AlexLaw76

It was obvious all pre season that this formation (for us) is largely a dud. I am amazed it lasted as long as it did and hope it is consigned to the bin as a framework to build the team around. Ultimately, we do not have the players, it results in Salisu and co being dragged out wide and ends up with more players at our defensive 3rd of the pitch. Starting the season with this formationwith Valery starting was just ridiculous, and demonstrates that Ralph is at the end of his time at Saints.

Good point. He seems to have got away with that (directly) Lets be straight, he is very average at best and we should sell him if there is a suitor.

are you ALWAYS like this?

🤣 Getting daft now

MLG is going to have something to say about this....

That lot can't be asked to compete with Brighton and Brentford, unless the Glazers have sold out

Fair point https://www.redcafe.net/threads/rashford-new-contract-or-sell.469453/page-25

Not a winger matthew. Be better

Bazunu KwP ABK Salisu Perruad/Djenepo Lavia JwP Aribo Armstrong Mara Adams

Watching MOTD and given all the flak united (and some of their players routinely get), how does both Sancho and on a greater extent, Rashford, get away with it. St Marcus is stealing a living, and has been for ages.

That pass was ridiculous.

Brentford play 3 at the back, right? did they previous to the current manager? Dean Smith at Brentford???

How does a Lino, about 5 yards away, look directly at this and not even flinch?

They’ve gone mental. I know they lost a chunk of their starting 11 from last year as they were loans… but…..

Unless we all have it wrong and this formation has been given to him? surely he would not hang around for that???

Very welcome comments. But he literally said a few days ago that this system takes a bit of time for the new players to learn. either way, Leicester and Man United are there to be got at.

It is an argument that only exists on saintsweb. Pretty funny that it “needs repeating” unless we should have left Lavia on the bench, may have made the score more respectable?

Clearly I am criticising him for having to fire-fight despite not selling anyone of note, and his weird decisions... Clearly

Isn't this why Ralph favoured (and has available) 5 subs?

His decisions are baffelling Has ABK improved enormously in the last 7 days? Not good enough for a minute last week (Valery was) and yet look assured today. The new players need time to learn how to play a 442/4222, yet for 2 weeks looked lost (ie, shit) with the training wheels on (352), but all looked comfortable when we chop to the edgy 4222 today Adams, not good enough for a minute on the pitch last week, yet gets a full 90 today. Where the hell is Mo come from today? Fire fighting for no reason at all.

it was awful at HT as nearly everyone could see we were just so passive and offered almost nothing going forward - at home, against the team that stayed up on near on the very last kick of the season. What made it worse is that nearly all can see the formation that the manager is seemingly hell bent on using just does not work (and not really worked in his 3+ years at the club). Within a few mins of going back to what we know best, we were back in the game and totally dominated them. I know energy may have come into it, but the change was instant. It was 2 points dropped and all of Ralph's fighting talk means little if we go into the next group of games horrifically with the set up that started all preseason, Spurs and today.

bollox. Our squad is better than that.