Boro 0-0 Saints - Match Thread

[adrian lord]

A side benefit of us scoring would be it might shut these fawning pro-Borough commentators up.

[AlexLaw76]

Larin in the CBs pocket

[Saint86]

How are we losing a throw in in our own half FFS.

[Saint NL]

Commentators calling out that dive, fair play

[The Wyvern]

Just now, so22saint said:

Ref and commentators definitely want a Boro win here. We are clearly trying to take a low score back to St Marys and looking slow

We’re having no say in how this game is going currently. 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Mr X said:

No excuses to not turn up for the playoffs! 

We're not even 1/6 of the way through this semi-final.

[James]

This is dross so far. 

[saintant]

Need the ball up their end of the pitch. Very poor.

[Disco Stu]

Can't believe I had to explain why Wood is a massive downgrade on Stephens 🤦‍♂️

[qwertyell]

Not the day to drop a stinker.

They're quicker, stronger, more aggressive. 

Snap your hand off for a draw. 

[Mr X]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

We're not even 1/6 of the way through this semi-final.

I know there's a long way to go but I expected more than just trying to weather a storm 

[sfc4prem]

Anyone got a decent stream of water? None of the links I normally go for seem to be running.

[Gloucester Saint]

The best I can see is get to HT 0-0 and make 2-3 changes to liven them up.

[Eire Saint]

Playing the rope a dope. Waiting for them to punch themselves out. 

Hopefully.

[Ed Rooney]

If we have spied on them and still performing like this then god help us 

[Saint86]

Where the hell is our midfield?

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Mr X said:

I know there's a long way to go but I expected more than just trying to weather a storm 

In the first half of this game, after everything that's happened in the build up? I didn't expect anything else. 

[Mr X]

Middlesbourough are Barcelona the way they are talking 😂 tbf we look like Accrington Stanley at the moment 

[James]

Where is our midfield. Wide open there. Should be 1-0.

[OldNick]

the atmosphere, expectation, and spygate was bound to drain us.

[obelisk]

Boro just strolling through the wide open spaces of Saints midfield. Luckily their finishing is awful.

[Saint NL]

There's a lot of room in the middle and no yellow shirts 

[Lighthouse]

1 minute ago, adrian lord said:

A side benefit of us scoring would be it might shut these fawning pro-Borough commentators up.

They’re not ‘pro-Boro’. Boro have been by far the better team from the first minute, what do you expect them to say?

[Suhari]

Fuck me. Ran right through our midfield.

[AlexLaw76]

They are completely outnumbering us in the middle, and we are unable to do anthing wide.

[saintant]

Haven't laid a glove on them or looked like doing so. Worrying.

[Miltonaggro]

Why throw the ball back into our half there. This looks like a fucking russell martin side so far!

[Mattio]

I’d be ecstatic with a 0-0 at this point. 

[Edmonton Saint]

Larin has been shocking this game 

[Saint86]

We're making ayling look like prime busquets this half. Embarrassing so far.

[Saint_clark]

Think Tonda might sub Bragg on for Jander at halftime, maybe even earlier. He's not getting anywhere near anyone in midfield. 

[saintant]

This is hopeless.

[SNSUN]

What a block Breezy

 

Sort it out Saints

[stknowle]

2 minutes ago, Eire Saint said:

Playing the rope a dope. Waiting for them to punch themselves out. 

Hopefully.

Just the dopes atm.

[Saint NL]

I don't think Scienza has touched the ball for 10 minutes 

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, Saint86 said:

Where the hell is our midfield?

Hiding in a bush I expect.

[obelisk]

Jeez! Saints being ripped open.

[Micky]

Bree saves the day, should be one down

[Turkish]

Big big chance good work from Bree

 

[AlexLaw76]

If we dont change something, we are going to get well beaten

[Saint NL]

Christ, what a miss

[Suhari]

Jesus.

Get a grip Saints FFS.

[Disco Stu]

Excellent block from Bree but we've been truly awful so far.

[Farmer Saint]

I think the last 48 hours have really upset the applecart - but don't forget this is two games, and we just need something from this game to take it back down to St Mary's.

[Mr X]

It will be a miracle if we go in still level we need a bloody rocket maximum hairdryer team talk! 

[James]

This is comfortably the worst we’ve looked in the second half of the season.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Edmonton Saint said:

Larin has been shocking this game 

Very isolated tbf. Midfield dreadful and Wood has been a liability (as usual). Amazed it’s 0-0.

[Miltonaggro]

Second big let off!

[Wade Garrett]

Dare I say it, we would be better off with Scienza off the pitch.  

[die Mannyschaft]

4 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Disagree, we’ve been off it for a few weeks now. Poor for large parts of the Bristol game and were the worse team at home to Ipswich.

We are generally a slow, defensive team, same at Preston. We cant move up a gear once we start slow. Been very lucky most games as opposition have not put chances away.