Saints (A) Post Match Thread

[HarrytheBlue]

He certainly has. Very mature for a young man. Not afraid to blast it up the pitch if its the best option.

Already looking a colossus for us. Always in the right place - love the no nonsense clearances.

 

[kippax4ever]

Southampton played better than both and lost.

Correct so why do some think they deserve more out off the game..

 

[HarrytheBlue]

Bernardo and Gundogan looked like the only ones who give a shit. We are absolutely diabolical at finishing the most simplest of chances. Yet again we do not attack the goal when we have the advantage but will dribble down a blind alley or turn back and allow the opposition to regroup. Some of those shots at goal today were comical. Pass the ball in to the net. We aren’t expecting you to burst the net ffs.
The defence are an exception.

The defence and Kevin - running his guts out for us.

 

[willipp]

So attack wise they are the only ones to give a shit?

I dont agree,i just think we have players low on confidence,low on fitness and often being asked to play an unfamiliar role.

Hardly a recipe for an opposition thrashing.

We need a striker,it will solve so many issues.

We desperately need a striker, it’s just so obvious. Everything about us screams lack of cutting edge and when we do get into dangerous positions we have no focal point to the team. We are totally relying on goals from wide and midfield and never really look dangerous through the middle.
Fantastic 3 points against a decent side and maybe that might give us a boost going into some tough games. If we can get to the Chelsea game with two league wins and a semi final booked, we could be in a decent position to kick on.

 

[Mr Blue Moon]

We can't win the league with this kind of performances
we are average

I think that’s incredibly disrespectful to the Saints. They’ll be sniffing round the European places, at the business end of the season. Not many teams are going to come away from St Mary’s Stadium with 3 points and a clean sheet.

 

[HarrytheBlue]

I thought this early in the second half. I saw Dias shouting over his shoulder telling all the defence where they needed to be.

Big personality. Monumental for us. He joins = we stop conceding.

 

[FantasyIreland]

We desperately need a striker, it’s just so obvious. Everything about us screams lack of cutting edge and when we do get into dangerous positions we have no focal point to the team. We are totally relying on goals from wide and midfield and never really look dangerous through the middle.
Fantastic 3 points against a decent side and maybe that might give us a boost going into some tough games. If we can get to the Chelsea game with two league wins and a semi final booked, we could be in a decent position to kick on.

Other than the obvious,a lack of striker is also pulling the team apart in terms of shape and placing square pegs in square holes.Subsequently a few players are suffering at being asked to do such.

 

[big gaz]

If Sterling or Gundo would have stuck one of those late gilt edge chances away against WBA

or KDB hadn’t missed his pen against Liverpool

we’d be 2nd now, with a game in hand

Who undid you're straight jacket ;-)

 

[hertsblue]

Thats Dean being a c**t mate.

Didn’t Mason do it the other season v Southampton. They wasted time from the first minute and nothing. We score the winner in the last minute and he then booked Eddy for time wasting. Amount of soft bookings we get is pathetic yet dippers can constantly make 10 to 15 fouls without a card.

 

[cookster]

Correct so why do some think they deserve more out off the game..

Thought on the balance of play they deserved a point. We had the better chances but they created some good moments and pushed us onto the back foot for alot of the game.
Our best chances came on the counter.
They lost they're best Striker during a period when they were on top.
A different ref/var might have given them a pen.
Nice to get a scrappy win for once.