Saints 0-0 Swansea - Match Thread

[Saint NL]

Why are the Swansea playing arguing about that? Was clear

[Patches O Houlihan]

2 Brazilians on the left wing running riot. We need a lucky Brazilian

 

[Saint NL]

Can we clone Scienza?

[Saint_clark]

Great corner, great header from Wood and a sharp save. "Nothing going forward". 

[Sheaf Saint]

How the holy fuck is this still 0-0!

[AlexLaw76]

Christ alive

just go in the net

[Monk]

Done everything but score.

 

Scienza getting into gear.

Jander and Jelert look mustard.

Nathan Wood looks like Maldini (he was an utter donkey 12 months ago). 

[Saint NL]

Wood has to score.

With better luck/finishing we could be three or four up

[obelisk]

Didn't someone say that Saints have the worst xG conversion rate? It'll be even worse after this.

[Willo of Whiteley]

SWANSEA ARE THERE FOR THE TAKING!

We could score four or five comfortably today. There is no reason for us to have three CBs on the pitch.

[Colinjb]

I know this script, Swansea get a spawny goal in the second half and we lose 0-1. 

 

[James]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Great corner, great header from Wood and a sharp save. "Nothing going forward". 

Last 10-15 mins has been a lot better. First 20 was turgid. 

[Suhari]

Fuck me.

We are all over them. Best attacking performance of the season..... but mo goals!

We need some sexy leprechauns.

[The Kraken]

Just can’t get the ball in the goal. Solid header from wood but straight at the keeper.

[sockeye]

0-1 all over this.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Carry on like we did in that last 15 minutes and we'll win at least 3-0. No sweat.

[AlexLaw76]

Much better as the half went on. Scienza is mustered. Don’t need 3 CBs on the pitch, get Azaz on

 

Edited Saturday at 12:18 by AlexLaw76

[Colinjb]

Just now, Suhari said:

Fuck me.

We are all over them. Best attacking performance of the season..... but mo goals!

We need some sexy leprechauns.

[Saint_Ash]

How good is Scienza? How have we not scored?

[Obstacle1]

Wow scienza is great to watch. Just need him to think "for fucks sake I'll do it myself" and put it in the net

[Hoggins]

Looking much more like a team this half

incredible we let Paul go with the way we are setting up

[benjii]

With a bit more rub of the green we could have had 3 or 4 goals there. 

I've been as much of a downer on Still as anyone but I don't really have any complaints there.

However, if it stays like this we absolutely MUST go for it before it drags on too long.

[inspectorfrost]

6 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

That’s Leo getting subbed off at HT confirmed.

Everytime Scienza gets the ball he's creating gilt edged chances. I wouldn't put the above past Still given recent games

[scumbag]

Brutal on Still that...should be 3 up at least.

[Saint NL]

We had less possession according to the half time stats? That can't be right

[inspectorfrost]

Just now, Hoggins said:

Looking much more like a team this half

incredible we let Paul go with the way we are setting up

6 goals in 8 games for Trabzonspor. Should never have sold him.

[sockeye]

Get Robo-Stewart on for Archer.

[tdmickey3]

18 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Except for 7 shots on goal. 

Wow, celebrating shots now,  I will save getting all excited for the goals…

[bugenhagen]

We are not scoring today are we? We need an unlikely hero...

Step forward double D!

[manji]

Incisive post. STFU we are playing well give it a break it’s a long season and one of my old comments I wouldn’t want you Nancy boys in the trenches with me. In fact I frag most of you. 
all in jest of course. 

[AlexLaw76]

Reckon Downs is going to come alive when he inevitably gets on

[SWLondon Saint]

Bloody hell, can someone just shin it or chest it into the goal ffs. Scienza absolute mustard, they know he can beat any of them on the deck and are bricking themselves every time he's on the ball.

[benjii]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

We had less possession according to the half time stats? That can't be right

Yeah, feels weird but I guess their goal kicks rack it up for them?

[Mr Brightside]

We really don’t get the rub of the green lately do we?

Defender off, Azaz on, goals will come surely. 

[Patches O Houlihan]

1 minute ago, Saint_Ash said:

How good is Scienza? How have we not scored?

No - apparently we should be persevering with Azaz. Oh and we should be playing with 2 CBs even though Wood nearly scored from open play, we've been a threat at set pieces and they haven't had a sniff. 

Honestly there has been some proper toss written here this morning.

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Patches O Houlihan said:

No - apparently we should be persevering with Azaz. Oh and we should be playing with 2 CBs even though Wood nearly scored from open play, we've been a threat at set pieces and they haven't had a sniff. 

Honestly there has been some proper toss written here this morning.

Yeah 0-0 mate as we started 17th

been a great season so far

[die Mannyschaft]

4 minutes ago, Saint_Ash said:

How good is Scienza? How have we not scored?

He's done very well 1st half 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, tdmickey3 said:

Wow, celebrating shots now,  I will save getting all excited for the goals…

I wasn't celebrating shots, you said there was 30 minutes of nothing which was bollocks. I feel sorry for you if you can only enjoy the half second of a football match where a goal is scored and nothing else about a match is enjoyable for you.

[Patches O Houlihan]

2 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

We had less possession according to the half time stats? That can't be right

[Convict Colony]

honestly the amount of balls in the box is excellent, the conversion not so much.

Assume Downs comes on for Archer as the first change.

Welly and Leo running the show down the left.

Jellert and Jander and charles playing well

[BranfootsLoveChild]

Do the welsh police accompany Swansea to every away game? 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, BranfootsLoveChild said:

Do the welsh police accompany Swansea to every away game? 

Local police usually go with away fans

[die Mannyschaft]

Much better attended least shots and running in on wing. 3 sitters missed could cost us. Swansea just lump it on break

[ErwinK1961]

The script is written… step forward Double D.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

AA and Archer looked keen from the start. That allowed Charles and, as the half went on, notably Scienza to get into the game. Wellington and Jelert offered alternatives down each flank, pulling Swansea out of shape.

Despite all the chances, we couldn't finish any of them. Archer a bit surprised when Scienza's effort came back to him off the post; A touch disrupting AA from getting a close range contact; weak AA finishes from his turns into space.

Hopefully Swansea don't regroup and reshape during the break. More of the same should see us get something eventually.

[The Kraken]

A bit of a half of two halves that. First 20-25 was somewhat laboured, slow, ponderous. Second half was some of the best stuff seen under Still. Quite how we haven’t stuck one in is a mystery.

Not a fan of 3 at the back but the formation hasn’t been the problem so far.

Scienza absolutely all over them, he’s looked a real threat in every game so far. Their full back looks terrified of him.

Promising stuff, but the fact we can’t get a goal despite such dominance is a bit of a worry.

[Patches O Houlihan]

3 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Yeah 0-0 mate as we started 17th

been a great season so far

That is no fault of 

Still

The Formation

The Style of Play

It is down to the rub of the green and the composure of the players with the shots

Edited Saturday at 12:26 by Patches O Houlihan
so far in this game

[BranfootsLoveChild]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

Local police usually go with away fans

Thanks Alex. I thought it was only certain teams that might cause trouble 😅

[tdmickey3]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

I wasn't celebrating shots, you said there was 30 minutes of nothing which was bollocks. I feel sorry for you if you can only enjoy the half second of a football match where a goal is scored and nothing else about a match is enjoyable for you.

The first 30 - 35 minutes were boring mate, shots on target mean shit if one or two don’t go in and the goalkeeper has dealt with them easily but you crack on 😂

[LGTL]

Fuck me we absolutely have to win this game, unforgivable if we don’t. Swansea are every bit as bad as I imagined.