Big_Bald_Si Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Watched the Bournemouth game online, and must say I was impressed. Would have no qualms with this lad being our long term replacement for Shaw, looked very solid and didn't put a foot wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Looked very good. Didn't put a foot wrong. Didn't get forward much but defend well and looked calm and assured. If he's ready for the premier league or not, we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Yep. Hope he stays fit and we give him plenty of support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 thought he did alright just hope he can handle anfield and sterling in a few weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Don't you know we are club in crisis, and in the midst of a fire sale ? Look at it logically, all he has done is put himself in the shop window - he'll now be linked to Liverpool and Arsenal in the Sunday papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 thought he did alright just hope he can handle anfield and sterling in a few weeks Well this is it. One thing to look good in a friendly against a team In a lower league, quite another to do it against international players in huge stadiums. Early signs are good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Don't you know we are club in crisis, and in the midst of a fire sale ? Look at it logically, all he has done is put himself in the shop window - he'll now be linked to Liverpool and Arsenal in the Sunday papers. Hasn't he already been linked with them and Chelsea?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Yeah he's got potential but not happy if he ends up being the extent of our options as natural left backs for a club apparently with ambitions of europe. Would have preferred to have kept Shaw for a year whilst he got the odd prem game and cup games under his belt. As for long term replacement for Shaw. Well i'd need some indication that if he's good he won't be sold next summer before claiming he's a long term replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Well this is it. One thing to look good in a friendly against a team In a lower league, quite another to do it against international players in huge stadiums. Early signs are good though. And Liverpool is one game. I'm hoping that by the end of the season there is no doubt that MT is our no.1 left back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Thought he looked ok, solid defending, but didn't offer enough going forward and not quite ready for thePrem I hink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 And Liverpool is one game. I'm hoping that by the end of the season there is no doubt that MT is our no.1 left back. I really hope not, TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Hasn't he already been linked with them and Chelsea?!! Sod it ! Anybody willing to lend me some razor blades ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratio_decidendi Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 My opinion hasn't really changed between now and the Swindon game - he's got bags of potential, but not ready for the Prem (and certainly not ready for Liverpool!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 I thought he did well but it's important that we have another specialist LB in the squad otherwise we will be exposed to injury/ consistency/ inexperience/ loss of form etc.. The lad has great potential but we don't even have the likes of Danny (aargh..) Fox to back him up at this moment in time ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenagegsaint Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Was crap against Swindon. Wouldn't want him as our number 1 left back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Sod it ! Anybody willing to lend me some razor blades ? Here it is, knew I'd seen it somewhere http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2013/01/04/3645637/chelsea-arsenal-liverpool-track-southampton-teenager-matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrensup Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Watched the Bournemouth game online, and must say I was impressed. Would have no qualms with this lad being our long term replacement for Shaw, looked very solid and didn't put a foot wrong. When you say long term, you mean the whole of the season before his head is turned and sold to a top 4/5/6 club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notnowcato Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 I really hope not, TBH Odd thing to say. He's either good enough or he isn't, time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Odd thing to say. He's either good enough or he isn't, time will tell. its not odd we just received £30m for our starting left back. I would like to see us invest part of that into a replacement of real quality to start/provide competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 I really hope not, TBH I'm a left back so I think I'll trust my gut feeling on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Give it 6 months and we'll all be wondering what this fuss over a left back replacement was all about.... Probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bald_Si Posted 25 July, 2014 Author Share Posted 25 July, 2014 When you say long term, you mean the whole of the season before his head is turned and sold to a top 4/5/6 club? That's precisely what I mean, and you know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Still need decent cover and competition, shaw didn't / couldn't play every game in his emergent season. But we are genuinely lucky as fans to have such a phenomenal academy who always seem to be producing the next generation of exceptional players. Left backs seem a specialty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.JonB Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Looked ok. Will be extremely worried if he's our first choice left back next season though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 My opinion hasn't really changed between now and the Swindon game - he's got bags of potential, but not ready for the Prem (and certainly not ready for Liverpool!) I agree from seeing him tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 Yep. Hope he stays fit and we give him plenty of support. Good point. He may be a useful cover man and provide competition for a steady LB. But, currently, if he gets injured we are in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notnowcato Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 its not odd we just received £30m for our starting left back. I would like to see us invest part of that into a replacement of real quality to start/provide competition Check your post again. It's odd but not unexpected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 If Targett showed as much promise as you suggest, Uncle Les will flog him in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrensup Posted 25 July, 2014 Share Posted 25 July, 2014 So Targett is either not good enough, which is bad, or he is, in which case he'll sign for Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal next summer. Yeap, I actually can't see a way out of this situation, I mean if it's happening now with the current board/leadership/whatever you want to call it, what's going to change? If we survive next season, it'll be Targett, Sims and McQueen or whoever out the door to the rich teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 26 July, 2014 Share Posted 26 July, 2014 Koeman doesn't feel he's ready, when answering a question about Targett he said.....''Yes, well, Marcos.., umm..Targett did very well, but we will see. we will get a new left back'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 26 July, 2014 Share Posted 26 July, 2014 Koeman doesn't feel he's ready, when answering a question about Targett he said.....''Yes, well, Marcos.., umm..Targett did very well, but we will see. we will get a new left back'' Glad I wasn't the only one to notice that. hopefully he has just let slip that we're signing Rojo. Targett though looked good. Good back up to have provided we sign a quality left back who is ready now. Shame he will be gone to Arse/City/Man U/Liverpool/Chelsea by January or next summer by the latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrettIvo Posted 26 July, 2014 Share Posted 26 July, 2014 Don't wanna rain on anyone's parade but I suspect he just slipped and said "Margett" as a combo of Matt and Target. Love to be wrong though and learn it was a Rojo reference. Not quite at wrist slitting stage with some others but I am feeling a little glum lately. Hopefully it will pick up shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 26 July, 2014 Share Posted 26 July, 2014 Don't wanna rain on anyone's parade but I suspect he just slipped and said "Margett" as a combo of Matt and Target. Love to be wrong though and learn it was a Rojo reference. Not quite at wrist slitting stage with some others but I am feeling a little glum lately. Hopefully it will pick up shortly. Nah, It was Marcos he said. After saying that we needed a new left back, we will get one, and it will be a high quality one. Total slip of the tongue, and probably our next signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 26 July, 2014 Share Posted 26 July, 2014 Nah, It was Marcos he said. After saying that we needed a new left back, we will get one, and it will be a high quality one. Total slip of the tongue, and probably our next signing. I also wondered if he made the "Margett" mistake but it really sounds like Marcos, as there's an "s" sound at the end. We need some techie to slow it down and phoneticise it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrettIvo Posted 26 July, 2014 Share Posted 26 July, 2014 I also wondered if he made the "Margett" mistake but it really sounds like Marcos, as there's an "s" sound at the end. We need some techie to slow it down and phoneticise it! Listened a couple more times. Still unconvinced. But, like Fox Mulder, I WANT to believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 26 July, 2014 Share Posted 26 July, 2014 Luke who....? Looked good to me - we only produce quality left backs in the academy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkshiresaint Posted 26 July, 2014 Share Posted 26 July, 2014 Even a positive thread doesn't take long to turn into a "let's all slit our wrists" thread. **** me there are some pessimists on this site. I vote that we all just let the board do what they have to do & get behind whatever team starts the season & laugh at **** beard and his poorly knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrensup Posted 26 July, 2014 Share Posted 26 July, 2014 Even a positive thread doesn't take long to turn into a "let's all slit our wrists" thread. **** me there are some pessimists on this site. I vote that we all just let the board do what they have to do & get behind whatever team starts the season & laugh at **** beard and his poorly knee. So a lad doing alright is something to be positive about? Jeeez thats setting the bar low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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