Cardiff 3-5 Saints - Match Thread

[CB Fry]

We will walk this cup 

[obelisk]

Archer looks sharp.

[The Kraken]

Nice finish

[Sheaf Saint]

A cracker from Bree, and an arrow from Archer.

Super stuff.

[saintant]

Great entertainment tonight.

[Master Bates]

3 5

[Colinjb]

Kindergarten time now

[Saint NL]

Who the fuck is Lopez?

[captainchris]

1 hour ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

How good is the Cardiff team? Are they full-ish strength or made quite a few changes too?

Eleven changes

[saintant]

Lots of positives there.

[sadoldgit]

Bizarre game. Archer looked good.

[davefizzy14]

Archer again! 😊 Another assist for Tyler  😊

[hypochondriac]

Archer looks much better than Adams which is great because he didn't do much with his other two cameos. 

[ButtikonSaint]

Larios

[Harry_SFC]

Positives - Fernandes, Ugochukwu, Dibling, SAA, Archer, Lallana.

Negatives - Lumley, Wood, Edozie, Edwards.

[SNSUN]

Enjoyed that. Even defensive frailties were entertaining. Fair play to Cardiff for making a game of it.

[davefizzy14]

Archer is just so clinical! 😊

Edited 28 August, 2024 by davefizzy14

[ButtikonSaint]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Who the fuck is Lopez?

Larios

[Jimmy_D]

Well that was fun to watch!

They were having a Goal of the Season competition out there!

Really good for the new players to get off the mark.  

[Farmer Saint]

Conclusions... 

Fernandes is gonna be quality

Wood is not

Archer is a finisher, but nothing else

Defence is still an issue

Lallana still looks very good

New kit is awesome

Edited 28 August, 2024 by Farmer Saint

[Matty's Caddy]

Great finish from archer but a fantastic fun and pass from dibling. 
that’s the service archer wants, so does AA for that matter….

[badgerx16]

2 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Who the fuck is Lopez?

Larios

[Matthew Le God]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Who the fuck is Lopez?

Juan Larios López 

[beatlesaint]

Well I never thought I would ever say it again but I thought Lallana was absolute class from the moment he came on, never put a foot wrong and encouraged the youngsters all the while. Fair play to him

[Saint NL]

Enjoyed that. 

Just a reminder that goals make games fun

[The Cat]

Just now, hypochondriac said:

Archer looks much better than Adams which is great because he didn't do much with his other two cameos. 

Different games, both his other appearances were against teams sat deep. Tonight he could run on to through balls and had a lot more space.

[Wiggles31]

 

Pros:-

Fernandes was best player on the pitch. Box to box and caused all sort of problems.

Dibling and Sam AA are the best youngsters we’ve had since JWP. Both were brilliant. Grealish and Saka vibes. 

Lallana never gave the ball away once and was constantly communicating with his teammates. 

Five 10/10 goals! 

 

Cons:-

 

Edwards and Wood struggled 

Lumley dreadful

Second half lacked a goal threat.

Edozie is still poor. 

Remembering this was a reserve championship outfit. 

[Matthew Le God]

Just now, Farmer Saint said:

Conclusions... 

Defence is still an issue

It was not remotely close to our first choice defence or keeper. None of them played!

[egg]

3 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Who the fuck is Lopez?

Larios 

[Jonnyboy]

Loved that Bree goal. 😆

(Edit - btw Lallana definitely did give the ball away at least once, but otherwise good).

😆

Edited 28 August, 2024 by Jonnyboy
Banana

[BotleySaint]

3 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

Positives - Fernandes, Ugochukwu, Dibling, SAA, Archer, Lallana.

Negatives - Lumley, Wood, Edozie, Edwards.

I'd give Wood and Edwards a break. Obviously lacking match sharpness.

[Matthew Le God]

If Bella-Kotchap stays... he should be above Stephens, Wood and Edwards in the pecking order.

Looked very composed today and is a very good player. Obviously other hurdles to navigate as well for him to be integrated back into the squad.

Edited 28 August, 2024 by Matthew Le God

[Harry_SFC]

1 minute ago, Matthew Le God said:

It was not remotely close to our first choice defence or keeper. None of them played!

Put that midfield (plus Downes) with our defence last Saturday (plus Ramsdale) and we've got a great chance of staying up.

[Saint Matty 76]

Diaz - Archer/Arma
Fernandes - Downes - Dibling
KWP - ABK - Bednarek - THB - Sugawara
Ramsdale

Looks like quite a strong team on paper, although it would mean RM having to drop a few favourites which I see little chance of.

[Saint Marky]

1 minute ago, Jonnyboy said:

Loved that Bree goal 😆

Striker problem solved?

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Dibling just reminds me so much of Le Tiss

[obelisk]

Nice to see Lallana pulling the strings out there towards the end. Will be valuable this season I suspect even if from the sidelines.

[woodsaint1]

1 minute ago, Matthew Le God said:

It was not remotely close to our first choice defence or keeper. None of them played!

Yeah but its clear it is still a consequence of the system we play, regardless of those in the defensive positions. Cant judge the Newcastle game with the man advantage but we gifted plenty of chances against Forest and again tonight. Needs to improve

[bpsaint]

What a mad fucking game that was, some really good positives from an attacking perspective, looking forward to seeing some of this lot replace the plodders in the current first XI.

Edited 28 August, 2024 by bpsaint

[Lighthouse]

Can’t really ask for much more than that. Through with no obvious injuries, the first team mostly rested and some decent performances. Obviously the defence and keeper were highly suspect but I doubt we’ll be seeing much of any of them, bar Taylor, in the PL.

A solid full game for Dibling and good minutes for Archer, Fernandes and Les. I’d start the latter three on Saturday.

[RedArmy]

1 minute ago, Saint Matty 76 said:

Diaz - Archer/Arma
Fernandes - Downes - Dibling
KWP - ABK - Bednarek - THB - Sugawara
Ramsdale

Looks like quite a strong team on paper, although it would mean RM having to drop a few favourites which I see little chance of.

Put that formation in the bin and then we can talk. 

[egg]

4 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

Positives - Fernandes, Ugochukwu, Dibling, SAA, Archer, Lallana.

Negatives - Lumley, Wood, Edozie, Edwards.

Add ABK being back out there for us to the positives. Playing for a move perhaps, but he turned up away to Cardiff and did well. 

[Matthew Le God]

2 minutes ago, BotleySaint said:

I'd give Wood and Edwards a break. Obviously lacking match sharpness.

Bella-Kotchap had even less of a pre-season and out performed them both tonight.

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Dibling just reminds me so much of Le Tiss

Reminds me more of Jack Grealish. Definitely got a bit of class about him. 

[beatlesaint]

1 minute ago, obelisk said:

Nice to see Lallana pulling the strings out there towards the end. Will be valuable this season I suspect even if from the sidelines.

If he can stay even remotely fit the way we play suits him down to the ground.

[Sheaf Saint]

Wimbledon beat Ipswich on pens.

[Mr X]

4 minutes ago, Wiggles31 said:

 

 

Pros:-

Fernandes was best player on the pitch. Box to box and caused all sort of problems.

Dibling and Sam AA are the best youngsters we’ve had since JWP. Both were brilliant. Grealish and Saka vibes. 

Lallana never gave the ball away once and was constantly communicating with his teammates. 

Five 10/10 goals! 

 

Cons:-

 

Edwards and Wood struggled 

Lumley dreadful

Second half lacked a goal threat.

Edozie is still poor. 

Remembering this was a reserve championship outfit. 

Bree was also awful apart from the wonder goal 

[Matthew Le God]

2 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Dibling just reminds me so much of Le Tiss

Reminds me of Villa era Jack Grealish

[Colinjb]

Shades of Adam Armstrong in the Playoff final for Archer's second.

[Saint Pete]

2 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

It was not remotely close to our first choice defence or keeper. None of them played!

But Edwards and Wood are new signings, presumably intended to play some part in our premier league season? Bit worrying if they can't cope with a Championship club's reserves.