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Comment | Southampton At Cardiff City The Verdict
at 12:03:35
I said at the beginning of the season after we suffered that string of defeats that it is the clubs with the best defensive records that normally win promotion and unfortunately it looks like I'm going to be proved right. Both Leeds and Leicester have conceded goals in the 30s, whilst we have conceded 56 to date. Ipswich are the anomaly with 53 against, but if they do go up they'll get battered in the Premier League because Premier League defenses are so much better and so their goals scored will drop off.
Whilst our forwards couldn't hit a 'Cow's a--e with a banjo' on Saturday, ultimately it isn't the lack of goals that has killed us.
Flynn Downes has been a big miss when he's been out and our inconsistent form has coincided with him not being regularly available. |
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Comment | Southampton V Hull City The Verdict
at 08:35:05
RM has to take responsibility for Tuesday night. A lot of our recent first half performances have been below par. You do have to wonder what is said by the Manager before the start of the game. In post match interviews he comes across as Mr Cool/Mr Considered. Perhaps he’s Mr Cool when doing his rallying call before the game rather than Mr Angry which I think our squad needs. We lack real leaders on the pitch and so it’s down to the Manager to give the team a verbal kick up the arse. |
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Comment | Southampton At Stoke City The Verdict
at 11:18:31
Have said before it is your defence that gets you promoted and so a first clean sheet is to be welcomed. But as JE suggests, don’t get ahead of yourself Mr Martin! |
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Comment | Southampton At Middlesbrough The Verdict
at 18:11:06
Totally agree with those who have posted about starting from the back. If the defence is no good you aren’t going to challenge in the league! Our defence has been found wanting over the last couple of years and yet RM is asking them to play out from the back. Doesn’t make sense and does point to RM putting his philosophy over a more practical approach based upon experience.
If we are scarred as RM says then don’t get your defence to do things that their low confidence struggles with. |
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Comment | Southampton V Leicester City The Verdict
at 14:09:22
The fact remains, we will not get back to the Premier League shipping so many goals. The best defensive teams generally go up. It happened last season from the Championship. The playing out from the back tactic is far too risk when you have new players coming in and team confidence is low. If we carry on doing this against Ipswich we will get the same result.
I'm not sure RM appreciates another way of playing, which is the most concerning thing of all. He has got to show quickly that he knows another way of playing and is prepared to implement it or its going to be another long hard season and I'll be voting for him to go! |
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Comment | Southampton At Sunderland The (Damning) Verdict
at 17:40:57
A simple fact - the three teams from last season’s Championship with the lowest goals conceded were the 3 clubs that were promoted.
If we don’t sort this defence out soon we’ve got no chance.
End of!!!!!!!! |
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Comment | Southampton V Bournemouth The Verdict
at 12:35:04
Our demise has gradually been happening over the last few years. For a good few seasons now teams have come to St Mary’s, parked the bus and we haven’t had the skill or guile to break them down and they go and score a goal or two on the break. No Manager has managed to find the answer and so you must conclude that the players are simply not good enough! |
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Comment | Southampton Sack Nathan Jones
at 16:30:15
Glad NJ has gone. He was out of his depth. Our deterioration over the last few years has imo coincided with lack of leadership on the pitch and when you get it from your manager as well then you’re doomed! Whoever comes in is going to need to find a leader ! |
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Comment | Another Weird Quote Or Two From Nathan Jones
at 22:54:15
If his team talks are anything like his press conferences then it’s no wonder that the Team could get confused about what they’re supposed to be doing on the pitch! The more he talks the more weird he sounds 😳 |
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Comment | Southampton V Newcastle United The Carabao Cup Verdict
at 23:15:36
Can’t question the team’s spirit, but in the first half in particular Newcastle had so much space around our box, it was embarrassing! Eddie Howe got his tactics right, Newcastle pressed us a lot and this meant that Bazunu kept on having to kick long and this was then easy for their defenders to deal with.
Newcastle could really have been out of sight with a bit more luck!
God do we need a striker as everyone keeps saying! We look devoid upfront! Mara has promise as does Edozie, but they’re both along way from finished articles. Really disappointed with Orsic, looks well off the pace.
Both hand ball goals were right to be disallowed, but why couldn’t AA have volleyed it in? Seems to get his feet tangled a lot!
Pope was definitely over zealous with his follow through on Djenepo. It was cynical!
Don’t think Alcaraz should hold in midfield, he did a lot of good things, but Diallo looked over run at times and Lavia should have started with Alcaraz playing where Orsic was.
Sorry to say this, but without a quality striker we look doomed in the league! 🥲 |
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Comment | Southampton V Aston Villa The Preview
at 16:37:35
Whatever the personnel for the Villa game JWP must continue to play in the advanced midfield role, he is wasted as a holder and turns into Butch Wilkins!
We’ve ridden our luck against Palace (cup) and Everton (league), but the saying you make your own luck has never been truer. The extra intensity in our play is starting to bring dividends, but we need to keep that up and the crowd can certainly help! |
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Comment | Southampton At Everton The Verdict
at 19:11:03
In the absence of a proven Premier League goal scoring forward at the club currently it is essential that JWP is played further forward in every game. We had 5 efforts on target on Saturday and JWP had 4 of them. He had a classy game on Saturday and was extremely effective in the more advanced role.
My other observation is that NJ is building some very positive relationships with the squad. Loved the interactions with the players after wins against City and Everton. Just hope that NJ has now built that trust needed with his squad to get the most out of them. He loves the siege mentality from the squad! |
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Comment | Southampton Said To Want Nottingham Forest Manager To Replace Hasenhuttl
at 14:18:35
More encouraging words from Ralph at the press conference for Man City
‘Every year it's the same. The league gets tougher and stronger every year. The top six and teams like Newcastle are spending massive money, which is probably why we were unable to get the players we wanted in the summer.’
What a clown! |
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Comment | Southampton V Newcastle United The Verdict
at 13:06:10
Welcome to the world of being a supporter of the Saints. Whilst we do have more cover this season Ralph obviously doesn’t feel confident enough in the cover to make a lot of changes when really they are needed. JWP hasn’t played well in the last 2 games. He played against the Hammers in the Cup and could do with a rest. Broja blowing hot and cold, matters at Chelsea must be a distraction and so bench him. Elou, again in and out, give Redmond a go?
It only takes a few to be below par and the whole team suffers and the Saints don’t the resources to achieve a real competition for places.
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Comment | Southampton At Aston Villa The Verdict
at 08:03:01
Ralph has done a great job at Saints with limited resources, i don’t think there is any doubt on that. But he isn’t the finished article yet and should try to avoid the hype that is building up about him. He was out thought on Saturday, we played far too open to early on and got punished! |
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Comment | Southampton V West Ham United The FA Cup Preview
at 21:40:30
I take it all back, couldn’t see a performance like that from that line up. Valery at CB a revelation, Stephens, KWP and Perraud all excellent. Only slightly dodgy performance was from Diallo, Fortress St Mary’s ðŸ‘🻠|
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Comment | Southampton V Leicester City The Verdict
at 19:25:39
Some have said that teams will have sussed McCarthy out and realise that he doesn’t cover his near post at all well, but Jamie Vardy must have missed the team briefing! His one on one showed a big gap again at McCarthy’s near post, but he blazed over!
What is disappointing for me is how far Maddison was allowed to travel before anyone got near him, but even then it didn’t stop him from scoring!
I actually think McCarthy was more at fault for the second goal than the first, leaving your near post vulnerable is sacrilege for a goalkeeper! With their first goal the shot was hard and I thing he saw it late.
Having tried to be balanced on McCarthy I think he should have been dropped after Norwich because he was crap in that game! |
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