Really should have been 3 or 4 nil , but same old story in front of goal 😡. By far the better team , Watford were woeful as highlighted by the argument at the end between players and fans. Didn’t get MP,s substitution we were all over Watford, unless his concern was we weren’t going to score another , but obvious plan would have been to bring on another striker. Still a win is a win and into the hat. Next up Brighton same attitude and commitment and we should be okay. Any news on Bertrand? Can’t really comment on Guido wasn’t on the pitch long enough, won a header got into a good position but poor pass by Long.

2

Created many chances, conversion rate poor as usual. Earlier substitutions from the manager which is an improvement but why go defensive and shut up shop when we were dominating the game? Still its been a long time waiting for a win and it feels good as does being in round 5 without a replay and a clean sheet. Lets build on this against Brighton and West Brom.

4

We are turning into Stoke!

1

Arsenal have many clever pretty footballers, but when things went against them they had no fight, Swansea simply wanted it more and out fought Arsenal.

0

This is getting hard to take from the team selection again baffling to say the least, we were never set up to win this game again.Four players that cost a fortune on the bench that should of started, this manager is clueless.We are in the s- - t for sure unless there is a massive change and l can't see that happening.

9

Bizarre team selection. Bottom line is if you can't beat Brighton once in a season then you're in deep do-do.

Doesn't look like we're signing anyone else, unless Les has something up his sleeve. Pretty rubbish day!

7

Another easy to win game wasted because of bad team selections. How can you have Saints 4 dearest players sat on the Bench? When are we going to put out an attacking team? This manager has to GO and before our next game. Looking at the games we have left I can see us getting 14 points at most. Gives us 37 points .

2

Yes - team selection and tactics baffling but also a lack of real quality throughout the team. Brighton were a poor side playing poorly and we struggled to get a point. Kreuger and Reed sat in the stands obviously thinking that these players and this manager can get us playing well enough to stay up - they obviously know something that I don't. Pathetic tonight and for the first time I am really beginning to believe relegation is a strong possibility.

4

Ridiculously light-weight midfield against a team that would normally be there for the taking.

Davis was poor and even more so as captain. He didn't rally the troops and certainly didn't lead by example - in fact you could tell after 5 mins that the team were not up for it tonight and that we would struggle. He surely wasn't that great against Watford in the cup to oust Hojbjerg in the front midfield position at the expense of Lemina ?

Then factor in Tadic having a mare, his replacement not at all interested - let alone not knowing when to shoot, playing Long up on his own, no midfield support to Long, a £19m striker who didn't win a header, an Italian International striker who is clearly not interested, giving away a stupid soft penalty and generating what, 3 shots of note on target - no wonder we were poor !!

At least we didn't go all defensive and negative when going into the last 20 mins - we were already playing that way anyway !! All that backward passing bollox, hot potato, you have it - no you have it because I don't know what to do with it and don't want the responsibility of crossing or shooting !! It was like watching a Purpose team or us earlier this season. Why couldn't they at least try to play like the did against Spurs and give it a go ?

Not looking forward to Saturday now - as we could be bottom by 5pm. City did put 3 past them tonight though, so they can be beaten easily despite their cup heroics, but whether MP will watch a tape to see how to do this, is another matter entirely !!

6

We don't have to go on about MP any more, he's f*cking useless and hasn't got a clue, and he does prove it every game. Though you would think he gives Reed an easy excuse for firing him, as MP doesn't Play any of Reed's latest heroics. Lemina, Gabbiadini, Boufal, Redmond and Carillo not starting. Forster, one of our most expensive Players who has been given a needless contract Extension in the summer, on the bench. Bednarek not even in contention in a CD, that is Relegation Standard for a year now (unfortunately it seems rightly so).

Starting an attacking 4 with JWP, Davis and Long is just ridiculous. Tadic is able to create a lot, but he Needs Players around him who can score.

Two situations describe best what the offensive Problems are:
Once in the first half Bertrand entered the box with pace, looking up and seeing Davis and JWP Jogging along in the middle not even trying to make a run so he shoots from a very bad angle.
Second: Boufal makes a goalbound cross and despite nobody being able to reach that cross initially, noone even follows it. The GK lost control but it didn't matter. Austin would have scored that one, even I would have. This is what a real golascorer, a poacher, has to do. To anticipate what might happen, to get into positions where you might score. It's not really about "standing" in the right place, you firstly have to get there. Sometimes you have to hope for a mistake to happen, but you may never stop going there, just because it seems unlikely. It's the difference between a Forward and a poacher. And it did prove the statistics we all knew before, that Carillo is no replacement for Austin as he was one Standing and watching and just started moving when the GK lost it. You have to move a Long time before that to capitalize..

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