Ohio Saint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Massive result! I'm officially making Swansea my second team for this season. They were a lot more fun to watch than the big four. Bony ruined this game IMO.
Bearsy Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 I don't mind that so much. I remember a few seasons ago (v Everton? Redknapp in charge?) when a shot was taken, straight at the keeper, they attacked with us too far forward, scored, lost vital points, relegated (I think). No doubt someone on here will remember better than me. Comments I remember at the time included: "He should have hoofed it into the stand". Crouch.*shudder*
Polaroid Saint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 I very much enjoyed and hated that. Hate watching on TV. Felt Swansea were bound to spoon an equaliser. Very happy now. Off to a wedding reception thing now, so will have the Saints are 2nd from top conversation with as many strangers as O can. Bonza.
Ohio Saint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Oh yes, and Poch who? RK's team is a lot more interesting.
whelk Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Gardos looked v promising as well. Not under pressure much but looked assured liked Hansen
jampot Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Great win and hope JWP is ok, looked in a lot of pain......
Jimmy_D Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Really does feel like we're in with a chance of beating last season's finish right now! Feels like the deeper squad might earn us more that a few points, we're already seeing the benefit.
Webby Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Great win and hope JWP is ok, looked in a lot of pain...... I reckon it could be a metatarsal. The would explain why he couldn't walk off.
saintadjg Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 what a fantastic result.i love how swansea played in the first,they really do play good football.Big Vic is a beast i love him and would be first name on my teamsheet every week.I really thought we were going to struggle this year ,i love being proved wrong please keep it up saints.
WealdSaint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 My admiration for RK grows with each game
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Thought both of our full backs had good games against tough wingers today. Gardos looked good when he came on. Still not convinced Long brings a great deal to the side playing in that position though...
jampot Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 I reckon it could be a metatarsal. The would explain why he couldn't walk off. Yes, I think you are right he pointed to that top area of the foot...
offix Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 what happened to Toby? Not even on the bench.
redder freak Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Yoshida did well to frustrate Bony and draw Swansea's sting. Worked well as part of the game plan, with Gardos in reserve. Shows the depth of squad, with Alderweireld injured.
norwaysaint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Koeman must really know his players. There would have been a few raised eyebrows at his decision to start Yoshida and JWP, but he's got it right again. Yoshida was very committed and got stuck in against an intimidating attack, but I thought JWP, whom I like, seemed a level below the rest of the team. When they had the ball he retreated and retreated and when we had the ball, he struggled to have any effect. I know it's not his style of play, but he'd need to toughen up a lot to be of use in a match like this. Davis or even Wanyama would have influence on the game. Wanyama against Bony would have been fearsome today!
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 what happened to Toby? Not even on the bench. Hamstring injury.
ericofarabia Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Bony Man of The Match. His stupidity cost Swansea dearly, but gave us the initiative and Big Ron's substitutions did the rest. Crisis what Crisis!!
Saints foreva Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Good win. Sending off no doubt played a part in the result but it was a deserved sending off and it's nice to see us take advantage of it. We done exactly what we needed to in the 2nd half and that was keep the ball. Get in.
KingdomCome Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 what happened to Toby? Not even on the bench. hamstring, not too serious I think
Ultimatt Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Their press was extremely effective against us in that first half. We couldn't string more than 5 passes together. Got very lucky with the Bony red but it was definitely there, stupid play from him. Delivery into the box was poor with a few exceptions. I feel like we dropped too much tempo in that 2nd half because they gave us so much time on the ball. Perhaps a bit more emergency and flair/trying things is needed when we're a man up and should be 100% pushing for the win. It took a defensive mid scoring his 1st goal in 16 months to break them down, you'd hope one of the regular attacking players could've made the breakthrough. That's my nitpicking the areas to improve on to make us an ever better team. What a start to the season. Deserved a result in every game bar WBA and we've shown some great adaptability to different situations that we might not have had under MP. Can't wait to rub in the ladder position to my Liverpool mates this week.
frankthesaint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 The bad stuff first: Swansea were hammering us before the red card Sloppy final 3rd play especially crosses Midfield a bit porous with no Davis or Wanyama Now the good: Took full advantage of the extra man and dominated the second half Another midfield scorer Another clean sheet 2nd \o/ Yep. Agree with this. Big Vic was immense. Defo got my MoM vote. He tended to get on the score sheet at Celtic playing in a slightly more advanced role, so why shouldn't he for us?
Sheaf Saint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Very happy with the three points. The sending off drastically changed the game in our favour. Swansea can't complain because both yellow cards were warranted, although we were perhaps a little fortunate that Fonte stayed on the pitch given his wild swing after he had already been cautioned. Second half we took full advantage and really dominated the game. Swansea defended resolutely and for a while I didn't think we would get the breakthrough. I thought it was a very professional performance in the end, considering we were being swamped a little in the first half. Great to see Vic get a goal. On current form I think he should be in the starting eleven. 2nd in the table - I've got a nosebleed!
mui Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 As some have pointed out Garados did very well in distribution from defense. We are a good side, I love it.
Roger Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Vic should start every game quality player and we are much better team with him in IMO.
max_saints Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 is this out best premier league start in recent times? next few games look winnable as well! might still be top 3 come end of October!
Ohio Saint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Vic should start every game quality player and we are much better team with him in IMO. Nobody has has a nailed on start any more. We have a bit more depth now.
Halo Stickman Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Thought we showed great composer and patience to break down the 10 man opposition in the second half. Wanyama was superb when he came on, and Gardos looked impressive. Really excited about what we could achieve this season, especially if we give the cup competitions a good go.
hasper57saint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 We were lucky to go in at H/T 0-0 But with the sending off we took command and it payed off.I believe we are a better team now under RK.We are second and not so long ago were written off by the Londoncentric pundits.Onwards and upwards.Quite looking forward to next week and QPR. COYS
diggers Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Hving watched the game on NBC sports stream the commentators rightly pointed out that RK didn't seem keen to introduce Wanyama. Wanyama didn't look overly extra tic when he celebrated, as he's not scored for us before maybe that's how he always celebrates, but I think that JWP's bad luck became RK's and all ours good! This season does seem to be very good Karma so far.
Roger Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Nobody has has a nailed on start any more. We have a bit more depth now. Really? Not Forster, not Morgan, Clyne, Bertrand, tadic, pelle??
Goatboy Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Good win. Thought Bertrand was excellent. Good performance from Tadic. I love Big Vic. Swansea were poor after going down to 10 men. Nosebleeds ahoy!!
trousers Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Crooks and Claridge fawning all over Saints on Final Score
Colinjb Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 The bad stuff first: Swansea were hammering us before the red card Sloppy final 3rd play especially crosses Midfield a bit porous with no Davis or Wanyama Now the good: Took full advantage of the extra man and dominated the second half Another midfield scorer Another clean sheet 2nd \o/ Agreed. Points for improvement but great result.
Minty Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Interesting eh Mauricio, Dejan, Adam, Luke, Rickie, Calum...?
Ohio Saint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Really? Not Forster, not Morgan, Clyne, Bertrand, tadic, pelle?? yeah, I was overly enthusiastic in my excitement at our win.....guilty
Saint Without a Halo Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Koeman has got all our midfielders scoring who would have believed 5 already from Cork Wanyama and Morgan, that's one a game
St Neel Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 We really struggled 1st half to get the ball out, Swansea were all over us in midfield. Although the defence still looked fairly solid, apart from Dyer hitting the bar and Bertrands clearance off the line I cant remember that many clear chances they had. Bony's sending off was fully deserved and we controlled the game from then on. However we struggled to make many clear cut chances, we were putting lots of crosses into the box but Swansea were defending the box well and our crosses weren't that great. Wanyama totally changed things around when he came on: Swansea were sitting back but he rampaged through them, always winning the ball back. I was amazed to see him running through for the goal! Totally used to see him sitting back as a DM. I wonder what Koeman would have done if JWP hadn't got injured, to be honest I wasn't impressed with him today, offered very little and I was surprised that Davis came in for Cork, not JWP. All in all I think things fell fortunately into place very nicely today, but hey, games are like that sometimes. We're 2nd!!! COYR
Ohio Saint Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Predicting news headlines saints alive! yet again
Hokie Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Story line of the match? Bony and our central defence received 4 yellow cards in the first 40 minutes and we came out on top. Perhaps a bit lucky events happened the way they did. I remember thinking at 20 minutes, this match is not going to end with 22 players on the pitch. Was surprised how physical the match was, early going. Didn't really feel anything was dirty or cheap, just hard. Credit to Fonte for playing for that long with the yellow, but he seems quite good at that. (Does anyone keep a stat on minutes played with a yellow without being sent off?) Wanyama, Gardos, and Davis all looked very good coming on, especially the first two. Very strong in possession, although likely the events of the game (i.e. Swansea paying very high tempo for the first 40 minutes, then a man down the rest of the way) flattered them. Nice to see yet another goal from a central midfielder. Pelle looks like a load up front. A bit unlucky not to score before 80 minutes, then the last 15 seemed knackered and was terribly wasteful. MOTM for us, as EOA said was Bony. No choice for him in the poll, so I went with Bertrand (enjoyed his battle with Dyer, who I rate) although no one player for me stood out. Perhaps Fonte as well.
trousers Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Lineker interviewing Koeman on Final Score now
Saintandy666 Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Crooks and Claridge fawning all over Saints on Final Score It's one extreme or the other in the press sometimes!
S-Clarke Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Quite often teams struggle against 10 men, but we just ripped them apart. 2/3-0 wouldn't have been an unfair 2nd half score line. Battered and well deserved. Koeman is tactically 'In the know', that's for sure.
Charlie Wayman Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Lousy links today, tried dozens but they all were poor? Maybe everyone thought the game worth watching even as neutrals.
saint lard Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Blinding win. Good times. We do have a better squad than last season. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Goatboy Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Lousy links today, tried dozens but they all were poor? Maybe everyone thought the game worth watching even as neutrals. Sportsnationhd plumbed straight into tv via hdmi cable. Lush:)
John B Posted 20 September, 2014 Posted 20 September, 2014 Dont think I have felt so good about the Saints since we got to the Cup Final in 2003 especially after the gloom and doom of July I think Katarina Reed and Krugeur should be congratulated in selling five players for nearly £100k and replacing them with possibly better players Koeman may one day become the best manager we ever had if things work out really well he is certainly the dogs bollix at the moment
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