Boro 0-0 Saints - Match Thread

[saintant]

Tonda's got this totally wrong so far.

[Mr X]

Just now, RedArmy said:

Larin needs to grow a pair of fucking bollocks and stop getting bullied off the ball. 

No way would he be good enough for the next level 

[AlexLaw76]

This is getting silly now

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Serious questions need to be asked about the hotel the team stayed at last night. Did they drug the team cornflakes?

Same caterers as the Spurs lasagne.

[James]

Bree looked more composed against fucking Doku than he does against Conway. 

[Saint NL]

This is a disgusting performance.

Need a total reset at half time

[austsaint]

2 minutes ago, Bakovnetski said:

Scienza is truly absent

And Azaz has vanished.

[Saint Fan CaM]

FFS Peretz. Talk about chalk and cheese.

[adrian lord]

Lucky, they haven’t got their shooting boots on

[Mr X]

Perez clears straight to an attacker

[coalman]

Would it be fair to say that this is Tonda's first real test? 😉

[Saint_clark]

How on earth did he give a corner there?

[stknowle]

Just now, James said:

Bree looked more composed against fucking Doku than he does against Conway. 

This. He looks a bag of nerves out there. 

[Saint86]

Wood so casual there as well FFS.

[SNSUN]

Tonda only does one halves of a game right? I hope the next one is ours. 

Positives - still 0-0

[James]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

How on earth did he give a corner there?

As I said, not a chance we get anything from the refs in these playoffs now. 

[DrSuess1979]

Aling diving at ever opportunity

[Harry_SFC]

1 minute ago, saintant said:

Tonda's got this totally wrong so far.

Yep. He hasn't got much wrong since January but these tactics just aren't working. 

[Viking Saint]

2 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Who was the players who went off for a crap then came back on at SMS.

Puncheon

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Poor kick from Peretz. But 1) he was trying to get it up the park more directly 2) Human error will appear when you're asking them to do so much.

Pressure right up to the break.

[Mr X]

Just now, coalman said:

Would it be fair to say that this is Tonda's first real test? 😉

He's failed so far let's hope we can somehow regroup and at least try 

[Saint86]

And who is the dinlow with the air raid siren FFS.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Saint86 said:

Wood so casual there as well FFS.

As per normal, steeped in Russball.

[SNSUN]

Somehow survived the onslaught. Their finishing poor although they hit the post. Peretz has been our best player so far. 

[OldNick]

Just now, James said:

As I said, not a chance we get anything from the refs in these playoffs now. 

its the way the EFL can get their punishment early

[Turkish]

2 minutes ago, saintant said:

Tonda's got this totally wrong so far.

No he hasn’t 

[Saint NL]

Half time and they haven't scored somehow. Big work for Tonda to do.

[stknowle]

Really shocked at how bad that was. Could easily be 3 or 4 down. Don’t think we touched the ball in their box even once. 

[Scoobysaint]

Looking at the positives, we have been battered but it still 0-0. I’ll take that.

[sfc4prem]

Looked like a League one team playing against a PL side there. Poor!

[AlexLaw76]

HT Somehow this is 0-0

Our set up must change or we are going to get well beaten.

They are flooding the middle of the park so we are being utterly dominated, and we cannot make anything work out wide as the ball is hardly reaching those areas. 

Larin is well and truly in the pocket of his defender.

This cannot continue or we will be out

[obelisk]

How the hell Saints are still level is a mystery but apparently Boro have been awful with their finishing of late. This is awful.

[saint michael]

Great half. To leave the pitch at 0 0 is amazing. Nick one now in the second half and break their hearts 

[James]

Just now, OldNick said:

its the way the EFL can get their punishment early

We will lose to some dodgy decision to avoid the EFL needing to do anything drastic. I’m convinced. 

[Mr X]

Shambles of a 45 minutes something has to change! 

[Saint_clark]

Well done Saints. They've thrown everything at us and drawn a blank. This games ours to go and take now.

[die Mannyschaft]

If we last until final whistle 0-0 Then Tonda needs to get lucky manager of the month.

[steve green]

Bugger me, I'm off for a beer which I hadn't planned.

[CSA96]

Well, complete and utter domination for Boro

All over us on the possession stats. All over us on touches in the box. Had the most shots of any team this season in a single half

...and yet, they still are not winning. Disappointing for them

[Osvaldorama]

What the fuck was that half 😂

Boro weren’t even particularly good, we were just atrocious? Looked like we’ve been on the piss or something 

[adrian lord]

A bit hairy but panning out exactly as I expected and according to the tactics required over two legs against this team. 

[Disco Stu]

Missing our captain.

[Turkish]

Part one complete keep them out ride the early storm. Lucky at times but I’d have bit your hand off to go in at 0-0 at half time. Keep it tight for the first ten of the second half and we can nick it

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Saint86 said:

And who is the dinlow with the air raid siren FFS.

No chance of getting invaded by small boats up there.

Eritrea would be lovely compared to Middlesbrough. 

[James]

Just now, stknowle said:

Really shocked at how bad that was. Could easily be 3 or 4 down. Don’t think we touched the ball in their box even once. 

It’s as if we subbed in Will Still as manager for that half. Absolutely clueless performance.

[saintant]

Horrible. Didn't see that first half coming. They are better all over the pitch mainly because we are just retreating, not pressing and giving them acres of space to play into. The only good news is it's still 0-0 but that will change if we don't alter something and get a foothold in this game. As bad as we've played since well... last time at Boro.

[Saint Matty 76]

Miracle to still be level. Maybe the worst half of the season.

Can only get better.

[DrSuess1979]

Something to build on 

that was boro playing “the best half all season” 

We knew that they would come out all guns blazing 

[SouSaint]

Well if this continues then we will lose this 3 or 4-0. Very lucky so far, we have been absolutely dogshit. 

Wakey wakey lads. 

[Zorba]

0-0 HT. I’ll take that.