Saints 1 Liverpool 0 - Meltdown Thread

Good result for us. Finish our chances would make it a great result.

Only saw the last 30 mins but looked very hungry and organised.

Hopefully we use this as a springboard. We have every chance to get to the final which would be amazing.

I've never seen the word 'but' appear so frequently in the first sentence of so many posts

Could've been more, should've been more but the performance was far more like what we've been hoping for. Some excellent individual performances as well. It's a lead, albeit slim, but I'm sure most of us would've taken that Bertie the match kicked off. A clean sheet at Anfield & we're off to Wembley...

Tidy.

 

Do away goals apply in this competition?

Only if the aggregate score is a draw after extra time in the second leg.

FFS some of you would only have been happy if we go shafted tonight.i really believe a lot would rather see us fail just so they can be right.Redmond was very unlucky not get a hatrick. Soares & Jayrod shots were poor.

Well deserved win but obviously should have scored more.

Redmond was excellent though and put a massive shift in. Should have scored another goal at least but he got in great positions and the last chance I liked his confidence to go for the chip rather than just wildly smash at it like Cedric did with his chance.

Midfield good, as none of them have a lot of mobility it suits us to sit deep. Romeu much improved from previous weeks.

We have given ourselves a chance and showed that all the tossers who go on about Puel are wrong - those were committed players playing for the Manager.

Yoshida was good too.

Good win against a solid Liverpool side. Excellent organisation and discipline by Saints. I don't think Sturridge is the striker we need.

Best Saints performance I've seen this season. Thought the whole team was fantastic. Jrod had some absolutely sublime touches just a shame no chances fell to him. Whatever happens at Anfield it has been awesome to watch Saints win a semi final game. Was it just me though or was the ref strangely biased?

"13.5 In the Semi-Final ties, if the aggregate score is level at the end of the second game an extra half-hour shall be played. If the aggregate scores are still level at the end of extra time the tie shall be decided by goals scored away from home counting twice. If the teams remain equal after this procedure the tie shall be determined by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with the Laws of Association Football."

But look at the potential in this team guys. Redmond will learn. Jay Rod keeps getting better. JWP immense at the right moment.

It might not be enough, but if we hit them on the counter attack and we will, then we will find a way.

Well done Puel. Master class.

Ow and crowd was fantastic

Defoe would have had a hattrick. Just saying

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So we beat Liverpool managed by one of the best managers in World football, we kept one of the most dynamic forward lines in the Premier League quiet and even stopped Coutinho scoring his trademark St Marys usual, collecting the ball on the left, move in field on his right and hit a worldly from 30 yards.

So 90 mins from our major final in years sitting 10th in the best and most competitive league in the world football all with a xxit team, xxit players, xxit manager and xxit board.

Well done Saints some of us till believe.

What a great way to mark the young lad passing away bang on 20mins, its as if Mr Liebherr was just letting us know, what a gift for the family.

So we beat Liverpool managed by one of the best managers in World football, we kept one of the most dynamic forward lines in the Premier League quiet and even stopped Coutinho scoring his trademark St Marys usual, collecting the ball on the left, move in field on his right and hit a worldly from 30 yards.

 

So 90 mins from our major final in years sitting 10th in the best and most competitive league in the world football all with a xxit team, xxit players, xxit manager and xxit board.

 

Well done Saints some of us till believe.

 

What a great way to mark the young lad passing away bang on 20mins, its as if Mr Liebherr was just letting us know, what a gift for the family.

Nice one.

Defoe would have had a hattrick. Just saying

 

 

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Not playing left wing he wouldn't.

Thought J Rod was fantastic today, build up play was excellent. A shame he never got a real chance on goal.

Glad tis just outted the ref. Absolutely deserves everything he gets on the back of that poor display

one goal will not be enough we will need to score in the next leg! much improved performance though! .... they owed us that after recent weeks!

Not if we keep a clean sheet.

Apart from the first twenty minutes the team looked far more comfortable in their roles, responsibilities and the formation than previously demonstrated. The substitutions at the end disrupted us more than it did Liverpool. I appreciate he was trying the run the clock down but it got messy and this was part of the reason.

Best game for me from Redmond but he needs some time with Le Tiss or someone. Those misses were, erm, not good.

Not playing left wing he wouldn't.

 

Thought J Rod was fantastic today, build up play was excellent. A shame he never got a real chance on goal.

Fair do's. He was good, yes. Just finishing is so poor for us this season

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My apologies. I went to 3 games while back in the UK over Christmas and New Year and we lost them all. I didn't go to Norwich but was still in England. We only drew. Now I am back home, we return to winning form! Maybe I should only visit in the summer in future?

Anyway, excellent win. Will be hard work at Anfield but who knows?

Right, a win and a clean sheet in the first leg. Would have taken your arm off for that at the start. There's a small amount of disappointment, but we've given ourselves a fantastic chance.

Now we go there, give it everything, and take our place at Wembley.

Liverpool are missing Mané, they're starting to tire from Klopp's pressing game, and Coutinho is going to take a few weeks to get back to full match sharpness.

This is where the investment of the rotation policy hopefully starts to pay us back.

Glad tis just outted the ref. Absolutely deserves everything he gets on the back of that poor display

What he say?

One save from Forster? Two?

not at the mo, but all will be undone if he makes 5+ changes again and we bomb at Burnley

In fairness after the effort they put in tonight I wonder how much some of them will have in the tank against Burnely

And I'm happppyyyy.... SOOOO nice to have our Saints back ...

Redmond MotM but honestly there were all good tonight...

Agree with JRod getting better comments... not the spark of 3 years ago but the twinkle is getting getting brighter... *******

Hard working midfield... stayed strong and willing.

No blunders from our back 5, team felt balanced, more of the same svp mon cher Monsieur Puel..

In fairness after the effort they put in tonight I wonder how much some of them will have in the tank against Burnely

They should be fine

Apart from the first twenty minutes the team looked far more comfortable in their roles, responsibilities and the formation than previously demonstrated. The substitutions at the end disrupted us more than it did Liverpool. I appreciate he was trying the run the clock down but it got messy and this was part of the reason.

 

Best game for me from Redmond but he needs some time with Le Tiss or someone. Those misses were, erm, not good.

well A) Liverpool's subs are of a much higher quality and B) Clasie and Jrod were to knackered to carry on

What he say?

Great result with no help from the ref. Usually when theyre poor it's for both sides but his bad decisions went against us.

They should be fine

I doubt Clasie will be

Proud of that display from us tonight, were the better team for the final 70 minutes, and it really should be at least 3-0 which wouldn't have flattered us in the slightest.

Only negatives were the chances we missed, and the referee. Once again we are treated to one of the most inept displays of refereeing at St Mary's this season. Are these clueless ****s accountable to anyone? Even Liverpool fans admit how biased he was.

As long as we don't go to Anfield intending to protect the 1-0 lead we could really do this. Be nice to have another striker in the team by the time we head up there. How vital that away goal could be for us!

That's more like it Saints! Outstanding defending, nice one touch passing and swift counter attacking. Should've been at least a two goal cushion.

But, in all fairness, how **** was that ref? Summed it up perfectly at the end when Longy was hauled down and he gives the free to them, bizarre like...

well A) Liverpool's subs are of a much higher quality and B) Clasie and Jrod were to knackered to carry on

Thanks for that insight. I wasn't referring to Liverpool just us.

Just listen to the doom and gloom brigade:

"But ... but ... but."

"It is not enough ... not enough ... not enough."

We will still lose ... still lose ... still lose."

Maybe we'll have a striker by the next game!?

Just listen to the doom and gloom brigade:

 

"But ... but ... but."

 

"It is not enough ... not enough ... not enough."

 

We will still lose ... still lose ... still lose."

Pathetic bunch. Same lot that were frothing at the mouth until the goal went in. Then they were disappointed because their bets on Liverpool never came good.

Was that a little more 4-2-3-1 tonight with Claise deeper with Romeu and Davis in front?

Solid performance tonight, as it will be at anfield. Yet again we are proving the doubters wrong. Up the saints.

It was a great performance tonight with all of the players putting in a shift. After the first twenty minutes when Liverpool were dominant apart from in the final third, we grew into the game and had the better of them for the rest of the match. The midfield played it hard and tight, closing down well and fighting for the 50/50 balls and winning their fair share of them. Liverpool players went down too easily at the merest touch and a pathetic excuse for a referee gave them everything, including some crap decisions on throw ins and corner decisions.

It will of course be more difficult to come away with a result at Anfield, but the lads will have had a great confidence boost tonight and only have to play the same determined way to get at least a draw with luck, to put us into the final.

Arrived at St Mary's telling myself that supporting the team in a semi final was the main thing, and even if we lost I'd have to accept it. It could even be a thrashing, but fingers crossed.

Strange then to be coming away from the game having beaten Liverpool feeling a tinge of disappointment!

Good performance, particularly defensively. Yoshida & Cedric both excellent and of course VVD. Romeu always puts himself about, and gets a foot in, something Clasie still struggles to do in the same way.

Tadic struggled, looked a bit tired/unfit at the end (that tired ball to JRod when it should have been whipped across was the sort of ball Dusan normally puts in with ease), yet when he gets it you still feel something could happen. Need to get him back on song as he's not the electric player he can be at the moment.

Thanks for that insight. I wasn't referring to Liverpool just us.

You can hardly blame Puel for the subs Clasie was limping with cramp and Jrod had run himself into the ground what did you want him to do?

It's games such as that where you can easily see why some people can make the correlation between referees and brown paper envelopes.

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Great performance but the bench looked thin on quality. Significant signings needed soon. Fonte has effectively gone and he has to be replaced. Lets not be beaten to decent signings by Big Sam and Pullis. Lets spend some decent money.

Great win. Don't think there's one Saints fan who wouldn't have taken 1-0 before the game.

Maybe we'll have a striker by the next game!?

Sturridge is cup tied now

I'm liking our counter attacking play, bodes well for the return leg.

Ref was a ****ing disgrace, no doubt we can expect more of the same in a couple of weeks tho.

First fifteen minutes I was thinking we could get a tonking tonight we scored and grew into the game and controlled it for periods, Redmond took his goal well we could and maybe should have had a couple more. It's going to be a tough ask going to Annfield with just a one goal lead but if we play with the same commitment who knows what could happen.

You can hardly blame Puel for the subs Clasie was limping with cramp and Jrod had run himself into the ground what did you want him to do?

Probably would have brought Tadic off instead of Davis but the others were understandable.

I know there's a long way to go but that was absolutely brilliant, if Koeman had been in charge everyone would be saying he'd done a number on Klopp. Twice the highest scorers in the Premier League have come to St. Mary's this season and haven't scored a goal. Masterclass from Claude Puel. Buzzing for him, Redmond, Yoshida and J-Rod particularly, all have taken stick in their own way and all were absolutely top draw tonight (as were the usual suspects). COYR!

Edgy first 20 minutes but then grew in confidence and caused them plenty of problems. Redmond worked his socks off and I think the only really bad miss was the one in the first half when he should have tucked it into the corner so the keeper couldn't reach it. Liverpool will be mighty relieved to have kept the deficit to a single goal. If we apply the same effort and concentration though we may sneak the tie over the two legs. Thought we deserved more than the one goal so credit to the team and CP for a much improved performance.

Really good display from us, energetic and pressing high and playing with real intent. Redmond should have been more clinical but he was also a tad unlucky.

Tactically we were spot on, closing the channels and restricting liverpool any space. People will say Liverpool were poor, but we really didn't allow them an opportunity to do anything.

Obviously the disappointment is that it's only 1-0, but we go to Anfield with a goal and an advantage. Much more than many expected.