Saint NL Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Bit close for comfort.... Could have equalised there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Sideshow Bob made a real hash of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 I'll take winning by the odd goal all season... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint NL Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Adam Armstrong is a machine 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Brilliant tackling by ArmA again in stoppage time! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 I do really love Armstrong when he's not up front 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Yet to give ourselves a two goal margin in games. These nervy finishes are too much 😅 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint NL Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 All over. Good win in the end 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Well, we did our best to make a mess of that. Controlled passing breaks down. A lot slower in getting back. Once again, that bit too far up the park. Lucky late escape. And not for the first time. Will be looking for Martin to be addressing these thngs as we go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Martin made it clear that we'll have to pick up points whilst we're improving and we're doing that quite brilliantly, because we weren't great again. Really important week now, fingers crossed we don't fuck it up again. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 AA deserves Man of Match just for the defensive play in added time alone. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obelisk Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 A win when not playing particularly well is the sort of thing that promotion contenders do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Good win that. We'll get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Little Mara shout out. He had the ball. COuld have run directly at their goal. There was cover there. SO, with us just in the lead, did the smart thing and goes back. Just what Martin was asking of him. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 10 points from 12 represents a great start but it is clear we need some quality in this week including a striker if we hope to sustain this. RF will become the first name on the team sheet especially once he has more game time under his belt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Over to you now Wilcox. Massive week ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Scott Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 The best part of that stream was listening to the two QPR commentators constantly winge. Incredibly unprofessional but hilarious 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imadirtyurchin Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 A good win. But not a good performance really. I think QPR could be rightly disappointed. Its encouraging that were picking up points despite the obvious areas where we need to improve. The first team needs investment and players to come in and improve it. Thought Fraser, Downes and Arma did really well today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 1 minute ago, Monk said: AA deserves Man of Match just for the defensive play in added time alone. I think he's done that 3 games in a row now. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedArmy Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 2-1 is the new 3-1. The championship is a bit easy isn’t it? Players disappearing left right and centre and we’re unbeaten, the only team we’ve dropped points to look to be a very good side this year too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Game over. 1st half (like last week) very meh. Alcaraz was poor and the team was slow. 1st 10 mins of the 2nd half was more of the same. Very good changes by RM. Fraser looks pretty dynamic and A.Armstrong is MILES better playing slightly deeper. Feel we need a new CF (Sinclair Armstrong would be decent) if Adams is off. Downes good, Charles good, S.Armstrong good. QPR are pretty handy, and should have gone in front when they were on top... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Not a great performance. Fortunate QPR didn't take their chances. Got the 3 points though. Looked a lot better with Armstrong deep and Mara up top. Shows how badly we need a striker who is going to carry a real goal threat. We look very weak on the wing imo. Fraser is ok(if he was the upgrade to edozie it would be fine) but he looks a downgrade on what we've lost I'll give A.Armstrong MOM for the finish but thought Bazanu made a couple of key saves at 1-1 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Fastenbüttl Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Get in. Delighted to see such a performance from Edozie. Adam A was brilliant. Fraser was brilliant. Fuck me, even Baz was brilliant. Manning too! So nice getting a home win. And, hopefully, we should be getting another striker in to replace Che to add even more firepower! We're gonna win the league!!!! (we're not, but we're gonna be in the conversation, for sure). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 I'm going to say it now. There's room for another Armstrong in this team. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Man of the match Miss Wibble for providing a perfect stream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Gerrin! Looked a bit uncertain for a while there but the 2nd half subs really made a difference. The team is really starting to make a habit of responding well to setbacks this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Baz, Stu, AA, Fraser or Downes could have easily got MOTM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Great result given we largely played shite. So refreshing once again to see a Saints manager make changes that actually swing the game in our favour. Some big positives today from Bazunu, Armstrong, Downes, Charles and Fraser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Saints Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Another win, thought the first half was poor but the second half much more solid. shout outs to Bazunu and A. Armstrong. good changes from Martin, promising. Overall, improvement needed. Also Edozie makes Fabrice Fernandes look like Nesta defensively. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Page 10 of this thread is classic SaintsWeb. We were pretty average until they hit the bar and then the subs were made. After that we were well in control. Downes looks like an excellent signing. Fraser did well too considering his lack of match action. Lovely goal by Adam Armstrong for the winner. My son's old GK coach used to say Begovic had a technical difficiency when diving to his left due to the way he plants a foot and he was right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 (edited) Scratch that. App error! 😂 Edited 26 August, 2023 by OttawaSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 1 hour ago, LGTL said: This is horrendous. Anyone thinking we’re troubling promotion with this squad is blind. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Is this AA's level or is it more the fact that he now has a manager that believes in him?... Saying that he had enough games in the premier league to prove his worth and was pretty shocking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketphilly Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 1 hour ago, Disco Stu said: Finally got it working. Thanks for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 1 minute ago, Mr X said: Is this AA's level or is it more the fact that he now has a manager that believes in him? Bit of both I would imagine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketphilly Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Downes was fantastic, demanded the ball and ran midfield. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Grinding out results. Hope we can keep it up and the loss of tella and Adams won't tip the scales. Great finish by Armstrong who is relishing the extra time and space in this league. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Just now, Mr X said: Is this AA's level or is it more the fact that he now has a manager that believes in him?... Saying that he had enough games in the premier league to prove his worth and was pretty shocking It's probably his level to be honest. Nothing wrong with that as it's a high level in today's football. He's just not good enough to make it as a player in the Premier league. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint NL Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 That's two games in a row where Bazunu was very good. Hopefully he keeps it up. Downes is almost like-for-like with JWP. Without Charles there, we missed a bit of steel in the middle. Adam Armstrong is getting better each game, I don't think he has enough goal power but his running and tackling is a real positive this season. Edozie looked to be holding his hamstring a bit when he came off, hopefully he's ok. Shout out to Fraser who I though was very good when he came on. Now for the behind the desk team to get to work and sign a striker... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Couldn’t get anywhere near the game today. How did Fraser do when he came on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 1 minute ago, Raging Bull said: Couldn’t get anywhere near the game today. How did Fraser do when he came on? Did well. Very tidy and composed in possession. Made good runs, looked very comfortable. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 7 minutes ago, saintant said: It's probably his level to be honest. Nothing wrong with that as it's a high level in today's football. He's just not good enough to make it as a player in the Premier league. He has the ability to be a "Shane Long" if he adapts his game and accepts that finishing will never be his strong point in the Prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Saint Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Well, perhaps the luck is running our way this season - good result given we didn't play that well and were out-shot by QPR. It's clear that if we play this possession game that we need inventive players up front and a striker that really creates havoc and makes his own chances. We look ponderous in possession and get squeezed into the sidelines without outlets. Edozie running past his man first half but not the second. Tella makes so much sense in this set-up he''ll be a big miss. Need that Piroes wassisname or equivalent impressive striker that can head the ball. Ryan Fraser did well. Downes impressive. Stu solid. Bazunu did okay...not sure about his positioning for their goal, but it was a great shot. Adam Armstrong good in the No.10 role. Something to build on but we definitely need more up front. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Just now, Saint_clark said: He has the ability to be a "Shane Long" if he adapts his game and accepts that finishing will never be his strong point in the Prem. now I see RF as a bit of a Shane Long 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarehamSaintJames Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Russell Martin has confirmed post-match that Che Adams was left out given all the speculation of the past few days. Also confirmed they’d be more incomings and outgoings by the end of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_SFC Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 I've seen enough of Armstrong now to say that he is not a No.9. Far better from the left or slightly deeper in midfield. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 31 minutes ago, Saint NL said: That's two games in a row where Bazunu was very good. Hopefully he keeps it up. Downes is almost like-for-like with JWP. Without Charles there, we missed a bit of steel in the middle. Adam Armstrong is getting better each game, I don't think he has enough goal power but his running and tackling is a real positive this season. Edozie looked to be holding his hamstring a bit when he came off, hopefully he's ok. Shout out to Fraser who I though was very good when he came on. Now for the behind the desk team to get to work and sign a striker... Not quite "like-for-like" - he didn't score today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Worth pointing out that as poor as it seems Manning as been so far, he got two assists today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 We absolutely need some creativity in the final third and some people to finish chances. Alcaraz was a bit underwhelming for me but he may not have been fit. Bazunu deserves plaudits today for his performance, as does Edozie who I thought was great. Overall I thought we weren't great but a sign of a good team well managed is being able to win whilst not being great. A few more players in and we can forget about the ones who have sadly left. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Good result there and a lot of decent individual performances. A very interesting things we’ve learned: Lyanco and ABK are almost certainly off. If neither can get on the pitch/bench when Stephens is injured then they clearly aren’t in our plans. The rumours around Tella and Adams appear to be confirmed. We have plenty of wide options even without anyone else replacing Tella. AA is good at this level but not a number 9. We’re definitely lacking a proper CF. SAA isn’t ready to start yet. Baz is more than good enough for the way we want to play. Our style of football is perfect for keeping the ball after we’ve just scored and yet we seem to struggle with that, especially at home. All our signings have added something. Fraser, Downes and Charles looked excellent today. 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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