old_eastender

good save Max, twice

Goal, Bell scores Mehmeti assist. would you believe it!

almost gift them the lead, big let off they didn't score

HT 0-0, we have done pretty well but the final crosses have been woeful, both Bell & Mehmeti have had 3 chances to find a teammate with a pass and not once has that happened.

Hopefully Sykes can get on and show them how it's done, maybe Dire too, wouldn't mind both Bell & Mehmeti coming off.

decent effort bu Mehmeti, deflected into the side netting.

Roberts this time with a weak cross, after good play to get there.

fantastic pass from Knight, but their keeper does brilliant to come out just before Mehmeti can get onto it

oh dear, another poor cross from Bell. He gets into great positions, but no end product.

Bell with a shot into the side netting, just pulled it.

Bell now had two chances to cross and find a man, but neither attempt anywhere near doing that.

Saints snap shot hits the top of the bar

Mehmeti frustrating so far...

Hoping Sykes is fit to be on the bench.

Also hope we go with a back 4, not a 3 which becomes a 5 as we surrender midfield and invite the opposition on to us.

21 minutes ago, redkev said:

 

Same amount as me roughly but I would honestly say apart from the cotterill era , bit of Gary Johnson and some Danny wilson this is probably the highest standard consistently we have played at , if you remember we have had some pretty dark days , it’s not great at the moment but I do see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel , 7-1 away to Northampton , 6-1 at home to wolves 5-0 away to Blackpool losing 1-0 at home to palace who were on a 19 game without a win run being totally dominated for a period by the gas oh and yes the cherry on the cake the pulis era , so perhaps things at all bad at the moment .

Are you completely forgetting promotion to the old Division 1 and the 2 seasons that followed?  That's easily the highest standard we have played at!  Although the 'double' wining side under Cotterill was the most enjoyable season in more recent times.

6 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

We let them create 9 chances, some good ones.  We defended nothing like say Sunderland, where our shape was good.  They got in through us, down the sides of us, behind us.  Individuals (Tanner my MOTM) bailed out a team change that screwed us!

Was as poor second half as we were good first half.

Agree, losing Cornick and switching to a back 3/5 handed them the initiative. We just surrender the midfield when we end-up 5 at the back.

Thought Tommy was unusually poor too, didn't have any service but also stood and watched their CBs stroll into our half instead of pressing them.

Switching to 3 playing CB nearly cost us. We look so much more vulnerable compared to playing a back 4

FT 1-2 Phew

FK Boro 10 yards outside the box

Well done Tanner, almost there

FFS 1-2, here we go

5 mins added!

Tommy is just walking about, instead of closing down their CBs when they have the ball.

I'd take Mehmeti off, he is looking a liability

Boro "score" but ruled offside, let off,

Roberts on for Pring