, but we worked hard and blocked. We were stopping htem in there own half for lots of the time.

More of the same this half please, with the subs coming on to freshien things up.

[Saint NL]

Nice play by Stu and Smallbone

[OttawaSaint]

Our finishing is putrid today. If we fuck this up...

[Holmes_and_Watson]

AA tried to pass that through 2 players instead of cross. Moments later Will gets Stu in behind his defender. Not the best angle in the end.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Tell fibs, it was the defender who took it away from Stu.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

AA going for goal again. A lovely move, with little first time passes in it and one long one out wide to AA in plenty of space.

[Lighthouse]

2 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

On par with the one by Spurs that handed them the EPL title!

Leicester were a good 7 or 8 points ahead and just needed a draw from their last couple of games anyway, so that was hardly a bottle job. What was ten times funnier was that they lost at home to us the following week, then got spanked by relegated Newcastle and overtaken by Arsenal on the last day of the season.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

More lovely passing from us. A real mix, leading to a chance.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Can't work out if we are playing within ourselves, or just completely off the pace. I know we are winning, but this lot should be belted out of St Mary's

 

[obelisk]

Saints decision making in attacking areas hasn't really improved.

[Convict Colony]

8 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

To be fair and balanced, Manning made a good recovery then. 

Yeah manning playing well this game - covering his space well when defending and also still pushing up and he usually annoys me the most.

 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Oh, nearly. Brooks did well winnign the ball back. What looked like a lovely pass, but just a fraction too much on it for Adams who had got clear. Nice stuff. We're continuing the way we were in the first half. Downes makes such a difference. Not least, it's allowing Smallbone to be freed up to be all over the place.

[Patrick Bateman]

Just now, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Can't work out if we are playing within ourselves, or just completely off the pace. I know we are winning, but this lot should be belted out of St Mary's

 

Very much a 2nd gear performance, but so long as we win I don't care. If the team were fully on form I think they'd be 5 or 6 nil up!?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Sule and Aribo on for ...

Smallbone and Brooks (both have done well)

 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Sully and Aribo on for Saints. Smallbone and Brookes off.