Saint Albert

Looking alright for periods in the second half... It's on YouTube if anyone's interested...

Can’t argue with this. If I learned anything from the Pellegrino situation, it is that the club don’t listen to the supporters when it comes to the performance of the first team managers. I still have hope for Bednarek. He wasn’t a big money risk when compared with the others (reported as a £5M buy). The Forster contract situation was ridiculous.

I can’t see the club going after a manager who is under contract with another team.

I agree with this. I don’t have any faith in the ability of the decision-makers at the club to make the right call. I lost it when they courted disaster with their maddening mishandling of the Pellegrino situation.

Damn. Just realized I’ve been posting on the wrong thread...

FT 0-3. Saints outclassed at home. Better finishing could have produced a better result. We still aren’t very good at defending.

Morata all alone in the penalty area...he could have lit a pipe and cracked open a newspaper before slotting it in there.

0-3 Morata.

Ings gets the ball in the penalty area, moves to make space instead of shooting and his shot is weak...commentators reckon he”s lucky not to have been sent off for his earlier tackle.

Ings is the sixth Saints player to get a yellow.

Long’s first touch surprisingly let’s him down on the counter, Chelsea’s throw. Saints players seem exasperated.

Looks like everyone has buggered off to the Les/Mark Hughes/Ralph/Everyone out threads...

Good shot from outside the penalty area by Ings, well saved by the keeper for a corner.

Hoedt might be injured after a collision with Kante.

Good shot by Redmond...keeper saves a swerving shot and puts it onto the post and out for a corner...Chelsea break, Morata in clean, good save by McCarthy.

We have a Saints corner. Long comes on for Gabbiadini.

Long about to come on for Gabbiadini according to the commentators.

1-800-We’re Screwed.

I had another look at the 0-2 goal...You’re right...Luiz put an arm around Hoj, and blocked him.

No I missed (as did the commentators) it but it wouldn’t surprise me...good spot by you if he did.

It was really, really bad set piece defending.

0-2. How did Giroud get left that far open on the free kick?

Better from Saints..nice move with Ings shooting it straight at the keeper.

What a great chance for Bertrand, but he skied it.

So Hughes changing the formation to regain a semblance of control in the midfield.. I thought that Bednarek was decent in the first half, though.