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Sheaf Saint

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2 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Nowhere near the middle. But don’t let that affect your prejudices.

Nowhere near the post either, from a fairly central position.

The amount of times we have to make excuses for Baz, like he was unsightly etc... it happens far too often to be down to bad luck. If he concedes so many cos he can't see them then there is something seriously wrong with his positioning.

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Whitey Grandad

Whitey Grandad

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3 minutes ago, James said:

The defence of Bazunu is becoming a joke. He should save the second. End of. Not hit hard and reasonably central. Goalkeepers are paid to make saves not make the occasional good pass with their feet. If we were to go up and stick with Baz in goal we will get absolutely killed. He is nowhere near good enough.

The vilification is beyond a joke.

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James

James

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Just now, Lighthouse said:

Any well struck shot from inside the box, if it stays on the deck, is going to be very hard to get to. Gravity is a universal constant, whether the shot is in the corner or not. He’s nowhere near as bad as Forster and Kelvin used to be, getting beaten by low shots from well outside the area.

So the argument is that every shot from inside the box is now presumed to be a goal? Jesus wept. As for him not being as bad as Forster…blimey people have short memories…he was a thousand times better for us than bloody Bazunu.

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James

James

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1 minute ago, Whitey Grandad said:

The vilification is beyond a joke.

You keeping count of the number of times you’ve needed to make an excuse for him?

Edmonton Saint

Edmonton Saint

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Defending continues to be our downfall. No lead is seemingly safe. Martin’s answer to the rather disturbing problem has been Captain Shoehorn. No wonder why we struggle to keep leads ..

Whitey Grandad

Whitey Grandad

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Just now, James said:

You keeping count of the number of times you’ve needed to make an excuse for him?

It’s not an excuse. I will only defend him when someone makes an uninformed assertion.

James

James

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Just now, Whitey Grandad said:

It’s not an excuse. I will only defend him when someone makes an uninformed assertion.

What would constitute an informed assertion given that you also discount all the statistical evidence illustrating how crap he is. Presumably the only valid opinion is the one that’s consistent with yours.

Chez

Chez

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Just now, Edmonton Saint said:

Defending continues to be our downfall. No lead is seemingly safe. Martin’s answer to the rather disturbing problem has been Captain Shoehorn. No wonder why we struggle to keep leads ..

you are blaming Stephen for us conceding?

You would have preferred Manning at left back then?

Whitey Grandad

Whitey Grandad

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4 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Any well struck shot from inside the box, if it stays on the deck, is going to be very hard to get to. Gravity is a universal constant, whether the shot is in the corner or not. He’s nowhere near as bad as Forster and Kelvin used to be, getting beaten by low shots from well outside the area.

At last! A voice of reason.

The very right reverend

The very right reverend

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3 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Any well struck shot from inside the box, if it stays on the deck, is going to be very hard to get to. Gravity is a universal constant, whether the shot is in the corner or not. He’s nowhere near as bad as Forster and Kelvin used to be, getting beaten by low shots from well outside the area.

But Forster and Davis were good at some point, Bazunu has never been good nor will he ever, he is well out of his depth.

Alain Perrin

Alain Perrin

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Just now, Galway saint said:

yes he should have saved the second 

will have another look at the first 

you have very low expectations of what a keeper should be doing at this level

I know it is natural, as the last line of defence, to see fault with the keeper....  But, in my opinion, neither goal was very saveable.   The first was a bullet that ends up in Row Z nine times out of ten.  The second went through THB's legs at pace so Bazuna saw it very late.

I'd point the finger at not closing down the pass or the shot sufficiently on the first.   Not sure there was a particular error on the second.

Our obvious problem is that we cannot finish games off.  How many games have we thrown points away where, for long periods, the opposition have been second best?  

Too many - and that's why we won't get the automatics.  Unfortunately you'll not win anything with kids, nor will you get promoted with Che Adam's as your main striker.  

 

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BotleySaint

BotleySaint

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Just now, Saint Fan CaM said:

We’re going to lose this. Just feel it.

We've been on the back foot for most of this half. And the subs haven't helped us regain a foothold. 

Lighthouse

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3 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Nowhere near the post either, from a fairly central position.

The amount of times we have to make excuses for Baz, like he was unsightly etc... it happens far too often to be down to bad luck. If he concedes so many cos he can't see them then there is something seriously wrong with his positioning.

It doesn’t matter if it’s near the post or not. When a shot is hard, low and from close range it’s very, very difficult to get down to it at all. Doesn’t matter if it’s one meter away or three, you’ve still got the same distance downwards to travel.

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Whitey Grandad

Whitey Grandad

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4 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Nowhere near the post either, from a fairly central position.

The amount of times we have to make excuses for Baz, like he was unsightly etc... it happens far too often to be down to bad luck. If he concedes so many cos he can't see them then there is something seriously wrong with his positioning.

Have a look at it again. Then come back and admit you are wrong.

James

James

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Just now, Chez said:

you are blaming Stephen for us conceding?

You would have preferred Manning at left back then?

It’s not Stephens, he has been pretty good, it’s the tactical gymnastics to fit him in. We didn’t play with a left back in the first half and it gave their left back space to hit an unmarked shot. Not advocating for Manning but pretending Jack Stephens is some kind of Championship John Stones is causing more issues than it solves.

Whitey Grandad

Whitey Grandad

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1 minute ago, James said:

What would constitute an informed assertion given that you also discount all the statistical evidence illustrating how crap he is. Presumably the only valid opinion is the one that’s consistent with yours.

“statistical evidencel

ROFL

washsaint

washsaint

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At the end of the day, Saints are (for major parts of the game) streets ahead of other teams.  Unfortunately, they rarely do it for the whole game and are so profligate in front of goal.  We seem to need 6 chances to score.

ANd how the hell is tat a red card for Bree?  The Ipswich player dived and THB was there to cover.

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