hypochondriac Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 I have to admit, seeing the team lineups like that does worry me. We continue to have a few standout players and that's about it so far. Another 3 or 4 needed for me. 2
OttawaSaint Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 8 minutes ago, alpine_saint said: Classic McCarthy…. Alps! Welcome back! Are you at the game?
SambaMaverick Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Armstrong scores - presumably only because the ball went nowhere near his foot, which seems to have the world's strongest forcefield
The Kraken Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Nice header. Romeu and Stuart Armstrong have brought a bit more control to things.
coalman Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 I keep thinking we've signed Pierluigi Collina's younger brother then I remember Smallbone has given up on hair. 2
AlexLaw76 Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Another shot on target, another one McCarthy lets in. No idea if he should have saved it, but he does not seem to that often 1
alpine_saint Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Yes, I am there. That second goal was awful from us. All the defence lined up in a pretty row daydreaming
Matthew Le God Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 2 minutes ago, coalman said: I keep thinking we've signed Pierluigi Collina's younger brother then I remember Smallbone has given up on hair. It is a medical condition, he has alopecia. 2
coalman Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 If we combined the best team from both halves we'd be ok
Bad Wolf Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Missed 20 minutes. Did we equalise or did it go 2-0 then 2-1?
The Kraken Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 A Armstrong equalised with a nice header then we conceded a couple of minutes later.
Appy Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 3 minutes ago, Scully said: Defence looking like our weak spot atm By atm, do you mean the last five years? 1 4
coalman Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 4 minutes ago, Appy said: By atm, do you mean the last five years? Lucky our attack is so incisive. 5
AlexLaw76 Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Not that much can be made of our performance, as this is game 1 of pre-season However, the style of play is not much of a change, I guess we are hoping the players brought in make the team better. I still do not like how we consistently surrender the middle of the park. We need a starting quality striker and another full-back 4
Teddeer Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Just now, Scully said: McCarthy playing his way onto the bench Knowing Ralph he'll opt for experience over a keeper who is young and makes saves.
OttawaSaint Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Ugh! This makes me so angry (and worried) that McCarthy is anywhere near our matchday squad. He's not a premier league level keeper and is getting worse. 1 1
coalman Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 7 minutes ago, Scully said: McCarthy playing his way onto the bench Judging by the first few minutes of extra time maybe not even that.
The Kraken Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Can someone please explain the offside rule to Thierry Small. 5
The Kraken Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Should’ve been 2-2. Poor ball from Smallbone, poor miss from Small
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Alex '3 Goals' McCarthy living up to his name. And still that useless prick will probably start on the opening day of the season. I know it's only a preseason friendly but nothing seems to have changed at all. Style of play is the same. Defensively poor. Nothing up front. Some of our players looked like they were really struggling. Probably the heat. 1
goodymatt Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 6 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said: Ugh! This makes me so angry (and worried) that McCarthy is anywhere near our matchday squad. He's not a premier league level keeper and is getting worse. His shots on target conceded are easily the worst of the PL keepers. He’s continued that today, don’t think he has made a single save. Absolutely woeful. I’m hoping that’s obvious and Bazunu will be our first choice keeper this season. 1
Matthew Le God Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 3 minutes ago, The Kraken said: Should’ve been 2-2. Poor ball from Smallbone, poor miss from Small It was 3-1 at the time 😉
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 6 minutes ago, The Kraken said: Can someone please explain the offside rule to Thierry Small. Didn't think he looked anywhere near the level required.
The Kraken Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 2 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said: It was 3-1 at the time 😉 Oops
coalman Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 I'd like to apologise to everyone I doubted over the last couple of years when they highlighted our weakness at 'keeper every transfer window. 2
Saint_clark Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 11 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said: Ugh! This makes me so angry (and worried) that McCarthy is anywhere near our matchday squad. He's not a premier league level keeper and is getting worse. Made me laugh that Dave Watson described McCarthy as a "natural catcher of a football". Scraping the barrell for compliments there. https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/football-news/southampton-alex-mccarthy-fraser-forster-7317334
The Kraken Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Well, one should never read too much into pre season games. But there wasn’t a huge amount to be optimistic about in those 105 minutes. Bazunu looks good, Lavia a prospect, not much to be really confident about outside of that. We look horrendously short of creativity up top, outside of the goal I don’t think we troubled their keeper. 1
Turkish Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 6 minutes ago, Saint_clark said: Made me laugh that Dave Watson described McCarthy as a "natural catcher of a football". Scraping the barrell for compliments there. https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/football-news/southampton-alex-mccarthy-fraser-forster-7317334 He might well be but unfortunately he’s always where the ball isn’t 1
Turkish Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 1 minute ago, The Kraken said: Well, one should never read too much into pre season games. But there wasn’t a huge amount to be optimistic about in those 105 minutes. Bazunu looks good, Lavia a prospect, not much to be really confident about outside of that. We look horrendously short of creativity up top, outside of the goal I don’t think we troubled their keeper. Assume it was three at the back with KWP and Djenepo as flanksmen?
Dorchester Saint Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 It’s so nice to see the usual suspects going into meltdown over a meaningless pre-season kick about 🤣🤣 4
Matthew Le God Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 6 minutes ago, Turkish said: Assume it was three at the back with KWP and Djenepo as flanksmen? Yes
The Kraken Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 5 minutes ago, Turkish said: Assume it was three at the back with KWP and Djenepo as flanksmen? First half yeah, though Djnepo got forward a bit more. First half was strange, no pace to the game, very much a kick about where both sides passed it about a lot and there was plenty of space. Second half was a bit livelier.
northam soul Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Observations with first game caveats. walker Peters must not be sold. lavia looks promising. Bazunu looked solid, at last a keeper that does. Thats pretty much all the positives. I am guessing Ralph is going 5 at the back as his default this season so We really need some attacking quality. Djeneppo did what he usually does and flatter to deceive. Valery should not be anywhere near the team. Didn’t think Aribo contributed at all. Bella kotchap looked sloppy at times. Tella was also anonymous. 3
manji Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Dorchester Saint said: It’s so nice to see the usual suspects going into meltdown over a meaningless pre-season kick about 🤣🤣 Yeah anyone that thinks that line up will in anyway resemble our squad on the first match is out of their tiny minds. you only have to look at the splendid job Sports Republic have done so far. in fact the poor performance has done us a favour the same way the end of last of season did. Edited 16 July, 2022 by manji 2
Convict Colony Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 44 minutes ago, Saint_clark said: Made me laugh that Dave Watson described McCarthy as a "natural catcher of a football". Scraping the barrell for compliments there. https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/football-news/southampton-alex-mccarthy-fraser-forster-7317334 Wouldn't be able to catch a std in a Bangkok whore house
Ralph Fastenbüttl Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 42 minutes ago, The Kraken said: Well, one should never read too much into pre season games. This. 1,000x this. Just calm down, people. This game, and the other pre-season games to follow, mean literally nothing, as is always the case. 2
manji Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 Makes it easy for Ralph to give McCarthy the bad news “ you’ve had your chance “. 1
Convict Colony Posted 16 July, 2022 Posted 16 July, 2022 3 minutes ago, manji said: And criticising Aribo FFS. He’s just got here. 🙄 Not tickled too many it seems 😃
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