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oh dear. Lets hope it is not four new fullbacks needed this summer

I know Stephens is not a fullback, but the fact he's stays in his sown half does make us tighter. Doesnt help us get a gal back, but how our fullbacks play needs careful attention going forward.

has to do miles better there.

what a great move/ball that was.

Love watching Amstrong. Sometimes runs it too far, but tonight he has been bloody great

certainly is. Need to be brave and keep playing through the lines.

Quick there too. Impressive start. Come on saints....

Good composure from Forster with the ball at his feet. He made one fuck up earlier, but overall he's been tidy.

jesus, he looked sharp there though.

JWP and Armstrong have done very well

change of shape?

not a fan, so Djenepo for me.

it was a clear yellow.

kiss of death as he gives it away very badly.

KWP having a decent game. Not sure if he could have done more for the goal, but he's been very good on the ball. Back to where he was at teh start of the season.

if we are talking about Redmond, he's had a decent game. Made a lot of good decisions and has given the ball away much. He's pushing into the space...he just knows he doesnt have the pace to beat the fullback.

fair enough. Let's hope we can create a bit more second half.

competing, not throwing men forward, but working hard to prevent then getting between the lines and breaking. Normally, as our players get tired, spaces open and that extra covering player is not there and then the class tells.

SWF mafia right there: "my opinion is fact".

wasn't easy at all.

to be fair the keeper completely smothered the chance.

We're we fucking pretty shite before he came? We have basically gone to the heights and back down again.

it is, but I put the end of 19/20 season down to the fact we acted very professionally during the shut down and when games recommenced we were right on it, whilst the rest were on the beach. Far play to Ralf for getting our minds right. I think also we coped well with the empty hollow stadiums really well, whilst our opponents seemed to switch off. We crack under the pressure, but are good on the training ground perhaps. The games in empty stadiums have the same feel. Into 20/21 season and we carried that confidence we had gained through. When we lost players due to injury the wheels came off and we have not been able to get them back on despite players now being fit. That's all I've got. Why do you think we did well and now its gone pear shaped?

as well as we played in the first half. To me it looked like Spurs were lost without Kane and we felt much more confident. When Ings went off the inverse occurred. The second was woeful. So many panicky clearances and jack shit on the break. Walcott, Tella, Adams etc. have to hurt them much more when we get a break chance. We just don't scare teams like they do to us. In the second half we suddenly looked like a side full of under 18s. kicking it away anywhere or nowhere. I've said this so many times. We give the ball away cheaply in their third far too often, we then consume so much energy recovering, covering gaps (which the midfield does quite well,) and protecting the back four. But the longer the game goes on those midfielders get tired, the gaps widen, their is less protection, less bodies and players like Son take advantage. We hide our deficiencies, but for only so long. That also affects our attack. We get tired and the quality goes, which means the final parts of the game we create next to nothing. We are almost never pressing near the end of games for equalisers. we have faded a long time ago. Its not a lack of fitness. Certainly not a lack of effort. Its too much wasted effort because players don't keep the ball and use the ball well. The only remedy is better players.

you are right, but if they do, will we be as interested in what is left? I struggle to get my head round winning the English top flight that doesn't have the big 6 clubs in it. Will it feel like winning the Championship now, Great, but not the same as winning the Prem? Not sure. I think we will find out though, assuming Saints win at some day of course.