saintsmike Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Mane not being in the team helped. He needs some time away, the team was so much better. I've criticised Long but he was excellent today and we were far more direct and Everton couldn't cope with that. Harrison Reed and Maya Yoshida both had excellent games, as did Davis, Clyne, Bertrand and Toby. Pelle looked a handful once more and it benefited us resting Tadic, hopefully he will come back fitter and fresher.
trousers Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Ich bin ein Berliner, one for the over 60's.
supersonic Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Much better than Tuesday, much needed too. MOTM Yoshida. Would have preferred much more of the ball but we defended well, even if it was 11 men behind the ball for a lot of it. We took our chances when they came which is pleasing and restricted them to very little in the mean time. Yoshida is so much better than Gardos it's unreal. Ratings below. Forster - Didn't really have much to do, but did his job well when called upon (7/10) Clyne - Solid. Played the wing-back role well and kept Baines fairly quiet which isn't easy (7/10) Fonte - Much better than Tuesday - looks a different player with Toby/Maya alongside him. Great challenge made in first half (7/10) Alderweireld - Very decent display, lead from the back and helped keep Lukaku quiet. One of his best games so far (8/10) Yoshida - Deserves more playing time. Took his goal well (9/10) Betrand - Another who improved massively on Tuesday's performance. (6/10) Reed - What a debut. May not need to sign another CM in Jan based upon that. (8/10) JWP - Looked knackered after about 20 minutes, passing as always immaculate, looked a bit naive going forward (6/10) Davis - Most under-rated player in the league. Superb (8/10) Long - Busy and caused a few problems for their backline, unlucky not to get a penalty (6/10) Pelle - took his goal well and lead the line well, not easy against their defence (7/10) Target - Didn't really do much, or have much to do, solid (6/10) Gape - Nice few touches, too little time to make an impact (6/10)
Window Cleaner Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 A rocket up their collective arses from Koeman I would venture Difficult to say, Everton moved the ball around a bit up to about the hour but they had bugger all at the front, albeit because our defence looked good but a bit toothless all the same. Lukaku was pîss poor and as for Et'oo well he'd be better off at a post office somewhere cashing his pension, just absent..
sad saints fan Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Gutted! This is definitely a setback for my chances of winning the prediction league I had this down as no score draw. Absolutely disgusted with the performances of some of our squad players who have come in and look like premier league players.
WealdSaint Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Really pleased for Yoshida. He has taken some right stick on this forum, but today was his best game in a saints shirt. Harry Reed looked tidy, much fewer sloppy passes in midfield than recently. Shane Long looks so much better as a Central striker with Pelle JWP dead ball situations just so much better with him on the pitch
Batman Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 (edited) Sat in the car after the game Times in the first half and less so in the 2nd was like we were the away side But tell you what, we battled for that. Everyone played well Shouts to reed, Davis JWP MoM for me, long. Thought he was brilliant today. Also, that was a plan B. 3 at the back was alright to be fair Oh, the ref was horrendous !!! Edited 20 December, 2014 by Batman
Asaint4ever Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Really pleased for Yoshida. He has taken some right stick on this forum, but today was his best game in a saints shirt. Harry Reed looked tidy, much fewer sloppy passes in midfield than recently. Shane Long looks so much better as a Central striker with Pelle JWP dead ball situations just so much better with him on the pitch agree long looked so much better as a central striker
Saints foreva Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Has anyone got one of those comparison to last year tables? We just lost 3-2 to Spurs at St. Mary's.
DuncanRG Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Terrific tactics and selection from Koeman to pin Baines and Coleman back using wing backs. Reed, Yoshida and Alderweireld particularly strong in a new system. Everton were trousers but we grew into that game very nicely. Searching for a vine of that Targett pass.
doddisalegend Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Well, well, well I'm going to do penance tonight for a lack of faith:blush:. Well played Ronald well played
benjii Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Great win against 12 men. Ref was inept. All credit to Koeman and the centre backs for implementing a new system so well. I said in the build up that we should play a front two with Lon and Pelle. And low, I was correct. Reed looked well up to the task. Yoshida my man of the match but Fonte and Alderweireld deserve great credit too.
ericofarabia Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 After the shocking lack of Xmas Hats at Sheffield on Tuesday, I'm glad that there were a lot more in evidence today, which was probably the reason we won.FACT
pangy Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Happily put my hands up and admit I expected us to get rolled over today,that was a huge result for us and hopefully we can get back to the way things were after that result
Batman Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 The ref really was horrendous And we won 3-0 So poor
ART Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 A magnificent team selection and game plan. Delighted to see Shane Long playing how he should be playing and Pelle having the space to play his game. Bursting with pride for Harrison Reed' debut, he should have be used weeks ago. 6 games too late to have avoided the bip and retain the points. Masterly performance where he fitted in nicely and will give us belief when players are injured or spuspended. A big thank you to James Beattie for being at St Mary's today. He really is our lucky charm and was greatly missed at the games we lost. What a difference we were without Mané screwing everything up.
Goatboy Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Just back from the game. What a cracking result! I thought the three at the back worked really well. It gave Bertrand and Clyne much more freedom to get forward and we look a much more dangerous side when that happens. Good performances all round really. I thought Davis had a poor first half but much better in the second. JWP was obviously shattered after about 50 minutes. Harrison Reed had a great game in the holding midfield role. Really tenacious and quite quick. Tidy with the ball. Long and Pelle both had excellent games. Nice to see us playing two up front for a change. A couple of good saves from Forster, particularly from the Lukaku curling effort. MOTM for me was Yoshida. A good display capped with a brilliant goal. Take a bow. I'm not usually one to moan about referees but today he was an enormous pile of steaming turd. I have never heard so many boos for a ref. Appalling. Merry Christmas Saints fans everywhere!
saintwbu Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 A big thank you to James Beattie for being at St Mary's today. He really is our lucky charm and was greatly missed at the games we lost. He walked past me at the United game so he didn't really help us then!
warsash saint Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Great team performance cant remember the the last time we had a decent ref! Standards getting worse.
Yuki Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Tears of joy when MAYA scored! So happy. And for the win. MAYA man of the match.
dubai_phil Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Playing with 3 CB's we conceded position on the pitch and defended a lot deeper than of late, but the formation (out of nowhere) worked a treat and nullified Everton. Harry Reed ran himself into the ground thought he had a great game and so good to see Steve (under-rated) Davis) playing the elder statesman as well as a solid game. Pelle looked much better with Long running off him which the formation let us do. The Arabic Commentator was convinced Everton should have had 3 Red Cards in the 1st half, Wrestling match by Distin - not even a FK, High Studs up lunge on Reed by Besic & Jagielka kicking Shane Long into Row Z when he was past him. So poetic justice for the own goal. Loved the whole battling performance, JWP again showed that with time he will be the next Beckham, but then Steve Davis's cross for Maya's goal was a peach. Frazer Forster with another couple of cracking saves (one of them a worldy) - having watched Boruc on Wednesday I know who I want in our goal now, end of. MOTM Maya. Not just for his goal but for again stepping in and proving he is a class CB at this level with a run of games, just not as good as Toby. Merry bloody Christmas everyone. Oh and apart from KD nobody on our bench looked over 12 years old FFS! (in fact was KD older than all the other 6 players on the bench? ) Oh well done to Dominic Gape, in his short time couple of nice touches & tackles. The look on his face when he was coming on was priceless. #meltdownover #WeMarchOn #UCLherewecome
Toomer Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 I did not expect to win today I thought a draw at best glad to be proved wrong, that was a good all round team performance today.
Cabrone Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Well well well that was a surprise, a great one as I couldn't see us getting anything more than a draw out of this one. Such a damn shame about Tuesday but you have to say overall it's been a fantastic first half of the season. Mayve that's the result that will give us a 2nd wind.
DG Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 A very unexpected scoreline after an afternoon travelling with no signal, I'll have to ignore more of our games if this is the result.
Saint_Jonny Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Christmas is back on! Hallelujah! Great performance. Loved it.
Tommy Mulgrew Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Great result. We did to Everton what Citeh did to us: negate their full backs and cram the midfield with terriers in front of a solid defence. Maya answered his detractors with a faultless performance capped by a great headed goal. Toby, Davis and Long v.good; also FF and Reed. In the few moments he had, Gape looked composed. JWP looked knackered. And Clyne and Bertrand did their job to a T. Shame about Fonte's card but better to miss Palarse than the next matches. Good fighting spirit today, much better than on Tuesday. We should play the Academy graduates more often. Another three points in south London please.
Saint Charlie Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Class win. Formation really suited who we had available and Long had his best game for us without doubt. Everyone played well, Reed great.
Baird of the land Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Very nice to feel that winning feeling again. Very happy reed impressed on debut but frustrated as he should have been involved in previous games.
Saint-Armstrong Posted 20 December, 2014 Author Posted 20 December, 2014 Courtesy of @tsedge on Twitter.
The Kraken Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 I wonder if Koeman will persist with the formation but put in Schneiderlin and Wanyama instead of Reed and JWP. While I thought everyone played well today I thought we often looked like we needed a bit more protection of the back 3. Morgan, Wanyama and Jack Cork are all very good at picking up the pieces and breaking up play. We looked a bit vulnerable through the middle at times. Thankfully the defence were superb and Fraser exceptional when needed. Great result.
Saint Charlie Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Barkley will become a really great player. So powerful, good with both feet, strong, quick and nimble. We defended him well and they didnt get him on the ball far enough forward but the difference between him and say JWP physically was enormous.
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Been painting all afternoon but sounded like a very good performance, and a win we desperately needed. Onwards and upwards - COYR!
scotty Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Forster - Didn't really have much to do, but did his job well when called upon. 7/10 Very harsh assessment when you consider that both teams had 3 shots on target, we scored 3 goals, and Forster made 3 absolutely terrific saves. MOTM for me.
markr27 Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 An excellent team performance - the plan B we have been crying out for. Yoshida made that third goal, and to think he wasn't even sure if he should go up for the preceeding corner! Did anyone else notice after he'd scored, Alderweireld grabbed the ball and booted it out the ground... superb. PS. Forster's save from Lukaku's thunderbolt was top drawer from our viewpoint in the Itchen.
lifeintheslowlane Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 A lot of good performances today but Long my MOM, just a thorn in Everton's side all afternoon. Much more effective playing alongside Pelle through the middle. Clyne's set-up for the second goal was COS (cross of the season)
CB Saint Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Well b ugger me backwards, that was unexpected. thanks saints for a great early xmas present. Reed was my MOTM. Got stuck in from start, what a prospect.
70's Mike Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Expected to lose Great Tactics Great support great effort by all we march on, team and support back to basics , defend as a team, get behind them , good crosses, forwards attacking the ball, it does not always have to be pass to death Loved it
bazza Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 They were all great but Yoshi, Davis, Long & Pelle were ourstanding. Martinez cocked up today with his lineup whilst Koeman got it spot on. Lovely!
kpturner Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Lots of good performances but for all round effort and effectiveness Shane Long is my MotM
angelman Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Wasn't convinced we were going to get anything from the game, but WTF. Best game of the season and more enjoyable than Sunderland. Koeman got it spot on. 3 full backs plus the 2 wing backs. Toby was immense and held it all together. Reed - great debut and didn't let his size get in the way against Lukaku. Long as usual ran his socks off. All round great show.
SaintSteve Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Alderweireld was total class today, and Pelle was unmarkable.. and Long caused their defence nightmares
trousers Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Courtesy of @tsedge on Twitter. Wow. Stunning photo
angelman Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 And let's not forger Forster...a quiet afternoon, but the save from Lukaku when it was 2-0 looked pretty damn good to me. If that had gone in........!
red&white56 Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Ich bin ein Berliner, one for the over 60's. you are a doughnut? thought you are a sandwich? (I'll get my coat and leave now!)
davefoggy Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 A magnificent team selection and game plan. Delighted to see Shane Long playing how he should be playing and Pelle having the space to play his game. Bursting with pride for Harrison Reed' debut, he should have be used weeks ago. 6 games too late to have avoided the bip and retain the points. Masterly performance where he fitted in nicely and will give us belief when players are injured or spuspended. A big thank you to James Beattie for being at St Mary's today. He really is our lucky charm and was greatly missed at the games we lost. What a difference we were without Mané screwing everything up. Beatts was at last home game and Arsenal away so not too much of a lucky charm!
paul28546 Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 I nearly had a heart attack in the last 15 minutes, I wanted this one very badly, a good mate supports everton and always give us ****! finally some justice for recent peformances
Weston Saint Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Excellent win, excellent tactics and Harrison Reed just shaded it for me as MOM closely followed by Long. One down side.....Fonte misses Crystal Palace after collecting his 5th booking. Down to 2 centre backs now.
Jack Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Defending extremely well. Yoshida's best game in a Saints shirt. Toby, Fonte and Reed very good but my MOTM was Davis, we really miss him when he's not there. Class cross for the 3rd goal too. Long lively, should have been awarded that penalty. Everton were poor but still dangerous and we had to be on it. Big win ahead of the next few games.
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