Gloucester Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 2 minutes ago, Toussaint said: I’m just about to get a cracker, and some cheese, how did you know? 👻 Saints will give you the nightmares, don’t worry about the cheese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_SFC Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 (edited) 1 minute ago, saintant said: RM coaches this absolutely pointless style of football. It's mind numbingly boring to watch and creates just about nothing. There was one moment at the end of the half where Ugochukwu played a very nice quick pass around the corner to set up a chance for Cornet. I bet RM was fuming he didn't play the way he was facing. Edited September 17 by Harry_SFC 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Just now, saintant said: RM coaches this absolutely pointless style of football. It's mind numbingly boring to watch and creates just about nothing. Why did the club think his brand of anti football is the answer? Cheap I guess 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 3 minutes ago, Mr X said: At this level he's shocking I felt a level of concern during that preseason game where he was shocking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 4 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said: He's not, he's just playing in his "favoured" position. He needs to go back out wide. The wider the better….……. The bench would be perfect. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfield Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 You have to smile. Reading this thread you would think that we are absolutely dire. Reading the Grand Old Team match thread and they think we are showing them how to play football 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 3 minutes ago, saintant said: RM coaches this absolutely pointless style of football. It's mind numbingly boring to watch and creates just about nothing. And he's proud of it too! Even when it works it's a shocking watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Just now, Highfield Saint said: You have to smile. Reading this thread you would think that we are absolutely dire. Reading the Grand Old Team match thread and they think we are showing them how to play football 🤔 We are absolutely dire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Just now, Highfield Saint said: You have to smile. Reading this thread you would think that we are absolutely dire. Reading the Grand Old Team match thread and they think we are showing them how to play football 🤔 It doesn't fit our fans narrative. The jealousy of Russell Martin by our own fans is so funny. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Martin will be pleased with the possession, and the spell of control before the break. But efforts were about the same, and like a lot of games our opponents ones were the more exciting ones. We had a couple of headers after our PB build up. Cornet had a run but hit over. We look a bit disjointed. AA made runs but we don't risk over the top balls. He came deep, but either had no one to pass forward to himself, or played it back. We seem incapable of having Aribo be a focal for AA and/ or Fraser to work off. Cornet had a few bright moments. Lallana had a few more. But no one consistently enough to be controlling the game. Alex was never going to be able to control the cross, that led to their goal. Wood, who had a few shaky moments, had moved off the post. There were a couple of moments where we lost the ball needlessly. Wood's being the most noticeable being further back. Another 45 looking for the passes to result in more chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_SFC Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Just now, Highfield Saint said: You have to smile. Reading this thread you would think that we are absolutely dire. Reading the Grand Old Team match thread and they think we are showing them how to play football 🤔 This is an Everton side in dire straits, extremely low on confidence and instead of going for it we are passing it around on the edge of our own box creating very little indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Just now, hypochondriac said: And he's proud of it too! Even when it works it's a shocking watch. It's no better than lump it forward football and at least that has a chance of a goal or two 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obelisk Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 minute ago, Highfield Saint said: You have to smile. Reading this thread you would think that we are absolutely dire. Reading the Grand Old Team match thread and they think we are showing them how to play football 🤔 There's still no points for artistic impression. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midfield_General Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 4 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said: Why's that an odd stat? What if we'd scored from the half way line? A clear cut chance is a really easy one to score. We didn't though did we. We scored a header from a cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 3 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said: He’s quick, pace isn’t the issue, it’s the first touch and the ability to bounce off challenges and nudges. He isn't particularly quick. He has short legs and a high frequency stride pattern that gives the illusion that he's fast, but it's deceptive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 minute ago, Mr X said: It's no better than lump it forward football and at least that has a chance of a goal or two Indeed but there's more than two choices! I'm not sure why Martin believes this is the correct way to play football. It's crap. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Has anyone fathomed out yet why Stewart isn't getting much needed game time...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 minute ago, Midfield_General said: We didn't though did we. We scored a header from a cross. But it's not classed as clear cut. A clear cut chance is a tap 1, a one on one in the box etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midfield_General Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Lallana off for Fernandes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Lallana off for Fernandes, what was the point in using him in this game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 16 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said: Very poor again from Wood there. I'm far from convinced by Taylor either. At least Taylor put in the occasional good cross but boy there's some crap on the field today. We're playing RM championship football at its worst. Hopefully Fernandes will add something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Lallana off for Fernandes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Just now, Saint_clark said: Lallana off for Fernandes, what was the point in using him in this game? He missed all of pre-season with injury so be needs game time to build fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Saint_clark said: Lallana off for Fernandes, what was the point in using him in this game? Yep, doesn't make much sense on the surface. Need to 'spend' all his available minutes on games that matter IMO. Edited September 17 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wsaint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 minute ago, trousers said: Has anyone fathomed out yet why Stewart isn't getting much needed game time...? He said at the presser he would be coming off the bench, I guess to ease him in... 20 minutes here and there to become the new 2 weeks away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 minute ago, Saint_clark said: Lallana off for Fernandes, what was the point in using him in this game? He missed all of pre-season and when you're older fitness takes longer to build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Just now, Sheaf Saint said: He missed all of pre-season with injury so be needs game time to build fitness. Same as Ross Stewart then...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Well we didn't get a shot, but that was a nice RussBall move there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obelisk Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 That was better from Saints. Beat the press but poor cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Love how mobile and forward thinking Arribo is, our tempo is always so much quicker when he plays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Right where is that other bottle of whisky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Decent start from us. Controlled, but getting into better attacking positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 minute ago, Holmes_and_Watson said: Decent start from us. Controlled, but getting into better attacking positions. No, we're shit, we're always shit, all because our Manager is young, has a philosophy they just can't understand, and is banging Lucy Pinder. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Hilarious crowd disapproval when they passed it back. Imagine they were us. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 30 minutes ago, SNSUN said: Les definitely has something about him. Once he settles in him, Downes and Fernandes could be a decent midfield. Lallana has looked quite tidy so far too. I said Smallbone earned his chance this year but already he's drooped down to 5th if not 6th choice. Smallbone and 'drooping down' in the same sentence?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 decent save 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obelisk Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Everton still creating the better chances with a fraction of possession. Should have scored. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 minute ago, Holmes_and_Watson said: Hilarious crowd disapproval when they passed it back. Imagine they were us. 🙂 They'd have no vocal cords left 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 My wife has hijacked Sky for Eastenders. I'm currently watching a bunch of wooden people that are hogging the camera but there's not much happening. Bit like watching Saints really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Shite defending again gives them a 1 on 1. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Good save McCarthy. He's excellent one on one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Atmosphere mostly crap here. Birmingham Wrexham last night sounded incredible by comparison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Some nice moments. Les available for a midfield pass, AA chasing down keepers and the ball sticking to Aribo. Another memory is getting caught on the counter Alex blocking. But for all our good bits, theirs is by far the best chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 It comes to something when I don't even get angry anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I do think we desperately need to bring in some new coaches to help with our defending. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted September 17 Author Share Posted September 17 12 minutes ago, saintant said: We are absolutely dire. It’s not, we’re 1-1 away to a PL team and playing well enough whilst still lacking a cutting edge. This performance is far better than our cup trips to Sheff Utd and Sunderland under Poch and Koeman, for example. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Just now, Saint Billy said: It comes to something when I don't even get angry anymore. Why would you get angry? A bit extreme for what is a game don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint NL Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 The Goodison crowd have woken up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 All over them now you miserable bastards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Fraser should have squared it to AA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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