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Saints 3 - 1 Leeds, Post Match Celebration

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Man of the Match?  

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  1. 1. Man of the Match?

    • Davis
      4
    • Richardson
      10
    • Fonte
      18
    • Martin
      15
    • Harding
      3
    • Cork
      184
    • Hammond
      109
    • Guly
      3
    • Lallana
      263
    • Lambert
      10
    • Connolly
      44
    • De Ridder
      2
    • Chaplow
      2
    • Schneiderlin
      0

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SaintBobby

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Really good performance. Very gritty and strong.

 

If I had to find a negative, it would a be lack of pace and occasional lack of creativity.

 

The second of these sounds mad though when you look at our three goals. All of which were exquisite.

 

MOTM: Lallana with a very honourable mention to Hammond.

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K,Billy's supersound

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Great result well done saints.

good goals third was the best.good defending of all the leeds corners and midfeild wasn't bullied, we owned the middle of the park first half.

for me we were far to sloppy at at times and i believe we played at about 70% what we can.

imo apart from the goal in second half and chaplow's shot hitting the post for me our performance dropped below what we can and should be acheiveing.

 

lambert and connolly didn't link up well together,

guly didnt do much atall one run setting up lallana apart from that was crap imo he can play wide midfeild. hammond, lallana (great goals) cork and chaplow all played really well and worked hard they won us the game.

martin was alittle shaky at times but remember its his first ever game at this level and not long as a pro for me did ok. frazer and harding coped well with the leeds wide men and were really beaten. fonte was a rock. davis is one of the best keepers in this league no doubt.

hope we sign a cb and a pacy striker thats all.

PLEASE EVERYONE LETS NOT GET CARRIED AWAY.

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Mr Dad

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Will the TV coverage be repeated? I'd like to see if that really was a penalty although the linesman seemed in no doubt. From Kingsland/Northam corner, it looked like a straight chest down. Can someone who had it recorded pleae give an honest opinion?

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saint_jas

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Will the TV coverage be repeated? I'd like to see if that really was a penalty although the linesman seemed in no doubt. From Kingsland/Northam corner, it looked like a straight chest down. Can someone who had it recorded pleae give an honest opinion?

 

Oh it was definitely chest.

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Crab Lungs

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Great quote from the guardian for Lallana's goal

 

There was a touch of the Terry Henrys about that finish, I tells thee.

 

:)

 

Eventually, Lallana's true class will be realised. Part of me is glad, the other part of me is sad as I don't want anyone else to know just how good he is! (and he is feckin good)

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Leslie Charteris

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Great game, great goals - but, BBC, why do we have to wait until gone midnight to see them again?

 

Cracking performance all round, with no serious weaknesses. I always thought we would win, but Leeds were worse than I expected. We will face better teams - I think the Ipswich game will be a better measure of where we are, but on that performance, there is no team in this league we need fear.

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Leslie Charteris

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Will the TV coverage be repeated? I'd like to see if that really was a penalty although the linesman seemed in no doubt. From Kingsland/Northam corner, it looked like a straight chest down. Can someone who had it recorded pleae give an honest opinion?

 

It looked to me like he got it full in the chest and then it rolled up his arm - there was a slight deflection, but it was a harsh decision.

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70's Mike

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the momentum has kept rolling

as Steve Jewitt said to me at half time whilst we were stood having a p*ss in the Chapel toilets, we look " organized" "everyone knows their job and does it"

in American Football the Coach of the New England Patriots drums that into his teams " do your job"

 

I know one game does not make a season, i am to long in the tooth for that, but i am really looking forward to the season after today,we have set out are stall and the standard is high

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Foxstone

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We were honestly too good for Leeds today - We were well drilled, sharp, incisive and worked very hard. Our goals were well created and superbly taken, and other than one or 2 incidents and a penalty that never was, never looked in trouble.

 

Job well done by NA and the lads today - Very happy man tonight

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Mr Dad

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Agree with this ,there is no way he could have got his arm out of the way of the ball.

 

OK, I read above that it'll be on BBC tonight. My wife watched on TV and said she was irritated by the 'We all love Leeds' marathon. 10/10 for persistance though. When I was leaving the stadium, there was a big group of SAINTS fans singing 'We all love Leeds'. That made me laugh. If they play like that against us next time then I love them too!!!

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dan17

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Eventually, Lallana's true class will be realised. Part of me is glad, the other part of me is sad as I don't want anyone else to know just how good he is! (and he is feckin good)

 

I know exactly what you mean. Delighted, but I don't want anyone to take him off us!

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Dimond Geezer

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Bloody 'ell.

 

I didn't expect that. What a game, shame about the pen, didn't look like one where I was (about as far away as you can get). I always said last years team would be ok this year & with the exception of Cork, that's exactly what it was, and they didn't look at all out of their depth, Leeds are no mugs. I'm confident about this season.

 

Bring on the Skates.

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Crab Lungs

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once lallana got into the game he was sheer class.....his goal was too easy and the nutmeg pass for connolly was brilliant.....

 

the secret is out of the bag now...OxO been getting all the attention but lallana is our star

 

TDD... I have a question for you; Could Jordan Henderson have done what Lallana did today - or for what it's worth, the past two seasons?

 

This is exactly why he should have been in the U21's ;) Glad he wasn't now though... haha

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Nexstar

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Cracking performance from the lads today and Leeds looked very average. We played some brilliant football, especially down the wings and yet, none of the goals came directly from crosses. Aaron Martin looked a bit shaky first half, but in the last 45 he was really good, making 3 crucial tackles within 10 minutes of coming back out. Harding seemed to play us needlessly into danger 2 or 3 times.

 

I'm going to say it was a peno, due to the fact I won money from it! At the end of the day, his hand shouldn't have been up so high.

 

Enjoying how much everybody is talking about us once again.

Fantastic performance all round, roll on Barnsley!

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St_Tel49

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Great Great win as much as i like Martin i think he was the only weak link today,perhaps just need someone with abit more experience along side Fonte.

I thought that Martin showed both his ability and his inexperience today. Give the lad a chance. I thought the team performance was impressive as much for the defensive display as for the goals. We defended right through the team and took the pressure off the back four. Perhaps those stats on the other thread do tell us something. That would have been a clean sheet had it not been for the dodgy penalty.

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Roger

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Absolutely chuffed. Thought we were superb tbh. I was apprehensive going to the game as wanted morgan to play and jaidi. However, hammond was great. Morgan played 24 minutes anyway and adkins said after he will see lots of game time this season and he is class. Jaidi was injured. We need another centre back, martin tried hard and did well but we need better imo. Reckon the manager is class. What hes best at is tactics and getting the players properly prepared befor and after matches with his lastest recovery techniques. Look at connolly we thought he was finished hes hardly been injured since adkins came and jaidi was finished and then played nearly every game last season. Chuffed.

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Burnsie

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Smashing display. A Leeds mate has texted me to say we were well worth the win.

 

Lallana was my man of the match, but Hammond very impressive too - he and Cork completely dominated the central area. Back four was comfortable, although in truth Leeds were very poor in the attacking third. Fonte a class act as usual, and I was impressed by Martin, and also by Frazer Richardson, who looked rock solid.

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Didn't really know what to expect and went in with an open mind but that is why i love football & Saints. What a great game. I think Richardson did an excellent job which may go unnoticed but he dealt with their left winger (Gradel?) very well. Our midfield is the best i've seen for years, with players surrounding leeds in packs and hassling them, eventually winning the ball. We have fight, skill and when oxo gets back, pace..the one thing i thought we were missing today. Oh and the 5 on the bench thing is ****ing ********. What happens when Oxo and Barnard get back? It makes our squad look to big. Cant wait for the next game. WIFM

 

Are you Mark Goddard ex-Bellemoor circa 1970's?

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The Kraken

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OK, seems like no-one has done it yet. Here's some player ratings from my visit to St. Mary's:

 

Davies: 6. One excellent one on one save that kept us in the lead, but his distribution (mostly in the first half) was really poor. Got better second half though.

Richardson: 6. Solid enough, didn't offer too much going forwards but looked fairly solid at the back. I'm still not convinced about him as a player, but didn't do much wrong today.

Harding: 7. Had one poor moment early on where, from a Leeds free kick, he was caught the wrong side of his man which led to a decent shot on goal. But linked well with Lallana and looked pretty comfortable otherwise.

Fonte: 8. Pure quality, still a cut above even at this level, great player.

Martin: 6. In the air, fantastically dominant, Leeds didn't get a look in and didn't look like wanting to either. On the ground, looks vulverable at times, and I'm not sure if he's the permanent answer for a partner for Fonte. I was in the Chapel, so a fair distance away, but it looked like a pen to me.

Lallana: 9. Brilliant. Just brilliant. Can't wait to see how good he is going to be this year, he really is such a talent.

Hammond: 8. Great goal, and a really dominant performance. I'm not his biggest fan but he showed today that he's more than capable of leading of good side at this level.

Cork: 7. Did the simple things very, very well. Didn't really stand out in a huge way, but that was testimony to how he went about his job in such a very tidy and efficient way.

Guly: 6. Flashes of what he can do, but I still very much believe right-wing is not his position. Won't see the best of him unless he's played in "the hole", which seems his natural position. Just a shame we won't do that very often.

Lambert: 8. No goal scoring opportunities but his link up play was superb. Not only wins almost every header, but knows where his lay-offs are going too. A great option to have up front.

Connolly: 7. I thought he was quiet all game, then started and finished the best goal of the game, and what a calm and composed finish. Worked well.

 

Subs:

Chaplow: 7.5. Bags of energy and did exactly the job that was required of him.

De Ridder: 6. Flashes of what he can do but some things didn't quite come off.

Schneiderlin: 6. Did what he needed to in the short time he was on the pitch.

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Roger

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OK, seems like no-one has done it yet. Here's some player ratings from my visit to St. Mary's:

 

Davies: 6. One excellent one on one save that kept us in the lead, but his distribution (mostly in the first half) was really poor. Got better second half though.

Richardson: 6. Solid enough, didn't offer too much going forwards but looked fairly solid at the back. I'm still not convinced about him as a player, but didn't do much wrong today.

Harding: 7. Had one poor moment early on where, from a Leeds free kick, he was caught the wrong side of his man which led to a decent shot on goal. But linked well with Lallana and looked pretty comfortable otherwise.

Fonte: 8. Pure quality, still a cut above even at this level, great player.

Martin: 6. In the air, fantastically dominant, Leeds didn't get a look in and didn't look like wanting to either. On the ground, looks vulverable at times, and I'm not sure if he's the permanent answer for a partner for Fonte. I was in the Chapel, so a fair distance away, but it looked like a pen to me.

Lallana: 9. Brilliant. Just brilliant. Can't wait to see how good he is going to be this year, he really is such a talent.

Hammond: 8. Great goal, and a really dominant performance. I'm not his biggest fan but he showed today that he's more than capable of leading of good side at this level.

Cork: 7. Did the simple things very, very well. Didn't really stand out in a huge way, but that was testimony to how he went about his job in such a very tidy and efficient way.

Guly: 6. Flashes of what he can do, but I still very much believe right-wing is not his position. Won't see the best of him unless he's played in "the hole", which seems his natural position. Just a shame we won't do that very often.

Lambert: 8. No goal scoring opportunities but his link up play was superb. Not only wins almost every header, but knows where his lay-offs are going too. A great option to have up front.

Connolly: 7. I thought he was quiet all game, then started and finished the best goal of the game, and what a calm and composed finish. Worked well.

 

Subs:

Chaplow: 7.5. Bags of energy and did exactly the job that was required of him.

De Ridder: 6. Flashes of what he can do but some things didn't quite come off.

Schneiderlin: 6. Did what he needed to in the short time he was on the pitch.

 

Connolly 7?The guy was awesome. Im rickies biggest fan but connolly was better today.

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CHAPEL END CHARLIE

CHAPEL END CHARLIE

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Good win which I feel is more the product of a splendid team effort rather than any particularly outstanding individual performance. I must say I thought Leeds looked unusually toothless for a club of their standing - as for the reason for that you can take your pick from us making them look below average, or them missing important players. Despite the very healthy scoreline I don't think creatively we really got out of second gear - there may well be more to come from this squad.

 

It has to be said however that (At this stage of his career) Arron Martin just doesn't look like a Championship standard defender - a observation so obvious I'm sure everyone present at St Marys today should have seen it.

 

PS - I've just checked the record books and this is the first time SFC have won the opening game of the season since the Black Prince's famous '3 pointer' at the Battle of Crecy in August 1346 - everything comes to those who wait they say .......

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doddisalegend

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It feels a world different to starting near the bottom as we usually do.

 

It's good to win, but to win against one of the better teams on the first day feels just great!!!

 

If Leeds are one of the better teams then the championship is going to be a lot easier than I expected ...I saw league one sides play better football than that last season.

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scotty

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Good match, great result, and the first game/sky hoodoo banished.

 

Plus points- excellent containment when we were off the ball, and good use of it when we had it. Connolly was terrific when he actually received passes, De Ridder looked sharp and useful in the time he had on the pitch, looking forward to seeing him when he settles in a bit, and we looked generally capable and organised. Chappers good when he came on, added a bit more bite to the midfield. The usual suspects (rickie, AL, jose baby etc,) up to par. Was a bit concerned by that cruncher that laid Fonte out for a moment tho.

 

Negatives- Guly looked a bit out of position to me. He seems to be more effective in a more central area. Martin seemed slightly out of his depth, but as has already been mentioned its his first game at this level. Thought he was unlucky for the pen, looked like a chest down to me. Connolly was definitely getting frustrated at the quality of supply he got, threw his hands up four or five times that I saw (from kingsland corner.)

 

Overall, very good day at the office.

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CanadaSaint

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Hammond was a vital player today - not just for his goal and his all-round offensive and defensive play but (and perhaps most importantly) for the leadership he showed.

 

That leadership area has been a bit of a void for us but I think we're finally seeing it - and the captain figure we thought we'd bought two years ago.

 

His play allowed a lot of others to blossom.

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corsacar saint

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Going forward on this performance we will score plenty,we might need too,as defensively we can at times look shaky. 3 superb goals and desperately unlucky when Chaplow

smashed a shot against the post late on with Lonergan well beaten. I thought the new leaner Rickie,was superb,and what does the guy have to do to win a free kick.[Having said that I thought the referee had an excellent game overall]. Great we have finally won a game at home,at the first time of asking. Well pleased well done Saints.

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