Jack

We’re making Cardiff look half respectable with this finishing. Should be double figures

90+8

Stu has got to be really careful. Line him up for a 60 min sub if not before

Commentators just talking about ‘this solid Cardiff defence’. They should’ve shipped 5 goals in 38 mins

Another one for Che

Yeah lads, triangles in our own box is exactly what we need now

How the fucking fuck have we butchered that one

Eurgh Che

Yeah both fullbacks very narrow. Reinventing football. So many chances, need a 2nd here

My god Manning has blocked a cross 🚨

Wish Smallbone would take it on the half turn and look forward at times, we’d have so much more through the middle. Big chance for big Joe

Getting nothing out of this ref. Need to stop complaining and focus

Che back to himself

Stop complaining Che and get on with it. Yes Big Joe 💪🏼

Great goal

If WBA can find one the crowd will get nervy again. Still praying for 2-2

Get one here Leicester could fall apart. Coughing up so many chances

Weird side Cardiff, they’ve lost 4 of the last 6 after winning 4 on the spin. Beat Ipswich at home on the end of that run, but they’ve lost their last 2 home games (Sunderland and Hull)

Un-fucking-changed, please Russ. *Fully expecting Stephens back in.

Really good first half, on the front foot and looking to play forward a lot quicker than normal. Wondering if it’s because we didn’t have the option of using our sweeper keeper to play triangles on the edge of our box? Maybe it’s just because Preston were garbage

Whooosh

Not that Russ would ever consider 4-4-2, it’s far too basic a concept for such an advanced tactician

We were talking about this in the pub last night. Adams and Arma up top would be really effective IMO and we’ve got wingers who could surely play that role. But I’m not sure who you’d put next to Downes in the middle to keep it tight enough and cover the ground, we don’t really have a second obvious CM

For me Stephens has the better highlights reel, lots of last ditch challenges etc, but I think a lot of it only comes from not reading the game as well and less effective positioning, putting himself in that situation in the first place

Weird game. Fair play to them for keeping going but we’re a fucking shambles at the back and have 6 points from 2 with the help of three handball goals. I still truly believe that breaking the THB/Janny B partnership is doing more harm than good, even if Captain Jack is putting in reasonable performances, we’re shipping shit loads of goals and look a mess defensively. Very Saintsy performance, start well but get figured out really quickly and then struggle