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Comment | Southampton Already Have Their Target To Replace Russell Martin
at 09:44:39
There are very few clubs in the PL that don't have a contingency plan, manager wise & this is being widely reported. Which is how Nick picked it up. I have been, as many others have, critical of our style of play but every so often, the first 30 minutes against Utd for example< we looked good. We all saw last season that RM was able to learn from his mistakes as the season progressed & I'm hopeful that will be the case this season too. I personally feel we have some talent in this side and if we were to just pass and move a bit quicker, take the risks in the opposition half and not our own we have a good chance of staying up. But the strikers need to be given some decent opportunities, with crosses and balls into a less crowded box, by moving the ball quicker.
There is little doubt that RM has a good footballing brain but he needs to be less rigid in his thinking and allow a little leeway within his footballing principles. For me he stays! |
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Comment | Southampton At Everton The Carabao Cup Verdict
at 12:02:49
We won but what a poor game that was.
I would hate to be a striker in this team, very rarely getting a pass in behind or a decent cross into the box. when chances do come our build up play has been so slow the box and around it is full of defenders, so you're having to work hard for very little return. How different it is for opposition strikers, where we move up the field (very slowly) as a unit, there is soo much space behind us and through us it's a dream for a striker!
The fact they missed at least two pretty easy chances should be very worrying.
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Comment | Russell Martin Has Plenty Of Options For Manchester United Game But Will He Use Them
at 10:42:28
"You can build all the fanzones that you want, you can create a home end, you can give them a big flag to pass above the fans heads, but an hour or so before the game, you can either get the fans buzzing with your team selection or you can deflate them before a ball is kicked.
So true Nick, we are not the noisiest of stadiums even when doing well but if enough fans feel deflated before a ball is kicked it gets worse. We have pretty decent options in every position and although very few of us would field the same starting 11, I don't think there would be huge differences. RB could be interesting but maybe play them both interchanging along the right flank? We have signed a very good LB & about 15 CB's so defence shouldn't be an issue. Downes is a definite starter in midfield but on current form neither Smallbone or Aribo have shown anywhere near enough to retain their places? So who slots in here & is it a three or four? Forwards for me Archer & Diaz but maybe a front three?
Thing is as Nick has stated we have options throughout, it will be interesting to see if RM has the tactics which suit his options?
Lots of questions but do we have the answers! |
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Comment | Sam Edozie Set For A Move To Belgium
at 18:31:58
He has the ability to make it at the top but needs to work on his end product. Another where I hope, if he goes permanently, there is a sell on clause thereafter!
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Comment | Stuart Armstrong Set For Move To New Club
at 17:21:27
Stuey seemed to struggle to play two games in a row in the Championship, so would have been an expensive (wages) part timer in the PL.
Still probably cheaper per game than the ghost from Sunderland!
Good luck to him, positive all the time and with the ability to enable that positivity, sadly missing at present! |
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Comment | Sulemana Tipped For Loan Move To The Netherlands
at 22:23:47
Another player who has massive potential that is harnessed by our style of play. Hopefully for his sake he will flourish if given the chance to play regularly and as an out & out winger.
Rather hope we have a sell on clause! |
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Comment | Southampton At Brentford The Damning Verdict
at 13:02:58
Most of it's been said but we seem to have forgotten we have Edwards a very good ball playing CB, ABK was poor positionally when we were relegated!
One of the reasons we cock up is that all the managers know exactly how we are going to play and press high, forcing the mistakes. We need at least 4 passes to beat a press and we rarely get past 3 (and I don't meant backwards) this is because we have pulled the midfield back to create an extra man and there is no one to receive pass 4! The long ball isn't on because we have no out & out CF, both strikers being asked to attack from wide positions. So the whole set up needs to change!
Also Aribo has been a winger, prior to arriving here & is too one footed to play in midfield, push him forward if you must play him. We have some good offensive players that are being forced into playing styles alien to them, which means we are not seeing the best of them? |
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Comment | Southampton At Cardiff The Carabao Cup Verdict
at 16:50:39
Strange I thought Edwards looked comfortable and confident on the ball and made some good choices & with the ball at his feet only lost possession once?
We were a bit more positive in our passing decisions and agree Fernades looks good. Great to see Bree get a goal, I like him, he is a good honest defender and I don't think he would let us down should he be picked. Tyler is a youngster who will need time to build & learn to pace himself better. And totally agree with halftime orange Colwill looked impressive all game! |
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Comment | Transfer To Southampton To Be Announced On Tuesday
at 18:17:45
This appears to be another gamble on a promising player that we may be able to build up and sell on. Based on pre-season and Saturday we need a forward thinking midfielder, starting the game. We definitely improved with the introduction of Dibling and particularly Alcaraz. Unfortunately we are top heavy with promising foreign signings, that haven't lived up to promise and represent a massive loss. If he is coming to replace a current player lets hope it is Aribo who, although he works hard is so one footed it's embarrassing. Many won't agree but we have some promising youngsters of our own and really don't need any more midfielders unless we unload some, but who goes? |
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Comment | Southampton At Newcastle United The Verdict
at 14:25:11
No real moan apart from what we all know but RM needs to tell the guys that occasionally it's ok to shoot from outside the box.
We had many chances to have a dig, as there was no pass on but every time went backwards 😞😞 |
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Comment | Southampton About To Break The Bank For Greek Forward
at 09:20:29
Totally agree andywelsh, Saturday showed our lack of creativity going forward. When we did manage to break the press both our strikers were out wide and there was no one breaking forward from midfield. Charly can probably bridge that gap but it seems, from the media, that we would be happy to see him go?
And we stand the chance of another Onuachu Or Sulemana situation where we spent big for little or no return! We will happily spend biggish on untried young players from overseas but put very little trust in our own. The very players who were being heralded as our future for the last two forums? |
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Comment | Southampton Hold Talks with Goalkeeper
at 09:15:22
you say Lumley is untried at PL level but for some reason he didn't get a look in for the pre-season friendlies? He must be terrible in training!?
Someone like Ramsdale can organise our defence and save us maybe 10 points over a season, if not him then we need to move on and sort another quickly! |
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Comment | Southampton Goalkeeper Loan Deal Agreed
at 08:40:55
If Wednesday didn't prove we need a different keeper, if RM wants to continue his play from the back policy, then nothing ever will! |
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Comment | Brighton Midfielder To Decide Between Southampton And Feyenoord
at 15:03:41
Feels like a better signing than some of the youngsters we have been linked with. He has experience of PL football which is a bonus in itself. Dibling is seriously challenging for a start on his pre season form, as is Amo-Ameyaw. So lets get the loan done and look at Ramsdale or someone similar between the sticks! |
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Comment | Newcastle Playing Hardball With Southampton Over Ryan Fraser
at 17:07:52
It would seem that Fraser wants his contract paid up to make up for the wages he will lose by signing for us. He is a big earner and Newcastle were subsidising his loan to us.
I believe it's Fraser that's holding this deal up! |
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