Saint Fan CaM

Saints make sub - some prolific scorer for U18’s apparently. Depepper?

Saints corner. Still trying to walk it through 11 players into the net.

Amazed to see a fair number of Saints fans in the crowd. Fair play.

Maybe, but we’ve got decent players and City are not all that - our tactics are just terrible…every attack starts with 11 oppo players behind the ball, too many slow passes sideways and backwards, no runners to split lines and when we lose the ball the press is ineffective. Now where have we seen that before?!

There’s the 2nd goal for City. Cross into the box…Saints defence switches off…just watch the striker have a free header.

I’ve lost count of the number of balls played long forward that go straight to a City player. We look very much like a team playing Russ football - slow, predictable and no bite.

I would love to provide some. Trouble is we’re not really doing anything of note except of course moving the ball nicely in our own half.

McNamaras distribution is pretty shocking which given the possession football is not great!

Ballard wastes another chance without getting a shot off.

Difficult to say - they complained to the Ref about something but it was nailed on error.

Oh dear - City have free kick on 6 yard box as McNamara picked up a back pass! Madness!!!

Sanda looks composed.

Great chance for Ballard but City CB puts in a good block.

And very quickly it’s back to Saints keeper and out for a City throw. Just like watching the first team really.

Now third corner. Bragg takes them - not great.

Unfortunately we’re looking nowhere near good enough - far too much pissing around at the back. Saints have a first corner.

Very soft pressing by Saints…sitting deep for the better part.

Now it’s all City and Saints can’t get the ball let alone play out.

And…first attack from City and it’s a goal. Guess why? Yep, mistake playing out from the back. 🤨

At the moment Saints seeing most of the ball and looking good value. Abu has shot off target.

Possession football all round, with our keeper McNamara learning his trade at City.

Apparently the game is being shown on SkySports PL2 channel, however I can’t find it on my streaming platforms.

Even by your standards that’s fucking stupid.

https://www.everton.news/southampton-now-in-talks-to-appoint-former-everton-player-as-their-new-manager/ Uh oh! Is this what Pilchards was talking about??? It would be so SR.