Saint Fan CaM

Crowd trying to help

If you watch Baz had 2-3 players fouling him. But that’s on our three CB’s to provide protection - they don’t.

Gotta snuff these attacks out - it just goes to show how we’ve been so shit these last couple of seasons.

Archer is a donkey!

Defence has somehow conspired to go to shit.

And another free header because Manning is nowhere to be seen!

FFS - does Bazunu EVER get his positioning right?! Aaargh!

Lost a bit of composure now.

When our current Virgin contract runs out we’re ditching them (phone, broadband, TV service which costs us £96/month). Can stream everything we want for a fraction of the price. Sky and Virgin are taking the pee now.

Inevitable with Manning in the team.

Weird - I’m watching on IPTV. The saints stream is glitchy but he WBA stream is perfect other than listening to two banal clueless Baggie commentators.

LOL WBA commentators saying VAR would have had AA. Bollox!!!

3-0 super AA once again. Another magical goal.

Wtf was that free kick Manning?!?!

Still hating the piddling about at the back - it’s going to undo us sooner or later.

Super Scienza does it again! Beautiful!

Oh dear - too much Russball so far. Some these defenders just can’t help themselves can they?

We should win this. Strangely I’m not at the point where I actually have enough confidence yet that the players are able to get the job done. We don’t seem to do draws so I’m going 1-2, with Manning allowing a late cross and a resultant goal for them at the death.

Think you’ve answered your own question there. Thankfully the game plan generically seems to hinge on not relying on him to do anything of any significance.

I just wish someone was able to choose Manning or Stephens… (…as that would signify that they were no longer at the club!) 😂😂😂

Scienza starts we win. If he doesn’t - well we may still win, but less convincingly. Thinking 2-1.

Absolutely not - Manning can’t help himself…no positional sense and no defensive intent when faced with a player about to cross a ball. Fellows to be fair is not really a defender - not in his DNA - but does a marginally better job stopping crosses. My belief is that a defensive line is weakened by the full-backs being unbalanced - that is what Fellows and Manning bring to the team, however Fellows is far more of a threat going forwards as he’s braver on the ball.

Nah, think you give the opposition too much credit. Our defence continues to let the Manager down, mainly because of the wing-back choices unfortunately, but that’s probably imposed by SR.

Really - don’t just think about the scores or even the points. The performances are different level.

Good luck - I’m two wines and two Leffes in. Bloody great!