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Saints showing there how a good long ball can open them up. Need mix up the short and long stuff.

Conceding five goals, many down to what the tennis fraternity refer to as unforced errors, comes pretty close to a fiasco in my book.

This is what worries me somewhat. I'm not sure the team has the mental strength to succeed in a real relegation fight. That and the endless defensive mistakes. Oh, and the lack of ideas in the final third of course. Win today and the pressure is off for a canter over the line. Lose it and it'll be time to start pressing on those stress relieving balls.

Why are Sky going on about the penalty that wasn't given? Yes it should have been given but it really doesn't matter now.

Sorry but I just can't find any positives in a 5-2 defeat. Too many mistakes in defence and poor in the final third again. Ok, pretty passing triangles in midfield but they too often peter out on the edge of the penalty area. Now need to get something from the game on Sunday.

Another dangerous attack breaks down with Redmond.

Offside. Shouldn't be.

Saints defending is absolutely woeful.

Saints reluctant to cross into the box again.

Saints passing in the final third is more in hope than anything.

Stephens balloons a free header over the bar. City's turn to attack now.

Saints defence are a bunch of pansies. City stroll through the tackles again. Hopefully we can keep this under 9.

Good finish by Adams.

If you're going to pass the ball out of defence then don't screw it up like that.

This could be painful.

I'm not sure that Saints have the mental strength to handle a relegation fight. We need a couple of winds asap after this demonstration of how not to defend.

Difference really is that when City make mistakes at the back Saints don't punish them.

This could be 5 or 6 if City step it up. Saints making far too many mistakes.

Too easy for City.

McCarthy concedes another.

Stupid mistake by Adams. Difference is that City convert their chances into goals.

McCarthey 🥴

I agree with Adams expletive.

1-1!

Armstrong having his worst game for quite a while.