Saint-Armstrong Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Adam Lallana scores the winner in the 66nd minute after a beautiful assist from Gastón Ramírez. Boruc with a massive save in injury time. Good substitutions from Mauricio were important today. Saints hit 30 points and remain in 9th place. Seven points ahead of Hull City and Aston Villa in 10th and 11th. Three points behind Newcastle in 8th, who play Man City tomorrow. Over to you...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Not the best performance, but glad for the 3 points!!!
JoeShmoe Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Its that time of the week...Bedwetter bingo time
Pastor Patrón Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Good win in what was a scrappy game looking like a 0-0 until Ramirez came on. Hopefully we'll start to get our confidence back a bit now, especially Rodriguez and Lambert as they looked useless in front of goal. Lallana's easily been our POTS
LatvianTolix Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 King Artur is back! faaantastic save when needed!!!!!
CalneSaint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Good result....and a clean sheet....Gaston looked lively when he came on....
Ohio Saint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 I am very pleased. We got our back 5 back, the team will regain confidence in the defence and hopefully will be able to concentrate more on the final third with that assurance. We can't expect to immediately get back to the team that we were before the injuries, and this was a good start back. Hopefully we can do some damage in the FA cup now.
Dalek2003 Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 I said before the match that I would be happy with a scrappy win. The points are more important than the performance at this stage and three point should settle the nerves and should help me with my doubts. Only 10 points to the 40 point mark, can we reach it by mid feb ?
Mr X Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 hanging on at the end some predicted this would be an easy three points! a win is a win though and one at nowhere near our best cant be bad
Sheaf Saint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Nervy last few minutes. WBA went balls out to get an equaliser at the end and but for Boruc they would have got one. Other than that they didn't really threaten our defence, so a draw would not have reflected the overall play. Pleased we won, obviously. Pleased we kept a clean sheet, although it didn't really look like WBA would create anything. But aside from that, we really do need to sort out our attacking options when teams come to park the bus like they did today. Our final balls were very poor today, and we don't seem to have anybody who can hit a cross as speed instead of just lofting them tamely into the box for the opposition defenders to deal with easily. MOTM - Boruc for the last-ditch save which ensured the win. Great to see him back at last.
Joneth Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 There's two points that Boruc has earned back since the Arsenal game. Ramirez might be half useful after all. Excellent win, abysmal game.
monkadill Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Absolutely shocking game - lost count off all the bad passes. The first half we didn't look like we had any teeth in attack. Second half Gaston changed the game. WBA we crap and we hung on - tells you enough. Lets hope this was a pre Xmas blip in performance
WealdSaint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 (edited) Not a great game, but MoPo bringing on of Gaston was a master stroke Sqeaky bum time last 5 mins. Edited 11 January, 2014 by WealdSaint typo
Olallana Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 I guess a lot of threads on here has their questions answered today....
CalneSaint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 MOTM - Boruc for the last-ditch save which ensured the win. Great to see him back at last. This +1
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Created a nice little gap with teams below us now.
NewYorkSaint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Yup. Main disappointment today was Rickie. A few great hold-ups, but gave the ball away far too often. Apart from that, a fabulous team performance. We really need Osvaldo to come good big time (or Rickie to regain form) and you can see us totally destroying teams. Lallana is incredible, and real signs that Ramirez is capable of being breakthrough player. He's frustrating but amazing when he gets it right. We have really, really powerful first-choice defense, fantastic ball-winning midfield... and real creativity upfront with Adam (and maybe Gaston). One more little missing piece, and kapow!! My MoM was Morgan. He's a huge, huge contributor to our overwhelming possession stats and was looking dangerous going fwd second half.
captainchris Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 As the commentator said - not sure Gaston meant the pass to AL for the goal and aside from that he was again a passenger and the midfield was surrendered inviting pressure onto us once he came on...
Saint_Tony Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 No coincidence we keep a clean sheet as soon as Boruc comes back. 3 points is all that matters,very happy with that
Ewell Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 A great win against a decent and in form West Brom side. From what I could see of the game on the net it was a close and competitive contest of which we had the better of with regards possession and chances. I think West Brom are a better side than there league position suggests and getting 6 points from them this season is a fantastic return.
Joneth Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 As the commentator said - not sure Gaston meant the pass to AL for the goal and aside from that he was again a passenger and the midfield was surrendered inviting pressure onto us once he came on... He got an assist for the only goal of the game. What more do you want from him?
Ohio Saint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 I guess a lot of threads on here has their questions answered today.... The threads will understand that, however, the posters on those threads are less sentient than a mere list of statements.
Rasiak-9- Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 "We are sleepwalking towards a relegation battle." "Ramirez is crap." "We should think about replacing the manager." "We will be overtaken by Hull, Aston Villa, Swansea and Stoke." "If we finish on 40 points I'll be delighted." In all seriousness, good to see us win when not playing well. You could tell the players weren't exactly bristling with confidence when WBA started hoofing it into the box towards the end and we did very nearly concede when they got their first and only real cohesive attack together. Although having said that, we didn't look in any danger at all for a good 80 minutes and completely dominated the midfield. That win will do us the world of good, the top-half finish beckons, as does the bonus target of winning more games than we lose.
Smirking_Saint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 How did Lambert stay on that pitch ? Aweful ! Clynes crossing was off today, other than that he was ok. The baggies came for a draw today, defended well. Cork had a decent game, J Rod looked ok, plenty of effort. Good 3 points Good to have king Artur back
NewYorkSaint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Also... this is kind of amazing: Spread from us (9th) to Hull (10th): 7 pts Spread from 10th to 20th: 6 pts Today dramatically reduced our already tiny chance of relegation. But no club below us can remotely feel safe.
Smirking_Saint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 As the commentator said - not sure Gaston meant the pass to AL for the goal and aside from that he was again a passenger and the midfield was surrendered inviting pressure onto us once he came on... Well then the commentator was talking crap
badgerx16 Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Clappers rejoice as Cortese's plans for Europe are back on track as Saints rewrite the form guide to defeat the Baggies 1-0, leading MoPo to say "As I predicted, there's one in the eye for all those 'realists' claiming that we need to buy at least 5 quality players to avoid relegation".
BotleySaint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Seemed like a really tough win. But we did it! Great 3 points.
Dr. Kucho Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Pleased with the result, but not at all impressed with us today, have to improve our game big time. Pleased to see Gaston upping his game, changed it round for us today. Looking forward to the game against Sunderland, lets show Poyet what Dag and Redbridge can do to them! Anyone know when Wanyama is back?
Zurichsaint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 As the commentator said - not sure Gaston meant the pass to AL for the goal and aside from that he was again a passenger and the midfield was surrendered inviting pressure onto us once he came on... We were also crying out for some more creativity until he came on. Lots of possession, but only Lallana was capable of making something happen. WBA chasing the game and their subs had more to do with the pressure at the end, IMHO. Hats off to Boruc for that save though!
Professor Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Thought Cork played well but when Wanyama comes back the team will be stronger. We weren't dominating midfield today which was a factor in there being fewer chances for the front men.
Batman Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 just got the result. guess boruc got those points back he promised with that save. no shocker that we keep a clean sheet with that back 5 playing, regardless of who it was against. sounds like lambert was off the pace again. which he has been much of the season. when is ossie back?
doc oli Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 In all likelihood we've secured a top half finish. we're not as good as the teams above us (and hence lost to them) but are better than the teams below us (and have beaten most of them). Now, for the FA cup run....
JoeShmoe Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Clappers rejoice as Cortese's plans for Europe are back on track as Saints rewrite the form guide to defeat the Baggies 1-0, leading MoPo to say "As I predicted, there's one in the eye for all those 'realists' claiming that we need to buy at least 5 quality players to avoid relegation". House
trousers Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 On my way home. Possibly the dullest 45 minutes of football in the history of mankind in the first half. Saints almost too patient but more or less in control. Better 2nd half. Exquisite piece of skill from Gaston to set up the goal for Adam. Deserved the win. 30 points. Get in!
Pastor Patrón Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Whilst it was a good save, lets not go crazy, it was an awful shot weakly aimed at the centre of the goal as well. I wouldn't say that makes up for the Arsenal game as I'd expect most capable Prem keepers to have kept it out.
Ohio Saint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 On my way home. Possibly the dullest 45 minutes of football in the history of mankind in the first half. Saints almost too patient but more or less in control. Better 2nd half. Exquisite piece of skill from Gaston to set up the goal for Adam. Deserved the win. 30 points. Get in! Come off the fence, trousers, tell us what you really mean!!
Ohio Saint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Whilst it was a good save, lets not go crazy, it was an awful shot weakly aimed at the centre of the goal as well. I wouldn't say that makes up for the Arsenal game as I'd expect most capable Prem keepers to have kept it out. I don't think anyone is actually going crazy. I hope that helps.
SuperSAINT Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Boruc back. Clean sheet. 3 points. That'll do nicely.
max_saints Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 good win! boruc is so so so much better than our other two keepers, if KD or gazzaniga were playing i think the ball would have gone through their legs for 1-1. gaston made the difference when brought on, glad to see that slowly but surely he is starting to improve, almost makes me want the rumours regarding him leaving to not be true. but what was up with his choice of hairstyle lol BTW, not trying to be negative or anything but does anyone agree with my opinion that chambers has a much better delivery of the ball than clyne? clyne's crosses into the box today were frustrating...
Baird of the land Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 What a difference having the first choice five defenders back. Nice to see Ramirez contributing too.
Pastor Patrón Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 I don't think anyone is actually going crazy. I hope that helps. That's certainly reassuring, thank you.
doc oli Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Artur showing the benefit of being on the front foot when the ball comes across the box - shouldn't have been allowed to make the save but at least he made it slightly harder for Long.
Window Cleaner Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Good game, mainly because we won but I thought we outplayed them pretty much but just weren't very efficient in front of goal. I see that Gaston is buckling down and defending as and when necessary. By the by are those 8 miillion for Lambert still on the table because on his performance today we could be laughing all the way to the bank, slows everything down and loses the ball as consistently as gravity.
Window Cleaner Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Artur showing the benefit of being on the front foot when the ball comes across the box - shouldn't have been allowed to make the save but at least he made it slightly harder for Long. Artur gets down very quickly which is something the other 2 don't excel at.
sainthomer Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Hope whoever the ambulance and the stewards cared for in the chapel end is ok.It didn't look good.
jasonb Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 After #nipplegate on the match thread I'm relieved to a) still be posting and b) with the much needed 3pts. I'm of to Sunderland next week so this win should instil a bit more belief as we hopefully continue to emerge from that horrid run of fixtures. They won well today tho and seem to be flying.
Jimmy_D Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 Brilliant assist for the goal from Gaston, didn't really see the save, but just saw it bounce out and heard Northam cheer like we'd just scored. We've finally broken the curse of Webb!
del boy Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 "not sure Gaston meant the pass to AL for the goal" v "Exquisite piece of skill from Gaston to set up the goal for Adam" Very happy to get 3 points though, and a clean sheet. Nice to have the defence back again.
Glasgow_Saint Posted 11 January, 2014 Posted 11 January, 2014 After #nipplegate on the match thread I'm relieved to a) still be posting and b) with the much needed 3pts. I'm of to Sunderland next week so this win should instil a bit more belief as we hopefully continue to emerge from that horrid run of fixtures. They won well today tho and seem to be flying. You also posted a pic of a man dressed as a nun! Instant ban imho
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