Stoke vs Saints Thread

I predict a draw for this game, two team said that struggle to score. Maybe 1-1. Decent point away from home. However if anyone is likely to nick it it'll be Saints.

Is that pub on a roundabout still there? The Darlaston? I loved that place back in the day

 

Yep, it's still there. In all the years I've been up here I've never been in it.

Not sure I share the optimism of some here. Be happy if we score really.

Well all of my joys of looking forward to the game have been shot down in flame ... BellEnd Sports can only show one 3pm ko today due to 'reasons beyond their control" !!

 

@dubaisaints massive will be doing a Pozman sytlee huddle back to the screens trying to get Solent on our phones!! BOOOOO.

Hoedt on the bench !!!! What the **** ???

Redmond in again

Redmond starts yet again.

Vvd in for Hoedt rest of the team the same

Hoot dropped, Long on his own up front again.

I'd have preferred Gabbiadini up front and Long on the wing personally.

I get the feeling Hoedt is going to be a bit part player this season so he doesn't draw too much attention to himself but come in next season as a VVD replacement having already had a year with the club, thus knowing the style and approach. A bit like we did in Romeo's first season, easing him in gently as Wanyama's replacement.

Typical Saints. Nearly all of Stoke's defenders are back fit!

 

Not sure why they feel the need to play 3 at the back against us

Team sheet taken off the Facebook page. I wonder if they gave a wrong team out.

 

EDIT: It's back.

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Looks like MP still trying to find best cb partnership. Looks like Tadic and Redmond automatic picks despite to **** all. And if Long fails to score today then he's had his chance and not been good enough

 

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If team selection was by a democratic process it would be Hoedt in for Yoshi, Gabbi for Long and Long for Redmond. I usually back the manager but this is beginning to look like stubbornness.

Looks like MP still trying to find best cb partnership. Looks like Tadic and Redmond automatic picks despite to **** all. And if Long fails to score today then he's had his chance and not been good enough

 

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Long adds the mobility to the attack that Redmond fails to, very static without him pulling defenders all over the place. If we had someone run through the middle to score from Long’s work we would be fine.

Any suggestions for streams? I know they've been cracking down this season.

Typical Saints. Nearly all of Stoke's defenders are back fit!

 

Not sure why they feel the need to play 3 at the back against us

 

They've been playing 3-4-3 all season apparently.

 

Shame Glen Johnson isn't playing though

Long adds the mobility to the attack that Redmond fails to, very static without him pulling defenders all over the place. If we had someone run through the middle to score from Long’s work we would be fine.

Fair enough, but he's being played in the middle. I think there are several combinations of front three that we can try, such as Long on the left and Gabba in the middle. The three starting again today just aren't good enough in that set up, and that's been proven

 

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Script is written. VvD heads "winner" in last minute , ...... only for Crouch to come off the bench and equalise in injury time

Any suggestions for streams? I know they've been cracking down this season.

 

Last week, I gave up and had to just settle for Solent. And you'd think there'd have been more last week then today, with it being United.

 

I think the days of just clicking a link and it appearing on the screen might be gone

No Jesé Rodriquez for Stoke. He’s not even on the bench.

Script is written. VvD heads "winner" in last minute , ...... only for Crouch to come off the bench and equalise in injury time

Almost - more likely VVD equalises in the 90 th minute only for Crouchy to grab the winner - haha, your version had us coming away with a point!

I'd have preferred Gabbiadini up front and Long on the wing personally.

 

Exactly.

Does the manager know something we don't?

Team sheet taken off the Facebook page. I wonder if they gave a wrong team out.

 

EDIT: It's back.

 

They had Romeu's picture for Romeu and Tadic.

Also, I wonder if Hoedt’s knee injury is a factor in having him start on the bench.

Exactly.

Does the manager know something we don't?

 

Apparently so, that we were god awful playing Gabbi alone up top, never looked like getting anywhere near the goal and have played a lot better with Long making runs across the pitch, winning headers and holding the ball up.

Apparently so, that we were god awful playing Gabbi alone up top, never looked like getting anywhere near the goal and have played a lot better with Long making runs across the pitch, winning headers and holding the ball up.

 

I knew that

We've only got one natural defender on the bench. Must be a long old while since that's happened?

 

(Cue someone pointing out it was actually quite recently )

So much for changing things around. Here comes 0-0 again. Keep doing the same thing over and over again.

Agree with manager. Think we've done enough last two games to perservere with it.

I do wonder what redmond has to do to be dropped

Any suggestions for streams? I know they've been cracking down this season.

 

http://www.saintsplayer.com

 

£5 per month subscription, but quality has been perfect all season

Agree with manager. Think we've done enough last two games to perservere with it.

 

Totally agree, with the exception of changing Redmond and possibly giving Boufal a chance - or at the very least, sticking Tadic on the left and Redmond on the right.

http://www.saintsplayer.com

 

£5 per month subscription, but quality has been perfect all season

 

How have I never heard of this before? Doesn't look very legit...

Agree with manager. Think we've done enough last two games to perservere with it.

 

I can't for the life of me, see how a home defeat without scoring could ever be perceived as "doing enough".

How have I never heard of this before? Doesn't look very legit...

 

Are any of them? lol

I've used it for each game that I've not been to so far this season and its been perfect. (Discalimer... it's nothing to do with me. I'm just a user who has signed upto the £5 a month subscription)

Hopefully Stoke will be even more bitter about missing out on Lemina after today’s game.

What odds on Shaqiri beating Forster with a long range shot today?

Any suggestions for streams? I know they've been cracking down this season.

 

http://www.keepsporthonest.net/match/4684/

 

Working so far, for the warm-up.

 

Probably freeze at kick off.

Ok, Stoke on the front foot in first 2 mins. Couple of shots & a corner.

 

VvD defended ok.

Long offside.

 

Here we go...

http://www.keepsporthonest.net/match/4684/

 

Working so far, for the warm-up.

 

Probably freeze at kick off.

 

Goes to utd palace match...

Puel out ......... defensive, negative crap with no ambition. Oh, hold on Pellegrino is manager now................................

 

Awful tactics so far, Stoke have run of midfield and LOng completely isolated with our negative, unbalanced lineup

Goes to utd palace match...

 

http://www.keepsporthonest.net

 

Bizarre! Try this, then choose Saints match? It's working for me.

 

At least you got a goal on that one lol

Nice ball by VVD

Cedric's name being pronounced "Swaresh" by comm. Is that correct?

 

More possession now, but not incisive enough.

All very tidy but no penetration at all.

Saints starting to look tidy in possession without posing much threat. Lemina has a decent crack at goal but off target.

http://www.keepsporthonest.net

 

Bizarre! Try this, then choose Saints match? It's working for me.

 

At least you got a goal on that one lol

 

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