Saints v Stoke - Match Thread

Can anyone actually identify our tactics...what is it?

Redmond in starting 11, and playing on the left. Tadic on the right. Gabbi and PEH on the bench. Clown.

Yep, Tadic has been awful, Redmond not much better, even if they are being played on the wrong side of the pitch. Has to be Gabbiadini and Boufal for those two. Sims has had some bright moments showing the value of direct run and movement. Awful game - awful Manager.

This is no worse than usual. It's exactly the same as usual. Which is why it's mad to have kept this manager and not tried to replace Van ****.

I await the inevitable Stoke header later on.

This is set up nicely for Crouch.

How many times will he play Redmond and Tadic on the wrong side? Can’t believe we haven’t sacked him. Never learns and constantly makes the same mistakes.

We are giving Stoke confidence.

Boos at the whistle for halftime.

 

I didn’t think we were that bad. Stoke sat off the ball, leaving us with lots of possession but no penetration. Best chances fell Stoke’s way, I suppose.

 

Last weekend against Burnley we struggled to deal with their aggressive pressing. We at least look more comfortable this week.

 

The home supporters are not sounding too impressed, though.

We might look ok on the ball, passing it about quite neatly but we carry zero threat, just like it's been ALL FECKING SEASON.

Can anyone actually identify our tactics...what is it?

Soul destroying now.

Can anyone actually identify our tactics...what is it?

Give it to Tadic and hope he can go down convincingly in the box to buy us a penalty

Haha, my stream is trying to play highlights of this match :lol:

Good luck, fellas!

Have any of our corners and attacking free kicks even found a saints player ?

Greetings from St Mary's...

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The definition of insanity is repeating exactly the same thing and expecting different results.

Rudderless.

The worse thing about this is that Redmond will be our best player next season in the Championship. Imagine that.

You can't play Redmond and Tadic... they are both left sided players in my view.

Greetings from St Mary's...

 

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Enjoying it, then?

Have a pie, cheer yourself up.

Worrying thing is the first half is usually our good half.

68% possession, Pellegrino will be thrilled.

Have any of our corners and attacking free kicks even found a saints player ?

Nope.

I know everyone is dying to say positive things about Carillo, but the guy does nothing. Why he is on the pitch ahead of Gabbi is as baffling as why Long was ahead of Gabbi. He offers no threat at all, and is invisible most of the time.

68% possession, Pellegrino will be thrilled.

We are growing. Fact

Diouf has gone to hospital.

Shouldn't have stamped on Hoedt.

We might look ok on the ball, passing it about quite neatly but we carry zero threat, just like it's been ALL FECKING SEASON.

It’s defo more of the same, which is frustrating because Stoke are poor, and are basically a one man team...still we haven’t lost yet. I’m sure Pellegrino’s rousing the side with another of his patented motivating halftime team talks.

I know everyone is dying to say positive things about Carillo, but the guy does nothing. Why he is on the pitch ahead of Gabbi is as baffling as why Long was ahead of Gabbi. He offers no threat at all, and is invisible most of the time.

Novel solution that seems beyond the mentally insane and thick as pig poo manager; we are at home to an equally poor Stoke, perhaps play Gabi or along off Carrillo, you know give the bloke some involvement in the the game?

Diouf has gone to hospital.

 

Shouldn't have stamped on Hoedt.

Payback is a *****.

I know everyone is dying to say positive things about Carillo, but the guy does nothing. Why he is on the pitch ahead of Gabbi is as baffling as why Long was ahead of Gabbi. He offers no threat at all, and is invisible most of the time.

Embaressing and I feel for the players knowing they have a tub of lard to aim for.

The worse thing about this is that Redmond will be our best player next season in the Championship. Imagine that.

 

You can't play Redmond and Tadic... they are both left sided players in my view.

Redmond is not a left sided player...he has been sh*te playing there for the majority of two seasons now. Looked at his best when on the right, and OK when through the middle. God awful on the left though.

Novel solution that seems beyond the mentally insane and thick as pig poo manager; we are at home to an equally poor Stoke, perhaps play Gabi or along off Carrillo, you know give the bloke some involvement in the the game?

Carrillo would look better if he had Gabbiadini to play off.

Diouf has gone to hospital.

 

Shouldn't have stamped on Hoedt.

Good, serves him right. Was a great challenge by Hoedt IMO anyway.

I know everyone is dying to say positive things about Carillo, but the guy does nothing. Why he is on the pitch ahead of Gabbi is as baffling as why Long was ahead of Gabbi. He offers no threat at all, and is invisible most of the time.

He was Pellegrino's choice, inevitable he was going to be crap.

Well I am still going for a 1-0 win to us.

Carrillo would look better if he had Gabbiadini to play off.

Shame Pellegrino will only make that tactical change with 10 minutes left. 15 if we're really lucky and Pellegrino is feeling adventurous.

On the positive side

We are not losing, Huddersfield are losing and WBA are not winning

Crouch is on.

Opposition being proactive once again.

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Crouch on. You know how this ends

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Embaressing and I feel for the players knowing they have a tub of lard to aim for.

Our players aim?

Crouch coming on then. Lambert making early tactical changes, he's going to score. Get your money on it folks.

Crouch is coming on according to Merson.

Commentators wondering why Gabbiadini is not coming on...

Ohh Sims. Good save.

Bravo Pellegrino you utter c**t. Stoke make an attacking sub, you do nothing. Utter disgrace and should have been fired months ago.

Sims showing that being direct and energetic brings chances unlike the ponderous crap from the rest of the team

Sims played in and forces a save.

Quite something when Lambert makes a decisive move ...

Quite something when Lambert makes a decisive move ...

He replaced Diouf with Pieters in the first half so he may be reverting to his starting formation?

The worse thing about this is that Redmond will be our best player next season in the Championship. Imagine that.

 

You can't play Redmond and Tadic... they are both left sided players in my view.

Are you Pellegrino ?????

REDMOND cannot play on the LEFT !!!!!!!

At ALL EVER!!!!

TADIC is only effective on the left EVER !

Probably being a hysterical tart but win this and I think we’ll end up safe, lose and we’re pretty much down. Not sure where a draw leaves us.

Carrillo is invisible but then so was Gabbi when he played alone up front. Maybe it's not the players!!?

MP Just seems unable to fire up the players and his cautious approach spreads nervousness to the team.

I can hear the crowd calling for Gabbiadini.

Support play is awful. 2 players on the left trying to move it on, Romeu just hanging in the middle, not offering an option. Rubbish!

Saving grace is that Stoke can't sh.... Nope, not gonna say it.

Novel solution that seems beyond the mentally insane and thick as pig poo manager; we are at home to an equally poor Stoke, perhaps play Gabi or along off Carrillo, you know give the bloke some involvement in the the game?

First MP doesn't play 2 upfront.

Second, I don't think 2 upfront would help Carillo at all anyway. He just isn't that good. He looks like an average Championship striker to me.