SuperMikey Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Unlucky to lose based on the 2nd half, sounds like we battered them. Shocking defending in the first 45 was the final nail in our coffin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 In the end not a disaster. Sounds like we made a poor start and some dodgy defending but we had the better 2nd half. Lessons to be learnt, and I am sure we will get our CB. Silver lining ? No longer being top takes the pressure of us. Brighton must be feeling good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Never pleased when we lose but I'm so proud of the lads today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patred44 Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 woefull defending in the first half.. and we have had since the beginning of June to sign a decent center back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 First 45 cost us the game due to our inept defending. Looks like Sven played the usual ''cautious" card in the 2nd half, which allowed us to get on top. Sounded like a great effort by us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 We were much stronger suprisingly enough with Cork at right back and De Ridder and Fox on the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanimal Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Be proud and loud! you knew it would take a combination of a deflection, screamer and a very dodgy og/awful ref decision to beat this magnificent team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfp1 Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 We were poor first half. Unlucky second half. Still, second after 5 games is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 woefull defending in the first half.. and we have had since the beginning of June to sign a decent center back.... 12 points from a possible 15. 12 goals in 5 league games. there really isn't anything to moan about. We could do with a CB, and I'm sure Adkins feels the same. The lads have done bloody well so far though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 So unlucky. I do think we need a defender soon though to complete the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Disappointing end to the winning run but glad of the second half effort after the poor 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 As I wasn't there I have absolutely no clue what caused us to concede 3 goals, so I'll be reserving judgement until I've at least seen the highlights. Sounded like Fonte slipping over is about all that can be identified as a definite contributor so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 We outplayed a team that cost a fortune for most of this match and were very unlucky to lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Sounded like we gave it a good go, said elsewhere, if offered 12 from 15 most would have snatch at it. Good effort lads, hard luck - but well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Unlucky slip for their first. Their third shouldn't have been given. But for brilliant keeping we'd have had at least 2 more. All in all not a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Lost every game we've failed to score first. not good enough still, put on a good show in the 2nd half but the first half performance might re focus the need for an experienced defender. And we are still in the top 2 !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Bound to lose at some point but sounded like we playe well second half. Need a new CB but we all knew that. Hopefully get Waghorn and a CB in before the deadline. Wonder if Adkins will comment after the game? Oh and Fox sounded good, some class balls into the box - maybe start in the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 no need to panic. still on course for the prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Great performance in outplaying such an expensive collected team for large parts of the match We will have them at St Marys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Bound to lose at some point but sounded like we playe well second half. Need a new CB but we all knew that. Hopefully get Waghorn and a CB in before the deadline. Wonder if Adkins will comment after the game? Oh and Fox sounded good, some class balls into the box - maybe start in the next game. Adkins will never ever comment about speculation, only when a deal is all but done. Annoys me that the media keep trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Sounds as if Adkins substitutions worked. AL was unlucky on another day he could have had a hat trick. De Ridder and Fox sound the real deal (although De Ridder needs to learn not to give away sill free kicks in time added on). Agree new CB required but lets not just dwell on that eh? Fans sounded awesome (again!) so hats off to every last one of you! Disappointed but not disheartened! COYRAWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Crap first half, superb second half. Need a centre back to solidify things, and a striker to put away the chances we had in the second half. Do that, and we'll walk this league. A good defeat, if there is such a thing, because it will bring the lads down to earth, and yet we gave a very spirited performance in a game that could have got away from us. We've showed we're not pushovers, and hey, we're still in the promotion spots. Shame it's behind Brighton - they'll love that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyg1950 Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Poor 1st half cost us dear, could have, should have won that one. I'm very very proud of the second half performance though. I hope we're not carrying any injuries away with us. Seabourne sounds like he's blown his chance, need that CB urgently now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 All good things..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Well it looks like Ground Hog Day again as we chase Brighton at the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Absolutely tore them a new one in the second half. How we didn't equalise I will never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Under Weststand Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Well the result may not have been right, but I think a few questions have been answered today, Adkins proved he can change things at half time (good tactical switch). We've proved we can overcome a poor start & take anyone on on their own patch. We came up against a keeper on fire & just needed a little bit of luck. Two home games to come & 6-more points will do nicely. Big up to the fans who went they sounded awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornhill_saints Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Never pleased when we lose but I'm so proud of the lads today! Here here mate, they put the presure on, later on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 I'm not sure whether the first half came from Leicester taking the game to us or from us taking a more cautious approach with a high-powered team. Either way, I'm convinced from what I've seen that we're a front foot team, and that's how we have to play. Still, we've faced up to some of the division's best (at least the most expensive) and found ourselves more than competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 No more Seaborne, please. We're a centre half away from a sustainable promo bid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 possession 54% 46% Saints for the match after being 57% 43% Leicester first half Says it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponto1963 Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 We were poor first half. Unlucky second half. Still, second after 5 games is brilliant. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Showed us the extra quality that Fox has brought in, and Cork for that matter - switching him to RB and Sven being cautious became a different game. Shows we need those two signings, clear step up in quality from what we have, shows De Ridder will be useful but he is clearly still naive Many will moan at Seaborne but it was Fonte at fault for the first which rattled us IMHO from what DM said. Great 2nd half, well done to NA for the changes that did that. But time for Fox to start and let's not get rid of Richardson just yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 No more Seaborne, please. We're a centre half away from a sustainable promo bid Which of the goals we conceded were down to Seabourne? I will wait for the reaction of people at the match or the highlights before drawing conclusions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Which of the goals we conceded were down to Seabourne? I will wait for the reaction of people at the match or the highlights before drawing conclusions I think one of them was actually down to Fonte, albeit he did slip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Lol Tractor Saint gets a mention for a text in to Solent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 so was Seabourne booked once or twice? If once DM and Adam must have both got the incident in the first half wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Jutkiewicz in please! My choice for striker. Scored again today too. Chelsea signed Lukaku who's a Chelsea fan, I just think signing a decent, young striker who's also a Saints fan would be a good move. Not expensive either. Gawd knows who for centre back. Good performances today from the subs it sounds, De Ridder and Fox were really staking their claim for a first team spot. I don't like sticking Cork at right back, but with 4 good central midfielders, could this be an option for the future? How we bounce back from this is key. Swindon could be in for an arse whopping, especially if we start Fox and De Ridder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Well, there goes the hundred percent record, although because of the way we played, I strangely feel my confidence increased that we can at least get a play-off place, or even automatic promotion, because I am of the opinion that we are the better team than Leicester. We gifted them their goals through naive defending and bad luck. It seems from what I heard on the commentary, that the Lambert goal should have been disallowed because Lambert was pushed onto the ball which then went into the net off him. Also, it sounded as if Kelvin should not have been beaten at the near post by Vassell. On the other side of the coin, when we came out for the second half, we were all over them and there were factors which meant that we should have at least drawn, if not won the match. Seemingly a decent penalty shout, at least three brilliant saves by Schmeichel and one off the woodwork and aguably a couple of the players were lucky to remain on the pitch following some nasty tackles, especially Pantsil, but maybe also Danns. Pantsil seems to be a very nasty piece of work, studs up against Connolly and Lallana and the impression was given that we were playing them off the park in the second half and that they cynically planned to slow down the players pulling the strings. Tactically, SGE got it right the first half, but Adkins made the changes tactically to totally change it around in our favour. Guly looked to have left us exposed on the right by not tracking back to protect Richardson and Leicester exploited it to give them the advantage. De Ridder coming on for Guly and Cork going to right back made it very difficult down that flank and I wonder whether Richardson was injured or just shown up for pace? So although defeated, I believe that in terms of our defence we defeated ourselves, but in terms of our attack, we caused the most expensive team in the division all sorts of problems and had Schmeichel still been suspended, probably would have put five or six past them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Which of the goals we conceded were down to Seabourne? I will wait for the reaction of people at the match or the highlights before drawing conclusions It doesn't have to be just about today. For some bizarre reason, a lot of people had him down as MoM last week but I certainly didn't see that as the case. Besides, it doesn't just have to be about goals that Seaborne was directly accountable for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Shame, spoke to my brother who was at the game (Leicester fan!) and he reckoned that we were unlucky ! No panic, new CB, onwards and upwards ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Under Weststand Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Lets also not forget that the 3rd goal was controversial as well, may well have been a whole different ball game going in at 2-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 It doesn't have to be just about today. For some bizarre reason, a lot of people had him down as MoM last week but I certainly didn't see that as the case. Besides, it doesn't just have to be about goals that Seaborne was directly accountable for... Accepted but we need to remember he is a young lad with room to improve! Just look at how Matt mills turned out. We need to give the lad a chance! It is not his fault we dont have a 2nd regular to partner Fonte and he is filling in (mainly well by all accounts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulSaint Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 The table still looks good (2nd). Lets be honest, we all would have taken this after 5 games? Still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up and away Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 That sounded like a great game and we still stay in the automatic places, great start to the season.Tactically we seemed to have got caught out in the first half with Leicester fronting up with two banks of four, but I doubt there are many teams with the quality of Leicester to take advantage. For me things have not changed since the start of the season, we still need that CB and a main striker with pace. Very impressed with the way we pressed Leicester in the second half, showing we have the fitness to keep kicking on. Very important to give players a rest in the week, otherwise we will suffer. As disappointed as I was with the first half, equally pleased with the second half. If we can't get the quality of players in that we want, I would prefer to go for loans or even wait for the next window. As much as the right players are needed, a lot of the options would not be that great an improvement and make the squad look mediocre. The start reflects poorly on Adkins, but he certainly knew what to do in the second half and I expect him to come out with more in the locker after this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Sven saying very nice things about us on 5live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Just left the ground. Stunning 2nd half display. Unfortunately, each Leics goal was scored at just the wrong time. They are quite a fragile team based on this. Poss play off candidates, but not much better. If Saints can keep up this sort of display, I think we can finish in the top 17:-) De Ridder shld be considered as a starter for us. We perhaps lack a turn of pace w/o him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFrost Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Well if someone offered me 4 wins out of our first 5 I'd have taken it every time. Sounded we were fairly unlucky to lose even if we did give away the sloppy goal or two. There'll be days like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Lets also not forget that the 3rd goal was controversial as well, may well have been a whole different ball game going in at 2-1. All of those who reckon that Fox impressed enough to claim a start at LB, appear to have forgotten the great goal that Harding scored to put us back in the match when we were two down. Easier to impress as a fresh pair of legs coming on late when you are battering the opposition than to shine earlier on when everybody elses' legs are as fresh and you are under the cosh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFrost Posted 27 August, 2011 Share Posted 27 August, 2011 Well if someone offered me 4 wins out of our first 5 I'd have taken it every time. Sounded we were fairly unlucky to lose even if we did give away the sloppy goal or two. There'll be days like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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