Saints 3-1 Stoke - Match Thread

[ChristopheVAFC]

1 minute ago, St Louis said:

Any links to watch? (please)

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[Lee On Solent Saint]

Really important not to lose this from here. Whilst we are waiting for players to arrive, we really can't afford to be cut adrift from the top 6.

[tdmickey3]

Just now, Micky said:

He is not a poor captain.  He's a poor defender.

Where is his leadership then?

He doesn't do anything 

[Travelling Saint]

2 minutes ago, St Louis said:

Any links to watch? (please)

http://www.fawanews.sc/Southampton vs Stoke City --- CH 2.html

[Cuddles]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

If he could just learn to hit his crosses with more pace. He does well to get to the byline but just puts in a floater straight to the keeper 9 times out of ten.

Floater 💩😂

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Cuddles said:

Floater 💩😂

Stephens getting another mention then.

[Turkish]

2 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

One manager is having an even worse afternoon than Tonda - Leicester 0 Burton 2 and Oliver Skipp sent off for booting a Burton player in the abdomen. 

So so brave though 

[Saint NL]

Same as last week, loads of space in midfield with no saints player anywhere near

 

Tessum just said the same thing, he reckons it's lack of fitness

Edited yesterday at 14:39 by Saint NL

[tdmickey3]

Stephens leaves everything to wood

[OttawaSaint]

3 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

One manager is having an even worse afternoon than Tonda - Leicester 0 Burton 2 and Oliver Skipp sent off for booting a Burton player in the abdomen. 

But are they winning the possession league?

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Turkish said:

So so brave though 

Lucy must have an Excel open calculating the latest pay off.

[Turkish]

43 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Do we know what is actually wrong with Jander?

Transferitus

[Hawkswood]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

So so brave though 

Thought trusting the process would come first

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Seems like we are secomd best all over the pitch at the moment.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, tdmickey3 said:

Stephens leaves everything to wood

As long as he doesn’t touch it.

[SNSUN]

Salech scores. Maybe Saintsweb members should be scouts. 😝

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Seems like we are secomd best all over the pitch at the moment.

Not a surprise given the respective line-ups. Flynn can’t be a whole midfield by himself.

[Jack]

Fellows has given up shooting altogether. Probably for the best 

[badgerx16]

1 minute ago, tdmickey3 said:

Stephens leaves everything to wood

Sensible.

[Saint NL]

Mubama to score the winner. You heard it here first 

[bangkoksaint]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Same as last week, loads of space in midfield with no saints player anywhere near

 

Tessum just said the same thing, he reckons it's lack of fitness

If that is the case it’s totally unforgivable and dare I say it negligent. We can be the worst team ability wise but no excuses not to be fit.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Just now, Gloucester Saint said:

Not a surprise given the respective line-ups. Flynn can’t be a whole midfield by himself.

Agreed. He seems to be getting a bit frustrated out there. Real lack of quality in the middle. 

[badgerx16]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Mubama to score the winner. You heard it here first 

Given our luck it will be an OG.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Mubama to score the winner. You heard it here first 

Update on 79 minutes, it was into his own net from a Stoke corner.

[SNSUN]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Mubama to score the winner. You heard it here first 

I'll go for a Manning FK. 

[Mr X]

Second to every ball where's the desire? 

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Mr X said:

Second to every ball where's the desire? 

Such a listless tepid performance.

[Saint NL]

1 minute ago, Mr X said:

Second to every ball where's the desire? 

Looks like our players have been freed from desire, nah nah nah nah nah nah nah 

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, OttawaSaint said:

Such a listless tepid performance.

All of the bullshit about having a team to be proud of after the Spygate saga was just that. 

[Edmonton Saint]

Scienza has been awful to be fair. 

[PerthshireSaint]

Booooo

[Gloucester Saint]

2 minutes ago, Edmonton Saint said:

Scienza has been awful to be fair. 

Most of them have. Off the pace and Stoke have too much pace, power and quality all the way down the spine. Saints have the best striker and attacking midfielder on the pitch but can’t benefit from them fully. Would be very fortunate to escape with a point if the score stayed the same. 

Edited yesterday at 14:49 by Gloucester Saint

[St Chalet]

Half time, hopefully we can start playing second half.

[Saint NL]

One and a half games into the new league season and I'm beginning to wonder what it is I was looking forward too 

[leeham_69]

79% aerial duels won by stoke apparently ☠️

[stknowle]

Hmmmmmmm. An ok-ish half of football. 

[pingpong]

Solid half from Stephens, good recovery from last week and the dogs abuse he gets now just for existing.  reckon we will win this one with some impact subs.

[SNSUN]

I'm not one to overreact but IMO we should sell everyone of value and build for our League One promotion push. 😉

[tdmickey3]

Just now, Saint NL said:

One and a half games into the new league season and I'm beginning to wonder what it is I was looking forward too 

Lots to look forward to but it may be what you don't want to see

[DT]

Dismal. Plodding. Nothing in the middle, confusion at the back (Stephens should not be in a team ever), Fellows scampering around like a Tyro league player, bang average everywhere.

Very hard watch.

We are going to need to make some good signings very quick. How come we are surprised by this every bloody season?

Ambitionless

[tdmickey3]

Just now, pingpong said:

Solid half from Stephens, good recovery from last week and the dogs abuse he gets now just for existing.  reckon we will win this one with some impact subs.

He is just ball watching and leaving the challenges to Wood

[redandwhitey]

We need Matsumi off, he is not an effective midfielder 

[ChristopheVAFC]

All square at the break—though we did score first, and Cyle is still in that post-World Cup form. As for the rest, it’s an early-season match: plenty of sloppy play and some unnecessary fouls...

Come on, let's get a second goal and win this!

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Do any of them actually want to be here? Scienza just looking like he's going through the motions.

[Mr X]

5 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Looks like our players have been freed from desire, nah nah nah nah nah nah nah 

They need their mind and senses purified! 

[DT]

1 minute ago, pingpong said:

Solid half from Stephens, good recovery from last week and the dogs abuse he gets now just for existing.  reckon we will win this one with some impact subs.

He does absolutely nothing, apart from cause confusion and do the occasional brain fart. The team has to play because of him, mindful of his shortcomings. When he doesn't play, we look stronger.

[AlexLaw76]

Unless there is a big change how we approach games, we are not going up. Could see it last summer and can see it now.

Like last summer, we are very easy to score against and we are wide open in the middle of the park. Matsuki is never ever a CM.

But going forward, so very pedestrian if we are unable to play a killer pass or a long diagonal.

Lets hope Tonda is actually a good manager and not one who's abilities were enhanced by cheating.

[Miltonaggro]

Scrappy half, with Saints shading it. Fair few long balls to Larin, Fellows lively Scienza invisible.  THB on park and 7/10 their goal chance snuffed out. Another shit ref. We should win this comfortably if we find rhythm and better players start showing up. 

[scumbag]

I doubt many of them want to be here, but thought they'd at least be playing for a move.

[Gloucester Saint]

4 minutes ago, leeham_69 said:

79% aerial duels won by stoke apparently ☠️

A predictable statistic given the lack of strength through spine. If I was Robins I’d be saying now ‘they’re shit, on -4, and their crowd will turn on their owners if we get our noses in front, game is yours to win comfortably if you keep at it and take your chances’. 

Edited yesterday at 14:53 by Gloucester Saint