Saints vs Boro: Playoff 2nd Leg (12th May - 8pm KO)

[SNSUN]

1 hour ago, Dman said:

reckon there is very little chance of them selling anyone to us in the near future 😃

All that secret scouting down the drain! Well we could bring Targett home, he's not theirs.

[SNSUN]

6 hours ago, Mathamite said:

I'm hoping for a change in formation for this one as we've become too predictable.  Bristol, Ipswich & Boro all stopped us playing out from the back and in particular made it difficult for our 2 wide players to get in the game.  Hence we had to play a lot more long balls usually to an isolated central striker.

I'd sacrifice one of the wide players either for an extra midfield player, like we did for Coventry away, or else play Archer along side a central striker.  Either way we need to get someone much closer to Stewart/Larin so that if we do have to hit long balls we have a chance of winning the ball back further up the field, which will in turn push their press back.

In Tonda we trust.

 

I think we stay the same formation for this one 4231 with only Matsuki if he's fully fit in for Fellows.

I'd be tempted to start Welington over Manning as I'd rather have Manning on later in the game for if we are heading towards penalties and it is because if potential penalties that I'd also rather start Cyle over Ross as I think I'd trust Ross on pens over Cyle.

Though I hope it doesn't go to pens, I'd like to get home before the crack of dawn.

[Willo of Whiteley]

How are we all feeling ahead of this?

Confident? 

[Toadhall Saint]

7 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

How are we all feeling ahead of this?

Confident? 

Yep

[Football Special]

7 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

How are we all feeling ahead of this?

Confident? 

Very much a 50/50 game in my opinion, hard to call how it will go , we can't afford to be as bad as we were first half again 

[Sheaf Saint]

11 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

How are we all feeling ahead of this?

Confident? 

I think we should be. Boro popped their cork in the first half on Saturday. They threw everything they had at us but couldn't score, and despite all their dominance the only real time they carved us open was when Conway hit the post. 

Just gotta do the business within 120 mins ideally, and I'm pretty positive we can with our home advantage.

[sfc4prem]

Not sure how to call this. They roasted us first half. Second we showed they are beatable.

I'm hoping we can put in a solid midfield performance. Reckon Flynn could be back to his best, which is important to us. Thinking that Matsuki could do the business.