Southampton 0-1 Newcastle League Cup Semi Final 1st Leg

[wooley7]

1 minute ago, saintscottofthenortham said:

Really really like the look of Alcaraz. Looks mighty lively, snappy on the ball and instantly on the move.

Just going to say the same. Looks to get forward, sharp and good touch.

[saintscottofthenortham]

Diallo is genuinely braindead. Had very little to do in this so far, yet has ballsed up every involvement. 

[Mr X]

2 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Howe makes lots of little, cryptic hand gestures, each motioning changes in spacing and positioning.

Jones makes one sweeping otion, as if saying "hoof it."

🙂

Sounds about right 😂

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Nice crisp passing move there form us, all the way form our box.

 

Before that Jones went absolutely ballistic at Djenepo. The player muttered a few comments with a "what?" gesture, as Jones went on ranting. I noted his coaching staff didn;t change their expressions at all, during all of it.

[obelisk]

If only Saints could just string a couple of composed passes together.

[stknowle]

They seem to be able to get in behind us relatively easily thus far.

[Mr X]

1 minute ago, obelisk said:

If only Saints could just string a couple of composed passes together.

Story of our season 

[Saint NL]

Just now, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Before that Jones went absolutely ballistic at Djenepo. The player muttered a few comments with a "what?" gesture, as Jones went on ranting. I noted his coaching staff didn;t change their expressions at all, during all of it.

Straight after, Djenepo got the ball, slipped and give it away in a dangerous position. 

Now Jones is speaking with him again, there's something going on there 

[Archers Road Stand]

Salisu the obvious weakness. Doesn't look comfortable at LB. 

[obelisk]

Is it me or do the Newcastle players just look a lot bigger than our boys?

[saintscottofthenortham]

Just now, Archers Road Stand said:

Salisu the obvious weakness. Doesn't look comfortable at LB. 

Thought he has looked the most solid of our back line so far, myself.

[WALK DMC]

1 minute ago, stknowle said:

They seem to be able to get in behind us relatively easily thus far.

Orsic is not providing Salisu with much cover

[Saint NL]

1 minute ago, Archers Road Stand said:

Salisu the obvious weakness. Doesn't look comfortable at LB. 

They're doubling up on him. He needs a bit more support tbf

[Holmes_and_Watson]

NJ using Baz injury (a number of saints fans rush forward to volunteeer to help him off, as a precaution 🙂 ) to instruct/ make up to Djenepo. At least it's a chat. Not sure the there's player buy in to that instruction though.

[Maggie May]

Why does it feel like our players are trying not to slip over? 

[OttawaSaint]

Just joining. What is the formation?

4 at the back with Salisu and KWP as fullbacks?

Diallo and Alcaraz in the DM slots, 3 of Moussa JWP and Orsic and Mara up top? 

[stknowle]

Slap on the back from Janny B

[Saint NL]

Janny B influencing the game from the sidelines

[Saint NL]

Stuart (tw)Atwell isn't very bright

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Ooooh Djenepo looking miffed. NJ has him riled up. Good to see new signing Janny B offer him some support.

[OttawaSaint]

What was that Sekouy M had the ball when it hit the ref!

[CB Fry]

SEND UP THE DRONE

[OttawaSaint]

Yellow!

Bull, made a fucking meal of that!

[The Kraken]

Christ. Shit tackle.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

clear booking for DCC.

[Mr X]

Just now, OttawaSaint said:

Yellow!

Bull, made a fucking meal of that!

He did but very late tackle that was never gonna win the ball 

[Saint NL]

Who is the commentator on sky?

Apparently DCC could have taken him out non aggressively 

[Baird of the land]

Wouldn't mind seeing Orsic and djenepo switching sides

[Ed Rooney]

3 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Ooooh Djenepo looking miffed. NJ has him riled up. Good to see new signing Janny B offer him some support.

Looking fkin shit 

[adrian lord]

Jones has made us a lot more aggressive, if nothing else.

[saintscottofthenortham]

Orsic has been a weak link thus far. Struggling to get into the game here.

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Baird of the land said:

Wouldn't mind seeing Orsic and djenepo switching sides

To Newcastle?

[Nieldy]

Do away goals count in this.

[Saint NL]

Mara buying a freekick there 🤣

[obelisk]

Saints will be lucky to take 0-0 to the 2nd leg at this rate.

[VictiAbNonem]

Just now, Nieldy said:

Do away goals count in this.

They count as goals

[Toussaint]

Dirty bastad Bruno 

[saintscottofthenortham]

1 minute ago, Nieldy said:

Do away goals count in this.

Negative.

[stknowle]

1 minute ago, Nieldy said:

Do away goals count in this.

All goals count 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

only a foul for that clear and viscious arm block on mara though. Booo!

[Nieldy]

1 minute ago, VictiAbNonem said:

They count as goals

😅

[OttawaSaint]

We look as likely to score as an unwashed and foul smelling Dorito encrusted nerd living in his parents basement... 

[Saint NL]

Playing some lovely stuff at times. All around the midfield so it's not leading to much, but it's a clear improvement 

[Saint NL]

Willock with the Che Adamsesque finish

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 minute ago, stknowle said:

All goals count 

Not as much as xG though 🙂

[benjii]

Our football is just so basic. Jones is a truly awful appointment. No clue how to build play or get any kind of control of the game.

 

Our offensive game plan is clearly to leave Orsic and Djenepo high up and hit long balls to them. It's rank. It's also why Salisu and KWP are left exposed all the time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Baird of the land]

Thankfully Willock thinks he is playing rugby union

[adrian lord]

Not keen on this commentary team on sky at all, particularly the co-commentator

[Toussaint]

Willock looks like Kid Creole 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Another Willock blasted effort. Not so good, we're letting them get these efforts in, after giving them plenty of build up passes too.