Match Day Thread Watford vs Southampton. Sat, 9 Dec 15:00

[oldstocktonsaint]

Dirty Southern bar stewards. Who could have ever said that about the current Saints team?

 

[tomw24]

We've got Bednarek and Baz to thank for going in at HT 0-0.

 

[Paddy Podped]

Blimey, the wind is absolutely ripping through the gantry. Can really hear it on the commentary (listening to Watford's comms on my stream)

Hmmm in which case maybe it wasn’t just the lunchtime beans. I’ll get a doctor up there for him

 

[Che’s Godlike Thighs]

Good thing the defenders are playing well. Back to creating very little. Charly guilty of losing possession too much. Adams invisible again, but in fairness completely starved of anything.

 

[Le Tissier's Laces]

Well this is rather tight.

 

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Awful half. When we were on top we were totally toothless. Whenever Watford come froward we are in desperate defence mode.

The only hope is the first 30 minutes will come back to exhaust Watford second half.

 

[AberdeenSaint]

Che has been anonymous. I`d try something different.

 

[Le Tissier's Laces]

Good thing the defenders are playing well. Back to creating very little. Charly guilty of losing possession too much. Adams invisible again, but in fairness completely starved of anything.

Got to give credit to Watford. They’re incredibly compact and disciplined in their shape when we have the ball.

 

[steve79]

Well that was a tough half. Very tight game this. Need to up the tempo 2nd half

 

[West Kent Saint]

Well, work to do. Charley not on it yet, poor touch, though not that much space. Downes obviously a miss.

 

[tomw24]

Got to give credit to Watford. They’re incredibly compact and disciplined in their shape when we have the ball.

This. They're a difficult team to play.

 

[Saints_Alive]

Well, work to do. Charley not on it yet, poor touch, though not that much space. Downes obviously a miss.

Yeah, I was just going to post the same about Charly's lack of a first touch.

 

[Saintmagic]

Their direct passing is much more effective at the moment.

Tbf direct passing always looks effective against us because of our style. Watford done well to hold shape and win the ball back when we have most players in their half

 

[Le Tissier's Laces]

This. They're a difficult team to play.

Been really impressed with them.

 

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[tomw24]

Awful half. When we were on top we were totally toothless. Whenever Watford come froward we are in desperate defence mode.

The only hope is the first 30 minutes will come back to exhaust Watford second half.

Watford have made things really difficult for us. I wouldn't say we've been awful.

 

[SotonOldBoy]

Missing our wingers today. Not one cross from the left hand side. 11 games undefeated, but really hard to enjoy the pace of our play.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

I don’t think we were awful, our problem was the age old one of giving the ball away far too often in the final third, and then not recovering quickly enough. Gav and Janny B kept us in it.

Aribo creating more than Charly, Stuey, and KWP put together is a problem.

 

[Le Tissier's Laces]

This is one of the games where we will miss Sulemana.

 

[Che’s Godlike Thighs]

Got to give credit to Watford. They’re incredibly compact and disciplined in their shape when we have the ball.

Yep. I don;t think our passing has even been particularly negative. Been fairly crisp, but no way through.