SaintSteve Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Lots of good performances, but the pass of the match had to be from Davis for the 3rd goal.. exquisite
Goatboy Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Prepare for increased blood pressure: Letting Everton carry on with one of their players down, then ordering Forster to put the ball out of play as soon as we got the ball. That really wound me up. He was absolutely clueless.
Lazlo78 Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Highlights: http://footyroom.com/southampton-3-0-everton-2014-12/
SO16_Saint Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Highlights: http://footyroom.com/southampton-3-0-everton-2014-12/ Have to say, 3 great balls in to the box for or the goals.
Whitey Grandad Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Prepare for increased blood pressure: Letting Everton carry on with one of their players down, then ordering Forster to put the ball out of play as soon as we got the ball. Yes, that was annoying. Everton could have put the ball out if they wanted but chose not to and even had a shot on goal.
K,Billy's supersound Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Great powerful shoulder there from Yoshi .
rooney Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Three full coaches from West Dorset today to see Dom Gape make his debut. My goodness what a shift Shane Long put in today and all credit to RK for the tactics and formation.
alpine_saint Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Well chuffed. Victories against Everton are always a bit special. Considering how many players we have missing, this was a great performance. And a good chance of recovering 3rd place for Xmas too.
ThorpG Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Lots of good performances, but the pass of the match had to be from Davis for the 3rd goal.. exquisite Agreed - how good was Davis all game - led an inexperienced midfield and stepped right up in Schneiderlin and Wanyama's absence. Also thought Long gave a masterclass in how to run the channels, stretch a defence and create space for other attackers. His best performance since he joined us.
sentry Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Wanted to write this on a week where we won as to not sound like a winging little sh*t, but the standard of refs this year has been a disgrace and not just in our games. Today our ref was dreadful, the gabby red card in the man u game was a disgrace and this goes on time and time again, week after week this year. I know refs have always had it tough, and usually im first to defend them as they only get to see the incident once, but this year has been particularly bad. hopefully it will pick up soon.
Lighthouse Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Stonewall penalty. Ironically we would probably have missed it, yet we scored the corner. Everton remind me of Wigan a bit (funny that). Some good play in possession and they are decent to watch but naive and prone to letting in simple goals. A bit like us in our first season up.
the wedge Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Courtesy of @tsedge on Twitter. I thank you
Trout-Tickler Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 Great win but most importantly what happened to the relay at ht? Infinitely better than the crappy version of 'Play Your Cards Right' that we had today!
TwoPints Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 After all the grief Yoshi and Long have had on here, I was really pleased that they were both brilliant today. Not the greatest game in terms of chances but we took those we had for a change. 5th at Christmas, I must be dreaming!
saintchris23 Posted 20 December, 2014 Posted 20 December, 2014 (edited) Here's my attempt. Red sky at night - SFC delight! Edited 20 December, 2014 by saintchris23 Clearly my first time of posting a picture - failed (almost!)
Sour Mash Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 That is truly an amazing photo! I was at the game and I don't understand how you catured a photo like that! Respect!!! It didn't actually look like that.
John Boy Saint Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Having feared the worst about today as I drove home via Harlow (to drop off my work colleague who I had cruelly dragged to the game) in the pouring rain after an empty performance on Tuesday, as the week trudged on the gloom seemed to lift in my mind. What I saw today was far above my expectations. Great formation 5-3-1-1 flowing into 3-5-1-1 very smart move to stop the rot. Harry Reed for me had a great game, it was like Koeman had him caged up restricted to running up and down the side lines with a day-glo bib on then today set him free. He like a wasp buzzing about to the point where Everton tried to kick him out of the game just before Half time. On this the referee was bloody appalling today but then when you know what a bellend his boss is hardly a surprise. After we went to 2-0 we were reset to the Saints we have been use to this season. Highlight of the day was Yoshidas goal, in space get the ball pass the ball out to Davis run into the box for a very nice 1-2 into the back of the net. A decent bottle of wine came out of the "cellar" tonight rather than going straight onto the hard stuff, well done Saints.
Sour Mash Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Anyone who doesn't give Shane long motm is a serious **** wit. First half the man gave a masterclass in doing the absolute best you can . Toby was different class and well done to Harrison Reed. I realised today what a fantastic manager Ron is, he changed the shape and got a great result . Great Xmas present Agreed, I'm a fan of Long. Although I've got to sing the praises of the three players I do every week - Alderweireld, Bertrand and Clyne, excellent players. Koeman got his tactics spot on, changed things around and three at the back worked a treat. Everton might not have been at their best, but they're no mugs, quality in every position and considering the team we had out, that really was a great result.
Shanghai Saint Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 All the credit has to go to Koeman. The same formation that arguably Man U are still to come to terms with was adopted over the course of two training sessions - either our players are simply more intelligent or we have the superior Dutch manager Great performances from Maya and Davis but Long was outstanding - showed real menace the whole game and was clearly more comfortable playing off the big man. All Good!
LostBoys Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Well done boys a very good win. I do not normally comment on referees but today's was a shocker
John Boy Saint Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Blimey it's like Vision On (one for those who were nippers in the 70's) with all the nice sunset piccys being submitted on here.
the wedge Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Here's the unedited original photo. Looks better actually now it's off my iPhone and on a computer.
nta786 Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 '3 nil, and your hats are sh*t' Quality chant hahaha wins it for me Great atmosphere after nervy start, Long/Yoshida MOTM.
sadoldgit Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 For me the most impressive result of the season and for all those slagging off Koeman, a great response. And as someone who has slated Yoshida, fair play to him today. Still a great time to be a Saints fan.
sadoldgit Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Well chuffed. Victories against Everton are always a bit special. Considering how many players we have missing, this was a great performance. And a good chance of recovering 3rd place for Xmas too. Hi Alps, full of Christmas cheer I see!!!
Leslie Charteris Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 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.. exactly!
FloridaMarlin Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Missed by the wiseacres on MoTD but just the four academy products involved again today. I know it sounds trite to make comparisons, but Harry Reed the next Paul Scholes?
Batman Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Good result. Thought we were due a win. Think a few, mainly delldays, need to go back and look at the build up thread comments and learn something. Says a lot but disappointed to be below west ham and man utd this stage. Both limited sides IMO and we are usually better. Just have to keep churning up wins and see what happens. Why pick on me. There were loads of posters who thought we would get beat. Especially after the loss to sheff United Was a pleasure to be at the game yesterday
PhilippineSaint Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Why pick on me. There were loads of posters who thought we would get beat. Especially after the loss to sheff United Was a pleasure to be at the game yesterday Because after Alpine you are the most negative poster on here and lately he has been very reasonable unlike yourself IMHO of course.
Batman Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Because after Alpine you are the most negative poster on here and lately he has been very reasonable unlike yourself IMHO of course. I'm not though am I. I have been pretty down the line compared to many in here Just stated before this game (like countless others) that I thought everton would beat us with so many players missing There are plenty..... Plenty who are full of doom and gloom
gregprowt Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 ref was awful 1st half just awful, no 50/50s going our way at all, wasdown other end or but saints enjoyed playing 3 at the back all day) -dunno why it was described as back to 'OUR BACK 5' on MOTD, just because our wb/fb attacked played on higher up today, like last couple of seasons, lots out today, fantastic effort from team and the young uns today considering who we had misssing, just seemed really well organised including subs, and we stil have chin chan
Batman Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Just watched match choice The ref was a fecking disgrace It was a clear penalty and not a corner. Justice was done when it lead to a goal But the ref's General performance was disgraceful
whelk Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Still buzzing after that result. Can't beat feeling of winning but much better when didn't have any hope. And was only pessimistic as so many out. What has happened to Everton fans? Less noise than teh 73 Tranmere fans from a few years back
rooney Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Here's the unedited original photo. Looks better actually now it's off my iPhone and on a computer. Must be one for 2016 Club Calendar surely?
whelk Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Must be one for 2016 Club Calendar surely? Would rather see a topless Les Reed
trousers Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Must be one for 2016 Club Calendar surely?
CB Saint Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Prepare for increased blood pressure: Letting Everton carry on with one of their players down, then ordering Forster to put the ball out of play as soon as we got the ball. That was the most ridiculous decision ever. Fuming. The refs first half was absolutely shocking
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 When you play Mousetrap and one of the pieces doesnt work the whole thing doesnt work. Glad to see Mane benched at last and good to be back to winning ways and better error free performances. Our academy lads are easily good enough to step up when required.
Andy Durman Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Today we played our game. In midweek Sheffield stopped us playing our game and credit should go to Clough. Forster was outstanding today and should have received more votes. Reed did his Job and was very energetic, he wasn't outstanding, he didn't boss the midfield, he did close down very well and made the game tight in midfield. He held his position with maturity. He was never MOM. I like him as a player, but he needs to show more for a pass. He needs to lose his marker and find space. I thought he was hiding a little. Very good debut.
Ohio Saint Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 I've just re-watched the last few minutes from when Gape came on. You can almost hear his brain ticking! He did very well in the short spell that he had. I have been getting a bit bored by all the talk of our academy, but I have to admit, I get a swell of pride when I see our youngsters introduced in big games like this.
DuncanRG Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 I know it sounds trite to make comparisons, but Harry Reed the next Paul Scholes? Scholes couldn't tackle to save his life! I think if we have to compare yesterday's performance to one of the England players of that generation I'd say Owen Hargreaves.
Wes Tender Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Forster was outstanding today and should have received more votes. Reed did his Job and was very energetic, he wasn't outstanding, he didn't boss the midfield, he did close down very well and made the game tight in midfield. He held his position with maturity. He was never MOM. I like him as a player, but he needs to show more for a pass. He needs to lose his marker and find space. I thought he was hiding a little. Very good debut. Forster produced a couple of good saves, one of which was tremendous. But otherwise, he was largely a spectator. Regarding whether Reed deserved MOTM, there are certainly good reasons for him to be a decent shout for it. Wasn't he outstanding? I thought that considering that he was there to fill Wanyama and Schneiderlin's boots, the job that he did at stifling Everton's midfield together with Davis meant that the two of them bossed the midfield. One couldn't do that without the other. They both broke up play, closed down the midfield so that Everton could not settle into any sort of rythm. He and Davis were the foundations on which the wide players and strikers could launch their attacks. Davis has produced reliable performances virtually every game, but the fact that Reed was thrown in at the deep end and produced such a mature performance against such quality opposition is the reason why his contribution can reasonably be assessed as MOTM.
Whitey Grandad Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 I've just read that this was the first time we've beaten a team that finished above us last season.
wild-saint Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Forster produced a couple of good saves, one of which was tremendous. But otherwise, he was largely a spectator. Regarding whether Reed deserved MOTM, there are certainly good reasons for him to be a decent shout for it. Wasn't he outstanding? I thought that considering that he was there to fill Wanyama and Schneiderlin's boots, the job that he did at stifling Everton's midfield together with Davis meant that the two of them bossed the midfield. One couldn't do that without the other. They both broke up play, closed down the midfield so that Everton could not settle into any sort of rythm. He and Davis were the foundations on which the wide players and strikers could launch their attacks. Davis has produced reliable performances virtually every game, but the fact that Reed was thrown in at the deep end and produced such a mature performance against such quality opposition is the reason why his contribution can reasonably be assessed as MOTM. agreed and to suggest he was hiding a little is just plain mental.
Jonnyboy Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 I've just read that this was the first time we've beaten a team that finished above us last season. That result was a message to Everton that we are taking their European place this season
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 Well deserved win and confidence started to flow back into side after first goal Mom Shane Long, top performance, amazing he did not get injured after some of the rough treatment Wheels back on?
LostBoys Posted 21 December, 2014 Posted 21 December, 2014 I am told by one of my business partners who regrettably is a Manure fan that Harrison Reed is already on their radar after the U21 win over them recently. He told me that a couple of their fanzines have already said they will be buying him at the end of the season. I laughed at this and he reminded me that the same fanzines had predicted they would be buying a certain left back from us after our game there last season. I thought Shane Long was very good with no protection from the clueless referee - Championship for him next week. A merry Christmas to all Saints fans everywhere including all bedwetters and wristslitters
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