Spurs 2-3 Saints - Match Thread

[Sheaf Saint]

So many good performances tonight it's hard to single anyone out, but I'd like to give special mentions to...

JWP - an absolute masterclass of a performance and two outstanding assists

Elyounoussi - finally looked like the player we thought we were signing

Perraud - take a bow son. Had to wait for his chance to make the LB slot his own but made himself undroppable tonight.

 

 

[Harry_SFC]

Just now, farawaysaint said:

I mean JWP got two assists and was pretty fantastic... 

I suppose he rarely misses a game so yeah I get that. I just think that Stu is perfect for our system and the balance is affected so much when he isn't there.

[LVSaint]

I walked off away from the tv to grab something after the 'equalizer' to make it 3-3, came back, gutted, watched the final few minutes of us hanging on for the 'draw'. Final whistle and Ralph going mental?? scoreline still 2-3. 😀 silly billy.  get in! 

[MAY-Z]

1 minute ago, Harry_SFC said:

Stuart Armstrong is definitely our most important player. I don't think anyone can really deny that. The win % stats with and without him are incredible. 

Similar with FF 

 

how we played McCarthy above him to start the season is just ridiculous 

 

how we have offered McCarthy a contract above him is even worse

[itchen]

54 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

Ralph useless again at using his subs.

Momentum clealry changed once spurs made their subs. So ralph decides to do nothing. Just infuriating.

You called it there.

[Suhari]

6 minutes ago, LGTL said:

What a great interview that was with RH on BT Sport. 

Any chance someone can post a link?

[gandalf]

I think my son may miss the last train back to Bognor tonight 🤣

[Singapore Saint]

23 minutes ago, trousers said:

Stick that up your arse you cheating North London c**ts!!!

In the immortal words of Rupert Lowe, "Saints are a bigger club than a bunch of North London yobbos."

[coalman]

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12537755/southampton-beat-tottenham-in-five-goal-thriller

[Baird of the land]

2 minutes ago, itchen said:

You called it there.

Yep they made me look like an idiot. They can do that all the time if we keep winning.

Edited 9 February, 2022 by Baird of the land

[Suhari]

1 minute ago, MAY-Z said:

Similar with FF 

 

how we played McCarthy above him to start the season is just ridiculous 

 

how we have offered McCarthy a contract above him is even worse

Our improvement in form seems to have coincided with FF being back between the sticks.

Or am I wrong?

[Whitey Grandad]

Just now, Suhari said:

Our improvement in form seems to have coincided with FF being back between the sticks.

Or am I wrong?

You’re not wrong.

[LVSaint]

11 minutes ago, Suhari said:

Any chance someone can post a link?

 

Edited 9 February, 2022 by LVSaint

[MAY-Z]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

Our improvement in form seems to have coincided with FF being back between the sticks.

Or am I wrong?

Spot on

[egg]

Just now, Suhari said:

Our improvement in form seems to have coincided with FF being back between the sticks.

Or am I wrong?

You're not wrong. I think it's a bit of the confidence that he gives the defence, plus the defence getting more confident, and Salisu blossoming. 

[Singapore Saint]

Ooh did you just hear Pep praising Saints as a difficult team to beat at the post-Brentford match interview? He mentioned Saints specifically 😊

[Manuel]

Livramento, Perraud, KWP.  Ralph certainly knows how to pick his wingbacks.

[Piran]

3 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

Yep they made me look like an idiot. They can do that all the time if we keep winning.

I don't think it was 'they' making you look an idiot...

[saint lard]

Mo and Peraud were absolutely superb tonight. 
not one player didn’t play well,but those two were wonderful. 

[DT]

Benali is actually a pretty good and fair pundit

Conte not giving us much credit. Or any to be honest. Should do as we bossed it overall. 

[CanadaSaint]

For years we’ve been forced to lament the players we’ve lost, but now it’s turning into an advantage. We couldn’t have played like that in a million years with Vestergaard, Bertrand and - especially - Hojberg in our line up. In fact, it really helped us tonight that Hojberg was in THEIR lineup. 😂

The squad improvement is quite stunning.

[RedWillie]

Well done saints. Very,very good performance. Cracking game to watch.

[DT]

9 minutes ago, MAY-Z said:

Similar with FF 

 

how we played McCarthy above him to start the season is just ridiculous 

 

how we have offered McCarthy a contract above him is even worse

This. Dreading him being fit. 

[DT]

2 minutes ago, saint lard said:

Mo and Peraud were absolutely superb tonight. 
not one player didn’t play well,but those two were wonderful. 

They were. Really like Perraud. Has heart and guts as well as ability. Refreshing. 

[jasonb]

Just now, DT said:

They were. Really like Perraud. Has heart and guts as well as ability. Refreshing. 

He's a tough little bugger too. Love him. 

[ButtikonSaint]

What a great performance for the team, good selection from RH...

We were so good with the ball, a threat each time we went forward and I think having Stu back to near his best takes us to a different level.

We bossed it and I loved it... COYR

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, DT said:

Conte not giving us much credit. Or any to be honest. Should do as we bossed it overall. 

I honestly had no strong opinion either way of Conte before tonight.

But now he has established himself firmly in my "disingenuous prick" pigeon hole.

[The Cat]

1 minute ago, DT said:

This. Dreading him being fit. 

Why? He's not going to get back in with Forster doing alright and Caballero's good performance on Saturday.

[Saint86]

Great win, great character from the team.

JWP - what a player and captain. 

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, The Cat said:

Why? He's not going to get back in with Forster doing alright and Caballero's good performance on Saturday.

Forster has been better than McCarthy every time he's played since he came back from Celtic, but that didn't stop Ralph picking McCarthy in every league game he was fit for.

[DT]

1 minute ago, The Cat said:

Why? He's not going to get back in with Forster doing alright and Caballero's good performance on Saturday.

I hope not. Ralph seems to really like him. Mystery. 

[Daft Kerplunk]

15 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

Stuart Armstrong is definitely our most important player. I don't think anyone can really deny that. The win % stats with and without him are incredible. 

He is very important to our team moving forward, one of the most positive players on our team and that allows others more space. We are a different proposition when he plays. 

[Teddeer]

3 minutes ago, DT said:

Benali is actually a pretty good and fair pundit

Conte not giving us much credit. Or any to be honest. Should do as we bossed it overall. 

Conte can't bring himself to admit we outplayed his side. That performance by us hurt him so much - you could see it in his eyes. He's asking himself how a team like Southampton can come to his ground and wipe the floor with his players. His demeanour spoke volumes and it was a joy to watch him stumbling through that interview with about as many answers as his team had for us on the field.

[Uncle Albert]

Another stress free three points to look forward to at old Trafford😂

[ErwinK1961]

1 minute ago, Daft Kerplunk said:

He is very important to our team moving forward, one of the most positive players on our team and that allows others more space. We are a different proposition when he plays. 

Finally looks back to fitness. Long may it continue

[Sheaf Saint]

Top half for the first time this season.

Lovely stuff.

[suewhistle]

Whey hey! Just back from the pub in a PO area, after same number of beers as goals, and the last one was particularly sweet as it was bought by a Pompey fan and ex-Moneyfields player!  We'd had a good chat generally about football and all in all a cracking evening. Fortunately the other clientele accepted my apologies for some occasional bad language!

[Toadhall Saint]

4 minutes ago, Uncle Albert said:

Another stress free three points to look forward to at old Trafford😂

Free hit but I think we stand a good chance of taking 3 points Man U are get at able 

Edited 9 February, 2022 by Toadhall Saint

[whelk]

4 minutes ago, DT said:

I hope not. Ralph seems to really like him. Mystery. 

Enjoy the f**king win for fucks sake

[Baird of the land]

Conte's comments are a bit daft. As Ralph said once they scored they sat back which i think was a major error.

[Uncle Albert]

Just now, Toadhall Saint said:

Free hit

All jokes aside I fancy our chances there, the mess utd are in there’s no reason why we couldn’t go and get something from that game.

[Dman]

2 minutes ago, suewhistle said:

Whey hey! Just back from the pub in a PO area, after same number of beers as goals, and the last one was particularly sweet as it was bought by a Pompey fan and ex-Moneyfields player!  We'd had a good chat generally about football and all in all a cracking evening. Fortunately the other clientele accepted my apologies for some occasional bad language!

50 ‘lad points’ to you. Well done, Sue. 
 

Lads, lads, lads!!!

[DT]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

Enjoy the f**king win for fucks sake

I am. So even divs  like you can’t make me depressed. 

[Dman]

Best performance I’ve seen from us in my recent memory. To a man. Very much deserved. 
 

Need to tidy up in front of goal, glad it didn’t cost us today. Easy win Saturday if we play like that. 

[HarvSFC]

Outstanding.

Only criticism would be that Hasenhuttl didn't walk up to Conte with his finger over his lips after the way that bloke with the embarrassing hair transplant acted after going 2-1 up. We outplayed the cheats, the referee and got the result the match deserved.

JWP is a Van Dijk money player now, considering how much goals and assists are worth today. We should try those crosses more often, both were right on the money and we were right not to sell him for £50m to Aston f**king Villa in the summer. 

Perraud's found his feet now after looking a bit Cedricy early doors. Hit the bar again, similar to the one against Wolves. If he can keep those long range shots up and turn some into goals, that would be very handy. Stuart Armstrong is finding his form again, such an effective player. Him and Broja are just so direct and attack minded and its the perfect trait to have as a footballer, rather than turning and playing the safe pass, which are eventually easy to defend.

The takeover has seemed to lift the club on all fronts without many changes, which is what we wanted. We've broken back back into the top 10 of the Premier League, which is pretty remarkable considering we've had a bottom three net spend for a good few years now.

Up the Saints. This is why we support Southampton.

[Toadhall Saint]

2 minutes ago, Uncle Albert said:

All jokes aside I fancy our chances there, the mess utd are in there’s no reason why we couldn’t go and get something from that game.

Totally agree (see my edit😉)

[whelk]

Just now, DT said:

I am. So even divs  like you can’t make me depressed. 

But that song and that goalkeeper I don’t like can’t help but bring me down

[farawaysaint]

Nice to see Che becoming a really solid prem striker as well.  I mean sure, Broja gets all the plaudits but Che is turning into a very decent buy as well. 

[The Cat]

Can't believe Hasenhuttl dared to play 4-2-2-2 again. What an absolute muppet. Will he never learn? We all know that formation is complete garbage and never gets us any points. 

Joke of a manager, should have been sacked after the two 9-0 losses. Only a noddy club like Southampton would stick with him after that.

[stknowle]

22 minutes ago, LVSaint said:

 

Thanks for the clip, but I'd be looking to sack the cameraman.