OttawaSaint Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 1 minute ago, Convict Colony said: Good to see Ralph has gone for unbelievable tight tracksuit trousers. Our best run under him was when he looked like he was wearing yoga pants, this bodes well for our season I'm convinced. Basically threatening the players that if they don't perform they'll be on the bench and his bulge is all they'll be able to see all game. 1
obelisk Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 A couple of long crosses end with shots into the side netting. Saints getting a bit closer.
Charlie Wayman Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 We look all at sea at the moment, nowhere near ready for the Pl yet 1
niceandfriendly Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, Charlie Wayman said: We look all at sea at the moment, nowhere near ready for the Pl yet Definitely not a great start. Not sold on the formation personally. Growing into it though Edited 30 July, 2022 by niceandfriendly
OttawaSaint Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Charlie Wayman said: We look all at sea at the moment, nowhere near ready for the Pl yet Must be the waves on the kit... Edited 30 July, 2022 by OttawaSaint 2
DT Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 Bazanu playing a lot with his feet. Midfield shape feels wrong. Not much gelling. Stu Armstrong off the pace and trying flicks in dangerous areas. It’s not great. 1
The Kraken Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 At Spurs, if we are going with this formation I might prefer to see it with Romeu instead of S. Armstrong, would be a bit more solid.
Convict Colony Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 4 minutes ago, DT said: Bazanu playing a lot with his feet. Midfield shape feels wrong. Not much gelling. Stu Armstrong off the pace and trying flicks in dangerous areas. It’s not great. Yeah I'm seeing stuey doing flicks, losing the ball in the centre etc at the mo, trying to hard. There is no patterns of play to get it forward.
The Kraken Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 What a takedown from Joe Aribo. JWP territory…. 1
obelisk Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 (edited) Saints not stringing much together at all. Free kick in JWP range. Edited 30 July, 2022 by obelisk
ecurnew02 Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 Pretty meh half. I think the most glaring observation is that we still need to search for some creativity up front
DT Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 (edited) I know it’s hot and pre season but big lack of intensity and , worryingly, team cohesion/awareness of the system. Hoping for a more stimulating second half. If spurs have spies here they will be laughing into their half time Ginster’s Edited 30 July, 2022 by DT
bpsaint Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 Was hoping to see some intensity this match with a clearer purpose of how we intend to set out our stall at Spurs next week - can’t say I’m particularly encouraged by that first half performance.
The Kraken Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 2 minutes ago, beatlesaint said: Has Mara been involved very much? No, quiet so far.
NewYorkSaint Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 (edited) Frustrating half. Djenepo the highlight for me. We know what he can do around the penalty area. But as a defender he's been even more impressive, holding off the right amount, but then making some really sharp tackles. If he ends up claiming this left wing-back role... really not something many of us would have guessed last year. Mara's had no chance to do anything yet. A spectacular goal from him second half is all we need to really look forward to next Saturday. Edited 30 July, 2022 by NewYorkSaint correct typo
Midlandsaint Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 3 minutes ago, beatlesaint said: Has Mara been involved very much? Play has bypassed him so far, not his fault though, think he’d be better in a front two
The Cat Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 (edited) Maybe I'm watching a different game but I think we've done alright against a very good team. We have a bunch of new players getting used to playing with each other, especially through the spine of the team. It's going to take a little bit of time for them to start really gelling. I like the way we are trying to play, taking risks to get the ball out and break quickly with pace. Rather that than pass it around the back for long periods of the game which is what a lot of people were moaning about previously. Their goal came from a good run but a very lucky deflected cross that sat up perfectly for the header. Other than that Bazunu hasn't had a save to make. Another thing of note is that we are now a bigger team and also have much better collective hair styles. Edited 30 July, 2022 by The Cat 4
Matthew Le God Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 1 minute ago, Midlandsaint said: Play has bypassed him so far, not his fault though, think he’d be better in a front two He is playing in a front two today with Stuart Armstrong.
The Cat Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 1 minute ago, Matthew Le God said: He is playing in a front two today with Stuart Armstrong. MLG doing MLG things.
ElTrinidad Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 Yet to see Mara break a sweat. Is pace a big part of his game? If so he’s certainly taking this friendly very casually so far. Also not quite getting my head round Stuart Armstrong playing as a striker. Not awful but so far pretty uninspiring, Djenepo looking good again and a some very nice moments from Aribo but we definitely need to up the intensity. Villarreal look set on playing out from the back and have already had a couple of shaky moments in doing so, hopefully we can capitalise on it 2nd half and pull it around.
Matthew Le God Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 Adam Armstrong went down the tunnel early on into halftime warmup with his shirt. Guess he'll be on at start of 2nd half for Mara.
St. Ciervo Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 Just now, Matthew Le God said: Adam Armstrong went down the tunnel early on into halftime warmup with his shirt. Guess he'll be on at start of 2nd half for Mara. We're saved... 2
Saint Fan CaM Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 2 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said: Adam Armstrong went down the tunnel early on into halftime warmup with his shirt. Guess he'll be on at start of 2nd half for Mara. I hope not - far more important to get Mara up to speed IMO. Glad I didn’t pay to watch this though - very lacklustre. 1
Midlandsaint Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 6 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said: He is playing in a front two today with Stuart Armstrong. Sorry Mr Pedantic, in a front 2 with a fully recognised striker, for example Che as opposed to a player who is usually an attacking midfielder. Hope that resolves it for you, you melt. 1
Bad Wolf Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 If anyone wants some real entertainment, go on FB and read the comments on Pompey's half time post. They're having a full scale meltdown.
Warriorsaint Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 Any streams or radio for this, not following it at all. I can’t even find any old skool text commentary😆
niceandfriendly Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 1 minute ago, Warriorsaint said: Any streams or radio for this, not following it at all. I can’t even find any old skool text commentary😆 http://rainostreams.com/soccer/stream6/?moment=183072022&match=Southampton-vs-Villarreal
The Kraken Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 Ketchup with another decent ping, Djenepo should score.
niceandfriendly Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 Bella Kotch with a couple of strong interceptions. Lavia with some nice touches.
Bad Wolf Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 Great save from their keeper - Who has Aribo come on for?
Suhari Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 Just now, Bad Wolf said: Great save from their keeper - Who has Aribo come on for? He started. 1
Micky Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 3 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said: If anyone wants some real entertainment, go on FB and read the comments on Pompey's half time post. They're having a full scale meltdown. Equalised and conceded again inside 3 minutes...!
The Kraken Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 Just now, niceandfriendly said: Bella Kotch with a couple of strong interceptions. Lavia with some nice touches. I like Lavia, he’s tidy, but I think I slightly prefer Romeu. Too early to tell though, and one thing is for sure, Romeu can’t play week after week effectively, he looked shot toward the end of last season. 1
Toadhall Saint Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 5 minutes ago, The Kraken said: I like Lavia, he’s tidy, but I think I slightly prefer Romeu. Too early to tell though, and one thing is for sure, Romeu can’t play week after week effectively, he looked shot toward the end of last season. Not bad considering the gap in age and experience
CanadaSaint Posted 30 July, 2022 Posted 30 July, 2022 We are much better when we play at a higher tempo and cut down on the short square passes in meaningless areas. Hopefully the 5 subs this season will enable us to keep our intensity level up. Villarreal are no mugs and this is a good final test.
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