Tommy Mulgrew Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 hopeless; just like watching a pale imitation of Stoke or Wet Spam!
EBS1980 Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Yoshida Targett Martina Davis JWP Romeu J-Rod and I'm afraid Mr Koeman you all completely let yourselves down. Hoof, lose the ball, hoof, lose the ball. Honestly, that was shambolic. Think you missed a few names off the list...
egreog Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Makes you wonder if the players really want it...........sounds like a totally abject performance. Very disappointing and I would imagine Norwich will be adding to the misery at the weekend. It all seems very flat and whatever sparked last season has vanished
Wiggles31 Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Absolutely shocking. Pathetic. Awful line up and played tactics they would have soaked up for f*cking hours. What were the tactics?! I can't understand. And my word can we not cross the ball. Anyway Norwich away....
red&white56 Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 very disappointing, feel sorry for the fans who spent a lot of money to go and watch that dross.....
richard Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Why did we wait until the last 15 minutes to bring a player on who can create chances? We needed a goal.
adrian lord Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Some thing seriously wrong behind closed doors.
Avenue Saint Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Aren't there any bastard teams out there that will come in for prowse????
Convict Colony Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 We don't need a defender we need a ****ing miracle worker to create chances. Its liking watching rugby with the amount of hoofed balls up field.
Atlanta Saint Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 No confidence, no energy and no ability to pass. It's like they have just returned from the off season and it's their first match together. Pure crap.
OldNick Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Steve mac telling it like it is! yep but it was his friggin club and the like that have taken the players who made us good over they last couple of seasons. We really needed to buy some quality before the window closes
Greenridge Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 need to start fining players who play a diagonal floated pass, 100% of their wages. Hoofball crap reminiscent of the Rupert Lowe era. They had to be instructed to do that so you may want to fine someone higher up the tree.
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Regardless of who we had out, it was a poor team selection - and, remarkably, an even worse performance. I said we would have to get better or we were out and it turns out we managed to get even worse and we were duly dumped out of a competition that was my only interest in this season. Now the prospect of a worse season than last beckons with a worse team. Not the clubs fault, but the very least we should have expected was Europa League group stages. Unacceptable.
scotty Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Just dreadful. Words fail me. Not even an attempt at penetrating this side by keeping the ball on the deck. Just attempt after attempt after attempt after attempt at pumping the ball long. They had clearly been instructed to do that. RK said precisely as much before the game. The game plan didn't work, no point blaming the players for following instructions.
Dalek2003 Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Absolutely shocking. Pathetic. Awful line up and played tactics they would have soaked up for f*cking hours. What were the tactics?! I can't understand. And my word can we not cross the ball. Anyway Norwich away.... Norwich are a very quick attacking team. We could be in for a drubbing.
Lord Duckhunter Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 This puts a very big question mark on Koemans managership Is he like laudrup at Swansea a one season wonder?
Brave Sir Robin Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 It's the performance that's the most worrying thing. I've stayed positive so far this season, but we are clearly in trouble. If we dont hold on to Mane and Wanyama, and fail to sign at least another CB, I think a relegation battle is quite likely. Even if that doesn't happen, RK has really got his work cut out to turn this lot back into a competitive premier league team.
ivangolac Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Well thats a blessing in disguise. We couldn't cope with Europe and the domestic competitions with such an unsettled pre season and squad. Glad we're out .
JxgrSaint Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Just pathetic, to come all the way from the bottom of League 1, through the leagues into Europe to go out like this. Dreadful, this isn't the team I've been watching for the last 5/6 years, this has been like watching ****ing West Ham. Worse; at least when West Ham went out to someone from a ****e league they didn't remotely try. We TRIED to win and still lost - much more embarrassing...
Give it to Ron Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Am ashamed by that performance since when has hoofball ever won a game Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
LuckyNumber7 Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 That was so so depressing. I don't even recognise that Saints team with the way we played. Gutted.
S-Clarke Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Why did we wait until the last 15 minutes to bring a player on who can create chances? We needed a goal. I don't get the tactics tonight, to be honest. From the start we played a conservative formation which was clearly in place to get it up to Pelle quickly. It wasn't working after about 20 mins and we should have changed it then. The whole setup was disjointed and not cohesive for an attacking performance. If we were going there protecting something I'd understand, but for crying out loud this is FCM, not Barcelona. We should have gone all guns. Long, Jay, Tadic, Pelle. Feels like Koeman has no trust in our back 4, so he's trying to protect them as much as he can. It's gonna take me a long, long, long time to get over this one.
Convict Colony Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 JWP should on ever start for us if we have run out of midfielders, he is f8cking gash and lets not forget in his near 80 appearances has scored 1 penalty which the team let him take to get his confidence up. Am so underwhelmed by our start, at least when Erwin was in charge we scored 2 goals
saintant Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Is Man City's 20 million offer for the future England skipper still on the table?
Jonnyboy Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 The Danish player just said in interview that all we did was pump long balls forward and they were expecting it.... Naieve from Koeman saying in the presser we'd be doing just that?
doc oli Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Something smells. Too many still there with heads turned. Pelle and JRod seem to actually dislike each other.
Lord Duckhunter Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Well that's what happens when you buy cheap replacements. So cheap replacements made Jose have his worst game for years , made JWP go backwards , made Targett out of his depth , made JRod give the goal away ?
Leicestersaint Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Embarrassing really. At least we can focus on the relegation battle. Is it too late to sell players like JWP and JayRod?
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Am ashamed by that performance since when has hoofball ever won a game Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It reminded me of League 1 when we had better players than the opposition yet somehow got dragged down to their level and would lose the game. That happened loads too.
Dalek2003 Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 It's the performance that's the most worrying thing. I've stayed positive so far this season, but we are clearly in trouble. If we dont hold on to Mane and Wanyama, and fail to sign at least another CB, I think a relegation battle is quite likely. Even if that doesn't happen, RK has really got his work cut out to turn this lot back into a competitive premier league team. I am afraid it is happening. We are in a relegation battle and I reckon the Norwich result will prove it.
Give it to Ron Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Why do we have 4 coaches who sit on their arse get up and throw a water bottle at least show you care Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
ButtikonSaint Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 yep, not pretty... not the Saints team from the past 4 years, no heart, no urgency, no ideas... Still being out of the EL looks like a blessing in disguise now (well, ignore the disguise part)... I want my Saints back...
adrian lord Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Something smells. Too many still there with heads turned. Pelle and JRod seem to actually dislike each other. this
Saint Scott Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 I'm sorry but anybody that claims JWP is a set piece specialist is having a laugh. Shocking deliveries from dead balls and open play. Martina is almost as bad as mayuka/de ridder. Was like playing with 10 men for 90 minutes. Koeman has a lot to answer for, tactically our set up was ridiculous considering we needed to score. The minute tadic came on he created a chance. Lumping the ball up to Pelle is a ridiculous game plan and I can't see why koeman lowered us to that level. Having said that we've been **** since the season started. The jubilation from the end of last season to now is absolutely heart wrenching.
IronCitySaint Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Feels like travelling back in time to the 90's with Branfoot as coach, with the same result. How can someone like Koeman, with his reputation and history of being a cultured player, set up a team to play like that regardless of the situation? Utterly unbelievable. All of last seasons hard work gone and it is still only August. FCM looked rubbish to me and that we could not win, or even score in open play, in 180 minutes of football shows exactly where we are as a club this season. Lousy preparation by all involved throughout the summer and into this season. Just hope there are three worse teams in the league than us.
richard Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 It's the performance that's the most worrying thing. I've stayed positive so far this season, but we are clearly in trouble. If we dont hold on to Mane and Wanyama, and fail to sign at least another CB, I think a relegation battle is quite likely. Even if that doesn't happen, RK has really got his work cut out to turn this lot back into a competitive premier league team. I'm amazed by the deterioration since last season. We've lost 3 players. They didn't play every week and we always looked better than tonight. Can't keep from thinking that something **** is going down at the club. Consistently bad performances from RK so far.
Trout-Tickler Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Does the 'P' in JWP stand for passenger or powderpuff?
Baird of the land Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Got to blame Koeman completely. Was desperately worried when I saw the lineup to be honest, zero creativity. Why did we spend the entire game hoofing it upfield from utterly appalling positions. I get putting crosses in from advanced positions but his plan for tonight was embarrassing. Worried me for a while that our midfield is scared stiff of turning with the ball, something that Morgan or cork could do in their sleep. Hence its a constant backwards step, Clasie better be very good in defensive mid as otherwise we will churn out the same dross. Desperately disappointed to go out of Europe, even more so as on basis of early season it's going to be a battle to stay clear of relegation rather than a top 10 season.
Convict Colony Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Love it when one of our groundsmen tweet "Absolutely embarrassing" after that result, hope he's allowed an opinion.
WATERSIDEIFASAINT Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 Well i bet £10 on getting relegated last week and got odds of 25-1, with the bookies and me at the time laughing that i was wasting my tenner. I put a bet on last season and was hoping for a similar result to last season of Saints having a good season. I know its only early days and hopefully we will be fine but teams like Swansea , Stoke , Everton and Palace have definitely gone past us imo as they have all strengthened their squads and so far have not lost key players. I do think our board and management are sleep walking into potential disaster and can see panic buys/loans in January to save our premiership status. With such rewards for next season surely we can afford to be a little more ambitious in the transfer market now We should be bringing in a creative midfielder and striker aswell as a defender but i won't hold my breath and only expect a defender.
JxgrSaint Posted 27 August, 2015 Posted 27 August, 2015 So cheap replacements made Jose have his worst game for years , made JWP go backwards , made Targett out of his depth , made JRod give the goal away ? Targett has always been out of his depth tbf...
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