Probably couldn't see you...I offered him my glasses, but foolishly he ignored me.
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Probably couldn't see you...I offered him my glasses, but foolishly he ignored me.
What that shows is that a) we didn't "stay tight" b) we allowed 24 crosses into our box c) 7 came from our actual right side, inside the 18 yard line, in open play, only 2 from the other side, inside that 18 yard line in open play.
I'm not just blaming Sissoko here, but he was fuckinh lax at closing down - as ever - even the pundits picked up on it on my stream, saying he looked bewildered at times, not knowing where to be - but Eriksen's closing down wasn't good at times either, and generally as a team we just did not get "tight" or keep a tight collective shape, or closed and pressed to stop them getting into positions to put balls into the box.
Southampton were just fucking inept in the box- which is pretty much dogged them for the last 2 years, because they don't play bad football and they do create positions to create chances from in games.
...but don't forget we gifted them the ball for the entire game, not just after Aurier had been given his marching orders. Overall we worked very hard, but our passing left a lot to be desired, making a difficult game even more of a challenge.Anyone thinking we 'played badly' with 10 men - I suggest you look at historic stats for results where teams have played for more than 60 mins with a man sent off.
Probability of a win drops to pretty much zero.
Yes - Sissoko had a good game. He really stepped up to the plate after Aurier's dismissal.I thought Sissoko did well - don’t remember him being beat and generally held a good position for a non RB. Compare him to Sanchez against Arse and you’ll see how well he did.
Where I disagree with your comments and stats is that we were pretty comfortable in open play.
They had 3 moments in the second half - the header from corner, the free kick and the cross from their right which Ings just missed.
No real danger from our right.
Allowing crosses in from the flanks - especially deep - seemed to be an acceptable situation for us as we dominated in the air. They have a short attack so any cross in we were big favourites.
Saints were pretty poor on the ball, Romeo is pretty limited so no danger there, and also they constantly had 4-5 players behind the ball despite us only having Harry in an advanced position..... they really didn’t commit enough bodies to put us under pressure.
Great effort from the boys - the perfect game to showcase fight and togetherness after the week we had.
...but don't forget we gifted them the ball for the entire game, not just after Aurier had been given his marching orders. Overall we worked very hard, but our passing left a lot to be desired, making a difficult game even more of a challenge.
Looks more like Will'o the Wisp to me!Here's the heat map:
Especially when you consider it was 10v12 for the last hour!!!!Anyone thinking we 'played badly' with 10 men - I suggest you look at historic stats for results where teams have played for more than 60 mins with a man sent off.
Probability of a win drops to pretty much zero.
I don’t mind calling them out because on too many occasions they determine the course of the game (not this though) but he wasn’t very goodI really don't like digging out refs, as I know I'm biased, but the one today was absolutely shocking.
What that shows is that a) we didn't "stay tight" b) we allowed 24 crosses into our box c) 7 came from our actual right side, inside the 18 yard line, in open play, only 2 from the other side, inside that 18 yard line in open play.
I'm not just blaming Sissoko here, but he was fuckinh lax at closing down - as ever - even the pundits picked up on it on my stream, saying he looked bewildered at times, not knowing where to be - but Eriksen's closing down wasn't good at times either, and generally as a team we just did not get "tight" or keep a tight collective shape, or closed and pressed to stop them getting into positions to put balls into the box.
Southampton were just fucking inept in the box- which is pretty much dogged them for the last 2 years, because they don't play bad football and they do create positions to create chances from in games.
An awful lot of those crosses were poor thanks to Sissoko. He made the angles difficult.
Genuinely thought Rose was going to knock him outI really don't like digging out refs, as I know I'm biased, but the one today was absolutely shocking.
Wasnt getting battered ? Jesus Christ,did you actually watch the second half ?We weren’t getting fucking battered.
They had the ball but were pretty useless with it. They didn’t commit enough bodies forward. It was a far less nerve wracking second half than I expected.
The boys marshalled it through very well.
Sissoko played well at RB. Ndombele looked good. Jan and Toby looked assured. Winks put in a shift. Lamela was a good choice to come on at 60mins, he did well.
After a rubbish week, having to dig 3pts out was probably the best medicine we could have had (thanks Serge....)
By "staying tight" I meant in the 18 yard box, it's impossible to stay tight to everyone with only 10 men.What that shows is that a) we didn't "stay tight" b) we allowed 24 crosses into our box c) 7 came from our actual right side, inside the 18 yard line, in open play, only 2 from the other side, inside that 18 yard line in open play.
I'm not just blaming Sissoko here, but he was fuckinh lax at closing down - as ever - even the pundits picked up on it on my stream, saying he looked bewildered at times, not knowing where to be - but Eriksen's closing down wasn't good at times either, and generally as a team we just did not get "tight" or keep a tight collective shape, or closed and pressed to stop them getting into positions to put balls into the box.
Southampton were just fucking inept in the box- which is pretty much dogged them for the last 2 years, because they don't play bad football and they do create positions to create chances from in games.
I thought Sissoko did well - don’t remember him being beat and generally held a good position for a non RB. Compare him to Sanchez against Arse and you’ll see how well he did.
Where I disagree with your comments and stats is that we were pretty comfortable in open play.
They had 3 moments in the second half - the header from corner, the free kick and the cross from their right which Ings just missed.
No real danger from our right.
Allowing crosses in from the flanks - especially deep - seemed to be an acceptable situation for us as we dominated in the air. They have a short attack so any cross in we were big favourites.
Saints were pretty poor on the ball, Romeo is pretty limited so no danger there, and also they constantly had 4-5 players behind the ball despite us only having Harry in an advanced position..... they really didn’t commit enough bodies to put us under pressure.
Great effort from the boys - the perfect game to showcase fight and togetherness after the week we had.
An awful lot of those crosses were poor thanks to Sissoko. He made the angles difficult.
Yeah, they kept on cutting in to cross - which looks dangerous, but normally either goes through to the keeper or out of play.
We were lucky yesterday that Southampton lack much attacking prowess, and have for a while. Other teams have continually punished us this season, and much of last.
You are so right, we were extremely lucky yesterday because:
_ We scored while 10 v 11
_ Our defending was calamity
_ Hugo did not save anything
_ All their shots on target were goals scored