West Ham 2-3 Saints - Match Thread

[Totton Saint]

Good to know Dobbin can fill in for Clyne

[whelk]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

All of a sudden our pressing play has woken up.

Yeah this game is definitely going in stages

[Saint Fan CaM]

No way is this staying 1-3!

[HKsaint]

AA also scored

[Mr X]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

This is Saints. It's never enough...

True nervous times! 😂

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Dobbin played through there. But couldn't take the touch to set himself up.

[whelk]

FFS how he missed that?!

[Sheaf Saint]

Oof! That's a let off!

Ah, would have been offside anyway. Phew.

[Saint NL]

How did he miss???

 

Oh offside

[Saint_clark]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

impressed with Dobbin..he is dropping slightly deep to get the ball and we are not really launching it up to him...he is pretty quick and tricky.....

Azaz is just so good on the ball

With how well Azaz did V Pompey up front I wonder whether that might be a better option when Larin is out, with Dobbin running behind him.

[Saint Fan CaM]

OMG - they nearly scored…offside

[stknowle]

Gotta say this is one hell of game.

[RedArmy]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

With how well Azaz did V Pompey up front I wonder whether that might be a better option when Larin is out, with Dobbin running behind him.

Why on earth would we take Azaz out of the 10 if we don’t have to? He is outstanding there today. 

[Mr X]

Just now, stknowle said:

Gotta say this is one hell of game.

Yes a much better pace than the usual plodding borefest 

[Sheaf Saint]

How's that not a foul!?

[Saint NL]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

How's that not a foul!?

Clear as day 🤣

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, RedArmy said:

Why on earth would we take Azaz out of the 10 if we don’t have to? He is outstanding there today. 

Because the ball sticks better up front than with Dobbin there, and he would still be able to link up with the other attacking players. 

[OttawaSaint]

Cockney commentators having a bit of a moan. 😂 

[AlexLaw76]

That corner, there was a clear foul on Stephens...it is so frustrating that issues like that are not penalised

[whelk]

Looks like might be raining there

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

Cockney commentators having a bit of a moan. 😂 

"Naow, naow, naow!"

[whelk]

This game should be giving Dobbin confidence 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, whelk said:

This game should be giving Dobbin confidence 

He has been out best player IMO. really good performance..

[stknowle]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

Cockney commentators having a bit of a moan. 😂 

Don’t know if you have the same ones as on my stream but Paul Parker is FULL of impressive insight on mine…….

[OttawaSaint]

That goal has really settled us. Playing some nice stuff at the moment.

[adrian lord]

Swans getting hammered. 

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, stknowle said:

Don’t know if you have the same ones as on my stream but Paul Parker is FULL of impressive insight on mine…….

Paul Parker the RB of that famous 1990 England team no less...

[stknowle]

Just now, stknowle said:

Don’t know if you have the same ones as on my stream but Paul Parker is FULL of impressive insight on mine…….

Latest one ‘they need to bring on someone with legs’

[Saint NL]

This ref is very easily influenced 

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, adrian lord said:

Swans getting hammered. 

Good for them. Wildlife should be allowed to let their hair down once in a while...

[whelk]

Just now, OttawaSaint said:

Paul Parker the RB of that famous 1990 England team no less...

I’ve got Adam and Joe. With Blackmore talking about how much he pigged out one Christmas

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, stknowle said:

Don’t know if you have the same ones as on my stream but Paul Parker is FULL of impressive insight on mine…….

Full of something.

[Saint Matty 76]

A horror 10 minutes in there but otherwise brilliant stuff.

I can't see us not scoring again, but I also can't see them not scoring either. Chaotic 2nd half I imagine.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 minute ago, adrian lord said:

Swans getting hammered. 

They were never going to last long at the top. Mid table for sure.

[saint michael]

Great overall half saints. Please stop those wobbly moments. Not good for the old ticker 

[Jimmy_D]

That’ll do so far.

[hypochondriac]

We could still easily lose this. Going to have to weather the storm.

[AlexLaw76]

HT

Amazing first 10-15 mins...then 20 mins of all West Ham....then we finish the better side.

Some quality goals win this game.

Our set up, with Dobbin coming Short, is working a treat when we can get the pass into him. Azaz silky as per, manning decent. JwP barely given the ball away...

[Saint NL]

What a crazy half.

Sublime to go 2-0 up and then it was like everyone forgot how to control the ball. But good to get back into it.

We need to not concede early otherwise I fear for an awful 4-3 loss. 

[Suhari]

Big halftime decision to make.

The can of Sapporo I started the game with clearly inspired Matsuki.

Do I start the second half the same, or move to an English ale?

[Jack]

Just now, Saint Matty 76 said:

A horror 10 minutes in there but otherwise brilliant stuff.

I can't see us not scoring again, but I also can't see them not scoring either. Chaotic 2nd half I imagine.

That’s how I see it, next goal is absolutely massive. If they get it I feel we might just sit back and struggle, if we get it then we’re out of sight 

[sfc4prem]

Decent half there! Third was very much against the run of play but so delighted for Lewis there.

West Ham very dangerous with KWP and Kante and Bowen and Tatay. Did well to keep them mostly at bay but feel that Jander gave KWP too easy a pass there, a little trailing leg attempt to stop him getting past.

[OttawaSaint]

Need this HT to have a breather myself. Frenetic stuff!

[sfc4prem]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

We could still easily lose this. Going to have to weather the storm.

That is less to do with our play or players and more to do with their attacking quality. Ridiculous, really, for the Championship.

[SylvianSylvian]

Good to see the Stratford folk booing their team off… we just need to keep at them, they’re a total mess at the back. Bit of a worryingly flappy Peretz today… shame we don’t have an England keeper in the prime years of his career to keep him on his toes 😬

[CSA96]

Hammers fans booed their team off at the break 

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

Big halftime decision to make.

The can of Sapporo I started the game with clearly inspired Matsuki.

Do I start the second half the same, or move to an English ale?

Or a nice stout for an Azaz worldie?

[GDog07]

13 minutes ago, Totton Saint said:

Good to know Dobbin can fill in for Clyne

We’ve only had 11 years to finalise his replacement! 😜

[sfc4prem]

Just now, CSA96 said:

Hammers fans booed their team off at the break 

Fucking losers 😅

[saintant]

Boys have risen to the challenge in that first half. I was reluctantly praising Boro last night but now we've matched their 3-1 half time score against far better opposition than they faced. Good that Dobbin scored and is doing well. Leo off it again.  Big second half and every player needs to stand up and be counted. A win here would be massive. Well done Saints and Tonda.

Edited 6 hours ago by saintant