Saints 2-1 Leicester - Match Thread

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

I went to the game today very scrappy but obvious to see that Leicester were poor.

Saints were disjointed at times but definitely grew into the game.

Digba looks lively absolutely skinned a Leicester player at one point and ran down the wing. 

Larin got a match in, so good for fitness. 

Archer.....somethings not right. He looks shot.

[rallyboy]

41 minutes ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

 

Archer.....somethings not right. He looks shot.

He's certainly suffering some problem but I'm not sure it's a gunshot wound, unless it's self inflicted and he was aiming elsewhere?

 

Great to see academy players stepping up and doing themselves proud.

Edited 11 hours ago by rallyboy

[macca155]

2 hours ago, Pilchards said:

How come around 3k left on 90 minutes?

Itchen almost totally disappeared in numbers!

I know I nipped down to get some teas and was nearly swept away on the stairs, by an avalanche of early leavers.

Bet the crowd will be different when we draw City at home

[die Mannyschaft]

Decent enough entertainment and a win. We now know not all Saints players are walking g sideways. Some very good dribbling skills on show albeit quite a few ended up going nowhere. 

#9 looks good and can hold the ball up and score a pen.

Players on line to clear and some decent closing down and blocking at times. 

Again as all season it a disjointed hotch pitch of misfits with no real plan.

But I'm not bothered anymore as long as its a win, 3 points or a draw.

Decent atmosphere again with smaller crowd, good singing at station (lcfc very quite) and on train to Eastleigh 

[Maury Dyer]

Whatever else happens this season; happy happy two games this week. Fuck off back to Leicester you Vardy, mardy cunts.

and hopefully, league one.

[die Mannyschaft]

52 minutes ago, rallyboy said:

He's certainly suffering some problem but I'm not sure it's a gunshot wound, unless it's self inflicted and he was aiming elsewhere?

 

Great to see academy players stepping up and doing themselves proud.

He doesn't look like a forward more like a defender told to play up front. Touch is terrible, control and awareness.  Was he due to leave in window? Maybe he's waiting for loan transfer. Who knows.

[die Mannyschaft]

1 hour ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

I went to the game today very scrappy but obvious to see that Leicester were poor.

Saints were disjointed at times but definitely grew into the game.

Digba looks lively absolutely skinned a Leicester player at one point and ran down the wing. 

Larin got a match in, so good for fitness. 

Archer.....somethings not right. He looks shot.

Archer.....somethings not right. He looks shot.

He looks exactly the same as me when playing football at 63. At least I know I can get a trail at Saints next week.

[Whitey Grandad]

55 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Archer.....somethings not right. He looks shot.

He looks exactly the same as me when playing football at 63. At least I know I can get a trail at Saints next week.

I think he's too tense. Maybe he feels under pressure. 

[manji]

9 hours ago, tdmickey3 said:

Who can we put on instead Archer

Seriously shut the fuck up.

[bpsaint]

9 hours ago, Pilchards said:

How come around 3k left on 90 minutes?

Itchen almost totally disappeared in numbers!

Wonder if they didn’t get the memo about replays being scrapped and assumed it was going to end 1-1?

[austsaint]

Many things I enjoyed about that cup tie.   The performances of Edozie and Romeu showed they both have something to offer in the run home.  Whether it was a shop window for Edozie or not, if he wanted to stay at the Club beyond this season it would be no bad thing.  Matsuki was good again - he’s full of energy, presses well and has a good range of passing.  Bree is rightly getting praised at RB since his return but Jelert showed he is an accomplished player capable of pushing for a place.   Really enjoyed Bragg’s game; he paired well with Romeu for the first hour and then revelled, leading the midfield with his peers around him.    Which brings me to the favourite part of the game -  Tonda bringing on a number of Academy lads while King countered by bringing on senior player after senior player.   Made the win all the more satisfying.    Suddenly there’s a lot to look forward to and a lot to play for.

[St Chalet]

Good win for the Tondbola

[Tom & Gerry]

I know nothing Archerb did went right but I'm not going to jeer any player who puts in that much effort however badly he plays.

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

6 minutes ago, Tom & Gerry said:

I know nothing Archerb did went right but I'm not going to jeer any player who puts in that much effort however badly he plays.

Yes, effort was there but looks like he has no confidence and nothing is working. 

 

[egg]

2 minutes ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

Yes, effort was there but looks like he has no confidence and nothing is working. 

 

That's exactly it. There's a player in there, and Tonda clearly wanted him to get some minutes in, and boost his confidence. Playing him off the big man should have taken the pressure off a bit as well. Fair to say it didn't go well. 

[Sheaf Saint]

15 minutes ago, Tom & Gerry said:

I know nothing Archerb did went right but I'm not going to jeer any player who puts in that much effort however badly he plays.

I also would never jeer a player like that - that's not cool. But I take issue with your claim of "that much effort" in this instance. He looked half-arsed to me.

He didn't make enough of a nuisance of himself, making it far too easy for Leicester players to dispossess and/or play around him, and more than once he pulled out of a 50/50 that he could/should have won.

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

14 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

I also would never jeer a player like that - that's not cool. But I take issue with your claim of "that much effort" in this instance. He looked half-arsed to me.

He didn't make enough of a nuisance of himself, making it far too easy for Leicester players to dispossess and/or play around him, and more than once he pulled out of a 50/50 that he could/should have won.

Yes agreed. Effort wasn't lacking but equally it wasn't focused and it showed. 

[Charlie Wayman]

No doubt Eckert will bask in the glory of this win and the impact of the U21 lads, who were managed by him once but in truth he is a very lucky boy indeed. He picked a side to lose the match. no doubt about that but the stiffs confounded his plan by playing out of their skins and pulling off an unlikely victory.

One hopes that in triumph there will be more than a touch of humility on his part as well, recognising that this was a player's victory and not the result of some master technician's devious plan.

[Mr X]

2 minutes ago, Charlie Wayman said:

No doubt Eckert will bask in the glory of this win and the impact of the U21 lads, who were managed by him once but in truth he is a very lucky boy indeed. He picked a side to lose the match. no doubt about that but the stiffs confounded his plan by playing out of their skins and pulling off an unlikely victory.

One hopes that in triumph there will be more than a touch of humility on his part as well, recognising that this was a player's victory and not the result of some master technician's devious plan.

Ain't that the truth 

[UpweySaint]

11 minutes ago, Charlie Wayman said:

No doubt Eckert will bask in the glory of this win and the impact of the U21 lads, who were managed by him once but in truth he is a very lucky boy indeed. He picked a side to lose the match. no doubt about that but the stiffs confounded his plan by playing out of their skins and pulling off an unlikely victory.

One hopes that in triumph there will be more than a touch of humility on his part as well, recognising that this was a player's victory and not the result of some master technician's devious plan.

No chance. He picked a weakened side to rest players and give others minutes - when you do that you accept you are less likely to win but it’s clearly not the same as sending a team out to lose. 
 

Tonda gets some things right and plenty wrong but it’s bizarre how some seem determined to blame him for everything that goes wrong yet dismiss anything that goes right as pure dumb luck or being on the players alone. 

 

[obelisk]

Have to say that the extra time performance with all those youngsters doing so well certainly confounded my expectations - and probably Eckert's too. Certainly offered us a positive insight into the future.

It's going to be Norwich away next up isn't it?

[badgerx16]

If Tonda intended to lose why were so many first team squad players on the pitch ?

[Lymington Saint]

Thought the selection yesterday was fine and Tonda Eckert will have learned a lot. Felt like watching a pre season friendly. Good to see he persisted with 4 at the back. Had to give Archer another game but doubt we will see him again.

[tdmickey3]

8 hours ago, manji said:

Seriously shut the fuck up.

Oohhhhh

Prissy tart

Just wanted to check when the greatest era in our era starts because you said I was going to be just that.

Based on the above, it’s you that need to shut the fuck up

[coalman]

Can we change the thread title to "Saints 2-1 LOLcester", please? 

[Maggie May]

1 hour ago, obelisk said:

Have to say that the extra time performance with all those youngsters doing so well certainly confounded my expectations - and probably Eckert's too. Certainly offered us a positive insight into the future.

It's going to be Norwich away next up isn't it?

Yeah it’ll be a shite one. I think we’ll get Man City.