The free kick was given before the 2 mins was up - surely it has to be taken? Not that we'd have scored.... Maybe the ref had a dodgy lunch and needed to get off the pitch urgently
Sims was good, Lemina very good, i thought our CB's were good today too. Just need the 3 points dammit. should have been that aggressive from the start.
If they were going to get rid of him , they would have done it a while ago . They either believe he WILL keep us up , or are prepared for relegation IMHO .
Seems a bit unfair to give either side a point for that really. So, I wonder how long it will be before @Dell1964 comes on here blaming the fans for that performance?
I was going to defend Pellegrino by claiming we dominated huge portions of the game and in the end of the day it's not his fault out combined 30+ million dollar players missed several sitters. But then the substitutes completely ruined that. Shane long off for Sims who basically does the same job but much better? Boufal on instead of JWP? It's too late to sack Pellegrino now but if we avoid relegation he has to go. If he doesn't start a 4-4-2 next match I'm going to go ape-****.
Great result for all the other teams above us. Us ,Stoke and the Baggies really do deserve to go down if that's what happens.
I thought we played quite well in the second half. Both teams just don't look like scoring: either side had guilt-edged chances, especially Saints, and we did not take them.
I actually think you're both wrong. He's not absolutely ****e but he's definitely not the second coming either. He's a decent player playing in a poor side under an atrocious manager.
30 mins of positive play, with intensity and movement is not enough. We needed to win this. Stoke have conceded more goals than anyone else this season...
Well you have made a decision also, woukd be weird not to... I could be persuaded if he put in good performances, im not someone to have an opinion and refuse to change it. In fact, ill admit we did look better with 442 but that wasnt because gabbi did anything of note. Just a better shape
Begovic showing he's a **** goalkeeper lets Mahrez score a free kick from 30 yards that I could have saved
He's not the second coming, no. But to expect him to perform in dribs and drabs at the end of games is absurd. He, along with Charlie, is the best finisher in our squad, and he needs a run of games to come good, alongside Carrillo.
I'm still shaking my head that we only went for it with 25 minutes to go in a game we had to win. Gutless, pathetic management.