Post Match Reaction: Newcastle United 1-1 SAINTS

[Glasgow_Saint]

Good = point today, could have been worse..... GAZZA!!

 

Bad = 2 points from last 15!

 

Very good = my prediction that we would have just 25 points at xmas!

[thorpie the sinner]

Will take a point up there.

 

Worried that these last few results have dented our Title hopes though

 

Totally agree, beginning to worry that the Premier title is drifting away!! Thought this was our season!!

[SNSUN]

Liverpool beat Spurs tomorrow, and we beat them next Sunday, we're above them in the table.

 

Let it happen! :-D

[CanadaSaint]

It's a measure of how far we've come that we earned a deserved draw against bang-in-form Newcastle at St. James' Park when we started without six of our first choice players and with three teenagers on the pitch.

 

Amazing, really.

[NewYorkSaint]

Frustrating/exciting in equal measures. Defence looks sooo fragile with Jos and Gazza. JRod getting better every game. Davis, Cork outstanding. We really need Lallana fit and playing. He's so core to our creativity and even to our ability to rapidly win the ball back. It often starts with him. Chambers such a great prospect. Lovren fantastic. Rickie and Ossie disappointed. 1-1 a fair result on the day, but I think we'll end up above them when all's said and done.

[ToreSF]

Good point. And thank god we got rid of that slimy Pardew.

[Brussels Saint]

Deserved point. Best game I've seen from Steven Davis, he was excellent.

MP got the tactics wrong first half, but whats great is that he sees how to fix it.

 

Jos had a good game after his mistake, but it does make you wonder why Fonte did not start.

Gazza is a young 3rd choice keeper and to be honest showed it. This is not meant to be particularly critical of him as overall he did ok, but I would like to see us bring in someone else in Jan who can genuinely challenge Boruc

[Toomer]

A draw away from home is always is always a good result which ever way you look at it sounds like we need another out and out striker won't say anything about the keeper situation.

[Saint Charlie]

Jos and Gazza are so far below the standard of the rest of the team.

 

Morgan booking puts him on 4 so ban looming, wasnt a yellow today either.

[Picard]

Toni Jimenez and Andy Woodman, goalkeeping coaches of Southampton and Newcastle respectively, were apparently sent off in the aftermath of the touchline set-to in their clubs' game. It looked for a moment there like the (goalkeeping) gloves were about to come off.

 

From the BBC

[doc oli]

Don't think RL was that bad at all, he kept possession well, put in a couple of decent through balls and linked with Chambers quite nicely in the first half. He's never going to be the dynamic pacey centre forward some of us want him to be, but I still think he plays a crucial role in keeping the ball for us. Thought Cork had another tidy game and is slotting back in to his role of last year nicely.

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Don't think RL was that bad at all, he kept possession well, put in a couple of decent through balls and linked with Chambers quite nicely in the first half. He's never going to be the dynamic pacey centre forward some of us want him to be, but I still think he plays a crucial role in keeping the ball for us. Thought Cork had another tidy game and is slotting back in to his role of last year nicely.

 

Well said pal...

[Hokie]

Toni Jimenez and Andy Woodman, goalkeeping coaches of Southampton and Newcastle respectively, were apparently sent off in the aftermath of the touchline set-to in their clubs' game. It looked for a moment there like the (goalkeeping) gloves were about to come off.

 

From the BBC

 

Must have been debating diamond v. "w".

[Jonnyboy]

Davis MoM for me.

 

We should have won.

[corsacar saint]

Watched 1st half on line, a bad mistake from Jos, he and Gazzaniga are not helping the confidence of our other defenders. A good point though.

[.comsaint]

Video of JayRods's goal today...

 

http://giant.gfycat.com/BogusMadAdeliepenguin.gif

Edited 14 December, 2013 by .comsaint

[Ohio Saint]

 

We should have won.

 

Newcastle will saying the same given a couple of terrible missed chances that they had.

[ottery st mary]

J Rod

S Davis

C Chambers

 

MOM between these 3 for me..

 

Steve Davis the unsung hero.....tremendous workrate....very good strike that hit the post.

 

J Rod worked hard throughout......excellent centre forward second half...keept the pressure on and scoring excellent strikers goal.

 

Chambers ...once again impressive ....

 

Lallana and Morgan played well when they came on..

 

All in all a very good and well deserved point.

 

Well done you mighty Saints.

[THEVMAN]

Lallana and Fonte have knocks.

Nothing wrong with AL,just a MP decision

[JoeShmoe]

I truly, honestly believe that the reason Steven Davis is so unnoticed and underrated is because he's a ginger British guy with a boring name.

 

I'm serious.

 

He's a fantastic player, quick and feisty in the tackle, wins it, gives it, sees and executes everything quickly. Awesome stuff.

 

Agree 100%

[Barry Sanchez]

Always said Davis is class, brilliant game and brilliant result I feel, it shows where we need to improve more than ever but also where we are strong, impressed to be honest and I had a feeling we were not going to lose that game, my prediction of 8th at Christmas is about right.

[Saint Without a Halo]

Nothing wrong with AL,just a MP decision

 

Good decision though to bring him on at HT and turn it around!

[eelpie]

Solid point, highlighted the weakness of our squad again though, no one expects back up to be as good but errors by reserve players seem to happen every time they play.

 

Not true. Chambers and Cork have not let us down.

[DuncanRG]

In which every other poster calls Davis an unsung hero

 

 

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[Lighthouse]

Closing the gap to the top of the table. Down to 11 points now, come on Saints.

[Dalek2003]

So, in January we need an extra GK and Centre Defender.

 

What to do with Gaston and also do we still beileve that Osvaldo will come good or we do we go for a new striker as another option ?

[.comsaint]

Today's goal = made and scored by 2 England players. Were you watching Roy?

[WealdSaint]

Good substitutions. Not sure of the logic behind the starting 11, but a cracking 2nd half.

 

Good the way that Lambert & JRod can swap between striker/midfield role.

 

Gutted for Steven Davis that hiswonder shot did'nt go in

[Pastor Patrón]

Not true. Chambers and Cork have not let us down.

 

No but Yosh, Hooiveld and Gazzaniga have, as would Fox if he was called upon again. Other then right back our cover for the entire defence is inadequate for a top half team.

[Dig Dig]

Good decision though to bring him on at HT and turn it around!

 

Poor not to play him from the start though, he's our best player and we lack creativity without him.

[Halo Stickman]

Much better second half but dropping Fonte for Hooiveld handed them a goal.

 

Gazzaniga was awful. Can't wait for us to do away with him.

 

Not sure we should go that far

[bjk]

Great performance again from Davis such a good player who never gets the recognition he should.Think we've proved in the last two games we have decent enough strength in depth to cope.Gazzaniga isn't good enough though we must sign a decent keeper in January.

[Kingsland Red]

Thank goodness Loic Remy missed that Christmas present from Gazza, bad miss for a goal scoring predator.

[ottery st mary]

Fonte IS on 4 bookings as is Morgan NOW..

 

Manager makes the decisions.....wisely in my opinion..

 

Must admit though......when Adam Lallana came on.....speed , trickery, work rate and gave lots for Newcastle to think about.

 

To be fair to Jos he completely missed the ball for their goal...but did play well as the game wore on.

 

For all those whining , moaning , crying ,WUM and making silly comments......

 

We are still the best football team in the world....

 

I am such a happy clapper.....I hurt my poor little hands and lost my voice when we scored:)

 

COYS

[Roger]

Very good result considering we had a lot of injuries. Gazza not v good at all. Osvaldo awful, lambert struggling, chambers and shaw and lovren v good. Lallana made a difference and Morgan wasn't fit but did okay. J rod getting better every game. Roll on next week.

Gazza 5-awful error second half. Not convinced.

Chambers 7- Clyne better at mo but he did v well.

Lovren 8-class.

Hooiveld 4-awful error

Shaw 8-brilliant game.

Cork 7-solid.

Jwp 5- poor again. Struggling.

Davis 7- made the goal but messed up a couple of crucial passes when it was 1-1 when we had great options. Maybe harsh.

J rod 8-always a threat. Is that 5 goals in 6?

Lambert 5-better second half but not picking right pass or getting in right areas.

Osvaldo 3-awful. No effort at all. Just doesn't look what we need.

 

Subs:

Lallana 7-don't know why he didn't start. Playing well.

Morgan 6-didn't look as sharp as usual but can't wait til he's fit against spurs.

Team against spurs:

Davis(if fit)

Clyne(chambers) fonte lovren shaw

Cork Morgan

S Davis lallana j rod

Lambert:

 

Subs: Gazza, osvaldo, Ramirez, chambers(Clyne), jwp, hooiveld, Gallagher.

Clyne needs to play if fit as they have two v quick wingers.

[ottery st mary]

Thank goodness Loic Remy missed that Christmas present from Gazza, bad miss for a goal scoring predator.

 

To be fair.. Gazza.... intentionally... put a massive amount of spin on his pass to Remy:D

[DJ_TOAST]

Good game, decent result.

Little vid of the touchline bust up

 

[Saint Without a Halo]

Despite our recent defence cock ups following the six past Arsenal today we have also regained the best defensive record with 15 conceded (same as Everton)

 

We have come through a tough period with a number of key injured players continued playing well out and have not really collapsed against anyone. All bodes well going forward with a young inexperienced team,

[John B]

Good Result Good Season nothing more to say

[St_Tel49]

Terrible first half. Newcastle were much the better side despite having little possession. Adam and Morgan on in the 2nd and Saints were much, much better. Brilliant attempt by Davis which hit the post before the goal from Rodriguez. Thought apart from the mistake from Jos for the Newcastle goal, our defence looked pretty good. Gazza still showing that he as his nervy moments but is still young and his actual shot stopping is excellent. All the game time he is getting can only help him. I think Gazza is going to be a great keeper in the future. Just needs to be a bit more authoritative, which will come.

 

Got to agree, Steven Davis for MOM. Had a storming game, was everywhere. Good tackling and break up play. An un-sung hero in the Saints team.

The evidence to support your opinion of Gazza has bypassed me.

[Ohio Saint]

We are currently experiencing the part of the season we dreaded most. The attrition of the team by injuries. Considering that two of those injuries are to our first two keepers along with the rest, especially Wanyama, we should currently be in just about the worst case scenario right now.

 

Given that, we are doing extraordinarily well, all things considered.

[buctootim]

Very good result considering we had a lot of injuries. Gazza not v good at all. Osvaldo awful, lambert struggling, chambers and shaw and lovren v good. Lallana made a difference and Morgan wasn't fit but did okay. J rod getting better every game. Roll on next week.

Gazza 5-awful error second half. Not convinced.

Chambers 7- Clyne better at mo but he did v well.

Lovren 8-class.

Hooiveld 4-awful error

Shaw 8-brilliant game.

Cork 7-solid.

Jwp 5- poor again. Struggling.

Davis 7- made the goal but messed up a couple of crucial passes when it was 1-1 when we had great options. Maybe harsh.

J rod 8-always a threat. Is that 5 goals in 6?

Lambert 5-better second half but not picking right pass or getting in right areas.

Osvaldo 3-awful. No effort at all. Just doesn't look what we need.

 

Subs:

Lallana 7-don't know why he didn't start. Playing well.

Morgan 6-didn't look as sharp as usual but can't wait til he's fit against spurs.

Team against spurs:

Davis(if fit)

Clyne(chambers) fonte lovren shaw

Cork Morgan

S Davis lallana j rod

Lambert:

 

Subs: Gazza, osvaldo, Ramirez, chambers(Clyne), jwp, hooiveld, Gallagher.

Clyne needs to play if fit as they have two v quick wingers.

 

An average score of 5.8 from you for the team that has just got an away draw at a very good side above us in the league ? Enough said.

Edited 14 December, 2013 by buctootim

[derry]

Gazzaniga didn't let us down. The mistake he made under pressure from an awkward ball from Lallana, apart from that he was alright, that mistake didn't even begin to compare with Artur Boruc's aberration v Arsenal. He is a young, inexperienced lad playing in the most unforgiving place on the football pitch and he's all we've got. Lambert lost Williamson, Hooiveld sliced his clearance for the goal. Caught out of goal twice but caught the header, made a save then Chambers cleared off the line. Slaughtering him isn't going to make him better.

 

Davis probably had his best game to date, shame about the shot, a couple of inches to the right and it was in. A lung buster run to the right and a perfect pass to Rodriguez to score.

In the end a good result at an in form team.

[Sheaf Saint]

We are currently experiencing the part of the season we dreaded most. The attrition of the team by injuries. Considering that two of those injuries are to our first two keepers along with the rest, especially Wanyama, we should currently be in just about the worst case scenario right now.

 

Given that, we are doing extraordinarily well, all things considered.

 

Agreed, when you consider we started today with 5 of our first choice back 7 players out injured, it could have been a lot, lot worse.

[Badger]

Good game, decent result.

Little vid of the touchline bust up

 

 

Good clip.

 

Their coach is shoved out of it by a steward.

MP appears to do a good job in sorting it, and getting our lot back to the bench.

Pardew stands, hands in pockets throughout watching, then makes some feeble dismissive wavy gesture at the end of it all.

I don't see Osvaldo involved in the skirmish here.

[The Cat]

Good second half. A bit more composure on a couple of occasions could have seen us nick a second but then Remy really should have scored for them.

 

The final few minutes with the ref getting a whack and the touchline scuffle were hilarious.

[Saint Charlie]

Gazzaniga didn't let us down. The mistake he made under pressure from an awkward ball from Lallana, apart from that he was alright, that mistake didn't even begin to compare with Artur Boruc's aberration v Arsenal. He is a young, inexperienced lad playing in the most unforgiving place on the football pitch and he's all we've got. Lambert lost Williamson, Hooiveld sliced his clearance for the goal. Caught out of goal twice but caught the header, made a save then Chambers cleared off the line. Slaughtering him isn't going to make him better.

 

Davis probably had his best game to date, shame about the shot, a couple of inches to the right and it was in. A lung buster run to the right and a perfect pass to Rodriguez to score.

In the end a good result at an in form team.

 

Sorry but that back pass error was awful. Absolutely awful.

[Legod Third Coming]

We are currently experiencing the part of the season we dreaded most. The attrition of the team by injuries. Considering that two of those injuries are to our first two keepers along with the rest, especially Wanyama, we should currently be in just about the worst case scenario right now.

 

Given that, we are doing extraordinarily well, all things considered.

 

Agreed. We are playing all top half teams with our third choice keeper and without our most effective defensive CM and our regular right back (international standard player).

Yet we look confident on the ball and off it, we do not look remotely over-awed, we look like we know how to play football and we have the youngest team in the league.

Whatever it takes we need to hang onto the manager and let him build the squad into one of the top teams in the division next season.

[badgerx16]

Gazzaniga didn't let us down. The mistake he made under pressure from an awkward ball from Lallana, apart from that he was alright, that mistake didn't even begin to compare with Artur Boruc's aberration v Arsenal. He is a young, inexperienced lad playing in the most unforgiving place on the football pitch and he's all we've got. Lambert lost Williamson, Hooiveld sliced his clearance for the goal. Caught out of goal twice but caught the header, made a save then Chambers cleared off the line. Slaughtering him isn't going to make him better.

 

 

Sensible post. ( Out of place on this Forum though )

[badgerx16]

Sorry but that back pass error was awful. Absolutely awful.

 

Any player can mis-kick - if it's a striker everybody laughs it off, if it's a young keeper they crucify him.