Watford 2-1 Saints - Match Thread

[saint michael]

Need to buy that anul guy and send them Stephens 

[obelisk]

Very pedestrian from Saints. Need to up the pace.

[whelk]

Amazing how many fans have forgotten how Wood improved last season. Somehow they can’t give their love up for Stephens

[East Kent Saint]

0 shots Saints : 7 by Watford , second half revival ?

[Jack]

Possession with no purpose, slow, Stephens full of mistakes. Watford aren’t good but we’re making it easy for them 

[Sir Ralph]

Get Stephen and matsuki off - wood and Azaz on

[Um Bongo]

Performance is just as bad as the shirts. 

[Toussaint]

I had a bad feeling about today, I don’t have a great feeling about the season. Let’s see if Tonda can fix things for the second half. 

[benjii]

Think Dobbin and Scienza need to swap positions.

[RedArmy]

Just now, benjii said:

Think Dobbin and Scienza need to swap positions.

Dobbin and Azaz more like. 

[LGTL]

Imperative we start the season well on -4 and they serve up this utter shit. 

[die Mannyschaft]

Someone watching the game give me an honest assessment,  are Saints allover the place, have we got any chance of getting this game back in second half? The radio commentary is scathing of Saints, daudling around perhaps expected to win! 

Turned radio off now.

[OttawaSaint]

2 minutes ago, saint michael said:

Need to buy that anul guy and send them Stephens 

Anal vs Stephens. Both leave us fucked up the ass.

[saint michael]

We don’t look match fit at all. No energy or pressing 

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, benjii said:

Think Dobbin and Scienza need to swap positions.

It looks like they regularly are.

[Saint NL]

Christ, every times Stephens goes near the ball I get worried

[Saint_clark]

Replay of the second goal shows that Stephens was marking a bumblebee that flew through the middle thinking it was a hornet. Brain dead.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Worst thing is, Watford are fuckin dog shit as well. 

[Jack]

Just now, die Mannyschaft said:

Someone watching the game give me an honest assessment,  are Saints allover the place, have we got any chance of getting this game back in second half? The radio commentary is scathing of Saints, daudling around perhaps expected to win! 

Turned radio off now.

Fair assessment. Playing right into their hands, slow possession and giving them all the time in the world to get back into position. And then stupid mistakes to gift them possession in dangerous positions 

[Willo of Whiteley]

Jack Stephens needs to be subbed. I’ve seen oil tankers move quicker.

Lewis Dobbin needs to be brave to actually have a shot.

Kuyru Matsuki looking weak so far.

Ryan Manning getting caught out every time he’s closed down.

[Sir Ralph]

Started off well and then collapsed after Stephen’s cock up

[Challenger]

8 minutes ago, Chris cooper said:

Wot the fuck am watching here 😡

A team/club getting a reality check.

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Someone watching the game give me an honest assessment,  are Saints allover the place, have we got any chance of getting this game back in second half? The radio commentary is scathing of Saints, daudling around perhaps expected to win! 

Turned radio off now.

I mean you can never tell if we have a chance or not, who would have given us a chance when 3-0 down away to Leicester at half time?

[stknowle]

Just now, die Mannyschaft said:

Someone watching the game give me an honest assessment,  are Saints allover the place, have we got any chance of getting this game back in second half? The radio commentary is scathing of Saints, daudling around perhaps expected to win! 

Turned radio off now.

We’ve been shite and the 2nd goal particularly was unforgivably bad.

[Saint NL]

Matsuki poor again today, he was off it last week too

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Someone watching the game give me an honest assessment,  are Saints allover the place, have we got any chance of getting this game back in second half? The radio commentary is scathing of Saints, daudling around perhaps expected to win! 

Turned radio off now.

We've been incredibly sloppy and refuse to be brave and get into the dangerous areas of the pitch. Really passive, Watford are first to the ball and breaking at pace.

[BotleySaint]

Just now, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Worst thing is, Watford are fuckin dog shit as well. 

We have under estimated them. Total lack of urgency when they attack. Got what we deserve. Though the Ref hasn't helped.

[RedArmy]

I really don’t get what people see in Matsuki, bang average footballer that slows down everything we do going forward because he’s not a winger. 
 

Right wing should have been a priority this summer if the club don’t rate Fellows. 
 

It’s too easy to shut Scienza down if you don’t have to respect the other wing. 

[Disco Stu]

It's like we're playing in slow motion.

[hypochondriac]

Watford aren't even a good team. We haven't got going at all.

[Toussaint]

I’m not watching the game so can’t comment on the Stephens performance, but he can’t be responsible for the zero shots on goal?

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

2 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

I had a bad feeling about today, I don’t have a great feeling about the season. Let’s see if Tonda can fix things for the second half. 

I'm totally with you. Tonda shouldn't even be at the club. He'll be found out this season and hopefully he'll be gone by Xmas. 
 

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

1 minute ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Someone watching the game give me an honest assessment,  are Saints allover the place, have we got any chance of getting this game back in second half? The radio commentary is scathing of Saints, daudling around perhaps expected to win! 

Turned radio off now.

Started off brightly. Showing glimpses of good passing but Watford were heavy in the early tackles.

Trying to play from the back but Watford are resetting quickly.

Two goals from Saints errors with Watford capitalising really well in fairness.

[Saint Pete]

Thought we looked quite sharp in possession without end product before they scored. But the 2 goal start we have handed them means Watford can sit in now and we can't break on them. 

[Sheaf Saint]

We started brightly but those two crunching tackles on Leo clearly rattled us.

The only positive I can think of right now is that Watford can't possibly maintain this level of intensity in their press for 90 minutes. They will tire at one point and we have a much stronger bench than they do.

[Saint NL]

Watford must be over the moon that saints want to pass it among themselves on the halfway line instead of attack

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Toussaint said:

I’m not watching the game so can’t comment on the Stephens performance, but he can’t be responsible for the zero shots on goal?

Well we just had one but no, obviously not. Dobbin doesn't look like he'll create half as much as Azaz would to me.

[Saint Matty 76]

Matsuki has to go at HT, offering nothing.

[Wade Garrett]

We’re a Russell Martin team again.  Propaganda football played at walking pace.  This is fucking terrible.

 

[Sir Ralph]

Dobbin and matsuki have been anonymous 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Just now, BotleySaint said:

We have under estimated them. Total lack of urgency when they attack. Got what we deserve. Though the Ref hasn't helped.

Indivdual errors have cost us, not any good play.

[AlexLaw76]

Our wide players have been terrible, both in attack and supporting defence

i much prefer Leo wide left.

[Jack]

Just now, Sir Ralph said:

Dobbin and matsuki have been anonymous 

Dobbin has been involved but yeah Matsuki just keeps giving it away. Get Fellows on to run at the 3 lads on yellows 

[Danbert]

12 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

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

Wack Jack the south coast Pirlo 

[obelisk]

Stephens fails with fairly easy header.

[Mr Brightside]

Fellows has to come on for Matsuki second half. 

[Saint Pete]

Good defensive header from Jack there. Sadly at wrong end. 

[trousers]

Free header for Stephens.... Flunked...

[OttawaSaint]

Header missed by Stephens. Ban him FA! 

[Viking Saint]

Some people seem to have forgotten that Manning's biggest weakness has always been that he is a poor defender and Stephens has always been bloody ordinary at best.