tobes8 Posted 31 October, 2016 Posted 31 October, 2016 Not sure the club could have anticipated both JRod and Long being out at the same time . With Austin and Redmond that is four strikers. Is it not reasonable to lean on the youth thereafter? I don't think the four incumbents of the striker role, or any addition, would be happy rotating even more than we do at the moment. I think lots of fans saw this situation with Austin replacing long..regardless the club didn't. And now we are a striker light.
Lighthouse Posted 31 October, 2016 Author Posted 31 October, 2016 I think lots of fans saw this situation with Austin replacing long..regardless the club didn't. And now we are a striker light. I don't think the club expected Austin to be perennial, his fitness record was largely pretty good up until last season. J Rod's latest injury was eye related, which is hardly something the club could have foreseen.
Pamplemousse Posted 31 October, 2016 Posted 31 October, 2016 Who on earth would even come to us, knowing that they would be a 5th choice striker and would only be called upon in case of injuries?
Globetrotter Posted 31 October, 2016 Posted 31 October, 2016 J Rod's latest injury was eye related, which is hardly something the club could have foreseen. Boom tish Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
SaintTex Posted 31 October, 2016 Posted 31 October, 2016 Got to play our best team for this one. Forster Martina Fonte VVD Bertrand Romeu Hojberg Boufal Tadic Redmond Austin If we are serious about getting out of the group we must win this one and In turn hurt Inter's chances of progressingthat's a great line up if we played a 4-2-3-1, but in our 15 or so games this year have we played this formation? realistically.... -----------Forster------------- Cuco--Fonte--VVD--Bertrand ------------Romeu------------ -----Davis------Højbjerg----- -----------Tadic-------------- ----Redmond------Austin----
JRM Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Speaking to a mate in Italy there is increasing speculation that De Beer is about to get the sack. With Inter due to board a flight to England tomorrow This uncertainty has got to be a good thing for us. Let's make the most of having extra blocks of the Northam stand, with the whole end stood there is the potential to create a fantastic atmosphere which will drown out any noise generated by the small Italian contingent in the corner. The 8.05 kick off allows time for an extra pint on the way to the game as well - remember no beer sold inside the ground.
SKD Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Speaking to a mate in Italy there is increasing speculation that De Beer is about to get the sack. With Inter due to board a flight to England tomorrow This uncertainty has got to be a good thing for us. Let's make the most of having extra blocks of the Northam stand, with the whole end stood there is the potential to create a fantastic atmosphere which will drown out any noise generated by the small Italian contingent in the corner. The 8.05 kick off allows time for an extra pint on the way to the game as well - remember no beer sold inside the ground. Confirmed... he's gone
doddisalegend Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 According to the bbc live.... A confused picture at Inter Milan this morning, where it is fair to say Frank de Boer’s tenure as manager is hanging by a thread. I spoke to a couple of people at the club late last night. One said De Boer’s departure would be announced this morning, another said the Dutchman could cling on for Thursday’s Europa League tie with Southampton, but that if he didn’t win that, he would be out. It seems the former Ajax coach, who was only appointed in August, is not taking training this morning ahead of a conversation with Inter’s owners, the Suning Group, that could seal his fate
ErwinK1961 Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Not sure if FDB getting sacked is a good thing or not?!
Gunnery Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Not sure if FDB getting sacked is a good thing or not?! Agreed...just watch them start performing ala Chelsea last season after Mourinho...
Chris27687 Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Not sure if FDB getting sacked is a good thing or not?! Definitely a bad thing - they were ****ing dire against us at the San Siro, tactically abysmal.
SuperSAINT Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Not sure if FDB getting sacked is a good thing or not?! Bad thing IMO
angelman Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Youth team coach taking over in the interim.
Foxstone Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 The bus will be parked and they will try and hit us on the break with Eder's pace... We must not concede the first goal under any circumstances...
ErwinK1961 Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Definitely a bad thing - they were ****ing dire against us at the San Siro, tactically abysmal. True, though will the new person have much time to change anything in such a short period? I guess we'll see Thursday just how much their players have been t*ssing it off so far this season.
ADutchSaint Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Definitely a bad thing - they were ****ing dire against us at the San Siro, tactically abysmal. Doesnt matter, they threw out Mancini a few weeks before the league started and now they throw out De Boer because the whole team is a mess. Well no ****... De Boer just made a stupid mistake by going there, you should never step into a club who throws out the manager right before the league starts. That club is a mess. And Inter made the mistake of appointing De Boer, who didnt speak the language, didnt know the club and doesnt exactly suits the culture the club or players are known to but thats also on De Boer himself. He clashed with a lot of players at Ajax, all players who had a attitude. Yeah great idea to work at a club then where its a mess inside the club and then put a no-nonsense manager like De Boer in charge of guys like Icardi, Brozovic, João Mário etc. Dutch managers dont do good in south of Europe in the first place, mentality of Dutch managers just doesnt suit those countries. Just like a lot of Dutch managers have issues with players from South America. When i read that De Boer signed at Inter the first thing i thought was well he's going to be home before Christmas, which wouldnt be a bad thing cause all we need now is the Dutch FA so sack Blind. I still have my fingers crossed.
SKD Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Doesnt matter, they threw out Mancini a few weeks before the league started and now they throw out De Boer because the whole team is a mess. Well no ****... De Boer just made a stupid mistake by going there, you should never step into a club who throws out the manager right before the league starts. That club is a mess. And Inter made the mistake of appointing De Boer, who didnt speak the language, didnt know the club and doesnt exactly suits the culture the club or players are known to but thats also on De Boer himself. He clashed with a lot of players at Ajax, all players who had a attitude. Yeah great idea to work at a club then where its a mess inside the club and then put a no-nonsense manager like De Boer in charge of guys like Icardi, Brozovic, João Mário etc. Dutch managers dont do good in south of Europe in the first place, mentality of Dutch managers just doesnt suit those countries. Just like a lot of Dutch managers have issues with players from South America. When i read that De Boer signed at Inter the first thing i thought was well he's going to be home before Christmas, which wouldnt be a bad thing cause all we need now is the Dutch FA so sack Blind. I still have my fingers crossed. Do you not think they'd look at a certain ex manager of ours?
angelman Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Or how about Koeman to Inter? After all, when Inter are on song, they are without doubt one of the big boys.
Saint Albert Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 He's gone and youth team coach Vecchi will take over: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37830878
ADutchSaint Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Do you not think they'd look at a certain ex manager of ours? I highly doubt it and i doubt it even more that Koeman is willing to leave Everton. The Dutch FA is currently even a bigger mess then Inter so i dont think someone in the position of Koeman is going to give that up for the national team. If they sack Blind, which they wont do anyway, its going to be a manager without a current job and everybody in Holland will be screaming for De Boer in that case.
mrfahaji Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Definitely a bad thing - they were ****ing dire against us at the San Siro, tactically abysmal. Not sure how they were tactically abysmal. Maybe for the first 40 minutes, but after that they got it spot on tactically. Hence why we lost...!
Give it to Ron Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Not sure how they were tactically abysmal. Maybe for the first 40 minutes, but after that they got it spot on tactically. Hence why we lost...! Totally agree how anyone can say they were tactically abysmal didnt watch the same game as me...he recognised our threat came from the wings - mainly Martina being the outlet and put 3 on that side and blocked that wing off. Martina was forced to pass back, and sideways only.
Jai27 Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Speaking to a mate in Italy there is increasing speculation that De Beer is about to get the sack. With Inter due to board a flight to England tomorrow This uncertainty has got to be a good thing for us. Let's make the most of having extra blocks of the Northam stand, with the whole end stood there is the potential to create a fantastic atmosphere which will drown out any noise generated by the small Italian contingent in the corner. The 8.05 kick off allows time for an extra pint on the way to the game as well - remember no beer sold inside the ground. No beer sold inside the ground?
lloydie Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 No beer sold inside the ground? Yeah mate, been like that for all UEFA competitions for a while I think? At least the last 2 seasons.
the saint in winchester Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Who on earth would even come to us, knowing that they would be a 5th choice striker and would only be called upon in case of injuries? Peter Odemwingie......and he is a free agent, keeoing fit at the gym, without a club. As long as we keep him under house arrest on Transfer Deadline Day, its a winner.
New Forest Steve Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Not sure how they were tactically abysmal. Maybe for the first 40 minutes, but after that they got it spot on tactically. Hence why we lost...! Completely agree. I don't buy into the general consensus that Inter were very poor. We took the game to them and were very hard to handle. On chances created, we probably deserved a win but tactically they managed the game perfectly. They knew we'd play on the offensive and soaked up everything we threw at them, albeit riding their luck at times. Then when their chance finally came, which they knew it would, they didn't waste it and scored. After that their experience in European competition showed as they used every trick in the book to kill the game off. Game plan executed perfectly I'd say.
Jai27 Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Yeah mate, been like that for all UEFA competitions for a while I think? At least the last 2 seasons. It'll be my first UEFA game this Thursday, hence the ignorance! Cheers for the info
Matthew Le God Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Peter Odemwingie......and he is a free agent, keeoing fit at the gym, without a club. As long as we keep him under house arrest on Transfer Deadline Day, its a winner. 1) He isn't remotely close to the level of player we need 2) He is a Rotherham United player
New Forest Steve Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Peter Odemwingie......and he is a free agent, keeoing fit at the gym, without a club. As long as we keep him under house arrest on Transfer Deadline Day, its a winner. a joke, right ?
VectisSaint Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 He's gone and youth team coach Vecchi will take over: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37830878 Odd, most teams wait till after they lose to Saints before sacking their manager. Maybe we dodged a bullet after all, think we were pretty close to having him here before Puel was signed.
trousers Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Old head on young shoulders. Great interview: https://southamptonfc.com/news/2016-11-01/video-pierre-emile-hojbjerg-pre-southampton-internazionale
Noodles34 Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Yeah mate, been like that for all UEFA competitions for a while I think? At least the last 2 seasons. since 2000 actually,notthatwewouldhaverealised. Why is my space bar not working?
VectisSaint Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 since 2000 actually,notthatwewouldhaverealised. Why is my space bar not working? Havingsameproblem, only on here and only when I type (if I backspace and insert space it is fine).Are you using Chrome on PC?
Jonnyboy Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 No beer sold inside the ground? It was really noticeable against Sparta Prague that the half time pint hadn't happened. Much quieter than usual directly after half time. #dryeuropa
Lighthouse Posted 1 November, 2016 Author Posted 1 November, 2016 It was really noticeable against Sparta Prague that the half time pint hadn't happened. Much quieter than usual directly after half time. #dryeuropa I'll just do a load of wizz and mushrooms like I do before most games.
marc_saint Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Polish referee...... http://worldreferee.com/referee/pawel_gil
TheMidfieldGeneral Posted 1 November, 2016 Posted 1 November, 2016 Change to; Playing Inter on a Thursday night You're in league 2 coz you're ****ing ****e.
SKD Posted 2 November, 2016 Posted 2 November, 2016 Change to; Playing Inter on a Thursday night You're in league 2 coz you're ****ing ****e. This was sung by a couple in from of me in Israel.... Oh what a night... Pompey loosing on a Tuesday night, The scum are going on a long haul flight, Oh what a feeling what a night. Shame it never caught on (no surprise), looks like city have copied us and made it their own now
Saint Garrett Posted 2 November, 2016 Posted 2 November, 2016 Wuld go with.... Forster; Martina VVD Fonte Bertrand Romeu JWP Hojbjerg Tadic Austin Redmond
DT Posted 2 November, 2016 Posted 2 November, 2016 Old head on young shoulders. Great interview: https://southamptonfc.com/news/2016-11-01/video-pierre-emile-hojbjerg-pre-southampton-internazionale What a great signing he has been. We look a lot better with him in the side.
Shroppie Posted 2 November, 2016 Posted 2 November, 2016 Wuld go with.... Forster; Martina VVD Fonte Bertrand Romeu JWP Hojbjerg Tadic Austin Redmond Probably about right, but wouldn't be surprised to see Yoshida and McQueen for Fonte and Bertrand. Sent from my D6503 using Tapatalk
John B Posted 2 November, 2016 Posted 2 November, 2016 Wuld go with.... Forster; Martina VVD Fonte Bertrand Romeu JWP Hojbjerg Tadic Austin Redmond Forster; Martina VVD Yoshida McQueen Romeu JWP Hojbjerg Boufal Austin Redmond
doddisalegend Posted 2 November, 2016 Posted 2 November, 2016 Is Rodriguez still out injured? Don't know I thought he came off because of a clash of heads would expect to see him back now.
Matthew Le God Posted 2 November, 2016 Posted 2 November, 2016 Is Rodriguez still out injured? His dad tweeted this on the 27th October... Enrique Rodriguez. @KikoRod9 Oct 27 Thank you to all saints fans who are supporting Jay. He is back in training and everything is good. Up the saints, up the clarets He can also be seen in the training videos today. It was just a clash of heads, not really an injury more keeping him out of the Chelsea game as a precaution for concussion rules.
magnet Posted 2 November, 2016 Posted 2 November, 2016 Good read on the inter site. http://www.inter.it/en/news/55257/the-saints-academy-a-breeding-ground-for-champions
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