View From The Top Posted 12 February, 2014 Posted 12 February, 2014 My son pointed out this morning that we've only lost away from home 4 times this season and apart from Norwich they've been to teams battling to win the league or get into the CL. If someone had told me in August that we would have only lost 4 away games by Feb I'd have thought them nuts.
Glasgow_Saint Posted 12 February, 2014 Posted 12 February, 2014 huge credit to mopo and the players - great time to be a saints fan for sure
Saint Garrett Posted 12 February, 2014 Posted 12 February, 2014 huge credit to mopo and the players - great time to be a saints fan for sure Yet the improvement under MP is a myth? It's great to have decent away form, and makes more people want to go, when we're not expecting to get beat this year. Hopefully we can win on Saturday as well as the following one! 3 away wins in a row please MP!
sandwichsaint Posted 12 February, 2014 Posted 12 February, 2014 This shows it well http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/form-guide.html?tableView=homeAwayTotalComparison We've won 3 of our last 6 away games and only lost once We've won 1 in our last 6 at home (although that did include Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs) Overall we are unbeaten in 6. Looks like if we could maintain our away form next season and win more home games we would be genuinely threatening 5/6 place? We can't win 'every game' but 3 points at home from Sunderland, West Ham, Villa and Stoke is a disappointing return in anyone's book, if we'd won any one of those 4 winnable games we would now be sitting at worst in equal 7th with Man U. Good stuff.
rick1976.4.38 Posted 12 February, 2014 Posted 12 February, 2014 this is our away form w5 d4 l4 our problem is not beating the lower half teams at home,wet spam,sunderland,villa, this needs to be rectified and then we can start dreaming
Bucks Saint Posted 12 February, 2014 Posted 12 February, 2014 Makes quite a change from "the good old days" when MLT kept us up with some amazing home form and we won only 1, or 2 away all season. I cant remember the stat about how long it was when we would concede first away from home and then automatically go on to lose, except I was there for a lot of them!
Kingsland Red Posted 12 February, 2014 Posted 12 February, 2014 We seem to play the same way home and away. It is how the opposition is set up that is our problem at home. Last night we continuously got to play between the lines and found space all over the pitch as Hull, as the home side, had to attack us rather than sit deep, like say Stoke. If a team's ambition is to come away from St Marys with a point (unlike say Chelsea or Spuds) then we need a quicker attack. What frustrates me at home is when we break our player in possession checks back to allow more of our players to join him. This gives time for teams like Stoke to regroup back behind the ball.
Jack Posted 12 February, 2014 Posted 12 February, 2014 Been spoiled this season. I've only managed to get to 4 aways, but 3 of them were great results. Went to Norwich, Man Utd, Cardiff and Fulham. A great performance and late equaliser at Old Trafford as two 3-0 hammerings is far better than I'd have expected from that lot.
bender Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 this is our away form w5 d4 l4 our problem is not beating the lower half teams at home,wet spam,sunderland,villa, this needs to be rectified and then we can start dreaming But earlier in the season we were winning home game after home game. Swansea, then Fulham, then Hull if I remember right. But our defence was lock tight back then.
skintsaint Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 Our tactics suit away games more thats fo' sure,
Dr Who? Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 We were really good at home from September to the end of November, but then it changed!
skintsaint Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 We were really good at home from September to the end of November, but then it changed! Injuries.
Dr Who? Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 We were really good at home from September to the end of November, but then it changed! We won 5 straight home games in the league in this time and 1 away.
Dr Who? Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 Injuries. We are still not clicking at home like we were back then. I remember saying about how much of a force we were at home, then it went a bit bad home and away, then better away.
skintsaint Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 We are still not clicking at home like we were back then. I remember saying about how much of a force we were at home, then it went a bit bad home and away, then better away. Teams working us out didn't help. Teams that sit back, like Stoke last week cock us up.
S-Clarke Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 At home, teams like to park the bus and close us down. It makes it very hard to find any openings or space through the middle. Teams that come to St Mary's are often quite happy with a point, so don't set out to attack that vigorously. Away from home, however, the home side have to show an apatite to win. That opens the game up and allows players like Jay and Adam to express themselves a bit more - Jay particularly has been much more effective away from home, mainly due to his pace on the counter.
Wiggles31 Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 Teams working us out didn't help. Teams that sit back, like Stoke last week cock us up. Still something we can improve on breaking teams down that sit back. Shame the timing of Gaston's injury as he was starting to look like a missing link to breaking teams down.
Toadhall Saint Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 We are still not clicking at home like we were back then. I remember saying about how much of a force we were at home, then it went a bit bad home and away, then better away. Lovren and big Vic still out. Cork is playing well but is a different type of player to big Vic. Also just perhaps our opponents are getting more of a chance to do their homework.
Sour Mash Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 We are still not clicking at home like we were back then. I remember saying about how much of a force we were at home, then it went a bit bad home and away, then better away. Did you watch our game against Arsenal the other night?
Saint George Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 I would swap Jrod for Guly at home......I reckon Guly would be far more clinical in the area's we tend to move the ball.....Where as Jrod is good at exploiting the space we get on the road...his instinctive finishing in and around the box is not up to par There, I've said it.....
shurlock Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 Teams working us out didn't help. Teams that sit back, like Stoke last week cock us up. Working us out? Total nonsense. Most teams struggle to break teams that sit back - has nothing to do with our particular style of play.
skintsaint Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 Working us out? Total nonsense. Most teams struggle to break teams that sit back - has nothing to do with our particular style of play. Last season, we were easy to break down etc etc, so teams came to SMS and attacked with success. This year....different story innit.
Dr Who? Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 Teams working us out didn't help. Teams that sit back, like Stoke last week cock us up. But I suppose it could be that we played... Man City Arsenal Spurs Chelsea With only villa and stoke I would expect to win..... Which we only got a point from. The 5 game winning home streak was... Bristol City Palace Fulham Swansea Hull The sort of teams you would want at home for a good run.... But then we lost to villa.
Dr Who? Posted 13 February, 2014 Posted 13 February, 2014 Did you watch our game against Arsenal the other night? But we did not finish them off like Liverpool did! At the end of the day it was a draw in a game we should have won. There is more than one way to click. We play pretty good football most the time and when we click we score plenty. Hull home, Fulham away.
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