Saints 0-3 Man Utd - Match Thread

[St Chalet]

Much better start from us this week. 

"Not Possession For Possession's sake" - Townsend

[Saint NL]

Like chalk and cheese from the last game

[hypochondriac]

For me that's been our best ten minutes of the season. 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, St Chalet said:

Much better start from us this week. 

"Not Possession For Possession's sake" - Townsend

we have 1 less CB to pass the ball to.....

[DT]

Look a different and better team without Smallbone slowing everything down. 
ps have Liverpool bought Dibling yet? 😂

Edited 14 September, 2024 by DT

[SNSUN]

My stream is buffering like a beeyatch. But from what I gather, we're doing well. 

[AlexLaw76]

Downes is pretty close to Erickson all the time so far

[BotleySaint]

A lot of good play so far. Hopefully our huff and puff can find an end result at last.

[Turkish]

Man United sponsored by Duckhunters missus?

[Wsaint]

2 minutes ago, DT said:

Look a different and better team without Smallbone slowing everything down. 
ps have Liverpool bought Dibley yet? 😂

He's not on the pitch at the moment so must have.

[BotleySaint]

First test for the defence. Cut straight through and we got lucky.

[Mr X]

Much more positive from saints but how many times have we seen this only to concede against the run of play, need to make the dominance count for once! 

[Saint NL]

Save, Ramsdale.

They should have done better

[Mr X]

All we are missing is a decent striker (and top class defender) 

[DT]

Massive weak spot is Stephens. Let his man go again there. Shame he is captain as he seems undroppable despite being some way off prem standard

[Mr X]

1 minute ago, DT said:

Massive weak spot is Stephens. Let his man go again there. Shame he is captain as he seems undroppable despite being some way off prem standard

All managers have their favourites unfortunately our managers favourites are the worst players! 

[SNSUN]

Decent save Ramalamadingdong (The Edsels)

United creeping back in. Defensively it's interesting as we struggled defensively last season with the back 4 and that's why we went 3 CBs but with Les and Suga added we should be tighter. 

I much prefer the 4 at the back than 3 CB though. 

[Saint NL]

BBD is still very wide, he's never far from the touchline. I don't understand the reasoning behind it 

[FarehamSaintJames]

First seventeen minutes have been good, started very strongly but Man United have slowly edged back into it.

No one playing particularly badly, I’m just not sure what Ben Brereton Diaz contributes, pretty infective out wide. Dibling looks cool and composed.

[AlexLaw76]

Even big Les passes the ball forward!

[Wsaint]

Commentator just made a good point, Dibling is very similar to Grealish, surprised no ones mentioned that before now.

[Saint NL]

KWP just sent de Ligt to the shops 😂

[SNSUN]

1 minute ago, Mr X said:

All managers have their favourites unfortunately our managers favourites are the worst players! 

Although he did drop 2 of his favourites today which is progress.

[Turkish]

Dibbing is going to be some player 

[RedArmy]

4 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

BBD is still very wide, he's never far from the touchline. I don't understand the reasoning behind it 

Where else would a winger be playing? 

[Mr X]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

Dibbing is going to be some player 

For another team next season 😭

[BotleySaint]

Not sure why Bereton Diaz wasn't on the end of that cross..  

[Suhari]

Enjoying this. Very encouraging.

[OttawaSaint]

Playing great so far but I fear we need to score soon or Utd will get one and it'll be over for us. 

[Turkish]

Just now, Mr X said:

For another team next season 😭

Quite probably. Everything he does oozes class. 

[Winnersaint]

Lesley’s a f***ing unit

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, BotleySaint said:

Not sure why Bereton Diaz wasn't on the end of that cross..  

A bit slow and lumbering.

[Saint Billy]

Much better but just need the final ball to be more accurate.

[Viking Saint]

9 minutes ago, DT said:

Massive weak spot is Stephens. Let his man go again there. Shame he is captain as he seems undroppable despite being some way off prem standard

Bear in mind that both he and Bednarek were deemed substandard last time in the Premiership and were loaned out. Yet now they're still our first choice CB pairing. Madness

[V.Johnathan.Wilson]

Dang it so far we're getting Ajax De Ligt and not Post Ajax De-Ligt. 

[RedArmy]

2 minutes ago, BotleySaint said:

Not sure why Bereton Diaz wasn't on the end of that cross..  

Because he’s a carthorse 

[hypochondriac]

Lesley has bee superb so far 

[hypochondriac]

Just now, RedArmy said:

Because he’s a carthorse 

Get Cornet on at half time. 

[Ed Rooney]

God how much better is it when we have a midfield 

[Turkish]

Just now, hypochondriac said:

Lesley has bee superb so far 

Apart from that header 

[OttawaSaint]

That has to go in. Free header.

[Saint NL]

Free header, got to do better.

But it's encouraging to have a big guy up there winning headers from corners

[SNSUN]

SNSUN is an idiot. Here I am watching a dodgy stream at work that keeps buffering when I have TNT Sports on Discovery + on my phone. Bellendry of the highest order.

 

Penalty Saints! Lovely Dibling

[AlexLaw76]

Dibling is mincing Dalot, penalty

[OttawaSaint]

Penalty!!!

[Saint NL]

Penalty, dibling

[OttawaSaint]

Inside the box? Looked to be. 

[BotleySaint]

Do we actually have a penalty taker anymore? 

[obelisk]

Bugger

[BotleySaint]

Just now, BotleySaint said:

Do we actually have a penalty taker anymore? 

No, I guess. Missed.