Monk Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Thats awful. Dominate for 90 minutes, pens that MLT would be disgusted about. Good performance bar the final third.
buctootim Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 That game summed up the team. Dominated, but couldnt score even when gift wrapped.
S-Clarke Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 4-1 FT (on penalties that is). Pretty annoying, dominated the game for 90% pretty much. Didn't convert the chances we had, look very slick up until the final third but lack idea's at times. Wouldn't say no to a Banega and Damiao type signing in the next few weeks.
trousers Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Very sportsman like of us to let the home side retain their own trophy
Saint Charlie Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 We were much the better side, looking good, just need to find the back of the net more... New boys both look quality additions.
Bad Wolf Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 I have no idea who won but every time anyone ran up to take a pen, it froze. Even on replays.
trousers Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 4-1 wasn't it? Sssshhhh....we'll never live it down if word gets out we lost 4-1...
del boy Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Guly and JWP good this half. shouldn't have said that ! (but true, shame about the pens)
Saints foreva Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Thats awful. Dominate for 90 minutes, pens that MLT would be disgusted about. Good performance bar the final third. Sounds familiar...
david in sweden Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 I like the look of Water-Proos - who did we sign him from? and I thought he kept saying ...." Walter Bruce "
Bearsy Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 We'd of won if we kept the A-Team out. Srsly. I go out now, thanks for ur company!
Roger Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 We were more threatening upfront when Adkins was here. Better defensively now though.
Leicestersaint Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Losing 4-1 on pens is rather pathetic - who took them and who missed?
sfc4prem Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Losing 4-1 on pens is rather pathetic - who took them and who missed? Three key starters for us; Guly, JWP & Steven Davis.
Junior Mullet Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 We dominated and looked very fit. Shaw looks like he's going to be outstanding this year (England call up by end of season I reckon). Mayuka was offside way too much. Celta looked poor. Pressing game looks like it's getting even more effective. Add a lethal striker and we can be very excited about the season ahead.
Saint_clark Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Three key starters for us; Guly, JWP & Steven Davis. Davis scored.
Batman Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Losing 4-1 on pens is rather pathetic - who took them and who missed? Yes. We are a disgrace
Simples Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Sssshhhh....we'll never live it down if word gets out we lost 4-1... You, Sir, owe me a new laptop!
ericofarabia Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Losing 4-1 on pens is rather pathetic - who took them and who missed? Could be worse - we could hve lost 4-1 at home to Oxford nd sit at the bottom of the 92 league teams !!
Matty's Caddy Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Watched most of the 2nd half and don't remember a clear cut chance created. We really are gonna struggle this year, IMO we'll carry on the same form that we finished last season with. Definitely need a creative signing.
Scoobysaint Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Not too fussed about losing on penalties as wouldn't imagine any of them would be anywhere near a penalty kick on true match day. From what I could pick out from the slightly suspect stream, we played very well and the passed the ball about with pace and poise. Unfortunately we are still struggling in the final third and are desperately needing that new CF to provide some competition for places. Good to see Gaston have a good half and link up nicely. All in all, seeing as we are still a couple of weeks till the league starts, we are doing alright.
Matthew Le God Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Watched most of the 2nd half and don't remember a clear cut chance created. We really are gonna struggle this year, IMO we'll carry on the same form that we finished last season with. Definitely need a creative signing. The second half was largely our reserve team, apart form Boruc and Shaw.
ericofarabia Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Watched most of the 2nd half and don't remember a clear cut chance created. We really are gonna struggle this year, IMO we'll carry on the same form that we finished last season with. Definitely need a creative signing. From what I could see our 1st half XI were much more effective and created lots more chances.
Saint Charlie Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Not sure why people are so bothered about the pens? It was a token way to end...those players would never take them a real match for us. We played well and should be happier than Celta Vigo!
Batman Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Looked excellent at times in 1st half Way above them in terms of movement and quality. Ramirez, lovren, shaw and wanyama were excellent How Rodriguez fluffed that chance I would never know Just imagine a Lukaku upfront in that team
Batman Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Watched most of the 2nd half and don't remember a clear cut chance created. We really are gonna struggle this year, IMO we'll carry on the same form that we finished last season with. Definitely need a creative signing. 1st half was very different
Saint Charlie Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Watched most of the 2nd half and don't remember a clear cut chance created. We really are gonna struggle this year, IMO we'll carry on the same form that we finished last season with. Definitely need a creative signing. Guly header bit bar. Davis shot from 10 yards saved. Guly shot just wide from inside the box. Enough chances to have taken one.
Matty's Caddy Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 The second half was largely our reserve team, apart form Boruc and Shaw. Ok, was difficult to suss out who was actually playing most of the time so ill take your word for it Was the first half a lot better then? Did we create much?
Batman Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Ok, was difficult to suss out who was actually playing most of the time so ill take your word for it Was the first half a lot better then? Did we create much? Yes and yes
Glasgow_Saint Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Need more imagination in final 3rd. Same theme as last season really
Matthew Le God Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 (edited) Ok, was difficult to suss out who was actually playing most of the time so ill take your word for it Was the first half a lot better then? Did we create much? First half was... K.Davis Chambers Lovren Yoshida Shaw Schneiderlin Wanyama Ramirez Rodriguez Lallana Lambert Second half was... Boruc Chambers Fonte Hooiveld Shaw/Fox Cork Ward-Prowse Puncheon S.Davis Do Prado Mayuka It was better in the first half with more of the players that will start against West Brom playing. But even in the 2nd half Saints did have a number of chances. Edited 3 August, 2013 by Matthew Le God
Olallana Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Press conferenceon the stream, where is that Dajashi when you need him??!! (Only Celtas manager)
VectisSaint Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Watched most of the 2nd half and don't remember a clear cut chance created. We really are gonna struggle this year, IMO we'll carry on the same form that we finished last season with. Definitely need a creative signing. So you missed Guly's shot just to the right of the post, Davis's shot that was very well saved and Guly's strong header against the bar. There were other lesser chances but 3 golden opportunities. Perhaps the stream was particularly bad for you, if so hard luck that you missed all of them.
Matty's Caddy Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 First half was... K.Davis Chambers Lovren Yoshida Shaw Schneiderlin Wanyama Ramirez Rodriguez Lallana Lambert Second half was... Boruc Chambers Fonte Hooiveld Shaw/Fox Cork Ward-Prowse Puncheon S.Davis Do Prado Mayuka It was better in the first half with more of the players that will start against West Brom playing. Wow, ok Thanks for that MLG That's quite a difference
VectisSaint Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Could be worse - we could hve lost 4-1 at home to Oxford nd sit at the bottom of the 92 league teams !! Sorry to be pedantic but Hartlepool are bottom, still 91st looks good for them though.
Badger Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Guly header bit bar. Davis shot from 10 yards saved. Guly shot just wide from inside the box. Enough chances to have taken one. Don't doubt what you say, but it does seem a recurring theme from last season.
Matthew Le God Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Don't doubt what you say, but it does seem a recurring theme from last season. When Saints were the 10th top scorers in the Premier League?
Saint Garrett Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 We looked much better with Gaston on the pitch. Lallana did very little, Rodriguez missed a sitter, but apart from that very promising. Like the look of Lovren, he is a big upgrade on the others, and looks like he could make a good partnership with Yoshi. Shaw and JWP look like they've bulked up a bit. Wanyama is a monster but didn't particularly impress me in this game, sure he'll settle a bit more though in games to come - new level for him to be playing at on a regular basis. We look much more solid under Poche, but I just worry the system doesn't really suit Lambert, and therefore we're struggling to score. His job to find a way of sorting that though! Overall a promising performance.
dan abnormal Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 didn't watch it, interested in how chambers, yoshida, lovren , Wanyama and Ramirez did. Sounds like Ramirez had a decent half, did we create more with him in the team?
Saint Charlie Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Compared to the last pre season where we got taken apart by some decent European teams we do look much better and more powerful.
buctootim Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 When Saints were the 10th top scorers in the Premier League? Not after January
Olallana Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Real Sociedad will be a perfect test and could compare to playing Udinese like we did last year IMO. Would expect that by thursday the intensity in training will go down a bit to freshen up them legs to the start of the season so next week could probably be a game with fewer substitutions and more players that will play at least 70 minutes....
Badger Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 When Saints were the 10th top scorers in the Premier League? Irrespective of how we compared, there were far too many games last season where we dominated possession for long periods,but created little, and spurned what chances we did create to then fall behind, or be thankful for a draw. Spurs, Sunderland away are the more recent examples, before that Swansea (home and away),Norwich (a), and Everton (h) spring to mind. Even Wigan (a) where we lambast our defence for conceding so late, could have been put to rest had we taken chances created in a second half onslaught.
Professor Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Apart from Jack Cork, most, if not all, the midfielders/strikers have scored some great looking goals at times, but apart from Lambert, haven't done it consistently. It was failure to convert chances that made the end of last season a disappointment when top half was there for the taking and a lack of goals left us in 14th. Don't think Poch will have learnt anything he didn't already know, that Cortese has just got to find him a quality goal scorer. The squad is good, but the missing player for the number 11 shirt does need to be someone quite special.
alpine_saint Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 I take it there is now a consensus that we must break the bank for a striker of merit ?
Batman Posted 3 August, 2013 Posted 3 August, 2013 Irrespective of how we compared, there were far too many games last season where we dominated possession for long periods,but created little, and spurned what chances we did create to then fall behind, or be thankful for a draw. Spurs, Sunderland away are the more recent examples, before that Swansea (home and away),Norwich (a), and Everton (h) spring to mind. Even Wigan (a) where we lambast our defence for conceding so late, could have been put to rest had we taken chances created in a second half onslaught. We also defended like ****s when we had no problems scoring
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