LaptopSaint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 We've gone to the beach, we've gone to the be-ee-each. We are Southampton, we've gone to the beach.
Edmonton Saint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Dire. Lacked pace. Shaw's crossing and final ball in particular were poor. Lambert dire. Lallana poor. Too many passengers.
max_saints Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 story of our season. dominate the opponent all game only to let them shoot from outside the box and concede. whole team looked disinterested second half. marshall in the summer transfer window, anyone?
Ohio Saint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 I want to be disappointed at the result, but like the team, I can't be arsed. The season is over, meh.
Baird of the land Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 That put me in an extremely bad mood. Can't believe we lost to that garbage side.
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Needed a striker in January, especially when Osvaldo left, didn't get one & now reaping what we sowed. Disappointing end to the season.
obelisk Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Can't think of anyone that deserves a MotM today. Almost looked like they didn't really care.
hypochondriac Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Fair play to Cardiff, excellent tactics. There are always games like this during the season. Largely meaningless for us but I still hope Cardiff don't stay up.
Dalek2003 Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 We need to sort out our GK, Ramirez ? and get in some players that can finish well. Still, at least we are not Norwich.
Sheaf Saint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 F***ing ridiculous. Too many players out there today not putting in the effort for fear of getting injured. First half was like a training game but as soon as they got that goal the result was inevitable. I have loved watching Saints this season but f*** me they infuriate me sometimes. Losing J-Rod for the season is such a massive blow to us. Without him we just don't have any pace in the side and when teams sit deep like Cardiff did today our pedestrian attacking play is just far too predictable and easy to defend against. Oh and a message to MoPo... Monday morning get the lads down at Staplewood and work on their crossing FFS. Every single time we try and put the ball onto the head of a player in the box it gets cut out by the first man. It's not even funny any more.
Pastor Patrón Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 We had Gazzaniga in goal, and absolutely no attacking options on the bench, or to be honest on the pitch. Blindingly obvious we need a keeper and two strikers in the summer. Oh and sell Ramirez too, I really try to like him but even at his best he just isn't all that good.
SOTONS EAST SIDE Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Very poor! All the cutting edge of a ferkin Parsnip ant the pace of moss growing!!! If we dont buy a decent striker we could hanging on next season...
redkeith Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Were so on top in the first half that people were trying training ground flicks when it was still nil-nil. Far too relaxed. The Jay-Rod shaped hole in the squad was clear to see, We need someone else who can run into space from wide areas. Thought about coming over for this one, glad I didn't.
Webby Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Pochettino to blame too. Slow passing. No ideas. No plan B. Just embarrassing to lose to that team really, who, despite being on the brink of relegation, showed no fight at all.
Monk Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 That was blood boiling. Complete and utter dominance over one of the worst sides I have ever seen play. We didn't even get out of second gear today and completely ran the show but we are just not clinical enough. I will give Cardiff one small piece of credit, my god lads I think we've found our new keeper!
brightspark Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Good first 45 minutes, usual silky stuff. 2nd half we came out and looked lazy. Then we conceded and it got even worse. Like watching a depressed XI. Some credit to Schneiderlin who I thought was excellent. Shaw and Lambert have done their England hopes some harm.
BlakeySFC Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Incredibly embarassing, gutless, pathetic excuse of a performance. Players more interested in staying injury free than winning the match. Get Gazzaniga out of the club, that man is an utter buffoon.
Sheaf Saint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Oh and yet another DNF for Ramirez. Although at least this time he didn't just walk off the pitch while the ball was in play. Lost patience with him now. Get rid and bring in someone who isn't going to miss more games than he plays through injury and actually wants to be here.
SOTONS EAST SIDE Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 That was blood boiling. Complete and utter dominance over one of the worst sides I have ever seen play. We didn't even get out of second gear today and completely ran the show but we are just not clinical enough. I will give Cardiff one small piece of credit, my god lads I think we've found our new keeper! I agree Marshall is a very good keeper!
DG Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Wafer thin squad causing problems again. If the first choice 11 can't do it there is nothing on the bench to change things. Hopefully that'll be rectified in the summer.
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 We are minging when we go behind. Mentally weak as ****.
captainchris Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 F***ing ridiculous. Too many players out there today not putting in the effort for fear of getting injured. First half was like a training game but as soon as they got that goal the result was inevitable. I have loved watching Saints this season but f*** me they infuriate me sometimes. Losing J-Rod for the season is such a massive blow to us. Without him we just don't have any pace in the side and when teams sit deep like Cardiff did today our pedestrian attacking play is just far too predictable and easy to defend against. Oh and a message to MoPo... Monday morning get the lads down at Staplewood and work on their crossing FFS. Every single time we try and put the ball onto the head of a player in the box it gets cut out by the first man. It's not even funny any more. Two things:- Lack of investment in January, lack of pace without J Rod = lack if badly need sqUad investment in Jan = etc etc Get Mop I sorted now with new contract! Why are we not responding to the obvious requirements of the team? We just ponder and ponder
View From The Top Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 We've gone to the beach, we've gone to the be-ee-each. We are Southampton, we've gone to the beach. ^^ very much this ^^ My last game of the season next week so thankfully I don't have to endure any more insipid end of season dross.
Saint_Tony Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Difficult to get too ****ed off with the result. The season is over for us, now a nervous wait to see what happens in the summer
View From The Top Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 I will give Cardiff one small piece of credit, my god lads I think we've found our new keeper! I text Corky the very same thing. He was outstanding.
Bewildered Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Really poor performance. Cardiff came to sit deep and steal one and they did just that. Chambers, Shaw, Lallana, Lambert and Fonte were well below par today, the crossing from the full backs was just terrible, Lallana and Lambert just didn't do much and Fonte looked like he didn't have a clue what to do about Zaha. For positives Ramirez played well as did Cork, although with Ramirez appearing to injure himself again, you have to wonder if he was fully fit to begin with. Gazzaniga had a few unorthodox moments, but in the end he was not at fault for the goal and his late save made sure the scoreline didn't become more embarrassing.
Yate Saint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Poor. But despite poor Gazza's critics (including me!) he made a few good saves today and his distribution is better then Artur's. I would like to see Gallagher start next week. COYR.
Window Cleaner Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 I would like to see Gallagher start next week. COYR. Why exactly. His control is awful. I can't believe that were pinning our hopes on skills like that.
DuncanRG Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Not good enough today. No guts and static up front. Onto Villa! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
hypochondriac Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Oh dear. Another "one of those days"... Meh. Happens to every club a few times a season and will probably have no bearing to our final league position. Probably underlines our need for a new striker next year though.
Saint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Every player looked poor today. Only exception to that would be Clyne when he came on. Great shot from him.
Bad Wolf Posted 12 April, 2014 Author Posted 12 April, 2014 Is it true that Cardiff fans were jeering during the minutes silence? Can't see it mentioned anywhere except on someone's Facebook status.
Roger Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Good first 45 minutes, usual silky stuff. 2nd half we came out and looked lazy. Then we conceded and it got even worse. Like watching a depressed XI. Some credit to Schneiderlin who I thought was excellent. Shaw and Lambert have done their England hopes some harm. Morgan offers nothing going forward and lallana was pants.
CalneSaint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 What a rubbish result....oh well move onto the next game...oh and Newcastle lost so the status quo is maintained... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
John Boy Saint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 If the boot was on the other foot I would be delighted at stealing a result like that. We so need to be much more snappy around the box it's almost like we are trying to score the perfect goal. frustrating day, still I have Fillet steak for Tea tonight with a nice bottle of red to wash it down, so not all bad (unless I got a chewy bit and the wine is corked).
Saint Charlie Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Gallagher isn't ready to make an impact in PL football. We hugely missed the runs Jay makes, Lallana, Lambert and Ramirez are all good, but occupy similar positions, and today we really lacked any threat in behind. Going to have to get some more attacking players in the summer.
Smirking_Saint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Too slow, its all very pretty n all but its just not effective without pace out wide (and when the FBs cant cross effectively). They came to nick a win anyway but we made it easy by slowing the game down. Lamberts not mobile enough and Lallana wants too many touches. Ramirez looked good before his standard early exit. The lack of risk taking just lets then get men behind the ball and get compact. We just pass, probe and pass and probe. Movement was terrible too. We really miss Jay Rods direct running.
Goatboy Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Just back from the game. We could have played for 12 hours today and still not scored. For all our possession, we never really created a good chance. Maybe one in the second half for Gallagher which was well saved by (the very good) Marshall. First half I thought we played pretty well, Gaston and Davis the standouts for me, with Lallana making Medel look like a pub player. But second half? Meh! Fair play to Cardiff. Congrats on the three points Boyos but I still think you will be going down. Saha and Campbell looked ok up front for you and Marshall and Caulker played well, but honestly? I don't think you will have enough come the end of the season. IMHO this was a game in which we should have been far more attacking from the word go. Did we really need Cork, Morgan and Davis in midfield against Cardiff? Why not play Gallagher up top from the start? Anyway, ho hum. No melt down from me. On to the next game and hopefully a much better performance. And nice to meet y'all OSM:toppa: COYS!
Wes Tender Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 All those who say that we didn't try and that there was no man of the match are really wide of the mark. Man of the match by a country mile was Cork, with honourable mentions to Davis and Schneiderlin. The defence was sound and so was the midfield and the possession figures as usual were impressive, especially as Cardiff sat back and gave away the ball frequently. However, as usual we had tried to pass the ball into the net playing the tippy tappy stuff around the edge of the box and their defence mopped it all up gratefully, combined with a few great saves from Marshall when we got a shot at goal. It was blatantly clear how much we miss Rodriguez, who gives us that extra pace and ability to run at a defence with the ball at his feet. In his absence, I would have gone for Gallagher from the start, but instead Pochettino favoured Ramirez, who had his usual game blowing hot and cold in equal measures. Do we really need him and Lallana on the pitch together? Both of them weren't at their best today, running into blind alleys and not attempting to shoot often enough. From today's showing, we're not going to get much from the last few matches without Rodriguez, so we might as well avail ourselves of the opportunity of giving some match time to the youngsters, more Gallagher, and perhaps Harry Reed or even Omar Rowe. Did the Chapel call it right that there was a stonewall penalty shout for us? It certainly looked nailed on from where I sit in the Chapel/Kingsland corner. The game would have been so different had that been awarded, as I have no doubt that Lambert would have scored, even against Marshall and then Cardiff would have had to chase the game, leaving them vulnerable. As it is, they leave with the points, being the poorest team this season to have done so at St Mary's. I await the replay on Match of the Day. If it is as stonewall as it looked, then there will be the growing clamour for video evidence to be brought in, as this was a key relegation scrap for Cardiff.
S-Clarke Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 A complete and utter mess of a 2nd half performance.
Window Cleaner Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 ..oh and Newcastle lost so the status quo is maintained... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Stoke are creeping up though,
Ohio Saint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Let's face it....If any of us really cared, there would have been nuns in the match thread when we were a goal down. Cased closed.
UpweySaint Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Is it true that Cardiff fans were jeering during the minutes silence? Can't see it mentioned anywhere except on someone's Facebook status. Somebody was, can't be sure if it was our lot or theirs, either way it's disgraceful.
Goatboy Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Somebody was, can't be sure if it was our lot or theirs, either way it's disgraceful. It was from the away end and was tutted at from both home and away fans. A few drunk bellends.
Wrensup Posted 12 April, 2014 Posted 12 April, 2014 Why did our full insist on cutting inside and not trying to take there man on.
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