SaintsBarry74

Signature Baz save attempt at 0:35.

In his signing interview he said he was looking for action. Considering how he's getting peppered in goal every game, I'd say he's got what he wanted.

Yeah, but it’s definitely picked up lately—probably because they’ve been watching more of us. " Southampton Honestly, I don’t know if Saturday’s win makes a huge difference to my thoughts on Southampton. They had 65 per cent possession and yet Everton had more shots, more shots on target and, generally, more attacking intent. That has been the pattern of Southampton’s season in general. In effect, the only significant change was that Aaron Ramsdale had his best game since joining the club in the summer and gave Adam Armstrong the chance to score the winner late on. That is notable in itself: his fifth Premier League goal on his 60th appearance. Also of note was how much Russell Martin talked up togetherness again after the final whistle. A fortnight since Martin was castigating players and questioning their stomach for a survival fight, there he was saying: “I have happiness, pride and gratitude with the players, the staff, owners and the board. The way they work, the way they train, they’re an amazing group, I love being here and I want to drag it out for as long as I can.” That’s an about turn." - Daniel Storey.

I disagree, this is the worst Man Utd side since Alex Ferguson left. Not that it is his fault, but definitely no improvement either. The 5 goals they scored against Leicester's reserve team came from indvidual brilliance and random luck.

Martin Russell keeps overcomplicating everything, very lucky to get the three points today. Shocking football.

74% possession 0 shots on or off target. We're battering them.

We will if we decide to keep it simple for once.

This is a must win to redeem what little hope we've got left. I really hope Martin stops fucking about and takes a practical approach to this game.

Imagine lifting this cup - we'd be making history next season as the first 2nd tier side to qualify for Europe.

Home advantage hurray.

Leicester’s defending tonight was pure Saintsy quality.

The level of embarrassment we’re enduring here feels like one of our 0-9 drubbings.

These guys are currently 19th in the Championship - 19th! And that’s with their first team, this is their reserves, FFS! Are we League One level??

RussBall is actually pretty effective against weaker opposition, but an absolute disaster against stronger sides. The problem we’re facing with it in the Premier League is that there is no inferior opposition.

Not a single mention of Martin Russell in the mix for who’s going to take over from Ten Hag, even with 8 or 9 names being thrown around. So what was all that pointless stat padding for? Is he just biding his time for Pep’s spot? #RussBallComingSoonToAPlaceNearYou!

The in-fighting among Saints supporters in this thread is the classic early warning sign that relegation’s looming. Happens to every club facing inevitable relegation. Now here’s an idea: why don’t we sack Martin, bring in someone like Frank Lampard, and turn our steep demise into a propa circus?

It’s been quite an entertaining weekend with quite a few surprising upsets. I disagree with the idea that the Premier League is “shit” – it’s the most competitive league in the world, and that’s exactly where we want to stay.

You just can’t keep playing this high-risk low-reward, suicide football against stronger opposition. Case in point: Brendan Rodgers’ record with Celtic in the Champions League. Every time they’ve tried this possession-for-possession’s-sake style at the back, they’ve been torn apart. The only times they’ve managed respectable results have been when they’ve kept it simple.

Yeah take note Pep.

54% possession now. We’ve got this in the bag.

No more fucking about, lets just smash these.

Today is 5 years ago that we broke our 0-9 cherry. Tomorrow we face Man City. Good times.

While there wasn't any clear over- or underperformance to speak of, let's be fair: we certainly expected more, and Ramsdale probably expected more from his defence.

9-0s in plural ffs. 🤒You really couldn't make this club up. OT: Mike Dean hands down.