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hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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2 minutes ago, CSA96 said:

Sounds good to me!

Russell Martin said: “Mateus is a player we have been monitoring for a while and someone we are really excited about. He brings great energy, retains possession well and always looks for the forward pass.

“He is young and full of enthusiasm to come and play for Southampton. With the ability he has to drive forward from midfield, we think he has some key attributes to really help us – not just in the future, given his age, but here and now in the Premier League.”

 

Sounds like the o'riley alternative to me. Non scoring though which is a bit of a worry still. 

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stevy777_x

stevy777_x

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3 minutes ago, HarvSFC said:

Sugawara obviously a very good player, so hopefully there has been some amendments to the recruitment team from two years ago and this can be another gem. Downes, Ugochukwu, Aribo, Smallbone and Fernandes all vying for the three spots. Good competition when in previous years we've had to keep the same midfield game by game due to having rubbish like Diallo as backup.

Now, onto a goalkeeper and a Tadic like creator.

Jack Clarke for me. Think we have been in discussions with him all summer

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verlaine1979

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I seem to remember the forum (myself included) was sniffy about Rafa Silva when he was at Braga because he'd only scored 5 senior goals during his first two seasons. 77 league goals and 71 assists after he moved to Benfica suggest we were probably a little hasty. Hope Fernandes kicks on with us like that. 

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CSA96

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Just listened to his Estoril manager Vasco Seabra talking about him to the BBC: 

Talking about him is easy for me, he's a humble, hard working boy with a lot of talent. It's never difficult to speak about a player with as much talent as he has and I think the characteristics of this player are so well-suited to English football.

He's a very aggressive player with great ability to cover a lot of space, he can run a lot of kilometres without tiring and he is happy to play closer to the defence to help create the first phase of constructing an attacking move. We used him a lot to come back and help us to begin the attacking phase of play.

He can also play closer to the goal. He always listened and asked his teammates how he can help them. I believe that the Premier League is the right step and the ideal championship for him to continue his growth now. His target needs to be to reach the Portugal national team now and have the high-level career that we think he can have.

He's really strong, the way the competition goes in England is better for him because he always take a step forward, a step forward, a step forward. He's really aggressive and strong in his body and he plays with a lot of intensity. In Portugal, he fought against Benfica, Porto, some of the most famous and best teams here in Portugal and he wants to take a step forward against them.

Here in Portugal, everyone compares him a lot to Matheus Nunes [Manchester City]. Fernandes has characteristics that are similar, you will see that. He is capable to play in more spaces than Nunes though, he can play in the first phase or close to the goal, but at the same time, if you want to play with inside wingers who come between the lines, he can help you with that.

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SuperSAINT

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4 minutes ago, CSA96 said:

Just listened to his Estoril manager Vasco Seabra talking about him to the BBC: 

Talking about him is easy for me, he's a humble, hard working boy with a lot of talent. It's never difficult to speak about a player with as much talent as he has and I think the characteristics of this player are so well-suited to English football.

He's a very aggressive player with great ability to cover a lot of space, he can run a lot of kilometres without tiring and he is happy to play closer to the defence to help create the first phase of constructing an attacking move. We used him a lot to come back and help us to begin the attacking phase of play.

He can also play closer to the goal. He always listened and asked his teammates how he can help them. I believe that the Premier League is the right step and the ideal championship for him to continue his growth now. His target needs to be to reach the Portugal national team now and have the high-level career that we think he can have.

He's really strong, the way the competition goes in England is better for him because he always take a step forward, a step forward, a step forward. He's really aggressive and strong in his body and he plays with a lot of intensity. In Portugal, he fought against Benfica, Porto, some of the most famous and best teams here in Portugal and he wants to take a step forward against them.

Here in Portugal, everyone compares him a lot to Matheus Nunes who is with Manchester City. Fernandes has characteristics that are similar, you will see that. He is capable to play in more spaces than Nunes though, he can play in the first phase or close to the goal, but at the same time, if you want to play with inside wingers who come between the lines, he can help you with that.

Massive thanks for transcribing. 

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cf saint

cf saint

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Somebody kindly reposted what I said on the main transfer window thread, that I thought he was a good buy.  To add to that, when looking at stats for last year, he was mainly the guy that broke the initial press and got the ball forward.  Estoril under Vasco Seabra played 5 at the back with two very high wing backs.  One of those, Gomes is now at Wolves.  So Mateus was one of the DM albeit a bit more forward looking.  So the lack of G/A could be both position played and the fact Estoril are not a big side.  Of course a bit of a gamble but I think probably with the greatest upside of anyone we have signed recently apart from THB.

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Saint NL

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I received some complimentary WhatsApp messages this evening from my Portuguese (Sporting fan) ex colleague. I'd not spoken to the guy in three years but he was so gutted to have sold Fernandes that he reached out to say what a fantastic player we've signed.

I'm taking that as a very good sign, he knows his football, so I'm very curious to see what this boy can do.

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Luke SkyWalker-Peters

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I'm really excited by him. He looks like he has everything you could want in a CM. Scans frequently, has high technical ability, is two-footed, very athletic and aggressive defensively. Out of everyone we have signed, in my opinion, he is the first that could be bought by a super club within a couple of years.

His ability to receive the ball and dribble past pressing defenders is something our midfield lacks currently. Very Lavia-esque in that regard.

After a bit of bedding in, he's ahead of Alcaraz, Smallbone and Aribo for me. Looks like an excellent fit for the system.

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SNSUN

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Another Juanmi, waste of wages. 
 

or
 

Brilliant signing, this will push us forwards to becoming a stable a Premier League club again!

 

Just getting a post in early for 2 years down the line… I’ll edit out whichever hasn’t applied in that time!😁

 

Seriously I know nothing of this player but it’s always telling when the club losing a player are gutted he’s gone… so welcome Mateus!

Turkish

Turkish

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1 hour ago, egg said:

Loving that Turkish hasn't graced you with a laughing emoji...self preservation mode activated! 

im not handing over my coveted title to some spam merchant who got lucky.

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saintant

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Another potentially very exciting addition to the squad. From his clips he is a player who is adept at playing killer passes to his forwards so hopefully the likes of AA, Archer and Brereton Diaz will thrive off his service. Looks a real prospect for his young age and is likely to get some game time judging by RM's comments. The squad is taking shape but we still need a goalkeeper and striker

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manji

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1 hour ago, jimmer42 said:

I"m properly excited about this lad. I'm more than happy to back the manager based on progress since that shit awful relegation season

Yeah he looks really good but we need some players who will hit the ground running.

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Dusic

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Looks a top prospect, have to view it as a good deal for us and on a five year deal a solid investment.

But...key question...are we going all in on the " "Fernansh" pronounciation?

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Saint Marky

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4 hours ago, Saint NL said:

I received some complimentary WhatsApp messages this evening from my Portuguese (Sporting fan) ex colleague. I'd not spoken to the guy in three years but he was so gutted to have sold Fernandes that he reached out to say what a fantastic player we've signed.

I'm taking that as a very good sign, he knows his football, so I'm very curious to see what this boy can do.

I think the cherry on top of the cake would be a glowing endorsement from those two Reading supporting farm hands, if it’s a thumbs up from them, we will then know he’s the bees knees 👍

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Dark Munster

Dark Munster

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2 hours ago, manji said:

Yeah he looks really good but we need some players who will hit the ground running.

Except Ross Stewart, he'll end up back in the treatment room doing that.

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kitch

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9 hours ago, Dusic said:

Looks a top prospect, have to view it as a good deal for us and on a five year deal a solid investment.

But...key question...are we going all in on the " "Fernansh" pronounciation?

God no.

iansums

iansums

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1 hour ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Think we’re all excited by this signing, but losing your load is a bit extreme don’t you think?!? 🤣🤣🤣

Trousers might have some competiton here, good one 😄

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Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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With the Mara fee and a new keeper seemingly on the way, more chilled about this signing now. It leaves a loan space free to get the attacking midfielder or winger we need. Mateus looks a promising prospect, let’s hope he adapts and makes a good contribution this term and beyond. If he goes on to a top 6 outfit for big bucks then it’s a good bit of business. His use of the ball in tight spaces might help us particularly. 

Patches O Houlihan

Patches O Houlihan

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38 minutes ago, Cabrone said:

Sounds like he's in the Bryan Robson\Michael Ballack mold from yesteryear. If he's anywhere as good he'll be a great player.

His stats suggest few goals, and few assists. But you can see how his play would create plenty of chances ie the pass that creates an assist

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JustinR

JustinR

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41 minutes ago, Patches O Houlihan said:

His stats suggest few goals, and few assists. But you can see how his play would create plenty of chances ie the pass that creates an assist

assist- assist?

Whats his xAA stats?

Patches O Houlihan

Patches O Houlihan

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2 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

But if we go down, can he do it on a cold, wet and windy night in Stoke? 😁

We both know that if we go down he'll be proving that he can do it on a cold, wet windy morning in Cobham

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CSA96

CSA96

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1 minute ago, 23rdSaint said:

Is the numbering wonky or have I had too much to drink?

Nah, you're not losing the plot. Badly printed and the 8 is higher than the 1

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darren2

darren2

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Sat on a beach in the Algarve (it's 35 degrees in the hot sun here), but anyway......  I have already had 2 people having seen my Saints shirt say what a great player he is and how lucky we are.

The Portuguese seem to think we have a real star in the making. 

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