Watford 2-1 Saints - Match Thread

[saint michael]

Defence there but shyte

[Sir Ralph]

Two stupid mistakes. Giving the ball away completely unnecessarily 

[bangkoksaint]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

Tonda out 

You jest but a poor start over the first 5 games followed by a suspension and he won’t last

[Saint_clark]

Stephens marking absolutely no-one. Real captain's performance so far.

[AlexLaw76]

What ever the system/set up is, it ain’t working.

so slow getting it forward, cutting back. Dreadful 

to think, we might even sell our only good CB

Edited yesterday at 13:03 by AlexLaw76

[vectraman]

That is school boy level football - go to the man with the ball. Not our Jack though…

[RedArmy]

If this is the Stephens we are getting this season then we are fucked if THB leaves 

[Saint Matty 76]

Bragg looks a bit out of his depth here sadly. Nowhere near the play so far and leaving so much space.

[Willo of Whiteley]

Two Southampton assists for both Watford’s goals

[Chris cooper]

Wot the fuck am watching here 😡

[KingInDaSouf]

Anyone got any footage of Watford's training sessions they can send to Tonda for halftime?

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Two awful defensive mistakes. What is going on?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Well, if we're just going to let them run the length of the pitch.

On e again, we don't close it down. That looked like Stephens again.

Watford been by far the better side, since their first.

Lots of time. But we really have to find some structure here.

[Miltonaggro]

Just now, Obstacle1 said:

Why the hell doesnt Stephens come across sooner??? Fucking retard. After gifting them the first

Thick and secure - a heady mix. 

[Lone ranger]

I repeat Would WOOD be better. 

[sfc4prem]

So poor 😂

[whelk]

Anyone saying Stephens is better than Wood is fucking mental 

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, RedArmy said:

Where the fuck is manning 

He was pushing up and was the one that was dispossessed.

What I cannot understand is why Stephens didn't come over to close him down and instead decided to mark nobody in the middle.

Captain Fan-twat-stick.

[Harry_SFC]

One of the worst halves of football I've ever seen from Jack Stephens. And there's been quite a few. Get him off.

[benjii]

1 minute ago, HarvSFC said:

That's on Manning. Pass across the field gets picked up, he's nowhere in position and then Stephens doesn't even attempt to close down. The usual suspects are letting us down.

He's not supposed to be in position in that phase of play. Shit pass, yes, but Stephens needed to engage the attacker before he was 5 yards from goal.

[obelisk]

Presumably we're waiting to be three down before starting to have a bit of a go.

[SaintBobby]

This is embarrassing

[IronCitySaint]

Wow, another storming start to the season.

[Window Cleaner]

Perhaps a bit of pre-match information gathering wouldn't go amiss....

[OttawaSaint]

Typical Saints. Always finding ways to deflate us.

Had forgotten this feeling. 😩 

[KingInDaSouf]

Just now, Lone ranger said:

I repeat Would WOOD be better. 

Wood would be

[austsaint]

1 minute ago, saint michael said:

Midfield major problem. 

Young Bragg is not up to speed today.

[washsaint]

this is so, so poor.  Experience of Stephens and Manning and 2 horrific errors between them.

Dobbin looks like ARcher Mk 2 and we have not even had a shot yet.

Very concerning

[SNSUN]

Didn't even see that goal, perks of being at work. Transfer Window is open SR....

[Saint_clark]

Just now, whelk said:

Anyone saying Stephens is better than Wood is fucking mental 

Yep, not sure where this idea came from that he's worse. He looked good in most of his appearances last season.

[AlexLaw76]

And Saints fans were lol’ing at Boro yesterday

 

[pingpong]

Manning out of position and scienza not tracking back has left us exposed on that side a couple of times now.  It's too much pitch for Stephens yo cover on his own - not his fault - this is tactical.

Manning needs to be more disciplined on the left for a while until we get on top of the game again.

[RedArmy]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

He was pushing up and was the one that was dispossessed.

 

Leo made it back into the box and he still wasn’t in the camera frame. 
 

 

[trousers]

Schmidt joins Tonda's staff and we start playing like superstars, he leaves and we start playing shite... Just a coincidence, no doubt...

[Whitey Grandad]

1 minute ago, Lone ranger said:

I repeat Would WOOD be better. 

Yes. But so would anyone. 

[Disco Stu]

1 minute ago, Lone ranger said:

I repeat Would WOOD be better. 

I'm afraid not.

[Lard]

At this point. I hope the FA ban Tonda. 
we are shite. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Just secomd to everything all over the pitch. Time and time again we just wilt when up against physical sides.

[whelk]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

And Saints fans were lol’ing at Boro yesterday

 

Are you obsessed with Boro?

[trousers]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

And Saints fans were lol’ing at Boro yesterday

 

Always good to have your astute observations on match threads 😉

[whelk]

Remember Leicester boys

[Saint In Cornwall]

We are winning the possession stats 😁

[RedArmy]

Bragg is having an awful game here and we haven’t got any options on the bench. 
 

Brilliant. 

[stknowle]

2 minutes ago, KingInDaSouf said:

Wood would be

Even the long dead Edward Woodward would.

[Viking Saint]

What must the other players think when they look at Stephens and think 'fucking hell, and that's our captain'.....

[Wade Garrett]

Bragg is an absolute passenger.  Not good enough.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Lard said:

At this point. I hope the FA ban Tonda. 
we are shite. 

They are probably waiting for this. If we're shit, no ban. If we a great, ban.

[St. Ciervo]

Just now, whelk said:

Remember Leicester boys

Which one... oh god.

[Edmonton Saint]

35 minutes gone and not a single shot! 

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

Remember Leicester boys

Great, another 7 Watford goals to look forward to.