Match Thread Coventry City - Southampton Match Thread - Saturday 14th Mar (51 Viewers)

[CCFC96]

Frustrating game - a draw probably would've been fair. Think we looked laboured and slow in possession all game, second to everything. Thought Grimes/Onyeka and then Torp when he came on were poor at showing for the ball - Eccles in the 10 works in some games but today wasn't one of those, it was crying out for Rudoni. Also should've gone long earlier and more frequently.

Enjoyed it being their cup final, pretty rapid fall from thinking they were gonna piss the league to shithousing a win that keeps them in 7th.

Today's had no real impact on the promotion race other than another game burned for the chasing pack.

 

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[baldy]

It just showed that Bristol had created literally nothing up to that point.

How would you & others have coped in the days of Saint & Greavsie & the rest of the 90s without this xG shite?

 

[jto123]

Frustrating game - a draw probably would've been fair. Think we looked laboured and slow in possession all game, second to everything. Thought Grimes/Onyeka and then Torp when he came on were poor at showing for the ball - Eccles in the 10 works in some games but today wasn't one of those, it was crying out for Rudoni. Also should've gone long earlier and more frequently.

Enjoyed it being their cup final, pretty rapid fall from thinking they were gonna piss the league to shithousing a win that keeps them in 7th.

Today's had no real impact on the promotion race other than another game burned for the chasing pack.

Lampard referred to this in the interview. Obviously frustrating result, but what a complement to have a parachute team play such a negative game plan against us.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

How would you & others have coped in the days of Saint & Greavsie & the rest of the 90s without this xG shite?

Relax dude

 

[Adge]

Wasn’t really our day today-bit of a bad day at the office but we nearly got an undeserved draw after deciding to start playing ten minutes from the end. I knew we’d lack fire power when it was the end for Wright and Simms just didn’t impose himself against a better team than Preston as he did on Wednesday night. Eccles just didn’t workout either and was rightly hooked on 50 odd.
Oh well, put it to bed and onto Swansea.

 

[clint van damme]

How would you & others have coped in the days of Saint & Greavsie & the rest of the 90s without this xG shite?

How would you have coped before electricity?

 

[baldy]

Relax dude

Oh I am mate

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Wasn’t really our day today-but of a bad day at the office but we nearly got an undeserved draw after deciding to start playing ten minutes from the end. I knew we lack fire power when it was the end for Wright and Simms just didn’t impose himself against a better team than Preston as he did on Wednesday night. Eccles just didn’t workout either and was rightly hooked on 50 odd.
Oh well, put it to bed and onto Swansea.

Deserved a draw imo but agree with the rest.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Oh I am mate

xG is a tool that’s all

 

[SBAndy]

For me Eccles is a defensive midfielder..I don't get him, at 10. Torp or Esse.

Annoys me how our 10 plays as a second striker out of possession rather than dropping in to make a midfield 3.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Wasn’t really our day today-bit of a bad day at the office but we nearly got an undeserved draw after deciding to start playing ten minutes from the end. I knew we’d lack fire power when it was the end for Wright and Simms just didn’t impose himself against a better team than Preston as he did on Wednesday night. Eccles just didn’t workout either and was rightly hooked on 50 odd.
Oh well, put it to bed and onto Swansea.

We deserved at least a draw

 

[CovveeBreak]

Saints shithousing aside, if we were our clinical selves today we’re celebrating nothing but a solid win.

Sadly not gonna blame anyone but ourselves for that today. Didn’t even play badly mind you.

Good day of results though so I’m chill

 

[coop]

Rushworth will be pissed off with that second goal,bit of a shocker there.

 

[shepardo01]

Enjoyed it being their cup final,

Thing is, we are going to be everyone's cup final between now and the end of the season....

Great that we created 5 clear cut chances (or whatever they are called on the stats) but we don't have anyone ruthless enough to put them away. Said it before, we are too nice at the top end of the pitch!
(And reflected in Esse and Simms piss poor pussy powder puff attempts at defending for their second)

 

[shepardo01]

xG is a tool that’s all

Not as much of a tool as the referee!

 

[Sky Blue Wozza]

It’s shit to lose at home…but I bet Boro and Millwall fans are feeling worse tonight

 

[Skyblueabo1111]

Thing is, we are going to be everyone's cup final between now and the end of the season....

Great that we created 5 clear cut chances (or whatever they are called on the stats) but we don't have anyone ruthless enough to put them away. Said it before, we are too nice at the top end of the pitch!
(And reflected in Esse and Simms piss poor pussy powder puff attempts at defending for their second)

We needed to score. No idea why we didn't leave Simms uo top!

 

[TomRad85]

Thing is, we are going to be everyone's cup final between now and the end of the season....

Great that we created 5 clear cut chances (or whatever they are called on the stats) but we don't have anyone ruthless enough to put them away. Said it before, we are too nice at the top end of the pitch!
(And reflected in Esse and Simms piss poor pussy powder puff attempts at defending for their second)

This is mental. We're the leagues top scorers by a mile.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

This is mental. We're the leagues top scorers by a mile.

Honestly some peoples brains turn to mush

 

[Bigelvesy]

Rushworth will be pissed off with that second goal,bit of a shocker there.

Pissed off because 3 people make timid jumps and dont move towards the ball? Look at it in slow mo and watch Esse, Torp and Simms. Simms especially is embarrassing and then he gets infront of a shot on goal in the last minute and does the defenders work for them. Absolute braindead footballer stealing a living

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Thing is, we are going to be everyone's cup final between now and the end of the season....

Great that we created 5 clear cut chances (or whatever they are called on the stats) but we don't have anyone ruthless enough to put them away. Said it before, we are too nice at the top end of the pitch!
(And reflected in Esse and Simms piss poor pussy powder puff attempts at defending for their second)

Their keeper has had to pull off 3 worldies dude, notwithstanding that our finishing wasn’t great otherwise.

 

[TomRad85]

Honestly some peoples brains turn to mush

Utterly bizarre, 6 wins followed by a slightly unfortunate defeat and we're verging on headloss territory again.

 

[shepardo01]

This is mental. We're the leagues top scorers by a mile.

Yeah.. maybe a bit sensationalist, but I've said before, I'd love a striker with a bit of nastiness - and a goalscorers instinct... Honestly don't think Wright or Simms have that.
(Yes, they've scored a load of goals, but imagine if one of them did have that edge.... Yes ..they wouldn't be playing for us....I know...)

 

[JSL]

Frustrating game - a draw probably would've been fair. Think we looked laboured and slow in possession all game, second to everything. Thought Grimes/Onyeka and then Torp when he came on were poor at showing for the ball - Eccles in the 10 works in some games but today wasn't one of those, it was crying out for Rudoni. Also should've gone long earlier and more frequently.

Enjoyed it being their cup final, pretty rapid fall from thinking they were gonna piss the league to shithousing a win that keeps them in 7th.

Today's had no real impact on the promotion race other than another game burned for the chasing pack.

A very fair summary

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Wright injured. Was holding his groin just before that miss.

That's him out for 6 weeks then.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Markelo to be the hero today....

Agree, should have brought Markelo on instead of Esse, no end product with Esse.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Emc has been terrible

Oggy reckons EMC played well.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

I don't know where they found this ref, but wherever it was they need to send him back there.

I've seen some shit ones on my time. This prick is right up there.

Isn't he the ref that got demoted from the Premier League?

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Poor goal to concede

Simms fault, for a big guy he's such a pusse.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Need Blackburn to do us a favour now.n

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

3 ankle stamps - not one yellow card.

Let's see if they mention it on ref watch on Sky this Monday morning.

 

[quinn1971]

Eccles , onyeka and grimes ‘ do to defensive af home assatre starts. We win that

 

[LarryGrayson]

southampton to win board in meltdown

Utterly bizarre, 6 wins followed by a slightly unfortunate defeat and we're verging on headloss territory again.

 

[Blake]

I thought we were the better team, but they got luck with 2 bounces and we were a foot away from goals 4 times. Plus, this was the right ref for them and the wrong ref for us.

 

[jto123]

Do we think if haji hadn’t injured his groin, he would have finished the header?