Pre Season Friendlies 2023/24

[Crouchie's Lawyer]

And there we go. For all that tidy possession we get hit with a quick attack. I appreciate this team may be a bit more tidy than some teams in the champ but with no ruthless attack we can’t rely on keeping clean sheets

[Bad Wolf]

The great Will Smallbone getting away with yet ANOTHER pass to no one. Poor from him today but he'll be MOTM because he's an academy player.

[The Kraken]

Weak goalkeeping, that was straight at him. Not as much of a blunder as his previous games but he’s got to be saving that.

[Bad Wolf]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:25, Convict Colony said:

Unlucky bazunu thought he'd saved that 

Again CB didn't seem like he picked up the man and manning rushed across to cover like the Bournemouth game 

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He'll get the blame because he got a touch on it so it looks like a mistake - If he'd got nowhere near it though, he wouldn't.

[Convict Colony]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:27, The Kraken said:

Weak goalkeeping, that was straight at him. Not as much of a blunder as his previous games but he’s got to be saving that.

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[goodymatt]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:26, Bad Wolf said:

The great Will Smallbone getting away with yet ANOTHER pass to no one. Poor from him today but he'll be MOTM because he's an academy player.

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He’s had a poor game today, his passing has been way off his last two games.

[Saint NL]

Since I said that Bazunu is doing well, he's conceded and shanked a kick out for a throw.

 

Maybe next time I'll just shut up 🤣

[James]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:25, captainchris said:

This is crap

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Hardly…we’ve played some quite nice stuff at times. Very difficult to please some it would seem.

[Convict Colony]

Love that aklmaar have someone called lardo 

[The Kraken]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:28, Bad Wolf said:

He'll get the blame because he got a touch on it so it looks like a mistake - If he'd got nowhere near it though, he wouldn't.

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To get nowhere near it he’d literally have had to jump out of the way.

[Saint NL]

Is that Lavia coming on?

[The Kraken]

Lovely move and ball from Alcaraz, think Armstrong could be greedier there and take the shots himself.

[Disco Stu]

The problem with Southampton is they always try and walk it in.

[Saint NL]

Here comes Che Adams to add some potency to the attack 🤣

[Saint NL]

Did someone forget to tell Russell Martin that he's not allowed to sub JWP?

[bennyev]

Armstrong just ain't good enough.
Either a poor first touch.
Over or under hits the pass.
Or doesn't hit it first time.
 

painful watching someone so out of form

[lambtiss]

The possession. Slow build up game that we are playing seems to leave no space for our wingers to exploit 

[James]

Might just be me but some of this is pretty promising.

We know we need another striker (hopefully we find a buyer for Adams as, on this form, I’d rather keep Armstrong).

AZ are a decent outfit and we are matching them.

Controversial opinion maybe but won’t be sad if someone takes KWP off our hands. Really has been shocking recently.

[James]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:35, bennyev said:

Armstrong just ain't good enough.
Either a poor first touch.
Over or under hits the pass.
Or doesn't hit it first time.
 

painful watching someone so out of form

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Odd take, he’s been pretty good in my view.

[Harry_SFC]

KWP has been shocking, as has Armstrong.

Edited 29 July, 2023 by Harry_SFC

[Saint NL]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:35, lambtiss said:

The possession. Slow build up game that we are playing seems to leave no space for our wingers to exploit 

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A couple of minutes ago, we had Tella and KWP stood on top of each other - neither had space and were both looking to run onto the ball.

That's the best right side of any championship team and we can't utilise it at all 

[Bad Wolf]

Adams is so cack. And he doesn't "put a shift in" IMO as he's often touted to do - He's one of the laziest players I've ever seen

[obelisk]

Hard to remember a Saints dangerous attack. For about 4 season.

[Miltonaggro]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:32, Saint NL said:

Here comes Che Adams to add some potency to the attack 🤣

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[im]potency

[Bad Wolf]

SAA amazing pass

Smallbone fvcks the shot as per

[CSA96]

Sam Amo is a serious, serious talent

[Saint NL]

Lovely from ameyo, but smallbone spooned it

[hypochondriac]

Personally I think we've been pretty decent. Definitely should have had a pen. Absolutely need someone clinical up top for the end of the window. Annoying to give away the goal but these guys are much better than Sheffield Wednesday. Good to watch some attractive football and I'd like a goal. 

[Viking Saint]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:36, James said:

Might just be me but some of this is pretty promising.

We know we need another striker (hopefully we find a buyer for Adams as, on this form, I’d rather keep Armstrong).

AZ are a decent outfit and we are matching them.

Controversial opinion maybe but won’t be sad if someone takes KWP off our hands. Really has been shocking recently.

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How are we matching them if we're 0-1 down???

[manji]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:42, hypochondriac said:

Personally I think we've been pretty decent. Definitely should have had a pen. Absolutely need someone clinical up top for the end of the window. Annoying to give away the goal but these guys are much better than Sheffield Wednesday. Good to watch some attractive football and I'd like a goal. 

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We will get a striker.

[saintant]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:42, hypochondriac said:

Personally I think we've been pretty decent. Definitely should have had a pen. Absolutely need someone clinical up top for the end of the window. Annoying to give away the goal but these guys are much better than Sheffield Wednesday. Good to watch some attractive football and I'd like a goal. 

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Have we missed lots of chances then?

[The Kraken]

We really need a strong presence up front. Look back at our last Championship side, class throughout but with Rickie Lambert up top we had a proper focal point. He could drop deep and play it, he was an aerial threat, you could ping it up to him and it would stick. And he could hit them from distance too. The likes of Tella and Edozie would be much more of a threat with someone like that to play off. As it is, up front we look very nice but just not threatening or clinical enough, and it almost pointless to put a cross in as there’s no height to attack it (how many goals did that side score from headers, RL got loads at the back post and other players did too).

[Bad Wolf]

I honestly think that might be the first time SAA has lost the ball all pre-season

 

[hypochondriac]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:43, saintant said:

Have we missed lots of chances then?

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We've had quite a few chances that a more clinical striker could easily have scored. 

[manji]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:43, Viking Saint said:

How are we matching them if we're 0-1 down???

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We are playing some really good stuff. It’s a practise match. Lots of new players. 

[Lone ranger]

Much better now. Good to watch and less of that infuriating walking pace short passing that gets nowhere. 

[hypochondriac]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:43, manji said:

We will get a striker.

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I expect we will too (not counting my chickens though after last summer!) Just hope it's soon... 

[saintant]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:46, hypochondriac said:

We've had quite a few chances that a more clinical striker could easily have scored. 

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Which of our strikers missed the chances? Genuine question because I'm not watching the game.

[macca155]

Sam Amo Ameyaw really is a talent. Surprised Spurs let him go. Making an impact straight away.

Agree with others Saints need a target man, far too reliant on midfielders to score.

[OttawaSaint]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:46, hypochondriac said:

We've had quite a few chances that a more clinical striker could easily have scored. 

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Same old Saints of the last 3 years then...

[Saint NL]

I think if you excluded everything in either box, you'd be pretty happy with Saints performance.

But the same issues still exist from last season, no real goal threat and a leaky defense.

A few promising signs, but the striker situation appears to be rectified by making a signing.

 

[James]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:43, saintant said:

Have we missed lots of chances then?

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You watching the game or just the score? We’ve played some nice stuff, many more chances and Bazunu has had barely anything to do. Clear we need a striker but we are more than holding our own and this lot are no mugs.

[Miltonaggro]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:44, The Kraken said:

We really need a strong presence up front. Look back at our last Championship side, class throughout but with Rickie Lambert up top we had a proper focal point. He could drop deep and play it, he was an aerial threat, you could ping it up to him and it would stick. And he could hit them from distance too. The likes of Tella and Edozie would be much more of a threat with someone like that to play off. As it is, up front we look very nice but just not threatening or clinical enough, and it almost pointless to put a cross in as there’s no height to attack it (how many goals did that side score from headers, RL got loads at the back post and other players did too).

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Reckon that will be Piroe towards the end of the window, 6ft 1 to Lambert's 6ft 2 and a proper target man. Let's hope so.

[manji]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:47, hypochondriac said:

I expect we will too (not counting my chickens though after last summer!) Just hope it's soon... 

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can’t compare last season to our set up now

[hypochondriac]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:48, saintant said:

Which of our strikers missed the chances? Genuine question because I'm not watching the game.

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Smallbone shanked one just now. Armstrong and Tella have missed a few and Stephens missed one early in the second half. 

[Viking Saint]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:47, manji said:

We are playing some really good stuff. It’s a practise match. Lots of new players. 

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Playing some really good stuff, yet not scoring, conceding soft goals and bedding new players in with the first game of the season 6 days away. Worried???

[hypochondriac]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:50, manji said:

can’t compare last season to our set up now

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Proof of the pudding is in the eating. 

[Sunglasses Ron]

Our home record is absolutely mental.

[saintant]

  On 29/07/2023 at 15:49, James said:

You watching the game or just the score? We’ve played some nice stuff, many more chances and Bazunu has had barely anything to do. Clear we need a striker but we are more than holding our own and this lot are no mugs.

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As said above, I'm not watching but following it on here. Haven't read many comments about chances for strikers that were missed. Maybe nobody has mentioned them?

[coalman]

Lyanco would've been off for that in the league