Saints v Chelsea Thread

I recall being at Stamford Bridge on more than one occasion and heading home after a Saints win. Sadly, I don't think that will be the case this time round (and not because I'm in NZ!).

Can't see this team with it's current seemingly clueless manager getting anything from this and could well be a repeat of Wed night.

Happy to be proved wrong though

We're better against better teams. 1-1.

After sitting through that dirge last night, I am going to skip the Beer course pre match and go straight into the top shelf liquid refreshments (just like the team seemed to have done yesterday afternoon) just to numb the senses a little........................ do you think they will let me take a sofa into the ground for me to hide behind.

Still its a shop window game, Chelsea can get the wobbles, who knows what we will be dished up by the Mighty Saints. Team will be tinkered with again no doubt. I live in hope.

Our players are only able to motivate themselves against bigger teams.

It will be a spirited display and an improvement (it can’t get much worse than last night) but we will lose 3-1

11 men behind the ball so it means we probably won't get smashed. 2-0.

MP and LR OUT.

I predict a defensive set up, more spirited performance and a narrow 2-1 defeat. People will say we are still improving but we won’t have any points and will slide closer to the drop zone.

When I got the tickets for this my thoughts were "just enjoy the day, try not to care when we get thrashed", but over the last couple of weeks I'd started to wonder if we could nick something. Firmly back to my original thoughts now!

I predict a defensive set up, more spirited performance and a narrow 2-1 defeat. People will say we are still improving but we won’t have any points and will slide closer to the drop zone.

Sounds about right, then against Huddersfield we'll play sh1t and only draw or maybe even lose.

Sounds about right, then against Huddersfield we'll play sh1t and only draw or maybe even lose.

Precisely. We will probably draw against Hudds just to prolong the suffering with Pell as manager.

Roll over and die again...what a load of sh it!!!!

Plan to be so ****ed by KO that I won't be able to see what's going on.

I predict a defensive set up, more spirited performance and a narrow 2-1 defeat. People will say we are still improving but we won’t have any points and will slide closer to the drop zone.

It could go either way for Pellegrino another thrashing before Xmas and no points and he will be gone

A couple of draws and his certain death will linger on a while

Probably Les will hold on till Feb before sacking him ensuring we will be in danger of getting relegated

To be honest he's not able to manage this team to deliver an above relegation zone finish

He is a dead man walking . Tadic and Redmond will be largely responsible

Redmond and Tadic pass more to the opposition than they do to us.

Plan to be so ****ed by KO that I won't be able to see what's going on.

This.

Plan to be so ****ed by KO that I won't be able to see what's going on.

Seems like a sterling plan.

It could go either way for Pellegrino another thrashing before Xmas and no points and he will be gone

A couple of draws and his certain death will linger on a while

Probably Les will hold on till Feb before sacking him ensuring we will be in danger of getting relegated

 

To be honest he's not able to manage this team to deliver an above relegation zone finish

He is a dead man walking . Tadic and Redmond will be largely responsible

Redmond and Tadic pass more to the opposition than they do to us.

Really don't see us sacking Pellegrino, that would be an admission that they've cacked up 2 managerial appointments in 15 months or so.

comfortably beaten and rarely threaten their goal

3-1

Austin to be dropped for not scoring for a whole 90 minutes, Tadic to start despite not doing anything of note for what feels like a whole 90 games. Respectable defeat, just like vs. United and City. Draws praise but inevitably worthless. 2-1, late winner.

Gulp.

----------------Forster---------------

----------------Taylor----------------

--------------McCarthy--------------

---Stephens VvD Yoshida Hoedt---

Cedric--------Hojbjerg--------Bertrand

---------------Austin----------------

----------------Forster---------------

----------------Taylor----------------

--------------McCarthy--------------

---Stephens VvD Yoshida Hoedt---

Cedric--------Hojbjerg--------Bertrand

---------------Austin----------------

LOL, might want to call up an extra goalkeeper from our PL2 squad too.

I think MP sits Austin for this, with Gabbi playing the whole way (maybe a late sub by Long).

I'll be there supporting my team win lose or draw, it's a life sentence being a saints fan and us older generation have seen this all before. Back the boys, you never know.

This for me, and most games going forward

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I think we will lose 5-0.

Huddersfield is the real test, a 6 pointer. If we lose this then we will be scrambling to finish as high as 17th.

Team as portrayed above except Jack for Maya, give youth its chance please for all our sakes….

------------- Forster

------ Stephens VVD Hoedt

Cedric Hojbjerg Romeu Bertrand

------------- Lemina

--------- Redmond Long

Redmond and Long up top purely to run around a lot and put some pressure on the Chelsea centre halves and Kante. Austin and Gabbiadini on for them at 65 minutes.

------------- Forster

------ Stephens VVD Hoedt

Cedric Hojbjerg Romeu Bertrand

------------- Lemina

--------- Redmond Long

 

Redmond and Long up top purely to run around a lot and put some pressure on the Chelsea centre halves and Kante. Austin and Gabbiadini on for them at 65 minutes.

Thats the team for me too.

Soak up the pressure like City and hit and hope on the break.

If going down 2-0 in the first half then I hope we get mullered 7-0 come the end so Pellegrino will have to leave at last.

After sitting through that dirge last night, I am going to skip the Beer course pre match and go straight into the top shelf liquid refreshments (just like the team seemed to have done yesterday afternoon) just to numb the senses a little........................ do you think they will let me take a sofa into the ground for me to hide behind.

 

Still its a shop window game, Chelsea can get the wobbles, who knows what we will be dished up by the Mighty Saints. Team will be tinkered with again no doubt. I live in hope.

As this manager seems to learn nothing as he goes along expect the same team!

On the other hand-someone said he is a tactical genius against the big teams just for putting everyone behind the ball!

Will be interesting to see what Black does for this game anyway....

I recall being at Stamford Bridge on more than one occasion and heading home after a Saints win. Sadly, I don't think that will be the case this time round (and not because I'm in NZ!).

Can't see this team with it's current seemingly clueless manager getting anything from this and could well be a repeat of Wed night.

Happy to be proved wrong though

My 1st away game as a little ankle biter was at Stamford Bridge late 60's .... we won 6-2 with Big Ron getting 4, Chivers 2 and for Chelsea Ossie got 2, one of which was one of his best ever!!

Away games have all been downhill since that day!!

My only other visit there was 2-0 v Palace in the 76 semi .... sadly I won't be there to make it 3rd time lucky, but will be watching it with @dubaisaints by the beach. Hopefully this will help influence the game.

Shame with the 4 hour time difference and temps plummeting down to below 20c, there won't be as many girls in bikinis to take our minds off the match if it turns into car crash territory

Will suits saints perfectly as we set up to counter attack with redmond and possibly long starting.

A plucky display but won’t quite be good enough as we lose 3..1.

Still, 1st away day with my lad whose come of age so some beers on the train up and then Earl’s Court will help numb the pain.

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----------------Forster----------------

Cedric--Stephens--VVD--Yosh--Bertrand

-----------Lemina--Hojbjerg---------

--------Redmond--Tadic-------------

---------------Gabi---------------------

What I think it'll be. Romeu has looked off the pace recently and Hojbjerg didn't play on Wed.

------------- Forster

------ Stephens VVD Hoedt

Cedric Hojbjerg Romeu Bertrand

------------- Lemina

--------- Redmond Long

 

Redmond and Long up top purely to run around a lot and put some pressure on the Chelsea centre halves and Kante. Austin and Gabbiadini on for them at 65 minutes.

A bit worrying when all we can expect of our front men is to run around a lot.

I'm wondering if Romeu is better as a single DM, with two players ahead of him, rather than playing as part of a "double pivot". Feels like he shoulders the burden of being the defensive shield well, but when he has to share that role he struggles to impose himself so much. Obviously there's only a subtle difference between a 1-2 and a 2-1 shape, but maybe Lemina and Hojbjerg (or whoever we play, but they would currently be my choice) should have a bit more license to get forward, run about (ha) and drop in when needed.

Had a dream that we lost 6-0. Also Spurs beat West Ham 18-7 and Swansea drew 4-4 with themselves for some reason.

A bit worrying when all we can expect of our front men is to run around a lot.

Redmond would provide the addition of a good moan at his team mates as well as running around.

------------------ Forster

------ Cedric Stephen Yoshida Bertrand

------------- Hojbjerg Romeu

------------------ Lemina

------------- Gabbiddini Boufal

------------------- Austin

VVD has enough. His "none of my business" attitude can tell from his face everytime when Forster got the ball from the net.

Tadic, Redmond, Boufal and Davis keep losing the balls for counter-attack by the other side. Amongst them, Davis' are more damaging as he lost the balls in the midfield. Tadic doesn't really care. Redmond blamed others after losing. Only Boufal would come back to try to get it back. Gaddi had been used as No.9.

Will be interesting to see what Black does for this game anyway....

It will be interesting because Black left the club over a week ago, not been involved since Man City. So you certainly can't blame him for Wednesday's capitulation. As hard as it is for some of our fans to accept, he's had little impact on tactics this season and the players got on well with him.

It will be interesting because Black left the club over a week ago, not been involved since Man City. So you certainly can't blame him for Wednesday's capitulation. As hard as it is for some of our fans to accept, he's had little impact on tactics this season and the players got on well with him.

Proof ?

Proof ?

You'll just have to accept my word. I wouldn't think it wouldn't be too hard to find out if you want to.

Had a dream that we lost 6-0. Also Spurs beat West Ham 18-7 and Swansea drew 4-4 with themselves for some reason.

1 out of three ain't bad.

It will be interesting because Black left the club over a week ago, not been involved since Man City. So you certainly can't blame him for Wednesday's capitulation. As hard as it is for some of our fans to accept, he's had little impact on tactics this season and the players got on well with him.

Really surprised more people haven't picked up on this post given the issue a lot of people have with him.

Having said that there is nothing about it on the O/s and his still listed as a first team coach as far as I can tell.

Really surprised more people haven't picked up on this post given the issue a lot of people have with him.

 

Having said that there is nothing about it on the O/s and his still listed as a first team coach as far as I can tell.

Even the dubious world of Wiki ain't got that.............. there might have been some premature excitement/assumption as he made a guest appearance as Scotland assistant coach to Malky Mackay for the game against Holland in the last international break.

Had a dream that we lost 6-0. Also Spurs beat West Ham 18-7 and Swansea drew 4-4 with themselves for some reason.

------------------ Forster

------ Cedric Stephen Yoshida Bertrand

------------- Hojbjerg Romeu

------------------ Lemina

------------- Gabbiddini Boufal

------------------- Austin

 

VVD has enough. His "none of my business" attitude can tell from his face everytime when Forster got the ball from the net.

 

Tadic, Redmond, Boufal and Davis keep losing the balls for counter-attack by the other side. Amongst them, Davis' are more damaging as he lost the balls in the midfield. Tadic doesn't really care. Redmond blamed others after losing. Only Boufal would come back to try to get it back. Gaddi had been used as No.9.

But that's not where you're playing him... Certainly wouldn't mind seeing Van Dijk dropped though.

Had a dream that we lost 6-0. Also Spurs beat West Ham 18-7 and Swansea drew 4-4 with themselves for some reason.

That's a bit worrying: did you have cheese last night?

Might have cheese myself tonight, as tomorrow could be a long nightmare..

It will be interesting because Black left the club over a week ago, not been involved since Man City. So you certainly can't blame him for Wednesday's capitulation. As hard as it is for some of our fans to accept, he's had little impact on tactics this season and the players got on well with him.

I googled this a few hours ago, and there is no confirmation or indication - even from the Coventry Advertiser which writes an article every time he sneezes. You'll understand fans need evidence, not just an instruction to "just believe what I am telling you".

Home banker unfortunately 3-0.

Had seen the 1st signs of improvement performance and commitment wise from Everton onwards, however results still poor and pathetic showing Wednesday.

Sticking to my predication he will be gone over the xmas period.

Absolutely no way Pellegrino will be able to lift the players for tomorrow after their Wednesday evening debacle and bear in mind the weather is likely to be as hostile as it was on Wednesday. Let's face it the weather was a factor for quite a few of our lily livered professionals (as Jonesie would have said "they didn't like it up 'em") the other day.

Do we have to...

1-0 Saints. We’ll pull of the rear guard action we couldn’t quite manage at city!

Or we’ll get ****ing smashed.....probably that one

1-0 Saints. We’ll pull of the rear guard action we couldn’t quite manage at city!

Or we’ll get ****ing smashed.....probably that one

We're going to drop our shorts, bend over and take it hard up the Marmite mine, with no lube.