Antti Niemi on today's Saints

[jupu]

Google-translated from: http://www.iltasanomat.fi/valioliiga/art-1288619133119.html

 

I remember very well in 2002-03 Southampton and somehow feel that now, 11 seasons later, there we are on the same track - in fact, even perhaps to an even higher on the fly.

Then we were in ancient times with Southampton in the fourth, when the autumn was already well under way and everywhere all the time expected, because the spending freezes and starts to decline. Okay, in the end we ended up in eighth place, so a bit of the spring came down. None of the crash, however, never came.

 

Now is the time to Southampton in a similar situation. It's been a very good start to the season and do not have to be long looking when you find the reviews already on the team's flight is canceled and the investment falls gradually to be there, "the right" to set the table.

 

The real point is widely considered to be somewhere between the middle and putoamisviivan, but in fact I would not be so sure about that team in today's game there is around. Just accidentally Southampton current position is not rock, and I see quite a fully realistic position in the top six among the end of the season, which would be a really great performance.

 

The root cause of this assessment is the fact that Southampton simply playing very good football. In addition to the team self-confidence is clearly high, it does not play as a lower middle caste of the team, but rather than a team that are serious about playing the Euro places.

 

Southampton as many as three players received an invitation to England national team, but this is by no means a cause but the consequence of it. No Saints player in the squad have been idle paper fight for the top places in the Premier League, but when things are working properly, then the player will come up. Southampton is in fact at the moment very well coached team.

 

The manager Mauricio Pochettino have to really take my hat off, he has done a fantastic job. And the "manager" is a misnomer in this context, namely, Pochettino is, above all, a coach, a man who makes the players work hard from day to day practice course and run with their own ideas and games to players from the grassroots up. And obviously correct.

 

Pochettino is a good example of a traditional English culture is a manager, it might not be the most effective way, then that. Week in the office, maybe one or two briefly on the sidelines and then the other reports on the basis of selected team and tactics. No, I think we are in Southampton ahead of the others and that is why I also believe that many would expect downhill may not be coming. Southampton is the first surprise of the season and I think the team is well equipped for the final surprise of the season.

Antti Niemi

[andybeal]

I understand it all apart from 'putoamisviivan'?

[Grey Crab]

You'd think his English would be better considering the amount of time he spent in this country. Typical foreigner, only interested in coming over here to make money and not bothered about learning the language.

[david in sweden]

You'd think his English would be better considering the amount of time he spent in this country.

Typical foreigner, only interested in coming over here to make money and not bothered about learning the language.

 

 

well I hope you're joking. Niemi was a great player for Saints and only left when we were going down and he was still good enough to play in the Prem.

 

The article it seems was translated by Google, and that is composed of user contribution. I don't know what the word means but it's obviously not been used on Google before.

 

As I recall Niemi's English was quite passable, but Finnish is a totally different language family to the other Nordic countries and so it doesn't surprise me.

 

I've used Google on occasions, but never for more than odd words and an occasional sentence. Putting in a whole text is asking for trouble, when it turns up tripe like this.

[Dynamo Naive]

So Pochettino has stolen Niemi's hat?

[andybeal]

well I hope you're joking.

 

Sense of humour failure!

[Tony F]

You'd think his English would be better considering the amount of time he spent in this country. Typical foreigner, only interested in coming over here to make money and not bothered about learning the language.

 

He'd have looked pretty foolish as a Finnish person, giving an interview to a Finnish reporter...... errr... in English

[Saint in Paradise]

He'd have looked pretty foolish as a Finnish person, giving an interview to a Finnish reporter...... errr... in English

 

That would only apply if the reporter couldn't speak and write in English.

[Ziggy]

That would only apply if the reporter couldn't speak and write in English.

 

Or if it was Steve McLaren.

[kpturner]

well I hope you're joking. Niemi was a great player for Saints and only left when we were going down and he was still good enough to play in the Prem.

 

The article it seems was translated by Google, and that is composed of user contribution. I don't know what the word means but it's obviously not been used on Google before.

 

As I recall Niemi's English was quite passable, but Finnish is a totally different language family to the other Nordic countries and so it doesn't surprise me.

 

I've used Google on occasions, but never for more than odd words and an occasional sentence. Putting in a whole text is asking for trouble, when it turns up tripe like this.

 

Oh dear - you have embarrassed yourself there mate. Of course he was joking ffs!

[kpturner]

That would only apply if the reporter couldn't speak and write in English.

 

....and all the Finnish people that the article was intended for could also speak and write English. To be honest, I think Finnish was really the best choice don't you?

[lordswoodsaints]

Don't he speak mockney now then?