Saints, wearing their "Vatican" kit for the first time, played out a 0-0 draw with Celta Vigo in the penultimate friendly before the big Premier League kick off.

Saints wore their Vicar kit for the first time as they travelled to Spain to meet Celta Vigo, but if Saints supporters or passing West Brom scouts were hoping for a clubs as to how Saints were going to be lining up for the forthcoming season they would be disappointed as once again it was mix and match for Saints with nine changes being made at half time and no real clues as to what would be the preferred pairings in either the centre of defence or midfield.

Given the mass changes at the break it was good that Saints could hold Celta Vigo to a 0-0 draw given that the hosts only changed their keeper at half time and didn't make wholesale changes to the hour mark.

It was Saints who controlled the game keeping chances to a minimum and maintaining the stalemate, with both Ramirez and Yoshida getting in 45 minutes being the highlight, but from a perspective in the stands it offered little in the way of clues as to Mauriccio Pochettino's thinking about his starting line up next season, there are probably no more than 5 or 6 players who are 100% of their place in the side at present, whether this is a good or bad thing is yet to be seen and the big question is whether Pochettino will show his hand in next week's home friendly against Real Sociedad or whether again it will be mix and match.

Probably the only downside of this game was the defeat in the penalty shootout afterwards, Guly missed and Ward-Prowse saw his shot saved, Steven Davis being the only Saints player to convert as the home side won 4-1 on Penalties.

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slynch added 09:57 - Aug 5 Saints' away strips are always better than their home ones? And what a gentleman, Guly is?
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tiptop added 10:04 - Aug 5 From the stream I saw it looked like we are short of ideas/extra quality in the final third. Ramirez showed good touches and if Lallana can build on this showing (which he needs to) then along with RL's touches and vision and Jrod's direct running we might score some! Chambers has a decent cross on him from what I could see. Hope Shaw is ok!..aswell as Clyne! Still think we need more pace and guile to complement our work rate and posession. *Guly looks like he has had a shot in the arm or something. Looks keen and composed in pre-season and is def going for it the best he can.

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LostBoys added 10:30 - Aug 5 I could only follow the game on Twitter but when I advised my friends who were out with me that Guly had taken the first peno and what happened it caused huge amusement and other people in the restaurant came over to ask what we were laughing at. A shame as he appears to have had a good game otherwise from reports.
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