| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! 18:12 - Sep 21 with 2878 views | I_would |
Obviously not drilling the players on our free kicks or corners. Two of our players just stood around not knowing what to do before passing back to our half and wasting an attacking opportunity to put the game away.
On their corner, in which Ipswich equalized, we had no one on the pen line and he had all the time in the world for a shot. Yes, Aribo did bottle the shot and moved out the way, but Ipswich shouldn't have had the time on the ball.
We had the usual multi random subs come on to make us more prone to being attacked.
Although the starting eleven was marginally better than the previous four games, largely due to fortuitous injuries, these problems are down to RM . | |
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| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 18:23 - Sep 21 with 2806 views | WestEndBoy |
You can’t argue with that today.we played very well and dominated. It amazes me how Aribo has 3 songs dedicated to his name because he is not a premier league player . Need to do everything to manage lallana and dibling and keep them on the pitch as much as posssible this season | | | |
| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 19:24 - Sep 21 with 2552 views | Flamingbankers |
"On their corner, in which Ipswich equalized, we had no one on the pen line and he had all the time in the world for a shot. Yes, Aribo did bottle the shot and moved out the way, but Ipswich shouldn't have had the time on the ball."
I don't understand why Saints, or any other team, don't have a player there for corners or other set pieces. In recent years we've lost lots of points because of this. Surely it's a basic part of the game, especially in the higher divisions. | | | |
| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 19:30 - Sep 21 with 2538 views | dirk_doone |
Dominated? We seemed to be camped in and around our own penalty area for most of the game, and only 2 brilliant saves from Ramsdale saved us from a 3-1 defeat.
We were made to look 2nd best by a very mediocre bunch of players with a much better manager. Martin's substitutions were the final nail in our coffin.
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| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 22:00 - Sep 21 with 2353 views | WestEndBoy |
Camped in our own penalty area? I must have been at a different game | | | |
| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 22:51 - Sep 21 with 2227 views | dirk_doone |
Obviously so. Ipswich had twice as many shots on target as we did and 5 times as many corners. For much of the game we didn't have one player up front within 10 yards of the halfway line. I was crying out for us to stick at least one player up front so we could relieve the siege our goal was under. Admittedly, Ipswich's finishing was as bad as ours. It was clearly a match between the 2 relegation favourites. [Post edited 21 Sep 22:58]
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| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 23:02 - Sep 21 with 2171 views | WestEndBoy |
Siege? You obviously haven’t been watching saints very long if you think that was a siege . Good performance today | | | |
| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 23:05 - Sep 21 with 2159 views | dirk_doone |
Good performance?  You obviously were watching a different game. | |
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| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 23:06 - Sep 21 with 2152 views | kernow |
I was obviously watching a different game. I was completely unaware that we’d been beaten !? | | | |
| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 23:09 - Sep 21 with 2136 views | dirk_doone |
I'll change that to made to look 2nd best but it felt like a defeat. | |
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| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 23:16 - Sep 21 with 2115 views | kernow |
I disagree. It was disappointing but my expectations and sense of entitlement are not great.
We’re struggling but trying hard to get established and settled.
It was a good performance imo. | | | |
| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 07:23 - Sep 22 with 1863 views | grumpy |
Could have done with 3 points today. ☹️ | | | |
| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 08:19 - Sep 22 with 1767 views | Number_58 |
I can't believe that I actually agree with I_Would for once. Normally I think he's an unhinged, ill informed, vindictive idiot whose views are totally worthless, but I do concur about our free kicks and corners. If only we had someone who could drop the ball on a sixpence in the opposition area or bang one in from 25 yards. I think what I_Would is really getting at is that we need James Ward-Prowse back. | | | |
| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 10:38 - Sep 22 with 1610 views | I_would |
God I never gave that a thought. Let's hope he doesn't get loaned out to Blackburn at Xmas, you never know our new manager might bring him here. | |
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| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 11:29 - Sep 22 with 1556 views | StAnt |
The last thing we need is JWP shuffling up and down in midfield making zero tackles and passing the ball sideways and backwards. | | | |
| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 12:37 - Sep 22 with 1470 views | UmPahars |
This post has got some legs, as in the first half they took a short corner to Hutchinson (easily Ipswich’s best player) and only Fraser was there to compete against two of theirs. As a result Hutchinson had all the time in the world to deliver.
About ten minutes later, they had another corner set up the same and once again we only had Fraser against two attackers. Same result and Hutchinson put us under pressure.
We could see it a mile off, but the coaching staff (and the players failed to recognise the threat!). | | | |
| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 13:00 - Sep 22 with 1424 views | GRIM |
I have never warmed to RM & his ridiculous obsession with playing out from the back but is a New Manager the answer.
If he was sacked & we bring in a new man then history tells us that SR would appoint another unproven manager from a lower lge.
Albeit we had a squad plenty good enough to get us out of the Championship I don't think we have a squad capable of surviving in Premier Lge.
The acquisitions made in the summer only achieved in giving us a bigger squad but not a better team.
The exception being Ramsdale who is a big upgrade on McCarthy & Bazuna, but it'll take more than Ramsdale's heroics to keep us up. | | | |
| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 14:54 - Sep 22 with 1309 views | kingolaf |
I was going mental at that. Basics that we can’t do.
Their goal was after Diaz headed clear the corner and we had nobody on the edge of our box to clear.
Martin is a poor manager with a big ego. The longer we keep him, the less chance we have of staying up.
All out woes this season have been self-inflicted. Down to the manager. If Dragan is a ruthless businessman, he has to sack Martin. | | | |
| !!!!!!!! RM OUT !!!!!!!! on 14:58 - Sep 22 with 1290 views | PatfromPoole |
But shouldn’t that be on Calderwood? | |
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