Blackburn 0-0 Saints - Match Thread

[Roger]

Streams anyone?

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Roger said:

Streams anyone?

DOn't trouble yourself. This game has no zip from either side

[Mr X]

We've been pretty poor so far 

[washsaint]

This is horrible.  Walking football at its worst and wide open down Walker-Peters side again.

Really incomprehensible how different this side now looks compared to the wonderful unbeaten run

[Tommy Mulgrew]

Death by a thousand passes so far, with us just as likely to die as Blackburn.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Blackburn with a player down already. Not sure - maybe ok?

[miserableoldgit]

23 minutes ago, SaintNewForest said:

I love our fanbase and their "Martin will never drop his favourites" rhetoric

Been said about Manning & Smallbone this season who, by my reckoning, have been dropped to the bench at multiple points this season.

But as ever, let's never let facts get in the way of a good whinge.

"No but....yeah but.....no but......"

[Suhari]

We're so dull today.

Yawnfest.

[BotleySaint]

1 minute ago, Tommy Mulgrew said:

Death by a thousand passes so far, with us just as likely to die as Blackburn.

We do this a lot, as if we've forgotten how to attack. Then the opposition gets the ball and quick few passes and they create a chance. Why can't we do that? 

[Chez]

4 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Massive miss by AA proving he’s no CF

in the prem that might br the only chance you get. i'd like to think he'll get a few today.

Blackburn are tosh, but they still get an easy (unchallenged) opportunity to maraud down our right hand side. If the winger could pick a man out we might be behind. It's that kind of defending that keeps fucking us.

[obelisk]

Saints wide open down their right again.

[Mr X]

Jeez good to see our sense of urgency has kicked in! 

[AlexLaw76]

Brooks offers nothing what so ever in defence - maybe by design. It is Aribo covering when they break

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Couple of decent runs form both sides. Looks like their regular goalscorer is still struggling.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Front three and midfield three playing like strangers.

[macca155]

Oh this is desperate, walking football, no zip, no passion.

Aribo has tried but the rest seem bereft of ideas.

 

[FarehamSaintJames]

Great news! 70% possession so far!

[Chez]

he may have his failings, but Baz really is good coming off his line and using his box to cover our back four. 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, FarehamSaintJames said:

Great news! 70% possession so far!

you mean....71%? 😎

[Mr X]

We look completely lethargic and devoid of ideas but hey we have 70% possession and that's all that matters 

[Saint Fan CaM]

This is utterly boring stagnant football from Saints.

[BotleySaint]

Incredible to think we prepare for games in advance. Yet when we get out there, nobody has a clue what to do. 

[The Kraken]

Unlucky Joe.

[Saint NL]

Good header by Aribo, unlucky

[Bad Wolf]

Crossbar Aribo

[AlexLaw76]

Aribo off the bar with a header

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Possession is the first priority of MartinBall. We're trying another variation of how to make that effective today.

Keeping the strength in midfield with Aribo, but not up front with Che.

Having a samey, but hopefully more mobile front 3 in Brooks, AA and Fraser.

Losing the crisp, short passing game but hopefully allowing more direct play through Stephens and Rothwell. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

A different injury to a Balckburn player.

Shame that Joe's effort didn;t go in or bounce back off the keeper and go in.

[BotleySaint]

A sharper striker is following up the Aribo header. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Aribo heads onto the bar - completely soft if that goes in, but at least the ball went forwards!

[Chez]

great move from one end to the other and Aribo almost scoring.

I get bored of people moaning about our overpassing, but that is exactly what the point of it is.

Edited 6 April, 2024 by Chez

[Mr X]

Just now, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Possession is the first priority of MartinBall. We're trying another variation of how to make that effective today.

Keeping the strength in midfield with Aribo, but not up front with Che.

Having a samey, but hopefully more mobile front 3 in Brooks, AA and Fraser.

Losing the crisp, short passing game but hopefully allowing more direct play through Stephens and Rothwell. 

Well it sure as shit ain't working! 

[Sheaf Saint]

Anybody managed to find a stream that doesn't freeze every 5 seconds?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Just now, Mr X said:

Well it sure as shit ain't working! 

Nor did the double physical presence of the Aribo/ Adams before that...

Or the Direct balls over to Sule for a while the time before that...

Or....

🙂 

[Chez]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

Anybody managed to find a stream that doesn't freeze every 5 seconds?

https://poscitesch.com/southampton-vs-blackburn/

 

[Saint NL]

Nearly conceded a long ranger, at that end where LeTiss smashed one in

[SNSUN]

8 minutes ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

Great news! 70% possession so far!

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Oh... that wasn;t far away from them. Top of the net.

[trousers]

Almost another defensive f*** up

[Saint Fan CaM]

We’ve resorted to defenders trying long balls to our powder puff forwards, bypassing midfield entirely. Completely ineffective of course.

Naturally Blackburn close to scoring on the break.

[Chez]

2 minutes ago, Mr X said:

Well it sure as shit ain't working! 

we have created two great chances. AA misses a tap in and Aribo hits the bar. 

That said, could easily be one down there. Great chance for Blackburn to lob Baz.

[Jack]

Boring, tepid, ineffective shit

[John B]

Five loanees and no Acadamey youngsters in the starting XI shows how we have regressed over the last few years.

I know most Championship clubs have loanees but  I wish we had more players we had scouted and s[gned

[trousers]

Leicester 1 up

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Press worked on Aribo. Partly as we're not creating the passing angles in midfiled in recent games. Needs Smallbone and not Stephens in a team for that.

[hypochondriac]

No Adams and Armstrong up on his own and we play the same shit we have done before. Another ineffective and frustrating result? 

[Mr X]

It's almost like we need to one nil down to jolt us into life! 

[obelisk]

Blackburn starting to realise that pressing Saints' walking football will yield chances.

[Chez]

my word they are five on three here. Two Rovers unmarked in the six yard box. Bloody hell. Good job THB cuts the cross out. 

[madge]

Some good opportunities to break quickly and yet we knock it back and sideways.. this isn’t thoroughbred football.. it’s nodding donkeys in a farmyard. Players are being  stagnated by this no risk football..