Saint_clark Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Oh well. Back to the really important business of the league. At least we'll have a week off where others are playing on the Tuesday.
SuperMikey Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 I'm actually very disappointed. It was there for the taking at 0-0 when we had all the posession, but we let it slip. Never mind, back to the league!
Jimmy_D Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Ah well, niether team playing first teamers, reduced the match to a virtual coin flip. Need to make the home game against Boro count now.
dubai_phil Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Blue Line time G'night all Maybe, just maybe I'll be @SMS Saturday
Plumstead_Saint Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Boo Is it me or is our form slipping since AL got injured? First game we haven't scored in a while.
CB Saint Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Meh. if it means that our first team are fresh for saturday, so be it.
Window Cleaner Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Black mark for the manager, as Dave says no cutting edge, if we wanted to lose we should have sent the U21s. Needed at least one of Guly,Barney or Rickie from the start,instead of a converted left back and a total waste of space.
Colinjb Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 My reaction is that I would like us to sign Wilfred Zaha and Nathaniel Clyne. Oh, and that we should aim to bounce back v Boro.
Thedelldays Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 oh well.....nice to win but 10 changes means it was going to be luck of the draw.. a 16 year old makes his debut barnard gets 20 mins and lots of key players rested
Under Weststand Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Wont lose any sleep over that. Need to get back up to speed on Saturday. Good to get Barny some game time, sounded like Ward Prowse had a decent game.
monosaint Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 With Jack Cork at the centre of the back 4 with an in-experienced Aaron Martin worried me.
latter day saint Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Not bothered. The league is what matters. agree. think Cortese made his feelings very clear to Adkins re the cups
Thedelldays Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Black mark for the manager, as Dave says no cutting edge, if we wanted to lose we should have sent the U21s. Needed at least one of Guly,Barney or Rickie from the start,instead of a converted left back and a total waste of space. barney was never going to start and guly with rickie need a rest
Window Cleaner Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Ah well, niether team playing first teamers, reduced the match to a virtual coin flip. Need to make the home game against Boro count now. Not really, Morgan,Cork and Martin will be needed on Saturday, now they're demoralised.
St Marco Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 6 away games now without a win. Must do better.
Saint_clark Posted 25 October, 2011 Author Posted 25 October, 2011 Black mark for the manager, as Dave says no cutting edge, if we wanted to lose we should have sent the U21s. Needed at least one of Guly,Barney or Rickie from the start,instead of a converted left back and a total waste of space. I fully agree with Adkins team selection. I'd rather take a chance without Guly, Barnard and Lambert and have them in good shape for saturday than take a chance with one of them and risk them being jaded.
Stepgar Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 didn't sound like we deserved anything to be honest, so cant complain too much. I know that we played a very much changed team but we seem to be coming in for some hard games now with other teams closing us down very quickly and not allowing ius to get the space and time we need. Interesting next few games me think on if teams will adopt the "Reading" approach. Little bit concerned if I am honest. Just want us to do so well after what has been such a positive start. Onwards and upwards. Cmon Boro, lets see what you got.
SNSUN Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 I forgot to do the predo. :-( Makes my ten points from the Reading game seem moot. Whatever the Palace fans were singing at us, I really don't care. This was a trial for the youngsters and fringe players. We're out of the biggest obstruction in our season. Good.
Thedelldays Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Not really, Morgan,Cork and Martin will be needed on Saturday, now they're demoralised. LOL are you in their head..?
Saint_clark Posted 25 October, 2011 Author Posted 25 October, 2011 Not really, Morgan,Cork and Martin will be needed on Saturday, now they're demoralised. We've lost far more important games than this before - with our full first team - and bounced back to win the next one. Plus I don't think any of those 3 will play.
alpine_saint Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Mixed emotions. Couldnt give a shiny one about the League Cup. Desperately worried about our ability to get up for away matches, and the fact that several players on the fringes didnt do more to sell themselves to the manager tonight. Are things getting too cosy down at SMS at the moment ???
Thedelldays Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Mixed emotions. Couldnt give a shiny one about the League Cup. Desperately worried about our ability to get up for away matches, and the fact that several players on the fringes didnt do more to sell themselves to the manager tonight. Are things getting too cosy down at SMS at the moment ??? what do you reckon..? we lost.. we have lost before.. we will lose again
dubai_phil Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Not bothered. The league is what matters. this
Charlie Wayman Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Terrible. Reserves or no reserves we are effing hopeless away and sooner rather than later it's going to cost us dear. Middlesbrough is beginning to freak me out now, I'm not sure we have the confidence in the side at present to score enough goals to win it. If Lallana and Fonte are not available it could get very bad, with Barnard miles off match fitness and Connolly seemingly having lost the plot.
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Palace Reserves v Saints Reserves. Good to see both sides behaving like Prem teams already. Really not bothered. Second rate comp for second string sides, and a second rate beer.
Thedelldays Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Terrible. Reserves or no reserves we are effing hopeless away and sooner rather than later it's going to cost us dear. Middlesbrough is beginning to freak me out now, I'm not sure we have the confidence in the side at present to score enough goals to win it. If Lallana and Fonte are not available it could get very bad, with Barnard miles off match fitness and Connolly seemingly having lost the plot. seeing as you said the best chance we had to beat west ham was to stop their team bus on the M3......says to me you have no idea
Colinjb Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Terrible. Reserves or no reserves we are effing hopeless away and sooner rather than later it's going to cost us dear. Middlesbrough is beginning to freak me out now, I'm not sure we have the confidence in the side at present to score enough goals to win it. If Lallana and Fonte are not available it could get very bad, with Barnard miles off match fitness and Connolly seemingly having lost the plot. Joy to the world, the Way-man's come.......
Saints foreva Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Disappointing that yet again we've struggle to win away from home. Thankfully it was in the League Cup and not the Championship.
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 this How about the 2000 that bothered to travel?
Special K Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 An error making so many changes. Great chance to reach QF of a major cup is wasted. We lose and the mentality slightly alters.
Colinjb Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 How about the 2000 that bothered to travel? We'll see what they think in an hour or so. Looking forward to their impression of Ward-Prowse and Reeves.
InvictaSaint Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Terrible. Reserves or no reserves we are effing hopeless away and sooner rather than later it's going to cost us dear. Middlesbrough is beginning to freak me out now, I'm not sure we have the confidence in the side at present to score enough goals to win it. If Lallana and Fonte are not available it could get very bad, with Barnard miles off match fitness and Connolly seemingly having lost the plot. I think Arsenal are at home Saturday, so you should be OK.
david in sweden Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 (edited) ......should have done better in the first half. CP text commentary said we were the best team in the first 45 ...? Forte ran through and beat everyone - except the keeper! and then were unlucky not to get a penalty when Reeves was brought down but the ref. ignored it. Sounds like their keeper (Price) took everything that came his way. I'm all for giving the 2nd XI types a game, but playing Forte up front with a youngster (out of position) was an unusual selection(?). At least we've seen most of the current alternatives in the squad, but I think the regulars can sleep soundly, but I feel a bit concerned that we have both Jaidi and Fonte out, and no real cover at the back..in the event of ....*¤/? Edited 25 October, 2011 by david in sweden
saintmatt Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Mixed emotions. Couldnt give a shiny one about the League Cup. Desperately worried about our ability to get up for away matches, and the fact that several players on the fringes didnt do more to sell themselves to the manager tonight. Are things getting too cosy down at SMS at the moment ??? That is testament to what Adkins has achieved here. Our away form is considered a worry ("desperate" is a bit excessive!) to some, but in reality it isn't that bad. We've just become so used to winning.. Special mention to away support - over 2,500 for midweek cup game and weakened side!
S-Clarke Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 An error making so many changes. Great chance to reach QF of a major cup is wasted. We lose and the mentality slightly alters. It's a tricky call. If we played our first team tonight, won it, draw Man City away in the quarters....then lost on Saturday and drew next Tuesday.........and dropped out of the top 2. then I know what I'd be prioritizing to be honest...
doddisalegend Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Wasn't expecting much as soon as I heard we'd made 10 changes. For everyone saying they're worried about how we're playing after this game, this team was so far removed from our normal first team as to make any comparsions pretty pointless. For a team of fringe and development players I didn't think they played to bad if Forte could put his chances away might have been a different game.
corsacar saint Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 If we win saturday,this result will be forgotten,but as Duncan alluded to,the 2,000 who travelled up ,may see this slightly differently.
Thedelldays Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 If we win saturday,this result will be forgotten,but as Duncan alluded to,the 2,000 who travelled up ,may see this slightly differently. to be fair...we made god knows how many changes....and we have been pretty consistent with that in this cup and the manager told us many changes would be made..........not a shock that it was a dull game
scotty Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 We'll see what they think in an hour or so. Looking forward to their impression of Ward-Prowse and Reeves. This. Probably the most interesting aspect of the evening imho. Back to the NPC. Onwards and upwards.............oh, we cant can we
Colinjb Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Paul Walsh on SSN: "Southampton the better footballing team, but there you go." We made chances, we did ok but not the cutting edge.
alpine_saint Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 I think those on here that feel the need to go into Immediate Damage Limitation Mode after a result like this are just as daft as the Its the End of The World brigade... Losing matches should be taken note of and lessons learned, not blithely disregarded.
St Marco Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 in reality it isn't that bad. We've just become so used to winning.. To be fair that isn't quite right. We have actually only won twice in seven games now. That is only 28% win ratio in the past 7 games. Away wise based on the last 5 games we are joint 22nd http://stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/D1/aform.html Only 2 teams have worse away form then us right now (Pompey and Coventry). It is only a cup game and shouldn't be looked into to much but i think it is pretty safe to say our away form needs looking at.
M271 Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Its never nice to lose even if it means we 'can concentrate on the league' Starting line up made sense because of injuries, suspension and resting players who had played 3 games in a week. The mistake was not bringing on Lambert, Barny and Guly after 60 to 65 minutes while it was still 0-0, waiting until after 70 minutes is just a waste of talent.
Thedelldays Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 I think those on here that feel the need to go into Immediate Damage Limitation Mode after a result like this are just as daft as the Its the End of The World brigade... Losing matches should be taken note of and lessons learned, not blithely disregarded. what lessons can we learn sat in our front room typing crap on here..? we lose games.......im sure adkins learns from it as we are top of the league....not by accident
Thedelldays Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 To be fair that isn't quite right. We have actually only won twice in seven games now. That is only 28% win ratio in the past 7 games. Away wise based on the last 5 games we are joint 22nd http://stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/D1/aform.html Only 2 teams have worse away form then us right now (Pompey and Coventry). It is only a cup game and shouldn't be looked into to much but i think it is pretty safe to say our away form needs looking at. won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2..?????
Colinjb Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 Walsh: "Had you not told me that Ward-Prowse was 16, I would never have known."
alpine_saint Posted 25 October, 2011 Posted 25 October, 2011 what lessons can we learn sat in our front room typing crap on here..? we lose games.......im sure adkins learns from it as we are top of the league....not by accident Christ, you've become such a boring toadying sycophant. Are you waiting for your SaintsList invite to come through ? If you dont like the fact that a diverse tone of comments are posted here after a disappointing result, do us all a favour and be more selective about when you log on.
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