Saints 0-3 Villa - Match Thread

[Saint Fan CaM]

Same tactics, same lazy defending standing off opposing players. Same result.

[OttawaSaint]

Another break. Onuachu doing the beefing this time after good work by Kamel.

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[OttawaSaint]

Free kick Villa. Xbeef so far is 1.4 - 0.8

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[OttawaSaint]

For all the tweets by players last week about being embarrassed by the relegation and their part in it there's there's been a lot of room and plenty of free headers for Villa.

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[Saint Fan CaM]

Manning - what is the question? 😂

[OttawaSaint]

Could we not have had tweets like. 

JannyB: I'm just a bit shit...really sorry, but gaffer kept picking me.

[Suhari]

Decent from KWP and Archer.

[OttawaSaint]

Archer chance. Che wouod have scuffed it in. Archer, hit well, but straight at keeper.

[HKsaint]

Good run from Archer

[Saint Fan CaM]

Home game at 20 minutes - no attempts on target. Same old b’llox.

[OttawaSaint]

3 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Home game at 20 minutes - no attempts on target. Same old b’llox.

Archer's was, no?

[miserableoldgit]

Very quiet on here this afternoon......must be a riveting game!

[Maggie May]

I love Fernandes.

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, miserableoldgit said:

Very quiet on here this afternoon......must be a riveting game!

Still too cold here to wash the car...

[Saint Fan CaM]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

Archer's was, no?

Nah.

[OttawaSaint]

Why didn't Rusk just tell us to play like PSG? Is he stupid?

[stevematthews635]

This game shows the much vaunted Premier League is actually dull as dishwasher and massively over hyped.

Terrible game.... really snoozefest

[Saint Fan CaM]

So many missed opportunities to press forward because there’s no midfield to pass to.

[Turkish]

30% possession. Remember the days when we used to get at least 60% you can say what you like about Russell Martin but at least his teams kept the ball

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, stevematthews635 said:

This game shows the much vaunted Premier League is actually dull as dishwasher and massively over hyped.

Terrible game.... really snoozefest

It's been dire. A tired Villa trying to walk to 3pts vs an utterly clueless, happless Saints. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Archer - shit on legs.

[tdmickey3]

Just now, OttawaSaint said:

It's been dire. A tired Villa trying to walk to 3pts vs an utterly clueless, happless Saints. 

The will stroll to the points

[OttawaSaint]

Stephens is still a low IQ little bitch then...

[RedArmy]

2 minutes ago, Turkish said:

30% possession. Remember the days when we used to get at least 60% you can say what you like about Russell Martin but at least his teams kept the ball

The trophy cabinet must be looking empty without all those possession trophies we used to get. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Manning gives away a free kick that was not a free kick  - Ref gets bought.

[OttawaSaint]

Think we'll be lucky to finish with 10 men.

[HKsaint]

We suffer from our poor passing. Many time we passed directly to the other side

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[RedArmy]

Just now, HKsaint said:

We suffer 

Yep

[OttawaSaint]

Maybe Rusk is the 0-0 expert and we get enough to surpass Derby...

[Saint Fan CaM]

KWP having a good game.

[obelisk]

Saints unable to string more than a couple of passes together. Villa trying to walk it into the net.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Can see Villa getting frustrated and buying a pen. 

[Obstacle1]

Lesley is a poor midfielder. Amazing that he's a chelsea player

[OttawaSaint]

Oops Fernandes. Yellow. At least he looks like he wants to win. The rest... going through the motions.

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Obstacle1 said:

Lesley is a poor midfielder. Amazing that he's a chelsea player

Was trying to count his passes to Villa but gave up at about 5.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Yep, yellow for Fernandes for a nothing challenge.

[obelisk]

THB ignores runners in favour of a pass backwards.

[Saint NL]

I was out and wasn't going to rush home to watch this shit. Pleasantly surprised to see it's 0-0.

[OttawaSaint]

Tedious. Might wash the dishes at HT for a bit of excitement.

[saints-til-i-die]

Unbelievable. Bunch of moaners on here. We are playing a very good team. If we play like lots of people want we’d be losing. Utter clueless and unrealistic fans on here. Get a grip.

[miserableoldgit]

Just now, saints-til-i-die said:

Unbelievable. Bunch of moaners on here. We are playing a very good team. If we play like lots of people want we’d be losing. Utter clueless and unrealistic fans on here. Get a grip.

Oh.......OK......will do.....

[macca155]

23 minutes ago, miserableoldgit said:

Very quiet on here this afternoon......must be a riveting game!

Quiet here at StMarys as well.

A nothing game, better defending from Saints but other than a couple of slick moves, the passing has been pretty grim.

Ref is poor as well , getting duped by Villa.

Nevertheless still in the game.

[Saint Fan CaM]

5 minutes ago, obelisk said:

THB ignores runners in favour of a pass backwards.

It’s the law. The Saints law.

[Whitey Grandad]

12 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Yep, yellow for Fernandes for a nothing challenge.

I think that's the reason. 

[saints-til-i-die]

1 minute ago, miserableoldgit said:

Oh.......OK......will do.....

Glad to hear it.

[trousers]

At the game. Rusk obviously playing for a clean sheet, hence the bore fest. Villa players acting like tossers, aided and abetted by an inept ref. Fernandes challenge never a foul let alone a yellow card. Archer a waste of space.

[Saint Fan CaM]

1 minute ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I think that's the reason. 

Thing is, if we had been a top 8 side, it would have been given as obstruction in Fernandes favour.

[Chez]

villa are decent. it feels like just a matter of time before they score. We are as toothless as we were the last time rusk was at the helm...scrub that, we are just as toothless as ever.

[saints-til-i-die]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

At the game. Rusk obviously playing for a clean sheet, hence the bore fest. Villa players acting like tossers, aided and abetted by an inept ref. Fernandes challenge never a foul let alone a yellow card. Archer a waste of space.

Of course he is. We need to play like this. Aim to keep it tight and try to get one every now and then. We need to acknowledge where we are and how bad we are. It’s the most sensible tactic we’ve used all season.

[Saint Fan CaM]

If we score, Rusk can bring on all our defensive midfielders to close out the game. Oh wait…