Man City 2 Saints 1 - Post Match

[Saints foreva]

Quite a few times last season. Don't rewrite history, when he gets on the ball and actually runs at defences he's a very dangerous player.

 

I'm not rewriting history. He's championship standard.

[stknowle]

NBC saying Pep was trying to encourage him.

 

If true and Redmond was angered by genuine encouragement then I think we can add that to the evidence that Redmond is a bit of a w@nker.

[whelk]

NBC saying Pep was trying to encourage him.

 

 

Who knows with the Latin hothead

[ErwinK1961]

Maybe he did thank him and Redmond got riled by it. Old Nathan not getting too many plaudits on here tonight.

 

"I was telling Nathan Redmond how good he is at the end. Southampton have some super talented players, Redmond is so good one against one. But they didn't' want to play, they were time wasting from the ninth minute. I just wanted them to play."

[OttawaSaint]

Any idea what the Cedric injury was ? Could do with him not being out Sunday

 

Didn’t look good, he went down and stayed down.

[GarrettIvo]

I agree. Austin was the wrong man for the job, but after scoring twice and being dropped hard not to give him ten minutes to get the winner.

 

 

Perhaps. To be honest I wasn't fussed about a winner. I just wanted us not to concede again.

[ALWAYS_SFC]

"I was telling Nathan Redmond how good he is at the end. Southampton have some super talented players, Redmond is so good one against one. But they didn't' want to play, they were time wasting from the ninth minute. I just wanted them to play."

 

Of course he did so they could smash us on the break....

[whelk]

Didn’t look good, he went down and stayed down.

 

Arm injury trying to pull their player

[Heisenberg]

If true and Redmond was angered by genuine encouragement then I think we can add that to the evidence that Redmond is a bit of a w@nker.

 

Do we need anymore evidence? Thought that case was closed months ago...

[stknowle]

"I was telling Nathan Redmond how good he is at the end. Southampton have some super talented players, Redmond is so good one against one. But they didn't' want to play, they were time wasting from the ninth minute. I just wanted them to play."

 

Hmmm, a bit patronising TBF.

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Can we not just talk about the positives instead slagging off...

[Sheaf Saint]

"I was telling Nathan Redmond how good he is at the end. Southampton have some super talented players, Redmond is so good one against one. But they didn't' want to play, they were time wasting from the ninth minute. I just wanted them to play."

 

It doesn't bode well when the opposition manager is giving him the rocket up his a*se that he should be getting from his own manager. MP doesn't come across as somebody who is that passionate.

[Chez]

I'm not rewriting history. He's championship standard.

 

only game I've seen him look really decent for us was Anfield semi. He can beat a man all ends up, which is one of the hardest things to do in football, but...well you all know the rest.

[BotleySaint]

It doesn't bode well when the opposition manager is giving him the rocket up his a*se that he should be getting from his own manager. MP doesn't come across as somebody who is that passionate.

Maybe hearing it from someone as successful as Pep will have a positive influence on him. Too many times tonight Redmond was just dawdling about.

[Chez]

Can we not just talk about the positives instead slagging off...

Lemina...what a player we have on our hands.

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Lemina...what a player we have on our hands.

 

Yep shows class

Boufal top draw tonight too, what a touch to set up Romeu

[OttawaSaint]

 

Who knows with the Latin hothead

 

Interesting that both times Redmond said something he covered his mouth. Didn’t want anyone to lip read?

[Pamplemousse]

If Guardiola thinks Redmond is so good, he is welcome to sign him

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Interesting that both times Redmond said something he covered his mouth. Didn’t want anyone to lip read? ��

 

Who really cares

[hypochondriac]

Proud of the lads tonight for one of the only times this season. Well done to the manager and the players despite the painful loss.

[sammysaint]

Meh losing to the best side the premier league has seen, can't complain.

 

Positives are Romeu Lemina and PH look good, rotation between them will be key to protecting the back 4, Forster had a better game.

 

Negatives are Redmond is clearly crap and miss placing passes as always, Long okay unlucky tonight but decision making has been poor, time for Austin and Gabba to rotate the starting role.

[trousers]

Any idea what the Cedric injury was ? Could do with him not being out Sunday

Didn’t look good, he went down and stayed down.

Part of me suspected at the time that it might have been part of a winding time down ploy. He seemed to get a kick on the elbow after he went down and didn't look too serious to me.

[trousers]

they didn't' want to play, they were time wasting from the ninth minute.

 

A bit like most teams that have come to St Mary's so far this season then...

[adrian lord]

Hmmm, a bit patronising TBF.

 

Indeed. Screw Guardiola.

[Jonnyboy]

Redmond's corners were pretty good.

[Chez]

Part of me suspected at the time that it might have been part of a winding time down ploy. He seemed to get a kick on the elbow after he went down and didn't look too serious to me.

 

the physio did the old sub required gesture, so the substitionwasnt part of a time wasting ploy. Need him back. As soon as he went off Stirling's pace came into play. We cant have Yoshida out there.

[Pamplemousse]

We beat them on expected goals #moralvictory

[Chez]

Indeed. Screw Guardiola.

 

if they had drawn or lost he wouldn't have been offering compliments.

[Jonnyboy]

Interesting that both times Redmond said something he covered his mouth. Didn’t want anyone to lip read?

 

Media training. Dave Watson does that too.

[Maggie May]

Interesting that both times Redmond said something he covered his mouth. Didn’t want anyone to lip read? ��

 

It's very common for players to do this. I've seen it a lot this season. I think they're drilled to do so by clubs to avoid any type of conversations being picked up by hundreds of cameras.

[whelk]

Beat them on xG. All that counts

[OttawaSaint]

if they had drawn or lost he wouldn't have been offering compliments.

 

It’s the old Fergie tactic. Bigs up the other (losing) team in the hope of galvanizing them to take points off one of the other big teams.

[Appy]

Does 5 minutes ET seem correct to anyone here?

 

Yeah, we were time wasting for about 70 minutes.

[Jonnyboy]

saved me the bother. Spot on except you were too soft on Yoshida. He looked very rusty indeed. I'm not one to moan about Redmond, but thought he was a waste of a shirt and I struggle to understand why Boufal didn't get another start. He offers as much work rate and is just as reliable defensively.

 

Boufal should've had Sterling, ran past him and then he had all the space he needed to score.

[ally_uk]

Maybe he is telling him to pull finger out of backside and start playing football...... clearly he rates him and knows that he is capable of better but it's a bit odd opposition management would big up a player.... maybe he wants him at City? Or maybe he is just saying.

 

" Redmond I know you are a miserable sod, upset the order in dressing room and make sure Van D gets here in the summer kapish amigo"

[trousers]

Interesting that both times Redmond said something he covered his mouth. Didn’t want anyone to lip read?

The pundits on MotD2 were guessing that Redmond was saying back: "yeah, but I've been told to play this way"

 

Is the there a chance that people might be over criticising Redmond's play? Remember how Pep seemed to get the best out of Sterling when he joined City... gave him more freedom to express himself. Perhaps Redmond is the kind of player that needs to be given the same kind of freedom rather than pigeon holed into a rigid formation. If Pep can see something in Redmond perhaps it's more about man management than the player himself per se.

 

Just thinking out loud.

[9-3]

Elaborate or not?

[baggytrousers]

Got Austin sub wrong though. If he was gonna change it put Gabbiadini on for mobility up front

 

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Maybe but had zero effect on the game at that late stage.

 

Full marks to MP for getting his tactics spot on.

 

Proud of the team today.

[Globetrotter]

The pundits on MotD2 were guessing that Redmond was saying back: "yeah, but I've been told to play this way"

 

Is the there a chance that people might be over criticising Redmond's play? Remember how Pep seemed to get the best out of Sterling when he joined City... gave him more freedom to express himself. Perhaps Redmond is the kind of player that needs to be given the same kind of freedom rather than pigeon holed into a rigid formation. If Pep can see something in Redmond perhaps it's more about man management than the player himself per se.

 

Just thinking out loud.

My take on it is that Pep is a condescending c*nt. If he likes him that much I'll gladly welcome the £50m bid for Redmond to express himself

 

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[Pamplemousse]

Could be a confidence thing from Redmond. A manager like Puel got some good stuff out of him (goals against Man City and Liverpool for instance)...

[Saint Albert]

Could be a confidence thing from Redmond. A manager like Puel got some good stuff out of him (goals against Man City and Liverpool for instance)...

 

I thought he was pretty good last year. This year I don’t even want him on the bench.

[Nordic Saint]

The pundits on MotD2 were guessing that Redmond was saying back: "yeah, but I've been told to play this way"

 

Is the there a chance that people might be over criticising Redmond's play? Remember how Pep seemed to get the best out of Sterling when he joined City... gave him more freedom to express himself. Perhaps Redmond is the kind of player that needs to be given the same kind of freedom rather than pigeon holed into a rigid formation. If Pep can see something in Redmond perhaps it's more about man management than the player himself per se.

 

Just thinking out loud.

 

Two players who used to be criticized a lot who are now really good: Raheem Sterling and Ashley Young. Sterling never used to have any end product. Now he is a deadly finisher. Young used to have little impact on games. Now, he is arguably the best crosser of a ball in the country. Maybe there is more to come from Redmond?

[Shanghai Saint]

Will everyone get off Redmond’s back. Jesus this site is so predictable. Show a bit of originality and try and comment on other aspects of the teams game.

[GarrettIvo]

Will everyone get off Redmond’s back. Jesus this site is so predictable. Show a bit of originality and try and comment on other aspects of the teams game.

 

Well, I reckon other aspects of our game would be improved by not having Redmond on the pitch most of the time.

[davefizzy14]

Will everyone get off Redmond’s back. Jesus this site is so predictable. Show a bit of originality and try and comment on other aspects of the teams game.

 

Agree. Get behind our players instead of getting on some of their backs. Pep even went up to Redmond at the end of the game to say how good he can be and he knows a thing or two! It's just down to a lack of confidence in some aspects. I expect him to return to the bench on sunday. He did put some good corners in tonight though.

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[Wade Garrett]

Unlucky that all 3 of our centre-backs didn't score tonight.

 

Lovely touch by Boufal for our goal.

 

Looking forward to Sunday.

[Dellman]

Picking on Redmond is no help to anyone, it is what 'fans' did to Mane, (don't blame him for leaving,) now look at his reputation----give players encouragement and support that is what fans are for.

[Hamilton Saint]

Picking on Redmond is no help to anyone, it is what 'fans' did to Mane, (don't blame him for leaving,) now look at his reputation----give players encouragement and support that is what fans are for.

 

Par for the course for this site. There are always a couple of scapegoats each season.

[Pamplemousse]

Picking on Redmond is no help to anyone, it is what 'fans' did to Mane, (don't blame him for leaving,) now look at his reputation----give players encouragement and support that is what fans are for.

 

He left because he was offered more money. Very simple.

[SaintTex]

Any idea what the Cedric injury was ? Could do with him not being out Sunday

In the process of defending Silva, he fell to the pitch and Silva stepped on Cedric's left arm. I dont think it was malicious, but it looked very nasty.

 

you can see a piece of skin flapping around in the replay. best case: deep cleat puncture wound. worst case: broken arm.

 

the physios knew right away he couldn't continue.