Saints vs Millwall - Saturday 3pm

[hypochondriac]

Very nervous about this one. Millwall are very physical and able to impose themselves on opponents- really the thing we struggle to do for large sections of the match. We need to find a way to move the ball quicker and inject some urgency into our play. I would take a draw in this I think but I worry that it will be a demoralising loss and some panic might start to seep in. I'd like to see:

Peretz 

Bree Wood Quarshie Manning 

Matsuki Downes Jander (feck knows if out) Scienza 

Azaz 

Larin 

 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Tough game. Thought they were pretty good when we played them at the start of the year. Draw probably wouldn't be a disaster.

[die Mannyschaft]

I dont think we can adapt to changes in games when teams counter or run direct rather than play the Saints slow build up predictable football. Our players are not physical enough or win enough headers, 50/50s dont get ein enough in midfield. A draw will be a great result as I think a win is out of our reach. 

We dont have a reliable defence we all agree about that so we need goals tgd other end but haven't brought in a natural goal scorer or even two. Where are the 18 to 25 goal a season forwards there not at Saints. We rely on 7 ot 9 goals from 8 different players at this. rate.

Tonda's tactics are too predictable. 

[hypochondriac]

16 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

I dont think we can adapt to changes in games when teams counter or run direct rather than play the Saints slow build up predictable football. Our players are not physical enough or win enough headers, 50/50s dont get ein enough in midfield. A draw will be a great result as I think a win is out of our reach. 

We dont have a reliable defence we all agree about that so we need goals tgd other end but haven't brought in a natural goal scorer or even two. Where are the 18 to 25 goal a season forwards there not at Saints. We rely on 7 ot 9 goals from 8 different players at this. rate.

Tonda's tactics are too predictable. 

We don't need a 25 goal a season striker to get promotion. What we need to do is sort out the midfield physicality so we can win the ball back, keep it and shield the defence. We also need to drop jack Stephens.

[Harry_SFC]

I would be tempted to play Archer on the right because everyone else who's has a go there this season has been shite. Fellows, Matsuki, Dobbin, Edozie all been poor.

Quarshie at CB with Wood.

[AlexLaw76]

For whatever reason, we are incredibly boring, slow and predictable for about 85% in games. It kills us.

We are also wide open in the middle of the park. It is almost like we are watching Will Still mk2.

As said against Stoke, we can all see with our own eyes the spark has gone and we are nothing like the beast we were 4-5 months ago.

Jander, if fit he will not start...if he does he will obviously be way off match sharpness and will get the run-around.

 

You could see there were big problems 12 months ago meaning we would not do anything meaningful in the league without massive changes. It kind of feels like that again. Millwall are not mugs as they are led by a canny manager in Alex Neil, and anything other than a win for us will be a poor result given our circumstances. 

Thankfully, the FA will probably give Dragan an 'out', as I believe Tonda is not the next great coach many thought he was (now that he can't cheat). That, or the players are not really having it after what happened, which is equally as bad. 

As for Dobbin - WTF is that?

Capn Jack should, once again, be no where near the side - but he is the skipper and will lead us out on Sat.

Edited 41 minutes ago by AlexLaw76

[Baird of the land]

Feels like a fame that is made for a big unit of a cb like quarshie. Previously tonda has been ruthless so hopefully he will be here.

cm is a massive problem. Sick of watching the ball get to the midfielders and them acting like they are fussball table players who are unable to run with the ball.
 

[Wade Garrett]

Need to drop Stephens, obviously.

Too much to ask that we actually sign any players before Saturday that will actually improve the team.

Hopefully we won’t be so fucking slow, boring and safe in possession.  Looks to me like some players are cheating and are fucking lazy.

Lose this and I’m afraid Solak is going to start looking very stupid for sticking by Eckert.  But then, Eckert is a yes man who won’t kick up a fuss.