Saint-Armstrong Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Goals from Pellè and Tadić (x2). Much, much better. Good to see Mané and Tadić out wide and Saints playing higher tempo, passing, attacking football. Your views...
Batman Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Great win. Good tempo. Nice play. Chicken bones fell in our favour with an early sending off. But thought we played the best we have all season by a mile. Nice stuff
NewYorkSaint Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Fantastic. Football always surprises. Just when you think a dull season in prospect.... boom! boom! and BOOM! Love it.
obelisk Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Liking Romeu. Even better when he manages 90 minutes without getting booked.
Window Cleaner Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Excellent performance all round..but Norwich were poor..not that that should take anything away from the Saints though.
Window Cleaner Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Liking Romeu. Even better when he manages 90 minutes without getting booked. Yes excellent, perhaps we should just take the money for Wanyama after all.
TUS Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Comfortable. Helped a lot by their red card, but I still think we would have won the match. We were up for it and went back to what we do well. Good to see we can still play football!
Diabolus Ex Machina Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 That's the Saints I know and love, said we were better than we had been showing recently. The sending off obviously helped us a great deal but we were the better team before then anyway. Tadic great, Mane great and Romeu looks better and better the more I see of him. 3 points, 3 goals, clean sheet, a good performance and looking like the team that did so well last year. Just what was needed before the break. There will be tougher tests to come but I think we are allowed to enjoy this one
Ampersound Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Thought we played well but the sending off helped us. Seemed like we wanted it today unlike the last few games. Now to get through the next few days and get a couple more in and one out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Fozzybear Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Quality result and nicely timed just going into the international break
Pass the Dutchie Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Nice to see the guys smiling on the field every now and then.
Viking Saint Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Good performance...solid at the back, good going forwards, why couldn't we play like that on Thursday?!
Brave Sir Robin Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Thankfully it seems the player's confidence isn't as easily shattered as ours! Season starts here. Need to keep Mane. Special mention for Martina though, who looks every bit non league standard. Is he related to George Weah?!
Window Cleaner Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Good performance...solid at the back, good going forwards, why couldn't we play like that on Thursday?! Because the side was wrong from the start on Thursday.
saintadjg Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Million miles apart from our performances so far this season.Mane, Romeu Tadic outstanding .Nobody had a bad game.The pressing was much improved. Passing much quicker.Tactics spot on.And good to see we actually dominated against 10 men for once . Could well be a pivotal moment in our season. Another bad performance and it would have looked very grim and an uphill struggle. Let's hope everyone comes back fit from the international break
Fozzybear Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Was Mane truly MOTM? From what i've read on here it seems Romeu was more deserving.
RinNY Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Liking Romeu. Even better when he manages 90 minutes without getting booked. Romeu was my man of the match: immense performance from him, breaking up their play superbly and initiating our attacks. Who needs Schneiderlin? Romeu today at least looked every bit as good. Outstanding performances from Mane, Tadic, and Pelle, obviously, and Cedric was excellent too. But anyone else notice how much better we were in the second half with Rodriguez instead of Davis? I get that Steven Davis is versatile and grafts and always gives maximum effort and all that, but what does he really bring in terms of quality, attacking flair? I think with Tadic, Mane and Rodriguez playing behind Pelle we should be able to score against anyone; so long as our defensive platform is good, and that's where Romeu starred and made us look so much better than in recent games.
Diabolus Ex Machina Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Was Mane truly MOTM? From what i've read on here it seems Romeu was more deserving. Assists for the first 2 goals and helped in making the third. To be fair either of them deserved it.
Dalek2003 Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 I got the score right, but for the wrong teams. I do sometimes get things wring it seems.
saintedwill Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Manè not put up for the post match interview. How long before someone misreads something into it?
verlaine1979 Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Romeu was immense, did everything well in that game, including some really incisive passing. JWP was decent (and gives you hope that Clasie might flourish alongside Romeu if VW goes), while Tadic and Mane looked great on left and right respectively. Juanmi showed a few nice runs and link up attempts in his ten minutes, so perhaps could do a job in attacking midfield? Oh, and on the evidence of the first half, the right player got substituted for Jrod too...
Saint-Armstrong Posted 30 August, 2015 Author Posted 30 August, 2015 Sky pick Mané for MOTM, but Saints send Fonte and Pellè out to collect it. Sky try to ask Pellè about Mané's importance... Pellè laughs and talks about the game and the whole team.
Mr Biscuits Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Better. Still need to improve though if we are to repeat last season. One good game does not a season make
GarrettIvo Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Commentators annoyed me talking about "circumstances helping us" with the sending off. Boo ****ing hoo! Whittaker has to take the blame for that alone. The first yellow especially was stupid. Good professional performance across the board today. No complaints about anyone really.
Verbal Kint Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Romeu has looked good in every game so no surprise again today. A very good signing. great to see JWP having a real impact on the game, although I still don't like Davis playing as a 10 in games like these. Biggest plus was Tadic, back playing on the left, looking brilliant and Mane looking just as comfortable on the right. Please Keep them there Ronald...
Chalkboy Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Just what everybody - players, fans, Koeman and the board, needed. Great to see us back to the team i recognise. No way do we sell Vic. Let him sit and contemplate his future from the sidelines. Spurs will want Romeu now anyway
austsaint Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Romeu was my man of the match: immense performance from him, breaking up their play superbly and initiating our attacks. Who needs Schneiderlin? Romeu today at least looked every bit as good. Outstanding performances from Mane, Tadic, and Pelle, obviously, and Cedric was excellent too. But anyone else notice how much better we were in the second half with Rodriguez instead of Davis? I get that Steven Davis is versatile and grafts and always gives maximum effort and all that, but what does he really bring in terms of quality, attacking flair? I think with Tadic, Mane and Rodriguez playing behind Pelle we should be able to score against anyone; so long as our defensive platform is good, and that's where Romeu starred and made us look so much better than in recent games. Agree entirely, except against better teams than Norwich Romeu won't be able to command the holding midfielder alone. There was little pressure on our midfield after the sending off which gave us so much time and space. He was the stand out player though (Romeu) edging it from Mane - who we just have to hang on to.
nta786 Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Sky pick Mané for MOTM, but Saints send Fonte and Pellè out to collect it. Sky try to ask Pellè about Mané's importance... Pellè laughs and talks about the game and the whole team. Was glad that happened I had a feeling they chose him to be able to speak to him. No one even mentioned Romeu today, hopefully he can be our unsung hero, like Davis was 2 seasons ago!
Danbert Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Much improved performances from JWP and Targett. Romeu was fantastic, Pelle and Tadic played well but Mane was the MOTM IMHO.
Pamplemousse Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Mané's English isn't very good I seem to recall. I doubt there's anything in him not doing the interview at all.
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Much better Romeu looks class Jwp had his best game for sometime Very pleased
Window Cleaner Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Commentators annoyed me talking about "circumstances helping us" with the sending off. Boo ****ing hoo! Whittaker has to take the blame for that alone. The first yellow especially was stupid. Good professional performance across the board today. No complaints about anyone really. The red hampered them yes but they weren't very good anyway, nothing in attack and little in midfield. Red card probably made no difference to the eventual result..just the score perhaps..
SuperSAINT Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 That feels SO much better doesn't it? Played some good stuff, got a bit of luck with the red card and timing of their 1st goal which settled us down. Finished them off in the 2nd and could have had more. Thought Romeu looked excellent. So pleased we got the win today - makes everyone feels better about themselves. 10th in the league! Who'd have thought it?! Just need to see out the transfer window now.
Saint-Armstrong Posted 30 August, 2015 Author Posted 30 August, 2015 Ronald: "The same answer for Victor and Sadio - we do not sell. They will stay at Southampton, I am 100% sure. They need to respect their contracts and show the commitment that Sadio is showing."
Leo_ARG Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Romeu and Tadic the best out there. Romeu seems to have great positioning, strenght, accurate passing and intelligence to distribute. Hope he keeps that up against stronger opposition. Tadic just toyed around with their LB, superb stuff. I don't know why RK has such a short leash for him, have confidence in the lad! It will be very interesting to see how Clasie fits in. Could be very good with Romeu. Enjoy Tadic's magic here https://vine.co/v/eI6z2inATti . --> If this doesen't embed here is the link https://vine.co/v/eI6z2inATti Mane did everything right in the second half but wasen't as sharp in the first. He got better as the game went on and was perfect in the second. And you have to value his attitude, compared to you know who...
redkeith Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Romeu was great today, as was everyone. Think we might have a new winger this week, as Redmond is still in Matt Targets pocket. I know Target's crossing was bad, but he looked much more like a Left back today. Much improved. Now lets see how we are on Tuesday night!
shurlock Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 (edited) Result the most important thing; excellent for confidence going into the international break. Won't get too high or too low about the performance (esp the midfield), given its one game against an average side and the sending off changed things; but good to see us reverting back to a more balanced side, without too many attacking-minded players (Newcastle, Everton) or excessively cautious (Watford, Midtjylland). Still, in no way, makes up for Thursday; but it's a start. Edited 30 August, 2015 by shurlock
Dig Dig Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Romeu very very good. Cedric had a good spell going forward in the second half. Looked more like Saints out there, good pressing, quick passing, kept turning the screw throughout. Only way in which it could have been better is if Rodriguez had scored but that will come.
DG Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Much better, even before the red card. Thought Tadic was outstanding as was Romeu. Just need some crossing and corner practice.
SaintTex Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 I think with Tadic, Mane and Rodriguez playing behind Pelle we should be able to score against anyone; so long as our defensive platform is good, and that's where Romeu starred and made us look so much better than in recent games.This. We need a sound defensive platform for the offense tick. We got the benefit of the 2 yellows, which took the pressure off the defense, which in turn freed up the offense. It won't always be that easy. as many have said, we get VvD over the line, get Bertrand back on the pitch and Clasie in the midfield that defensive platform will be sound. I am as upset as anyone about the Wanyama situation (and if he really didn't have a stomach issue last Thursday then he really screwed up our Europa dreams) but we need him on the team. I think a Romeu/Wanyama paired with Clasie can work really well in a 4-2-3-1. However, Romeu's style of play will lend to knocks and suspensions. We need two physical DMs - Clasie, Davis, Reed are not. We need Wanyama. Really can't let him or Mane go at the point. the American broadcast was really playing up the Mane issue - it is like they had some vested interest in his head being turned to Man U.
CanadaSaint Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Romeu was excellent and his vision and passing are IMO a major upgrade on Wanyama's. JWP may just be starting to find a niche in this side, but much of that depends on how RK wants Clasie to fit in. I loved our width today, with an exciting Cedric/Mané parnership on the right and a much more effective Tadic on the left (which will only get better when Bertrand is back). As soon as we realized how dynamic this was (aided by the red card) the hoofing stopped almost completely. This is a very good squad with more depth-in-quality than the last two years in my view, and when they're all fit for selection we'll be a match for anyone. I don't want us to lose Wanyama but I would like to lose the sullen, self-centered attitude that he exhibits too often and that hurts dressing rooms. So I guess I'd opt for B'bye as long as we bring someone else in.
Saints foreva Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Much better today. A good performance and 3 points to go with it.
corky morris Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 Romeo was excellent. Targett, JWP were a lot better. Davis not playing well at the moment. Basong never let go of Pelles shirt. What's he got to do to get a free kick? Still think we give the ball away too easily. Still concerned. Hero me free header being an example of why. Pleased with 3 points & 3 goals.
Pastor Patrón Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 PHEWWWWWW That was so cash, Mane and Romeu were sickening. Even JWP put in his first decent performance in a few years. F#ck Wanyama, lets sell the lump for 25mill and spend it on a top quality AM. Get a top AM and VVD and we'll be looking juicy.
Dalek2003 Posted 30 August, 2015 Posted 30 August, 2015 League table looks much better ! Only 35 points until safety LOL !
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