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Report | Millwall v Southampton Your Report added at 18:30:33
Big step up on where we were a few weeks ago.
Millwall probably edged it on balance of play but great for us to get back in it at 2-2.
Today dubs really didn't help. Aribo was very poor and Romeu was very off the pace.
Good in attack. Weak in defence.
I'd take 4 wins out of 5 anytime tho.
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Report | Charlton Athletic v Southampton Your Report added at 17:11:42
Played really well in the first half, second half both sides seemed to have settled for the result and just went through the motions.
Finally we played to our strengths. Fast attacks with balls played through for fast or technically gifted players to run onto. In the first half very little side to side play and far fewer passes made to players with their backs to goal.
Today, Azaz and Fellows really showed why we bought them.
Fellows and Manning as wingbacks worked well. Most players really put a shift in, Armstrong even tracked back to tackle someone on the edge of our box. Jander and Scienza broke quickly. Bragg deserved his starting place.
If this level of performance continues. TE deserves the job permanently.
UTFS!
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Report | Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday Your Report added at 17:58:48
We now look more confident in attack but defence still looks like an accident waiting to happen.
Great to see Fellows and Azaz being allowed to show why we bought them.
Downs is frustrating though, he had some good final touches which is an improvement but he barely presses. Armstrong pits a shift in and sprints all over the pitch for 90 minutes. Downs on at the end and barely jogs around. If he would only put his back into it for 15 minutes he would win people around.
Sheff Weds were weak but great to get a bit of momentum.
COYR
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Report | Queens Park Rangers v Southampton Your Report added at 22:37:50
Pretty poor first half. Scuffed goal and then a wonder goal, followed by the usual buffoonery to let QPR back in to it. Then our usual backs to the wall defending when we can't seem to retain the ball for more than 3 seconds at a time.
I have to say I thought that Downs played well when he came on, still makes some very basic errors tho.
QPR weren't great but in the balance of play we deserved the win.
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Report | Southampton v Preston North End Your Report added at 12:30:07
I was in favour of giving him until Xmas but team just looks adrift and I'm not seeing any progress. In fact we appear to have gone backwards as most players appear to now be dialling it in.
It's a results business and if we can't beat Sheffield Weds, then Still should go. |
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Report | Bristol City v Southampton Your Report added at 06:30:43
Good first half, appalling second half. It was always going to be a tough game to get something from but making daft mistakes really did for us.
I'll be really happy if we never repeatedly pass from side to side again.
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Report | Southampton v Swansea City Your Report added at 17:36:53
While I'm not clear why you start 5 at the back against Swansea, not too sure what Still can do if loads of players can't hit the target from a yard out.
A point isn't disastrous but we really needed a win.
Scienza played some absolute filth and great to see Robinson being given some minutes.
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Report | Southampton v Middlesbrough Your Report added at 18:04:05
Much more like it.
Well done Will. A win would have been great but a point off the form team is great.
The back 3 looked solid, Quarshie and Wood were physically immense.
Not sure McCarthy stood much chance with their goal, a really fast spinning deflected ball.
Fellows showed some really nice touches and Arma hustled non stop. Stewart pur himself in all the right positions and played well.
Hopefully our season is now underway. COYR. |
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Report | Hull City v Southampton Your Report added at 09:03:38
Only players that emerged with any credit, Charles, Fraser and Armstrong. Defence and in particular Harwood-Bellis and Roerslav were awful. Bazunu - nothing really needs to be said.
Downs and Jander are clearly not ready for the Championship yet. Really disappointed so far in contributions of Fellows and Azaz.
Whatever is being coached on the training ground clearly isn't sinking in or being ignored, yet again we are disorganized in defence and wateful in attack. Unless he can change this rapidly, Still could be done for.
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Report | Southampton v Portsmouth Your Report added at 16:03:40
We need to find a way to beat teams that set up like Pompey. Agree that it's a fat load of good having wingers firing crosses in when the targets in the box are Fraser and Archer.
Played for the most part like a bunch of individuals thrown together. Pompey played as a team. Struggle to see why with a reserve keeper on we weren't shooting on sight.
Murphy was the best player on the pitch. Possibly this led to Roerslav having a bad game. He seemed to hit the ball backwards at every opportunity.
Important not to throw the toys out the pram early in the season. There is however a lot of room for improvement.
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Report | Watford v Southampton Your Report added at 18:05:40
Positives: good first half, in front twice, Cam Archer scoring again, great free kick from Manning, new signings look good
Negatives: poor second half, defence all at sea, Bazunu once again failing to stop a goal from a tight angle, Ref was hilariously one sided |
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Report | Ipswich Town v Southampton Your Report added at 17:26:32
First half was a good end to end game. Second half just fell apart. Both teams, given that transfers in and out are still on the cards, seemed resigned to a draw.
Good points: Robinson and Fraser look engaged and up for the fight. Dibling coming on.
Bad points: THB and Downes are both really nowhere near as good ATM as they were last time in the Championship.
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Report | Northampton Town v Southampton Your Report added at 23:01:32
A win is a win. Wasn't a great team performance but Fernandes showed his quality. Thought BBD had a pretty good game too. Defence still looks a bit disjointed. DD not impressing me at the moment- Jack Stephens scored a goal from a far harder angle on Saturday. How a striker can make such a mess right in front of goal amazes me. Flynn Downes needs a calmer head as well.
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Report | Southampton v Wrexham Your Report added at 18:25:54
An ending that Disney and the 'leave early to beat the traffic' merchants really didn't want.
Wrexham were organised, played the clock well but ultimately sat back - we were playing 3 -1- 6 at the end! and we finally took our chances.
Three 'marmite' players stepped up, Manning and Stephens scored the goals and Bazunu made a key save to keep us in it. Stephens also made 2 great tackles - renaissance man?
Robinson and Charles also had great games.
Great way to start the season COYR
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Report | Leicester City v Southampton Your Report added at 11:48:59
I can't blame Rusk who has done a good job after being parachuted in twice with limited resources. Fans again did Saints proud.
However our attackers can't score and our defenders can't defend. Midfield is ok - Les still can't seem to concentrate tho, lots of silly lost balls.
How a professional team can leave Vardy completely unmarked in the box just escapes me.
Players looked like they were playing a pres season exhibition match rather than going after the single point needed to escape a humiliation.
Given Fernandes, KWP and Ramsdale will be long gone next season, the only 2 I think I would keep are Downes and Manning, the rest can politely get in the sea.
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Report | Southampton v Fulham Your Report added at 17:58:41
Looked good for long periods against a lackluster Fulham but basically, our strikers can't score and our defenders can't defend.
Still think it's Leicester is our best chance of the vital point. After that roll on next season. |
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Report | Southampton v Aston Villa Your Report added at 05:01:38
We played well in the first half. Good to see a bit of bite in our tackles. Team looked to be set up well.
Second half - aside from Ramsdale's penalty heroics - the usual 3 goal collapse.
Villa's strikers showed just how feeble ours are. Our lot seem better at contriving to somehow keep the ball out of the net than our CB's! |
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Report | Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers Your Report added at 18:40:28
For most of the game we looked good but we just seem to switch off at key moments. 2 soft goals and a clear chance that Sulemana just didn't take.
Aside from Leicester, I struggle to see where we will get enough points to beat Derby's record.
And IJ's random subs generator must have made the bet 365 crowd a fortune today. Chasing a game- bring on a CB!
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Report | Liverpool v Southampton Your Report added at 21:49:19
Although Liverpool looked a bit off the pace in the first half, we played well. Ramsdale, THB, Smallbone and Fernandes were great. Thought the lineup was good, square pegs in square holes. Jan B was unlucky to need to come off, however ABK, another square peg, played well.
Shame about the second half but first half showed that there is some fight left in us
if the team is set up right.
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