Matthew Le God Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 1 minute ago, Suhari said: Fair enough. But what's their xG and posession like? Russia possession of Ukraine 18% vs 82% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunglasses Ron Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Somehow, we’re off the bottom again. That would be a form of success if it stays that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 5 minutes ago, Master Bates said: Martin booked again Traffic warden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Bednarek having to drag Martin down the tunnel, wanting to carry on his rant at the 4th official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 I guess that's what they call a relatively decent first half, all things considered... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Think we might have just poked the bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 2 minutes ago, The Kraken said: Offside anyway. Player on near side looked to be playing him on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectraman Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 (edited) 7 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said: Doesn't it just? So it's not just me, it's almost embarrassing. I feel for both sets of fans watching this. More atmosphere on the moon. Man City can’t be arsed and Saints haven’t the talent to do anything about it… Cue Archer with a very decent attempt. Shows what having a go at goal can do for you… What do you reckon Russ - have another one second half? Edited October 26 by vectraman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Just now, Matthew Le God said: Player on near side looked to be playing him on. Didnt see it, just what they reported on Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 (edited) Not a bad half given the oppostion. Could have been a lot worse. Having said that, our fitness levels seem well off at this level and City haven't left 1st gear yet so I'm still expecting a 4-0 or so. Edited October 26 by Disco Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 1 minute ago, Saint NL said: Half time. Scoreline is respectable considering, but until the last kick of the half we showed zero attacking intent. Bit like the Germans in the Ardennes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 13 minutes ago, Edmonton Saint said: I think Andy Hinchcliffe my streams sound doesnt work and its the best stream I've had in years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totton Saint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 (edited) This game must surely be RM's Swansong. Edited October 26 by Totton Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Just now, The Kraken said: Bednarek having to drag Martin down the tunnel, wanting to carry on his rant at the 4th official. Would he miss more than one game if he ends up getting a red? Might as well go for the red if not 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnia Cherie Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 27 minutes ago, Saint NL said: Ok sure, the wars over, we don't need to keep banging on about it. We're here to watch football not give some performance about something that no living people remember 🤷 I remember the sacrifices and hardship my family endured during 5 years under German Occupation and it is the lasting legacy of those who fought for us that the freedom we have as a result lives on, whether you like it or not. This is a football forum, as you say, so then don't post offensive remarks and not expect comments. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint NL Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 1 minute ago, Totton Saint said: This game must surely be RM's Swanson. Ron? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvSFC Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 City's defence has been poor for a while now, they've kept one clean sheet in the league this season. They can be broken through and that proved with Archer hitting the bar in the final moments. I'd like to think we'd switch up a bit in the second half, test them a bit more. But, I predict it will be another low tempo borefest. Nathan Jones worked out a way to beat City, which he then didn't apply to any other fixture, but Martin's going into every single game with the same tactical instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 1 minute ago, trousers said: Would he miss more than one game if he ends up getting a red? Might as well go for the red if not 😁 Maybe a spell viewing from a box at St Mary’s up high might reveal the missing part of his jigsaw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie May Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Perry Groves says Saints remind him of his uncle Ron - “they’re too nice”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totton Saint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 2 minutes ago, Convict Colony said: my streams sound doesnt work and its the best stream I've had in years. Please post the link CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Martin will be fairly pleased with that, overall. Play to his possession style, restrict them as much as possible, keep it flat as a result, and look to pounce on any gilt edged opportunity. The result is we're one down and with our only real attack, hit the bar. It's frustrating as a supporter watching your side be so cautious, invite plenty of attacks without laying a glove on the opposition until the closing moments. We'll have to come forward later on, to see if we can get a point. Both might continue as was until then. City likely to get a second before that happens though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 5 minutes ago, Saint Matty 76 said: Considering Archer's game is extremely limited outside of finishing, he doesn't appear to be very good at it Yeah, apart from scoring four goals and hitting the woodwork three times in his first 10 appearances in an absolute dogshite side, you mean 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 4 minutes ago, trousers said: I guess that's what they call a relatively decent first half, all things considered... Only 1-0 down in the most difficult game in world football. Yeah, I'd call that successful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 3 minutes ago, Totton Saint said: This game must surely be RM's Swanson. He'll end up with hungry man dinners? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint NL Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Half time analysis of Bednareks attempt to block Haaland doesn't paint him in a good light. He was well and truly out fought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Just now, Holmes_and_Watson said: Martin will be fairly pleased with that, overall. Play to his possession style, restrict them as much as possible, keep it flat as a result, and look to pounce on any gilt edged opportunity. The result is we're one down and with our only real attack, hit the bar. It's frustrating as a supporter watching your side be so cautious, invite plenty of attacks without laying a glove on the opposition until the closing moments. We'll have to come forward later on, to see if we can get a point. Both might continue as was until then. City likely to get a second before that happens though. Which is a big problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 (edited) 1 minute ago, saintant said: Which is a big problem. Not really, given we are playing possibly the best team in world football today. The issue is when he thinks it after defeats vs Leicester, Ipswich, Forest, Brentford, Bournemouth. Edited October 26 by Matthew Le God 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewYorkSaint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 So... here's the case for Russball. We have 45% possession at half-time, vs 30% typical of away teams here. If Man C had that extra 15% possession, it would increase their overall possession from 55% to 70%, implying that instead of 10 attempts on goal, they'd have 13. One of those could easily be the second goal. I think our style of play is terrifying but also exhilarating. If we can do this well against ManC, we can absolutely use this style to do well in the premier league. I'm proud of the boys. If we can now score before they do... this will be a great game, no matter the final result. Wd love to see tall Paul w 20-30 mins. He offers a great outlet if things get tougher. C'mon Saints!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 17 minutes ago, Bushey Saint said: WGS had a phrase that perfectly summed up the current style of play: "propaganda football". I miss when people wanted to play FOOTBALL. Who remembers being in the park or the playground and passing it 6 yards from the keeper to the defenders? Nobody. F*cking get at each other with pace and power and entertain those paying their money. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 1 minute ago, NewYorkSaint said: So... here's the case for Russball. We have 45% possession at half-time, vs 30% typical of away teams here. If Man C had that extra 15% possession, it would increase their overall possession from 55% to 70%, implying that instead of 10 attempts on goal, they'd have 13. One of those could easily be the second goal. I think our style of play is terrifying but also exhilarating. If we can do this well against ManC, we can absolutely use this style to do well in the premier league. I'm proud of the boys. If we can now score before they do... this will be a great game, no matter the final result. Wd love to see tall Paul w 20-30 mins. He offers a great outlet if things get tougher. C'mon Saints!!! Calm down Russ...😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 2 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said: Only 1-0 down in the most difficult game in world football. Yeah, I'd call that successful. It's more to do with Man City playing in first gear to be fair, but it means we're still in with a sniff (yeah, I know they'll go up a few gears in the second half and we'll make a load of subs-for-subs-sake that make us weaker, but one can dream.... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 2 minutes ago, Saint NL said: Half time analysis of Bednareks attempt to block Haaland doesn't paint him in a good light. He was well and truly out fought No one’s ever been outfought by Haaland ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint NL Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Just now, Saint_clark said: I miss when people wanted to play FOOTBALL. Who remembers being in the park or the playground and passing it 6 yards from the keeper to the defenders? Nobody. F*cking get at each other with pace and power and entertain those paying their money. It was really evident at the Euros when a couple of teams didn't get the memo and actually tried to play football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Saint NL said: Ok sure, the wars over, we don't need to keep banging on about it. We're here to watch football not give some performance about something that no living people remember 🤷 You don't have to participate if you don't want to but events such as these serve as a reminder of the sacrifices taken by those that came before us. Wars effect generations. People alive today grew up as orphans or with traumatised parents as a direct result of the war. I really don't like language like "poppy shite" it just shows a real lack of class and respect. Edited October 26 by Disco Stu 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 1 minute ago, Saint_clark said: I miss when people wanted to play FOOTBALL. Who remembers being in the park or the playground and passing it 6 yards from the keeper to the defenders? Nobody. F*cking get at each other with pace and power and entertain those paying their money. I used to love those days, long balls to a huge lumbering striker, monkey chanting at the blacks, smoking mandatory for all over 7's, 2 day weeks and nonce's allowed to abuse whoever they wanted as they are just "the dirty bloke round the corner". Those were the days. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Pep will be tearing a strip off of City. Rustie will be gently stroking Jack's beard while purring. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 18 minutes ago, CSA96 said: Russell Martin booked. Means he gets a touchline ban for the game against Everton... Correction: Think that'll be served against Stoke in midweek, actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint NL Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Adam Armstrong is on, yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 11 minutes ago, Totton Saint said: This game must surely be RM's Swansong. His encore according to him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 2 minutes ago, trousers said: It's more to do with Man City playing in first gear to be fair, but it means we're still in with a sniff (yeah, I know they'll go up a few gears in the second half and we'll make a load of subs-for-subs-sake that make us weaker, but one can dream.... ) Anything less than 4 and I'll see that as a success. These are not the games that are important, they are damage limitation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 2 minutes ago, Saint NL said: It was really evident at the Euros when a couple of teams didn't get the memo and actually tried to play football. Was so refreshing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obelisk Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Armstrong on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M271 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Arma on for Dibling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 (edited) Adam Armstrong coming on... Dibbling off Edited October 26 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKsaint Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssEffCee Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 4 minutes ago, NewYorkSaint said: So... here's the case for Russball. We have 45% possession at half-time, vs 30% typical of away teams here. If Man C had that extra 15% possession, it would increase their overall possession from 55% to 70%, implying that instead of 10 attempts on goal, they'd have 13. One of those could easily be the second goal. I think our style of play is terrifying but also exhilarating. If we can do this well against ManC, we can absolutely use this style to do well in the premier league. I'm proud of the boys. If we can now score before they do... this will be a great game, no matter the final result. Wd love to see tall Paul w 20-30 mins. He offers a great outlet if things get tougher. C'mon Saints!!! More possession doesn't automatically mean more shots. We've literally been evidence of that this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 AA on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambtiss Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 4 minutes ago, NewYorkSaint said: So... here's the case for Russball. We have 45% possession at half-time, vs 30% typical of away teams here. If Man C had that extra 15% possession, it would increase their overall possession from 55% to 70%, implying that instead of 10 attempts on goal, they'd have 13. One of those could easily be the second goal. I think our style of play is terrifying but also exhilarating. If we can do this well against ManC, we can absolutely use this style to do well in the premier league. I'm proud of the boys. If we can now score before they do... this will be a great game, no matter the final result. Wd love to see tall Paul w 20-30 mins. He offers a great outlet if things get tougher. C'mon Saints!!! I know what you mean but The case against Russ is that after today we will have 1 point out of 27. But mire importantly, got 1 point out of 6 against 2 home games against Leicester and Ipswich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obelisk Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Nearly 2-0 down already. Sloppy start to the half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obstacle1 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 I suspect adarma is a defensive minded change. Dibling looked a bit lacklustre in supporting kwp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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