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Yeah, I hope so too... Would love to see him dink it under the bar next time...

I'm not an Alcaraz flag waver by any stretch of the imagination so, yes I probably would have said the same... my thoughts on the penalty have no particular bearing on who the player was. Anyway, good as always to see a range of opinions on the Saintsweb forum and everyone respecting everyone else's viewpoint...

Get him on the first team bench!

Indeed, and I seem to recall Russell alluding to this in a recent press conference too

Yeah, fair point. Makes sense on reflection 👍

If we played like we did yesterday I'd venture we'd come out on top if we played them now... (Yay, positive trousers is back! )

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If it's not a conscious decision of Russell's to approach each game differently (in terms of our levels of intensity and directness) then I guess that leads one to ponder why the players aren't playing "front-footed" in every game, if it's nothing to do with the manager.... Maybe it's just a simple case of the players not being physically capable of playing with that level of intensity and purpose each game... In which case I'll probably keep my trap shut on the matter from here on in... (Huzzah!)

I totally agree that it doesn't make sense why he *appears* (in my eyes) to alter his approach in this way, which is kinda my point... Maybe I'm totally wrong and seeing things that aren't there. Maybe I'm going slightly deranged in my old age (just ask Lady T...!) All I know is that in some games we *seem* to purposely be more "front footed" (to coin a phrase) whereas in others we *seem* to purposely be more conservative... As I say, and in true Saintsweb tradition, I'm "happy to be proven wrong"... If we played like we did yesterday every week I'd be the happiest bunny on planet Earth and 'worship' (chortle) Russell as much as I did Ralph back in the day (Footnote: maybe I should revert back to the ultra-positive / happy-clappy / benefit-of-the-doubt Trousers of old...? )

Are you my wife?

We'll have to agree to agree on that... P.s. love you too 😘

Fair enough. Life would be somewhat dull if we all agreed

Anyone else think it was great that Charlie had the self-confidence and audacity to try something different with his penalty kick today? I suspect he'd have gone for something more orthodox had the game been closer, but given we were coasting to victory there was nothing to lose IMO. Always good to see a bit of individuality and flair. (Of course, I'd have been livid if he'd tried it if the result had been more in the balance!).

I accept I could be talking bollocks most/all of the time but I uphold my right to do so...

Fair points. I'm open to persuasion... 👍

I disagree with that characterisation. I believe Martin consciously deploys two variations of his underlying tactics... One is more passive and pedestrian, the other is more aggressive and intense. We've seen more of the former than the latter this season. No worries if you see things differently though. We'll have to agree to disagree.

I'll let you know in 3 games time if it's time to "give it a rest"... #viveladifference

Lord Duckhunter moonlighting on the Blackburn forum? 😂

I didn't say it was... My point was more philosophical...

There's nothing wrong with possession based football per se, many of us just prefer the more aggressive/intense version we saw today rather than the ultra-safe/pedestrian version that we've witnessed more often than not this season. More of the same as today please.

Similar to how we played Vs Leeds and Cardiff. Maybe this time around we won't revert to the ultra-safe version of Russ-ball in the following games...

The criticism of Alcaraz reminds me of the type of stick that Tadic used to get from dome fans. It tends to be a vocal minority though.

It'll be good enough for me, if we play with this attitude and approach every game...

My stream died at 2-0 so went out to get some logs in... Then saw 4-0 on Final Score... Wtf?!

Does seem a tad bizarre if the player was compus mentus in the tunnel (according to reports)