Thedelldays Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 just having a look and feck me, we are very tight at the back and difficult to break down it seems.. only let in 3 goals in the last 8 in the league...... we have only let in something like 1 goal at home since jan 1st..(in the league) cant really remember saints being so mean at the back....one year with WGS springs to mind..but other than that...????? maybe that has had a knock on effect in the champagne football so many crave for (and not going to get in division 3)..... very, VERY impressive
gogo_saint Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 Thats incredible! It's been a long time since we were so solid. Whilst solid isn't always exciting those chaps on match of the day say the best teams need to be built on strong defences. Fantastic stuff Saints.
marc_saint Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 I remember under Hoddle we went something like seven games without conceeding.
benjii Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 Kelvin out! He is rubbish!!111!!1 The defence have no confidence in him and always look like they will literally do a poo in their pants. And his kicking gives away loads of goals and there was a cross once he didn't catch and if he would just throw it out to a full-back every time without even considering whether it would put us under pressure we would be better FFS.
LeBenali Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 Also noticed we've only let in 10 goals at home this season, the best in the league. It's quite a novelty!
hypochondriac Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 just having a look and feck me, we are very tight at the back and difficult to break down it seems.. only let in 3 goals in the last 8 in the league...... we have only let in something like 1 goal at home since jan 1st..(in the league) cant really remember saints being so mean at the back....one year with WGS springs to mind..but other than that...????? maybe that has had a knock on effect in the champagne football so many crave for (and not going to get in division 3)..... very, VERY impressive It's good but we should also remember that we are in league one and have a number of players who should be at a higher level. I'll be more impressed if we had similar figures in the prem.
benjii Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 It's good but we should also remember that we are in league one and have a number of players who should be at a higher level. I'll be more impressed if we had similar figures in the prem. And the TSW banal comment of the year award goes to.....
hypochondriac Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 And the TSW banal comment of the year award goes to..... It's true though. People have a tendency to go overboard with stats about being unbeaten or winning streaks saying how impressive it is. If I'm honest I don't think something like that is particularly impressive in the third division as our players should be vastly superior to the majority anyway.
Thedelldays Posted 20 March, 2011 Author Posted 20 March, 2011 It's true though. People have a tendency to go overboard with stats about being unbeaten or winning streaks saying how impressive it is. If I'm honest I don't think something like that is particularly impressive in the third division as our players should be vastly superior to the majority anyway. no matter where you are...it is impressive...just look at the state of sheff wed.....
hypochondriac Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 no matter where you are...it is impressive...just look at the state of sheff wed..... I don't look at another team doing worse than me as a sign of how impressive something is. If we got relegated to the BSP and then had similar results, would that be impressive to you?
Dalek2003 Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 I remember under Hoddle we went something like seven games without conceeding. Correct. Hoddle had the defence in superb form and this helped push the Saints into one of their best POSITIONS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE !!! This is a fact despite the attempts of some fans o airbrush or change history. One presumes that their motivation is to disguise their part in the blocking of the re-appointment of one of our most successful managers and Saints consequent relegation.
sfc4prem Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 Correct. Hoddle had the defence in superb form and this helped push the Saints into one of their best POSITIONS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE !!! This is a fact despite the attempts of some fans o airbrush or change history. One presumes that their motivation is to disguise their part in the blocking of the re-appointment of one of our most successful managers and Saints consequent relegation. Shut up.
Saint_John Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 just having a look and feck me, we are very tight at the back and difficult to break down it seems.. only let in 3 goals in the last 8 in the league...... we have only let in something like 1 goal at home since jan 1st..(in the league) cant really remember saints being so mean at the back....one year with WGS springs to mind..but other than that...????? maybe that has had a knock on effect in the champagne football so many crave for (and not going to get in division 3)..... very, VERY impressive Add on the fact that WE made 2 of those goals. 1/ Radhi back header at walsall when the original ball may well have gone straight though to Kelvin. and 2/ Jose clearance against Butterfield at Dung Court that fell for their player when most other times (99 out of 100) it would have gone for a corner or something. And for those going on about previous Managers wasn't there somebody in the 91/92 season whose name must not be mention who's team only conceded something like 1 goal in 7 games.
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 I don't look at another team doing worse than me as a sign of how impressive something is. If we got relegated to the BSP and then had similar results, would that be impressive to you? Arsenal have conceeded 12 at home, thats 2 more than Saints, are you impressed yet?
hypochondriac Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 Arsenal have conceeded 12 at home, thats 2 more than Saints, are you impressed yet? Arsenal are in the premier league. We are in league with players who are meant to be much too good for this division. It's a good statistic but not overly impressive considering the facts I have already outlined.
Fan The Flames Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 Correct. Hoddle had the defence in superb form and this helped push the Saints into one of their best POSITIONS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE !!! This is a fact despite the attempts of some fans o airbrush or change history. One presumes that their motivation is to disguise their part in the blocking of the re-appointment of one of our most successful managers and Saints consequent relegation. Airbrushing history is to only refer to the Premier League and ignore a period of top flight success that will forever elude Hoddle.
Fan The Flames Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 Arsenal are in the premier league. We are in league with players who are meant to be much too good for this division. It's a good statistic but not overly impressive considering the facts I have already outlined. You are on other threads asking to sign better players and on this one saying we have the best L1 players, which way round is it.
hypochondriac Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 You are on other threads asking to sign better players and on this one saying we have the best L1 players, which way round is it. We have vastly better players than most in the division but at times they underperform so although we get good results in general, our performances could certainly be better. Just because we have decent players does not mean there is not always the opportunity to improve things. We can't play the same two CMs every week because they will tire.
View From The Top Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 We have vastly better players than most in the division but at times they underperform so although we get good results in general, our performances could certainly be better. Just because we have decent players does not mean there is not always the opportunity to improve things. We can't play the same two CMs every week because they will tire. Our defence, which this thread is about, is underperforming to the degree that we have the best defence in the league. Yeah, real rubbish and really underperforming.
Thedelldays Posted 20 March, 2011 Author Posted 20 March, 2011 Our defence, which this thread is about, is underperforming to the degree that we have the best defence in the league. Yeah, real rubbish and really underperforming. also, take the now recognised starting back 4...3 of them came here on free transfers...tip top
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 Our defensive record is also quite impressive considering it can be argued that with all players fit and available, we'd play two strikers and two attacking midfielders / wingers as well. The team is set-up to attack.
hypochondriac Posted 20 March, 2011 Posted 20 March, 2011 Our defence, which this thread is about, is underperforming to the degree that we have the best defence in the league. Yeah, real rubbish and really underperforming. I never said that and I was responding to Fan the Flames' comments about why we could do with a CM signing. I agree we don't need any new defensive signings between now and the end of the season.
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