Saints 2-3 Leicester - Match Thread

[Mr X]

We have been much better simply because we haven't done 100% russball 

[BranfootsLoveChild]

The trip on Dibling. Bloody hell. How blatant does it have to be! 

[RedArmy]

He will give them a penalty given half a chance 

[Andy Hill]

Red card incoming.

[AlexLaw76]

How is that not a foul on Ramsdale 

[Midfield_General]

And not a single bad foul yet - genuinely one of the worst refereeing performances I’ve seen. Gave a yellow for nothing in the 3rd minute and has painted himself into a corner. Absolutely diabolical 

[Saint NL]

Ramsdale taken out, no foul 😂

[Saint86]

Think saints need to seriously need to make a complaint about Taylor based on this first half alone. Dread to think whats going to happen second half if this noncery carries on.

[East Kent Saint]

Ipswich 0-1 down !

[RedArmy]

Just now, Mr X said:

We have been much better simply because we haven't done 100% russball 

We’ve been much better since we dropped that fucking cart horse Diaz. 

[AlexLaw76]

Aribo has been good. Strong on the ball and picking up good positions 

[miserableoldgit]

Just now, East Kent Saint said:

Ipswich 0-1 down !

Everton 0-1 up!

[OttawaSaint]

Phew...post.

[HKsaint]

Close

[Mr X]

Just now, RedArmy said:

We’ve been much better since we dropped that fucking cart horse Diaz. 

Agreed he really is awful and does nothing but throw his hands up at his teammates or dive 

[Sheaf Saint]

Leicester player just went right through the back of Fernandes and Taylor gave nothing.

Fucking disgraceful job he is doing today.

[Suhari]

Wow. Close call.

[Saint NL]

Very very lucky

[drd]

2 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

And not a single bad foul yet - genuinely one of the worst refereeing performances I’ve seen. Gave a yellow for nothing in the 3rd minute and has painted himself into a corner. Absolutely diabolical 

14 yellow cards for Bmth v Chelsea and barely a bad foul. He's an absolute clown 

[Mr X]

Should be 2-1 gulp 

[obelisk]

Saints giving the ball away endlessly in their own half.

[OttawaSaint]

Fernandes has been excellent.

[HKsaint]

1 minute ago, obelisk said:

Saints giving the ball away endlessly in their own half.

Russball II

[AlexLaw76]

Still coming straight back too many times.

got to make it stick more up top as an out-ball

[Saint NL]

The players have to do random drugs testing, but do referees? 😂

[Mr X]

I know he isn't but Aribo looks so clumsy with the ball always looks like he's struggling to control it 

[obelisk]

KWP Saints best attacking threat this half.

[CheshireSaint]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Still coming straight back too many times.

got to make it stick more up top as an out-ball

Not going to happen with Aribo on the pitch. He is absolutely sh1te 

[skintsaint]

Nice to get 2-0 up at HT, you will know we will concede straight after and then fall to a 3-2 loss....😅

BUT....keep this up and it should be a comfortable first win of the season.

[pingpong]

Best game for aribo in a long time, capped off with a goal. Manning and kwp our biggest threats down the left, dibling on the right, archer on the scoresheet, what's not to like?

Edited 19 October, 2024 by pingpong

[Saint NL]

Half time.

Much improved, still giving the ball away too cheaply. Nice to see some cutting edge.

 

Ref is one of the worst I've ever seen.

[BotleySaint]

Lots of good bits this half, but we're still looking very weak all over the pitch and defensively open. 

[gio1saints]

3 minutes ago, obelisk said:

KWP Saints best attacking threat this half.

And all last season btw. If he is fit he HAS to start, contract status bollix or not. 

[badgerx16]

9 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

How is that not a foul on Ramsdale 

You could ask that question about so many Leicester challenges, the ref is useless. How did we get 4 yellows and they have none ?

[Mr X]

Do we keep trying to get forward as we simply don't know how to shut up shop?  as you know it will be a different Leicester that come out for the second half.... They've been poor so far by their standards 

[Convict Colony]

Have to say we are playing much faster than last time I watched, upside we look more threatening downside is we give the ball away more.

[SWLondon Saint]

Well, ironically after saying he's not changing his style, we have been way more direct and hit far more long passes this game and it's worked! The players seem to have a bit more license to get rid which they have when under heavy pressure.

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, obelisk said:

KWP Saints best attacking threat this half.

True, but he's been poor in defence. Given the ball away in our half a few times under no pressure.

Obviously happy with the scoreline, but we're making very hard work of it and are lucky Leicester haven't punished any of our numerous giveaways yet. 

After we scored our first, they took control a bit and 3 times in the space of 10-15 minutes they had an uncontested header in our box from a set piece. Not good enough.

So while I'm very happy to see us take a 2-0 lead, I'm still very far from convinced by the performance. 

As for the ref, I have genuinely never seen such ineptitude before. Absolutely shocking.

[AlexLaw76]

For someone who is supposed to be one of our top referees, Taylor has been awful

[skintsaint]

lol @ Utd btw...

[badgerx16]

7 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

The players have to do random drugs testing, but do referees? 😂

Makes you wonder about spread betting.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

1 minute ago, BotleySaint said:

Lots of good bits this half, but we're still looking very weak all over the pitch and defensively open. 

Two goals in one game. To us! What's happening? Still think we might need another two because the midfield is getting swamped.

[Jack]

Really need to think about how we’re going to finish the game with 11 men. Referee is shocking. 
 

Some tidy play in spells but this Ramsdale low suicide ball into midfield could easily get us in trouble. Very interesting to see how we look 2nd half. 

[Midfield_General]

6 minutes ago, CheshireSaint said:

Not going to happen with Aribo on the pitch. He is absolutely sh1te 

He's been one of our best players in the first half

[Mr X]

Honestly we have looked much better as we have ditched Russ ball at times and been more direct... He must be fuming! 😉

[miserableoldgit]

Just now, Midfield_General said:

He's been one of our best players in the first half

Nah.....that can't be right.....

[saintant]

Sounds as though we've had a decent first half so here's hoping we can push on and secure a much needed victory. The first 20 minutes of the second half will be crucial. Think we might still need at least one more goal - stats show Ramsdale has made zero saves although I think they hit the post. We need all 3 points, nothing less.

[SWLondon Saint]

Goals have been very heavily about KWP and he's been outstanding, definitely our key attacking player. Defensively our low block looks a bit of a mess though like with their shot off the post. Too open in our own box, no-one seems to know who is supposed to be engaging / making contact with who. I guess it's zonal, but you really need outstanding communication to make that work imo and not sure we have it.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Quite an open half. Leicester had more of the ball. But we worked very hard to minimise their chances. Even that meant one of their efforts of the inside of the post, and us picking up a few bookings.

We had an early goal and one off the bar. That second finally gives us a game with a gap.

The Manning and KWP partnership has worked well, so points to RM for that. Leicester have sussed that long central out ball of ours. Fortunately, Aribo has been a presence for us to hold it up. A goal and that one off the bar too for him. Dibling exciting going forward, if a little suss defensively. But pushes them back in a half where we've passed it about, but have looked to get forward quickly too.

We've certainly got weak spots here, but hopefully can keep that tempo up second half.

[Zorba]

Thoroughly enjoyable football. Great to watch and winning at half time. I wish we would play this way every game.

All it will take now to ruin my day.. Anthony Taylor continues to be a dick. RM tells the lads to revert to Russball. Saints lose 3-2… let’s hope not!!

COYS