Concerns continue despite cup wins article

[Fraser Spinney]

Wrote the below about how there are still massive concerns from the Forest game despite the cup victories, particularly in terms of the tactics used. Let's hope we see a performance like Wednesday against Everton tomorrow. Let me know what you think!

https://analyticsunited.co.uk/2023/01/13/concerns-continue-despite-cup-wins/

[Sarisbury Saint]

I gave up reading that when it said we won on penalties against Lincoln.

[saintscottofthenortham]

I gave up reading that when it said we won on penalties against Lincoln.

[Wsaint]

I gave up reading that when it said we won on penalties against Lincoln

[Killers Knee]

I gave up reading that when it said we won on penalties against Lincoln

[Turkish]

I gave up reading that when it said the one time we avoided defeat was a draw with Lincoln.

[Toadhall Saint]

I just give up

[Zorba]

Don’t think I’ll bother. 
 

[The Kraken]

Damn. I love a good penalty shootout. Gutted I missed ours against Lincoln.

Probably a good tip: if you’re going to title your page “football analytics for football fans” maybe get the basic analysis correct in the first paragraph. Otherwise, and I’m guessing here, people might just stop reading otherwise.

[Whitey Grandad]

4 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

Damn. I love a good penalty shootout. Gutted I missed ours against Lincoln.

Probably a good tip: if you’re going to title your page “football analytics for football fans” maybe get the basic analysis correct in the first paragraph. Otherwise, and I’m guessing here, people might just stop reading otherwise.

Me too. I’m gutted that we left straight after the whistle and missed them 😢

[Ed Rooney]

[Sunglasses Ron]

Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading that (despite the error).

[SotonianWill]

don’t listen to the twats on here, if you say we had a penalty shootout against lincoln, then we had a penalty shootout against lincoln. 

[The Kraken]

It’s a bit of a strange article.  The whole tone of it seems to be based on the premise of “Saints must play better than they did against Forest”. That’s not analysis, it’s just blindingly obvious. If the Forest game was the last game we had played then I’d get it, but it wasn’t. And surely after a promising spell against Palace then an incredible result and performance against Man City, I’d have thought an article might be better placed putting much more focus on that turnaround? Just my opinion, like. But to me it seems to be saying “forget about Palace and Man City for a minute, look how bad Saints were when they played three games ago”. It seems like a very odd focus to me.

I find that the final paragraph (copied below) is about the only really relevant bit (although not altogether accurate, I think we saw something of the City performance in the second half at Selhurst). The rest of the article is quite frankly just a lot of words that everyone knows already.

“Against City, Southampton were aggressive, direct, and pressed high in a way their fans had yet to see under Jones. There was a clear plan in place and it was executed perfectly. Southampton must now take this approach into the league, regardless of what shape or personnel are involved. If they do, they might just have a chance of beating the drop.”

[Marsdinho]

I gave up when I saw the URL and thought it was something to do with anal 

also this 

https://medium.com/writers-blokke/white-text-on-black-makes-me-want-to-gauge-my-eyes-out-like-oedipus-4ba9fa70318

[SNSUN]

One declined to continue perusing said article whence it claimed our football establishment had been victorious on penalty punts versus our illustrious Lincolnshire-based opposition.

 

[SotonianWill]

“i gaveth up reading yond at which hour t hath said we wonneth on penalties 'gainst lincoln“ - Shakespeare

[trousers]

Penalties my arse

 

[Fraser Spinney]

Fair points made regarding the Lincoln error. Pretty big mistake on my part there so apologies 

[Forester]

I think this journalist deserves the chance to show over time that he is in fact competent.  Just like Jones………!

[Pickles]

The format hurt my eyes to read all of it, but what I did read was solid enough.

[Miltonaggro]

Pulitzer Prize winning material. The critical angle all others have missed. Myopic pygmies. 

[Chez]

Despite the efforts, I've still got concerns about reversed out text. 

[Secret Site Agent]

Hey, look at me

I'm joining an Band Wagon

[Streaky]

Who is this Anne bandwagon?.