stknowle Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 OMG. Moments like that could make a man start believing that maybe, just maybe, we are going to do this top 4 thing.
S-Clarke Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Deserved for sure. On top for a good 80% of that game and should have been a goal up before that, as the Mane offside (which he would have finished) wasn't offside and Fonte's shot that hit the bar was damn unlucky. But we stuck in there, kept going, never gave up - and bam. We just had that little bit of extra quality in Mane and he made the difference all afternoon. Still incredibly tight, but we simply will not go away....
Ohio Saint Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 We were better than most here seem to think. We deserved our win, and got it in the end. Footy is a funny ol' game. This. That guy knows what he's talking about. He probably has two brains.
Saint-Armstrong Posted 7 February, 2015 Author Posted 7 February, 2015 https://twitter.com/saintcallum_/status/564109613432590336
Jimmy_D Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Take the points, on to the next game! Also... http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=319795.480 http://www.redcafe.net/threads/premier-league-fixtures-7-8-february.401113/page-21
angelman Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Mane is now to be regarded as a STRIKER. Koeman is a genius. When we signed him, I distinctly remember reading that he could play 9, 10 & 11.
Donatello Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 VW immense as usual while he was on, Mane looked very sharp, Elia & Tadic both showed flashes. JWP and Davis both mediocre with some very wayward long balls and the usual woeful shooting. Defence pretty solid considering the personnel changes. As for Pelle, I suppose it's too late in the season to start thinking about breaking our reliance on playing with a target man, but I really can't remember an attack building off the back of one of his knock-downs or flicks in the last three games. For a team that prides itself on possession and passing, it's actually a little perverse to constantly look for the big man, especially when his retention must be down to about 1 in 10 at the moment. No idea whether he's good enough, but I really hope Djuricic is able to slot in at number ten, as with Mane and Elia's pace and movement, what we are crying out for is someone central who plays with his head up in the final third. Newcastle away (excluding one FA cup tie)
saintant Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Brilliant three points from not the greatest performance. Fans moaning on here today during the game and obviously we weren't exactly silky but let's not overlook the fact that our return from the last 8 league games is 19 points. If we can beat West Ham, who will have one eye on the FA Cup, we have a nice break and the chance to get a few back to full fitness.
Ohio Saint Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 When we signed him, I distinctly remember reading that he could play 9, 10 & 11. And this is why I hate squad numbers.
melmacian_saint Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 JWP and Davis both mediocre with some very wayward long balls and the usual woeful shooting. Hello Freya/Alan/Cork family member, glad to know you still follow Saints!
SaintTex Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Delighted we've got 3 points. Massive scare at the end and we got lucky there. I didn't think it was a foul on Forster, he's 6ft 7 - He should be taking that ball out of the sky with ease but he panicked.It doesn't matter tall he is.. the had the ball in his hands and the QPR player jumped into Forster's body and jarred it out. That is a foul every time. Forster would have dropped it had there been no contact? I don't think so.
Plumstead_Saint Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Like to see how you'd play with no bollocks He's still got em .........inside him somewhere ;-) Hope they drop back down before Wednesday. Any news on targett?
hans gruber Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 We were better than most here seem to think. We deserved our win, and got it in the end. Footy is a funny ol' game. I agree. Qpr were ok but saints were comfortably better. Well done lads
badgerx16 Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 I don't think we were as poor as some on here do; we were a couple of inches away from taking a lead into half time when Jose hit the bar, and might have been 2 up if Mane's chip over Green hadn't drifted wide of the open net. I thought that for at least the first 60 minutes the defence and midfield were in control, we just lacked clarity of thought and coolness in application when we got to their penalty box. On the balance of play I think we deserved the 3 points.
saint lard Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Will be rooting for Everton and West Ham like you've never know. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
verlaine1979 Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Hello Freya/Alan/Cork family member, glad to know you still follow Saints! So you didn't notice Davis twice trying to hit the left winger and booming straight to the keeper second half? Or that attempt at a shot from the edge of the box? I get it, you love his sturdy frame and his staunchly protestant work ethic, but I don't think I'm the blinkered one here. Solid squad player, nothing more.
Pastor Patrón Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Jesus Mane is so GOAT. Pelle still sucks balls though
norwaysaint Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Thought Tadic was very poor, refusing to do the easy pass and trying to be too clever, resulting in giving the ball away pretty often. Yoshida, on the other hand, was excellent. We're very lucky to have a player as good as he is who's okay with not being a first choice. Clyne is also continuing his excellent season, he's possibly our most reliable player.
latter day saint Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 3 points after a frustrating performance away from home will do very nicely! Great save by Forster to deny Austin & a quality finish by Mane from a good through ball by Yoshida ,who i thought played well at LB. Fingers crossed Targett is ok & the Xrays are all clear UTS!
Mr X Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 good to get three points off a very stubborn qpr that had their chances to beat us! is koeman gambling that the midfield and wingers will score enough goals for the rest of the season? as pelle is very out of sorts at the moment
Bearsy Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 The most amazing thing about that game, was how QPR managed to finish with 11 men
Saints foreva Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Take the points, on to the next game! Also... http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=319795.480 http://www.redcafe.net/threads/premier-league-fixtures-7-8-february.401113/page-21 What a bunch of plastic ****s.
angelman Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Thought Tadic was very poor, refusing to do the easy pass and trying to be too clever, resulting in giving the ball away pretty often. Yoshida, on the other hand, was excellent. We're very lucky to have a player as good as he is who's okay with not being a first choice. Clyne is also continuing his excellent season, he's possibly our most reliable player. Who knows, when Tadic's mate turns up, it might reignite the talent he has, which he does have.
Wiggles31 Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Mane is class. Me and brother went absolutely ape sh!t!!! Huge result.
pap Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Thoroughly pleased to see the best team win and the right scoreline achieved. I'm a bit gutted that I didn't put Mane on as first goal scorer, especially because it was building all game. I am delighted that it was such a sweet goal when it finally came though. Have to admit, was a teeny bit worried when they brought Vargas on; reading the excellent Fans Network post-mortem of Redknapp's departure, seemed like this guy was a stat-monster that was neglected by 'Arry and would have everything to prove. Fortunately, other than perhaps contributing a new beard/hairstyle combo, the bloke didn't make a significant impact. The antidote to the Swansea game, really. Plugged away all game, and did get the 3 points. Everyone'll take that.
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 A super late goal from (a rather impressive) Mane and a equally good save from Forster resulted in us nicking a win from a game that might well have been a draw. I'm sure everyone reading this will join me in hoping that Matt Targett's injury is not too serious. Great to see Schneiderlin and Big Vic back, but Pelle is a worry because he really is struggling to make much of a impact at the moment and we need him.
Golac's Iron Gonads Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Is it not possible that Pelle had a different role today? One that involved him winning the ball and laying it off or playing in to the 2 speedsters getting behind a slow Rangers defence. Great win, happy to lose 12 quid the goal went in just as I stuck 15 on us not to beat West Ham. Hope to lose that,too. If it costs me 200 quid to see us get into the champions league I'll consider it money well flushed.
bpsaint Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Very happy with the win, very happy. That being said thought we looked average today, good at the back and in the middle but our forward play just looks woeful at times. Pelle looks a shade of the player he was earlier this season, and Tadic continues to offer nothing. Still not convinced JWP offers much to the team either, his dead balls and crosses rarely offer anything. Baffled why we gave up on buying a striker so easily.
Convict Colony Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 is it 10 more points to equal our best ever points haul in the premier league ? do that before April potentially :-)
melmacian_saint Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 So you didn't notice Davis twice trying to hit the left winger and booming straight to the keeper second half? Or that attempt at a shot from the edge of the box? I get it, you love his sturdy frame and his staunchly protestant work ethic, but I don't think I'm the blinkered one here. Solid squad player, nothing more. Now that's some progress from your usual negative propaganda. I also saw that he hit the left winger (and the right winger once) at least three times before that (including a good Mane chance), and set a good number of JWP and Clyne crosses, as well as recovering a number of loose balls in midfield and distributing it with his usual efficiency (no mistakes today in that chapter!), and took on the box-to-box role very well and provided excellent cover for Wanyama and the FBs, something I'm yet to see any other midfielder of our squad actively do but he ALWAYS does. You're right, I do like his work ethic because it works for us, in fact very well most of the times. But hey, if I preferred a player that has now left I'd be biased too!
redder freak Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 At least we did better than Man City. According to some on here, the Prem is very poor standard at the moment with 2nd and 3rd place teams both being crap.
trousers Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 #saintsfc boss @RonaldKoeman reacts to last minute win at QPR with @bigadamsport https://t.co/fNRnG83CyY via @audioBoom #saintsfc #bpl
St.JonB Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Ok, so we all have stopped hating Mane and now don't rate Pelle. I'm so glad I read this forum to keep up with how the super fans are seeing things.
ART Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Three beautiful points gained by the brilliance of Mané, who never gave up trying. Truly gutted for Matt Targett and hope he will get comfort from the win and not have been too badly injured.
Bad Wolf Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Happy with this. Last week we played really well and got nothing, this week it's the complete opposite. Mane was quality all game, QPR's defence just couldn't handle him. Just think, if we'd beaten Swansea last week and City hadn't got that last minute goal today, we'd be second! But ifs, buts and maybes I guess.
Cabrone Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Big 3 points (aren't they all at this stage of the season). Kept on going and finally got our rewards. 14 games to go, 10 wins needed - going to be a hell of a ride over the next 3 months.
nta786 Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Big 3 points (aren't they all at this stage of the season). Kept on going and finally got our rewards. 14 games to go, 10 wins needed - going to be a hell of a ride over the next 3 months. For some reason, when put like that, I don't think we will get 10 wins out of 14. Right now, our win percentage is 58%, and 10 wins out of 14 would need us to increase that to a 71% win rate.
tajjuk Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Take the points, on to the next game! Also... http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=319795.480 http://www.redcafe.net/threads/premier-league-fixtures-7-8-february.401113/page-21 The Scousers still really think they will get Champions League? and the Mancs think we have a run of difficult fixtures coming up? where?
niceandfriendly Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Was not a foul on Forster at all. We'd have been rightly ****ed off if that had gone against us. Forster caught the ball and then he brought it down on a QPR players head, dropped it, and it went in. We got lucky, for once! Wooooop!!!!! Mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane
Puddings and Monkeys Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Ok, so we all have stopped hating Mane and now don't rate Pelle. I'm so glad I read this forum to keep up with how the super fans are seeing things. Most are in a parallel universe mate. Experts all of them.
Saint_Tony Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Who cares if we were poor? Got the job done, could be a season definining goal from Mane. A draw would have raised questions and our chance for CL qualification would have been dead. The margins are so fine now, and the West Ham game is another must win. But we are still in the mix, and march on.
Lighthouse Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Was not a foul on Forster at all. We'd have been rightly ****ed off if that had gone against us. Forster caught the ball and then he brought it down on a QPR players head, dropped it, and it went in. We got lucky, for once! Wooooop!!!!! Mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane mane It was disallowed for offside. That's what the ref was indicating as Forster was screaming in his face (an incident for which he was rightly booked, I have no idea why he was that angry)
Clunge Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 Is it not possible that Pelle had a different role today? One that involved him winning the ball and laying it off or playing in to the 2 speedsters getting behind a slow Rangers defence. Great win, happy to lose 12 quid the goal went in just as I stuck 15 on us not to beat West Ham. Hope to lose that,too. If it costs me 200 quid to see us get into the champions league I'll consider it money well flushed. Problem with that role is that pelle needs to actually win some headers to hold possession, for the size of the bloke his ratio of winning headers is dreadful
Stud mark of doom Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 For some reason, when put like that, I don't think we will get 10 wins out of 14. Right now, our win percentage is 58%, and 10 wins out of 14 would need us to increase that to a 71% win rate. Which suggests the need for 10 from 14 is wrong - as we are in the top 4 based on performance to date?
badgerx16 Posted 7 February, 2015 Posted 7 February, 2015 For some reason, when put like that, I don't think we will get 10 wins out of 14. Right now, our win percentage is 58%, and 10 wins out of 14 would need us to increase that to a 71% win rate. Surely it's the same for the teams immediately below us - we don't need a points target, we just need to keep ahead of the pack.
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