Pilchards Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 (edited) Adkins puts on his 3rd sub on the 68 minute mark and took a mega gamble to protect our lead. Davis could have got injured or an out player which could have left us down to 10 men. That gamble was De Ridder IMHO gave us more attacking options as we would hit them on the break. Love the way he was not afraid to take off the captain and Lallana as they was not at the races today. Great 3 points as it shows the battling side to our game and I'm glad of a break now to get some fresh legs back. Edited 21 August, 2011 by Pilchards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 Adkins puts on his 3rd sub on the 68 minute mark and took a mega gamble to protect our lead. Davis could of got injured or an out player which would of left us down to 10 men. That gamble was De Ridder IMHO gave us more attacking options as we would hit them on the break. Love the way he was not afraid to take off the captain and Lallana as they was not at the races today. Great 3 points as it shows the battling side to our game and I'm glad of a break now to get some fresh legs back. Thought the decision to take off Hammond and Lallana was a brave but inspired call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 Good point. I did think it was a risk using all subs so early. But it was a brave decision. I'm sorry to do this but it bugs the living hell out of me. "Davis could have got injured..." "which would have left us down to ten men." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiesaint Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 Just reading the match reports in the on-line Sunday papers, and the People makes the point that Adkins has now got to 100 points quicker than other Saints manager. Victory saw Nigel Adkins become their quickest post-War manager to reach 100 points, while Southampton had never won their first four games of a league season in that time. Against Millwall, the South Coast outfit also extended their current run to 11 straight league victories and equalled a club record of 11 consecutive home league wins set 51 years ago. Adkins, who took over with Southampton struggling in League One, has taken 45 matches to amass 100 points. The last Saints manager who held the record was Adkins’ predecessor Alan Pardew, who took 80 points after 45 games. http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/championship-match-reports/2011/08/21/southampton-1-0-millwall-it-s-just-like-watching-brazil-as-do-prado-scores-stunner-102039-23359683/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntingdon Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 What I love about NA, is that he wants to play expansive, exhilarating football, but realistically knows you can't do that every single week. Sometimes, you have to grind out results, get your noses in front and just defend the lead. He brought Fox on for Lallana to nullify their threat down our left, and brought De Ridder's pace on to expose them on the break NA doesn't just live and die by the sword, he's always looking for the best options for getting a win I honestly believe that in 5 years time, Saints fans will talk of Nigel Adkins in the same breath as Lawrie Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammysaint Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 What I love about NA, is that he wants to play expansive, exhilarating football, but realistically knows you can't do that every single week. Sometimes, you have to grind out results, get your noses in front and just defend the lead. He brought Fox on for Lallana to nullify their threat down our left, and brought De Ridder's pace on to expose them on the break NA doesn't just live and die by the sword, he's always looking for the best options for getting a win I honestly believe that in 5 years time, Saints fans will talk of Nigel Adkins in the same breath as Lawrie Mac If NA takes us to the promise land of the premier league this season, i shall regard him as highly as Lawrie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 21 August, 2011 Author Share Posted 21 August, 2011 Paul Lambert was given the freedom of the city, I expect Adkins will get the same treatment for us. *double checks his grammar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 Paul Lambert was given the freedom of the city, I expect Adkins will get the same treatment for us. *double checks his grammar! Damn it Pilchards. It's "freedom have the city". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 Just reading the match reports in the on-line Sunday papers, and the People makes the point that Adkins has now got to 100 points quicker than other Saints manager. http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/championship-match-reports/2011/08/21/southampton-1-0-millwall-it-s-just-like-watching-brazil-as-do-prado-scores-stunner-102039-23359683/ Let alone Saints managers. How many managers of any club have amassed 100 points in their first 45 games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 Adkins puts on his 3rd sub on the 68 minute mark and took a mega gamble to protect our lead. Davis could have got injured or an out player which could have left us down to 10 men. That gamble was De Ridder IMHO gave us more attacking options as we would hit them on the break. Love the way he was not afraid to take off the captain and Lallana as they was not at the races today. Great 3 points as it shows the battling side to our game and I'm glad of a break now to get some fresh legs back. Not having a pop at nigel, but it is hardly revolutionary thinking to use three subs by the seventy minute mark. It's not like every other manager refuses to use a third sub on the off chance the keeper might get injured. We're doing very well and the substitutions worked but lets not start making stuff up. He hasn't invented the idea of using three subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 Not having a pop at nigel, but it is hardly revolutionary thinking to use three subs by the seventy minute mark. It's not like every other manager refuses to use a third sub on the off chance the keeper might get injured. We're doing very well and the substitutions worked but lets not start making stuff up. He hasn't invented the idea of using three subs. I think it was your namesake Barry Fry that used to lump all three subs on at halftime if his team weren't doing well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 .............. He brought Fox on for Lallana to nullify their threat down our left, and brought De Ridder's pace on to expose them on the break......... No-one has mentioned on here that the 70th (68th/whatever) minute substitution took off David Connolly who - we all know - is a something of a delicate soul. I believe that DC has been subbed at around the 70 minute point every match this season when he has started? So my view is that the driving force behind that substitution was to relieve DC - the fact the DeR might expose the Millwall Left flank being a bonus of that decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir woody Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 What I love about NA, is that he wants to play expansive, exhilarating football, but realistically knows you can't do that every single week. Sometimes, you have to grind out results, get your noses in front and just defend the lead. He brought Fox on for Lallana to nullify their threat down our left, and brought De Ridder's pace on to expose them on the break NA doesn't just live and die by the sword, he's always looking for the best options for getting a win I honestly believe that in 5 years time, Saints fans will talk of Nigel Adkins in the same breath as Lawrie Mac I completely agree, this is the vision that we have been missing since Mr.Strachan departed. Well done Mr.Adkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brongal Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 Didn't anyone else think that Foz looked clueless at left wing - they didn't even seem to want to pass to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellman Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 No need to wait 5 years to talk of NA and LM, incidentally their styles were completely different: the showman signing big names and the quiet man looking for youngsters to fit on the bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsacar saint Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 One of the above still and always had a massive ego,the other has no ego at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellone Posted 21 August, 2011 Share Posted 21 August, 2011 quiet man looking for youngsters to fit on the bus is this praise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughieslastminutegoal Posted 22 August, 2011 Share Posted 22 August, 2011 Damn it Pilchards. It's "freedom have the city". For heaven's sake, city is singular so it must be "freedom has the city". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 22 August, 2011 Share Posted 22 August, 2011 Perhaps the statto-meisters but this is one area that sets Adkins apart from Pardew. I always felt with Pardew that he made subs according to the time on the clock rather than react to what was happening on the pitch..,.at the time it was happening.... As I say, happy to be proved wrong. Just a gut feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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