suewhistle Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 21 hours ago, Patches O Houlihan said: 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 with all the other stiffs who can't make the Chelsea team.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches O Houlihan Posted August 22 Author Share Posted August 22 14 minutes ago, suewhistle said: with all the other stiffs who can't make the Chelsea team.. You know you have a problem when Raheem Sterling is captain of the bomb squad, and you have committed to paying him another £50 million between now and June 2026. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodymatt Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) Don’t think it has translated too well but sounds like their coach appreciates that Mateus Fernandes is a big loss but necessary to keep other players. Hopefully the financial driver behind this sale is to our benefit and we have an exciting young talent that is going to hit the ground running like Lavia and Tino did. Edited August 22 by goodymatt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches O Houlihan Posted August 22 Author Share Posted August 22 27 minutes ago, goodymatt said: Don’t think it has translated too well but sounds like their coach appreciates that Mateus Fernandes is a big loss but necessary to keep other players. Hopefully the financial driver behind this sale is to our benefit and we have an exciting young talent that is going to hit the ground running like Lavia and Tino did. The way RM talked about him in the press conference and the way that every Portuguese person seems to comment on him suggests that they think he is going to be something special. The Portuguese seem to think he has potential to be one of the stars in the Portuguese national team, and they want to see him progress well. RM said that they were recruiting specifically for players who really wanted to be at Saints, and not just in the a shop window. For Fernandes and for other players that want to fight for a place in a national team (like Bijlow) Saints offers the chance to play every week, and in the toughest league in the world: Much better than weeks on the bench at a dysfunctional Chelsea or Man Utd. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches O Houlihan Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 Thought Mateus had a good PL debut today. Put himself about, good positioning, good layoff for Taylors cross that Archer really should have put away. Not bad for a 20yr old playing his first match. 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 14 hours ago, Patches O Houlihan said: Thought Mateus had a good PL debut today. Put himself about, good positioning, good layoff for Taylors cross that Archer really should have put away. Not bad for a 20yr old playing his first match. Agreed, I really liked the look of him. Him and Dibling stood out from what was otherwise mediocre at best. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 15 hours ago, Patches O Houlihan said: Thought Mateus had a good PL debut today. Put himself about, good positioning, good layoff for Taylors cross that Archer really should have put away. Not bad for a 20yr old playing his first match. Yes, he did alright and was obviously keen to put a shift in and impress. There was one bit on the left where he played a quick one two with someone that didn't quite come off but that was down to a lack of anticipation from the other player (can't remember who) but showed he's good at quick passes around the box. Also stood up and wanted to take the free kick so he doesn't look the type who will hide away. Looks like we're going to have to hope he becomes a bit of a standout this season but he'll need a bit of quality in front of him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches O Houlihan Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 Ran the show tonight against Cardiff until he was subbed off on the 60 minute mark - presumably because he will be starting against Brentford at the weekend. The game went very quiet for the following 30 mins. Dibling set him up nicely for the first goal, but there was still plenty to do, and it was sweetly finished. Knee slide to the corner flag scored a 5.9 from the Portuguese judge and suggests a player who may have scored once or twice previously. 😉 😁 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 We may have signed a good 'un. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches O Houlihan Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 8 minutes ago, Patches O Houlihan said: Ran the show tonight against Cardiff until he was subbed off on the 60 minute mark - presumably because he will be starting against Brentford at the weekend. The game went very quiet for the following 30 mins. Dibling set him up nicely for the first goal, but there was still plenty to do, and it was sweetly finished. Knee slide to the corner flag scored a 5.9 from the Portuguese judge and suggests a player who may have scored once or twice previously. 😉 😁 He set up Archer's first goal too. Exactly the sort of forward ball, through traffic, on the edge of the area that we were so missing at home against Forest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 I'd personally start both - but one of him/Dibling has to come in for Aribo on Saturday. Exactly what we were missing vs Forest, taking up promising positions and an eye to pass the ball forwards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Consider me sold on that showing. Good touch, thinks and moves the ball very quickly. His involvement in that one touch 2nd goal was sublime. He could get battered around a bit by some PL CM's as he's not the biggest, but he does look like he can give as good as he takes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 2 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: Consider me sold on that showing. Good touch, thinks and moves the ball very quickly. His involvement in that one touch 2nd goal was sublime. He could get battered around a bit by some PL CM's as he's not the biggest, but he does look like he can give as good as he takes. This is what makes him so valuable to us. His quickness of thought and action is a breath of fresh air after seeing our other midfielders labouring and taking so long to spot passes and movement. He must be one of the first names on the team sheet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 He's bloody 20. I know it's still early days but he looks like he's a Rolls Royce of a player for 20. No wonder Sporting fans were sad to see him go, he looks very good already, nimble, vision for a pass, a good touch and finish. Looking forward to seeing more from him. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpin4rizeal Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 All the hype going to dibling right now but arguably Fernandes even better .. seems to have it all great carrying the ball, uses it cleverly pops up everywhere .. looks a fantastic signing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 On 28/08/2024 at 23:40, saintant said: This is what makes him so valuable to us. His quickness of thought and action is a breath of fresh air after seeing our other midfielders labouring and taking so long to spot passes and movement. He must be one of the first names on the team sheet. And this is the key part - will RM trust him enough to start him ahead of Stephens, Smallbone and Aribo? I hope so because those guys are likely to get us relegated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 2 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said: And this is the key part - will RM trust him enough to start him ahead of Stephens, Smallbone and Aribo? I hope so because those guys are likely to get us relegated. I think he will. He's been incredibly complimentary about Fernandes and turned straight to him at HT in the last game. I think Smallbone has used up some of his chances with RM now and he'll get rotated onto the bench on the other side of the break 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 (edited) 11 hours ago, pimpin4rizeal said: All the hype going to dibling right now but arguably Fernandes even better .. seems to have it all great carrying the ball, uses it cleverly pops up everywhere .. looks a fantastic signing Thank goodness we don't have to choose between them, both should start over Smallbone and Aribo. If they're good enough they are old enough. Smallbone owes part of his inclusion in the starting XI to being "one of our own" an epithet that he must share now with Dibling. That advantage has gone so life will be a bit tougher for him now. Edited September 3 by Charlie Wayman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarberSaint Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 He should definitely start from here on in. Too good not to and he isn't likely to be here too long like a couple of others. Mind you he's on a five year contract so we might get to see him play more and get even better but to do that we have to stay up: he'd be wasted in a lesser league. I think it really has to be a starting 3 in midfield of Fernandes, Ugochukwu (who should be encouraged to play his own game as he's very good) and Downes (who is the worst of the three and probably adequate at this level, but no more). That is actually a pretty good midfield and left to play football it'll take care of itself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosaint Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Has to play and has to be the '10' in a 4231 feeding the striker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 hour ago, BarberSaint said: He should definitely start from here on in. Too good not to and he isn't likely to be here too long like a couple of others. Mind you he's on a five year contract so we might get to see him play more and get even better but to do that we have to stay up: he'd be wasted in a lesser league. I think it really has to be a starting 3 in midfield of Fernandes, Ugochukwu (who should be encouraged to play his own game as he's very good) and Downes (who is the worst of the three and probably adequate at this level, but no more). That is actually a pretty good midfield and left to play football it'll take care of itself. Downes has been nothing but excellent for us, that’s very harsh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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