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Why not take a lesson from Arsenal and bloody well cross the ball into the box when you get a chance instead of passing backwards? So frustrating to watch.

Sometimes you just have to put your foot through it in defence. 3-1

Tall Paul making a nuisance of himself.

Bar. All Saints now.

Post.

Tall Paul with a nice lay off and then run into space. Pass goes backwards instead.

Time for Tall Paul and go long.

Onside. Normal service resumed.

This playing out from the back all the time keeps putting us under pressure.

How is that not offside?

Gave it away in our own half again. Don't get away with it this time. 1-1.

All going according to plan then. That quick break and finish surprised me for sure.

Great chance. Missed.

More of the same then this half I reckon. Can't believe Arsenal won't score.

I think we got into their half on 3 or 4 occasions so bonus points for that. Trouble is that whenever a chance of a break is on the players seem to be under instructions to stop and wait for a slow pass backwards.

Stewart down.

Surely just a matter of time before Arsenal score. Not even close on possession stats today.

Forget this idiocy of giving the ball away in our own half. It's not working.

Saints defending is desperate

Whatever else it's clear that Martin still has no idea what his best side is. Players in, out and shake 'em all about.

Ramsdale, Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Manning, Downes, Aribo, Dibling, Fernandes, Stewart Manning? 🤨

That implies we'll actually get someone in their penalty area.

That's akin to a religious faith. There's no evidence that would even happen.

I agree. Another bonkers decision among many and that's why I'd expect them to wait.

There's that friendly match featuring Martin's XI in a couple of weeks. They're going to probably wait until after that and then give him the Leicester game before doing the necessary. What a costly mess.