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Match Day Thread Saints v Diiiiiiiiiiiiiirttttttttty Leeds Saturday 13th August 3pm

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  1. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member
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    Has it occurred to you he's factored the heat into his team selection? A fresh Aribo brought on around the hour mark could cause havoc. He hasn't been binned.
     
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  2. Paddy Podped

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    Looks more like 3-4-3 or 3-4-2-1 to me.
    Happy enough with this, particularly in the heat.
     
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  3. Saints Fan4Life

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    It's like a tombola with some of his random decisions.
     
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  4. Gregm1988

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    Which likely also explains why Elyounoussi is starting over Aribo. Who very much suits high tempo play.
     
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  5. Le Saint

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    No it hasn’t. Play your best players. End of
     
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  6. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    please log in to view this image
     
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  7. Gregm1988

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    Not just me then. Gosh some people are determined to see the negatives. Even indirectly criticising the return of Adams that people have been crying out for all week. I don’t understand
     
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    Gregm1988, Aug 13, 2022
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  8. tomw24

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    That comment just emphasizes why you're a fan and Ralph's the manager.
     
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  9. Gregm1988

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    And that explains why you aren’t a football manager.
     
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  10. Gregm1988

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    Haha we are basically posting the same thing in quick succession. A cynic would think it was the same person with two accounts !
     
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  11. Le Saint

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    Didn’t realise it was such a controversial thought!
     
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  12. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    To be fair, I understand why people think that someone being left on the bench can mean they're not rated, but in other sports (particularly NBA, for example) the concept of 'starters' and 'finishers' is commonplace. Pep believes in the same thinking (helps when you have a fortune to spend!)

    Being able to bring on Romeu, Aribo and Mara is hopefully a way of making an impact with our changes in the heat.
     
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    This. With 5 subs now available this is even more of an issue. If Ralph waits until 75mins today to make a sub then it's fair to criticise him. He needs to be proactive with his bench today.
     
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  14. Gregm1988

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    It’s more that saying he has been “binned” after one game is kind of a hysterical over reaction. He is on the bench and there is a plausible reason why.
     
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    Ralph even spoke about this last season for FA Cup games, explaining his line ups would look different to if it were 3 subs because of the increased opportunities to affect the game with subs.
     
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  17. Le Saint

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    Where did I criticise bringing back Adams. I just merely commented on the randomness of his selections. With the strikers we have I would play Adams. It just has little logic after refusing to even bring him on at Spurs. And the speed with which you guys like to criticise fellow fans. Jees…
     
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  18. Le Saint

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    Call off the dogs. It’s just a figure of speech. You guys are so precious
     
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    And with 5 subs that concept becomes even more important. I’m fine with that team, and 3-5-2 is fine in this heat.
     
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    ChilcoSaint, Aug 13, 2022
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  20. Saints Fan4Life

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    Anti-ralph isn't allowed on here, that's all it is :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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