Pre Season 22/23

[Saint86]

17 hours ago, Bailey said:

Although we've had a great start to the window, is anyone else looking at that squad list and thinking we're a little light on quality across the pitch!? S

Thats why we signed Aribo - he plays everwhere 😆

(but yes we need a bit more quality up top to make us really competitive).

[Bad Wolf]

Any chance tomorrow will be streamed anywhere?

[Saint-Reece]

I am sure I saw a tweet somewhere on here (from MLG I think) that the RB twitter account confirmed it will be streamed, yes.

[trousers]

 

https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2022-07-15/broadcast-details-southampton-mens-first-team-2022-pre-season-friendlies

 

Edited 15 July, 2022 by trousers

[skintsaint]

Will our friendly games be live scored on the BBC as well?😁

[stevegrant]

Worth noting that Watford tickets are still available, and they've dropped the number of aways required down to what appears to be around 8 or 9.

[Matthew Le God]

 

[warwicksaint]

 

[Appy]

 

[Matthew Le God]

Starting pre-season with a 3421/343 formation then it seems

Edited 16 July, 2022 by Matthew Le God

[washsaint]

Wow, that team looks horrible and shows how light we are in all positions.

I really hope we make a couple of forward signings as the squad looks so light on goals.

[CB Fry]

Lose today and we can forget about staying up this season.

[Matthew Le God]

10 minutes ago, washsaint said:

Wow, that team looks horrible and shows how light we are in all positions.

How does a starting XI in the 1st pre-season game show that? Especially as the team is a mix of first choice players and none first choice players... plus a few players are unavailable for selection.

Sure we lack numbers and quality upfront and in attacking midfield. But the squad and first XI isn't weak in some other areas. 

[64saint]

2 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

Bit more picturesque than the rusty old gas holders next to St Mary's.😁

[davefizzy14]

Looking forward to watching this at 1pm looks like a back three then with KWP and Moussa as wing backs. 

[Matthew Le God]

5 minutes ago, 64saint said:

Bit more picturesque than the rusty old gas holders next to St Mary's.😁

They are going to be replaced...

[Matthew Le God]

105 minutes will be played today. After the 2 x 45, followed by a short break, there will be another 15 minutes of play on top.

[Matthew Le God]

Link to the game...

https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2022-07-16/live-stream-rb-leipzig-southampton-pre-season-friendly-16-july-2022

[Scully]

excellent save there

[The Kraken]

I knew there was a reason I typically avoid pre season friendlies. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[AngusHyd]

Romeo has looked solid at DM; happy to pick the ball up in relatively tight spaces, moves it on quickly and seems accurate with his passing. I’d like to see Aribo run with the ball a bit more and come deeper to pick it up but early days in a preseason friendly. Can’t expect too much! And a cracking save by our hopefully new number 1, already fills me with more confidence. Djenepo still looks poor to me but might be my bias against him now!

[coalman]

Our new GK is talkative and comes for crosses.

[Wurzel]

Ooh, keeper comfortably claims cross on edge of 6 yard box. Not seen that for a while, he has to be first choice now 😄

[Cumbria Saint]

New keeper looking impressive. Saints tidy but as expected little up front so far.

[coalman]

This is uncomfortable watching. A goalkeeper who commands his area AND distributes the ball. What sorcery is this?

[trousers]

44 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

105 minutes will be played today. After the 2 x 45, followed by a short break, there will be another 15 minutes of play on top.

Bit odd. Why's that? 

[AngusHyd]

2 minutes ago, trousers said:

Bit odd. Why's that? 

For fitness I imagine and to play as many players as possible. 

[coalman]

We have no cutting edge.

[Matthew Le God]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

Bit odd. Why's that? 

To give lots of players a decent amount of time. Perhaps this XI will play 60 mins, then a second XI play the remainder with the extra 15 mins on top.

[trousers]

Fairy nuff.... Just not seen such an arrangement before. All good

Edited 16 July, 2022 by trousers

[Colinjb]

Good to see Djenepo getting his one good game of the season out of the way early this year.

[coalman]

Wait. Did I just see a Saints DM drive forward and shoot?

[The Kraken]

At half time…..

Bazunu looks good. Made a good save and looks very composed with the ball at his feet.

Ketchup looks like he’s learning to play in a 3, not much to do though had one poor underhit backpass. Bednarek caught napping after 1 minute and booked, otherwise ok. Salisu solid.

kWP, you know what you’ll get. Djnepo, lots of space and sight of the ball but overall his standard self. Similar with Elmo.

Lavia mostly tidy, seems to have a tendency to take risks with a flick or a bit of skill but I like the look of him.  Not impressed with Joe Aribo yet, doesn’t look sharp and really didn’t get into the game. As for Tella, still really not sure what he is, but it’s not  a striker.

[goodymatt]

Early signs from Bazunu look good. Impressive save early on and commanded his box well. Also looked composed on the ball when pressed.

Lavia looks a little raw but not scared to have the ball in dangerous areas and tenacious when looking to regain possession.

Aribo has been very quiet, not really noticed him much during that first half.

[Nordic Saint]

Decent first half performance from Saints. Bazunu and Lavia have impressed.

[Suhari]

Not a lot going on for us upfront. Bazunu and Lavia do look good.

[goodymatt]

McCarthy on, immediately kicking straight into touch.

[Suhari]

Standard.

Straight out of play from McCarthy. 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Suhari said:

Standard.

Straight out of play from McCarthy. 

🤣

[coalman]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

Standard.

Straight out of play from McCarthy. 

It's like we've put a sign up saying "get your goals here". Can we put Gavin back on?

[AlexLaw76]

are we missing 'Longy'?

[coalman]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

are we missing 'Longy'?

For some value of "missing", yes

[coalman]

At least we know our first choice keeper now.

[The Kraken]

Utter bilge from McCarthy.

[AlexLaw76]

It was the side of the goal McCarthy was stood. 

My word

[coalman]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

It was the side of the goal McCarthy was stood. 

My word

And went at true daisy cutter pace

[alpine_saint]

Classic McCarthy….

[Holmes_and_Watson]

All McCarthy's fault!

Just getting in some pre season training of my own, there. 🙂

[Fabrice Fernandes no.1 fan]

2 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

Starting pre-season with a 3421/343 formation then it seems

Looks to me like we’re playing the same system as England in 2018 World Cup 

In possession 3central defenders with the options to split wide, 2 wing backs for width, one holding midfielder with 2 10s in front and then 2 up top in front of that (so 3-5-2 in a way)

then out of possession one of the forwards drops back as does a ten making more of a 5-4-1

Edited 16 July, 2022 by Fabrice Fernandes no.1 fan
Correcting formation

[coalman]

Maybe there's a £50m defender inside Bednarek. It's just he gets ruthlessly punished for any slip by his own keeper.