MOSaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Just remember, pre-season means nothing (except the ones we win or play well in)
doggface Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Good thread that one about long range goals...
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: Great ball by Ward-Prowse to pick out Jason Puncheon, but his low effort is just about gathered by Udinese 'keeper Brkic. #saintsfc
K,Billy's supersound Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 He is an ever present in my PES 2007 (WII) team. So Saints should really have been more aware. pes 2007 get up to date son ffs
MOSaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Good thread that one about long range goals... I agree, be interesting to hear from someone who went to the game as they could elaborate on what we're doing wrong.
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 bigadamsport: Two cracking goals at St Mary's - 25 yard beasts smacked past Davis . Udinese turning it on for Big Dave Merrington's return #saintsfc
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: Hooiveld tries to go one better than Di Natale and Willians by smashing one from well over 30 yards, but his drive flies over. #saintsfc
Spudders Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Just remember, pre-season means nothing (except the ones we win or play well in) Did you copy this from POL!
Waterside.saint Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: Hooiveld tries to go one better than Di Natale and Willians by smashing one from well over 30 yards, but his drive flies over. #saintsfc Good old Hoover
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: #SaintsFC moving into the ascendancy now. Ward-Prowse and Lallana looking lively in the middle.
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: GOAL: SAINTS 0-3 UDINESE (DI NATALE 36) #saintsfc Whoops...
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: Di Natale makes it look easy as he crisply volleys Basta's knock-down past Davis to make it three-nil. #saintsfc
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 I knew this would be difficult tonight but this seems much too easy by the sounds of it. We need to start converting any sort of chances we get because in the PL, and as proved tonight, you will be punished.
doggface Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Getting embarrassing, when was the last time in any game at home when we were 3 down at halftime? Great confidence boost for next week!
Edmonton Saint Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Not good enough. A disappointing pre-season which has only gone to highlight the deficiencies in the squad that are glaringly obvious to some of us...
SaintBobby Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 I'm only following this on twitter....but it doesn't sound as if we'd hold our own in the Champions League just yet...
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: #SaintsFC still plugging away – Puncheon's cross finds its way to Rodriguez via Lallana, but the new-boy's header is held by Brkic. As others have mentioned over the course of pre season, Lambert just seems so anonymous? Doesnt seem to be mentioned in attacks or score goals? As it stands, Jay Rod would be upfront for me v City and Punch on one wing and Lallana/Guly on other.
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: HALF TIME: SAINTS 0-3 UDINESE #saintsfc officialsaints: Three superbly-taken Udinese goals the difference here. Some good phases of play by #SaintsFC, but their Italian visitors look superb.
Griffo Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 We look awful here and Udinese look very good. Movement from us looks much worse than it is normally. Players don't have anywhere near as many options as they should have when on the ball.
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Think Sharp and Steve Davis are coming on for 2nd half.
old_southy Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Well, time to start panic buying- is Sol Campbell still available?
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: Four half-time changes by #SaintsFC: Billy Sharp, Luke Shaw, Steven Davis and Paulo Gazzaniga on for Lambert, Fox, Ward-Prowse and K. Davis.
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: Sharp close to scoring with his first touch as he meets Clyne's inswinging cross with his head, but the attempt goes just wide. #saintsfc
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: A superbly-worked #SaintsFC move involving Lallana and Davis tees up Puncheon, but his vicious effort flies inches wide. Best chance so far.
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 What do you expect when you've got a championship defence playing against champions league players. Unless we get two class centre halves in we can expect more of the same this season. Hopefully this is a wake up call for all you clowns saying half of our team should be in the England squad and this is the best Saints team in history.
Appy Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 If Sharp scores tonight, surely he has to start next Sunday.
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Why would our players go all out to win a pointless friendly, when they are going to be on the biggest stage of all next week!!!!!
The Kraken Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 What do you expect when you've got a championship defence playing against champions league players. Unless we get two class centre halves in we can expect more of the same this season. Hopefully this is a wake up call for all you clowns saying half of our team should be in the England squad and this is the best Saints team in history. Amen.
VectisSaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 What do you expect when you've got a championship defence playing against champions league players. Unless we get two class centre halves in we can expect more of the same this season. Hopefully this is a wake up call for all you clowns saying half of our team should be in the England squad and this is the best Saints team in history. Doesn't make any sense though does it, centre backs do not prevent long range "worldies". Of course we need CBs for the season, no one seriously thinks otherwise and I'ms sure they will arrive, but it is just as concerning that we seem unable to take our chances up front. Our strikers and attacking MFs (apart from Sharp) are so out of form its not true and Lee is still not ready to play. We have no cutting edge at the moment, no amount of new CBs will change that fact. Still its only a friendly :-)
MarkSFC Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 What do you expect when you've got a championship defence playing against champions league players. Unless we get two class centre halves in we can expect more of the same this season. Hopefully this is a wake up call for all you clowns saying half of our team should be in the England squad and this is the best Saints team in history. Some sense.......never been one for worrying about the order of signing but the need for at least one CB has been the most obvious for at least a year!!!
Appy Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 What do you expect when you've got a championship defence playing against champions league players. Unless we get two class centre halves in we can expect more of the same this season. Hopefully this is a wake up call for all you clowns saying half of our team should be in the England squad and this is the best Saints team in history. Have to agree, something needs to be done very quickly or next Sunday could be more embarassing than originally expected.
Winchester Red Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Doesn't make any sense though does it, centre backs do not prevent long range "worldies". Of course we need CBs for the season, no one seriously thinks otherwise and I'ms sure they will arrive, but it is just as concerning that we seem unable to take our chances up front. Our strikers and attacking MFs (apart from Sharp) are so out of form its not true and Lee is still not ready to play. We have no cutting edge at the moment, no amount of new CBs will change that fact. Still its only a friendly :-) Exactly. We're not taking chances CB's are not to blame for 25 yard screamers - although we do need some!
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 I have a big Davis critic texting me blaming KD...?????
The Kraken Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Have to agree, something needs to be done very quickly or next Sunday could be more embarassing than originally expected. Man City last season were ridiculous at home. 18 wins and 1 draw. 55 goals scored (nearly 3 a game), 12 against. So they had an average score of a 3-1, except for 6 games which were 3-0. That's just an average. If this is anything to go by they could run up a cricket score against us. Definitely a shot in the arm for where we actually are as a team, and how far we have to go.
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: Di Natale is allowed to run clear at the #SaintsFC goal, but Shaw tracks him well and ends up deflecting the Italian's shot onto the post.
Webby Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Exactly. We're not taking chances CB's are not to blame for 25 yard screamers - although we do need some! Maybe the keeper then? Could he have done better?
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: Chance for Udinese midfielder Roberto Pereyra on the left of the area, but Gazzaniga saves well at his near post. #saintsfc
The Kraken Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Attendance of 3744. Friendly attendances this time round have been nothing short of abject. Utterly rubbish, even the Skates got more than that against Bolton. Completely unsurprising given the pricing structure too. You'd think/hope the club would learn, but I very much doubt it.
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: GOAL: SAINTS 0-4 UDINESE (MURIEL 64) #saintsfc
wild-saint Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Attendance of 3744. Friendly attendances this time round have been nothing short of abject. Utterly rubbish, even the Skates got more than that against Bolton. Completely unsurprising given the pricing structure too. You'd think/hope the club would learn, but I very much doubt it. or the fact the olympics is on ? mo farah or saints preseason, no contest im afraid
Webby Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Attendance of 3744. Friendly attendances this time round have been nothing short of abject. Utterly rubbish, even the Skates got more than that against Bolton. Completely unsurprising given the pricing structure too. You'd think/hope the club would learn, but I very much doubt it. Well, money is tight and the Olympics is on.
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 officialsaints: Superb touch in the area by Di Natale to buy himself space, and he tees up substitute Muriel to add the fourth from close range.
once_bitterne Posted 11 August, 2012 Posted 11 August, 2012 Attendance of 3744. Friendly attendances this time round have been nothing short of abject. Utterly rubbish, even the Skates got more than that against Bolton. Completely unsurprising given the pricing structure too. You'd think/hope the club would learn, but I very much doubt it. I've heard there's some athletics thing going in in London too.
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