Norwich 0-1 Saints - Match Thread

[sandwichsaint]

Stop Harping on.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, sandwichsaint said:

Stop Harping on.

We need to Bass it better.

[obelisk]

At least this ref has decided to penalise Norwich's fouling.

A bit far out for a shot.

[die Mannyschaft]

Anyone at the game to provide 1st half summary.  The text updates and stats show nothing happening at all from both sides.

[SNSUN]

I think we may see Breezy on for Abbott half time but I'd keep Edozie and Dobbin on for ten minutes before making too many changes. 

Edited 2 hours ago by SNSUN

[Saint NL]

Just now, die Mannyschaft said:

Anyone at the game to provide 1st half summary.  The text updates and stats show nothing happening at all from both sides.

Pretty accurate summary

[whelk]

So good to have Jander back 

[SNSUN]

1 minute ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Anyone at the game to provide 1st half summary.  The text updates and stats show nothing happening at all from both sides.

That's pretty much it. 

[obelisk]

Virtually every Saints player in the Norwich penalty area but the attack comes to nothing.

[Saint NL]

Was that Stephens heading the ball away from goal? 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Shite FK from Manning

[saintant]

Well that made a steaming pile of crap look good.

[Saint Matty 76]

Not enough from Edozie, Dobbin or Matsuki tonight. We should theoretically get better as this goes on, fancy us to win.

[saintstowin]

Did Jack Stephens just head it away from their goal?

[RedArmy]

Just now, whelk said:

So good to have Jander back 

He is class. I want him to succeed but you really see how far behind the level Bragg is when Jander is back. 
 

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, obelisk said:

Virtually every Saints player in the Norwich penalty area but the attack comes to nothing.

Imagine the coronary Mauricio Pellegrino would have had at the potential counter attack. And then told Guido to warm up.

[Harry_SFC]

I actually think Tonda will be relatively happy with that. 0-0 and our bench is a lot better than theirs. 

It's pretty painful without a proper CF on the pitch though.

[davefizzy14]

Really hope Flynn is all ok and its just precautionary. Great to see Jander back.

Edited 2 hours ago by davefizzy14

[Saint Billy]

Its time we scored a Skol.

[saintant]

3 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

I think we may see Breezy on for Abbott half time but I'd keep Edozie and Dobbin on for ten minutes before making too many changes. 

Abbott is certainly no right back that's for certain. Did ok going forward but defensively all at sea.

[Gloucester Saint]

Skates one up on the Blades who have had Hamza Choudhry sent off.

[obelisk]

Saints losing the possession battle apparently.

[Turkish]

by the way did anyone else know it's over 840 hour since an opposition player scored a goal against us. That is an INSANE record

[Baird of the land]

Not very impressive

makeshift right back has struggled and is booked

cm looks poor 

Dobbin might as well not be playing. What a waste of 9m when we needed proper replacements up front and in cm.

[RedArmy]

Just now, saintant said:

Abbott is certainly no right back that's for certain. Did ok going forward but defensively all at sea.

Manning has made a career of that at full back so no reason Abbott can’t 

[Dr Who?]

Need to stop faffing and be more direct in the final 3rd. Need to get more shots off rather than looking for another pass at times. But half time, plenty of options on the bench and lots of time to go, but we need to get rid of this monkey off our back and grab an away win. 

[PerthshireSaint]

Just now, whelk said:

So good to have Jander back 

Just genuine class. 

[Paul_B]

Better performance so far than the weekend. Just no cutting edge up front. Bobbins invisible. Edozie ineffective. Downes injury a massive blow! 

[It's There]

We are the better team. Norwich there for the taking. I expect we will increase tempo in second half and Latin will enter the fray.

 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Saint Billy said:

Its time we scored a Skol.

I remember Worthington being Norwich manager. Did he manage Zak Whitbread?

(edit, Whitbread was there a few years after).

[sandwichsaint]

Win this 1-0 and it is job done. Norwich pretty limited and pretty dirty too. Hopefully we don’t need to bring all the cavalry on. Dobbin to score? 

[Midfield_General]

1 hour ago, Totton Saint said:

I cannot read who the subs are -print too small.

I guess only two days since Sunday to recover and try new tactics explains the changes to some extent.

Subs are: 

Long (GK)

Jander (already on)

Bree

Welington

Wood

Fellows

Larin

Mubama

Scienza

 

And hopefully he starts using some of them soon because that wasn't good enough from the fringe players who have come in. Dobbin is anonymous and Edozie is just being Edozie. 

[saintant]

Nothing to beat here. Unfortunately, we might well regret not putting out a side to win the game in the first half.

[Jack]

2 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

Manning has made a career of that at full back so no reason Abbott can’t 

Not great having it on both sides though

[adrian lord]

Are we playing the Double Diamond formation?

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, sandwichsaint said:

Dobbin to score? 

Unless Norwich has a red light district, I doubt it.

[Saint NL]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

by the way did anyone else know it's over 840 hour since an opposition player scored a goal against us. That is an INSANE record

You might want to check your maths on that one old chap

[Sheaf Saint]

2 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

Manning has made a career of that at full back so no reason Abbott can’t 

You can get away with one of your fullbacks being suspect at defending as long as he's contributing going forward, but not both of them.

[saintant]

3 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

Manning has made a career of that at full back so no reason Abbott can’t 

Ridiculous comment.

[Patches O Houlihan]

26 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I’d say 25 minutes into his debut, away from home in not his favourite position, is probably a little early to be saying that.

There was a good long ball into the box

[badgerx16]

1 minute ago, adrian lord said:

Are we playing the Double Diamond formation?

Not sure we have the Brains for that.

 

[Turkish]

2 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

You might want to check your maths on that one old chap

Yes you’re right it was only 600 hours 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Dobbin has been somewhat quiet.

Edozie has done a bit, but as usual to no real effect.

Abbott looks a bit dodgy at RB.

Manning all over the place playing as a striker at times. No wonder Edozie can’t get forward when he’s covering for Manning a lot of the time.

Norwich look like they’re a bit shit, but very capable of scoring out of the run of play. Thank fuck they’ve been poor as Cap’t Jack has been caught ball watching a couple of times.

Ref needs to get his head out of his arse and protect our players more.

[team-saint]

2 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

Subs are: 

Long (GK)

Jander (already on)

Bree

Welington

Wood

Fellows

Larin

Mubama

Scienza

 

And hopefully he starts using some of them soon because that wasn't good enough from the fringe players who have come in. Dobbin is anonymous and Edozie is just being Edozie. 

Welington isn't out on the pitch at HT. Guess that means he is coming on

[Holmes_and_Watson]

We look a bit disjointed in places, due to the changes.

Abbott is clearly a centre half, while Dobbin hasn't done anything to show he's a striker. If Mubama hasn't a knock, then it's a bit telling how he's rated currently. Neither offer what Larin does, and if we wanted to play differently, we had Archer.

Edozie had a good shot blocked, but like a lot of the team, hasn't linked up too much. Matsuki is better at that, keen to get into a central supporting role. When Abbott has used the space left to him, he's delivered a couple of good balls. After Norwich had their spell on top, it was some crisp passing that pushed, and kept them back.

Shame to see Downes going off, but Jander back so we should be fine there.

Azaz is probably the most likely for us. Or he'll set up Matsuki. We could do with some natural finishing up top.

[skintsaint]

6 minutes ago, It's There said:

and Latin will enter the fray.

Meliora agenda sunt!

Edited 2 hours ago by skintsaint

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, badgerx16 said:

Not sure we have the Brains for that.

 

I miss the football intelligence of Chris Marstons.

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, team-saint said:

Welington isn't out on the pitch at HT. Guess that means he is coming on

Or that he's injured himself. Can't see Manning coming off he's done ok.

[kevdoh]

Keep positive. Play the subs right and we have a good chance of getting the win. Larin and scienza should be game changers when they come on🤞 

[macca155]

Bit of a nothing half, guess we're trying to soften up Norwich and then press the button on 60 minutes. Not sure about Abbott at RB but early days. 

Dobbin needs people to pass to him when he finds space. Archer had the same issue, we just don't seem to play that way.

I hope Downes is ok but we have depth in midfield.

Why isn't Fellows playing, always looks a handful when he's on. Better than Edozie any day.

Let's hope the 2nd half is more fruitful.

Edited 2 hours ago by macca155