Saints v Norwich Match Thread

Unless Puel changes things around then he will lose the supporters and that is the beginning of the end.

Saints are so slow in the build up. Sorry, but we are clueless. This is the result of constantly selling our best players.

So we can continue to play boring negative football using different players?

This is the concern I have. I get that we are down on quality but I'm not convinced that adding Gabbiadini (for example, given he is most strongly linked) will make us a more potent outfit as we aren't set up to attack with any particular potency.

How can anybody on here write in defence of this crap ???

Agreed, the board have so far let him down, he's been left with a post Mane/Pelle/Wanyama squad and hasn't yet been given the chance to add his players to it, we are woefully short on quality players right now, how I see that Puels fault!!?? blaming the manager for everything is out of order.....no surprise with some of the thick ****s on here though.

You are right about the transfers. Having said that, is Puel playing this type of football out of choice or necessity?

I'd love to know how many times we've failed to score in the first half of a game this season.

Watford (h)

Man Utd (h)

Sunderland (h)

Swansea (h)

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (a)

Leicester (a)

Burnley (h)

Inter Milan (a)

Sunderland (h)

Inter Milan (h)

Liverpool (h)

Sparta Prague (a)

Crystal Palace (a)

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (h)

Middlesbrough (h)

Stoke (a)

Everton (a)

Burnley (a)

Norwich (h)

I have too much time on my hands.

How can anybody on here write in defence of this crap ???

If you want us to be like Swansea and Hull and sack our manager after every 10 games then go ahead and support them.

Watford (h)

Man Utd (h)

Sunderland (h)

Swansea (h)

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (a)

Leicester (a)

Burnley (h)

Inter Milan (a)

Sunderland (h)

Inter Milan (h)

Liverpool (h)

Sparta Prague (a)

Crystal Palace (a)

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (h)

Middlesbrough (h)

Stoke (a)

Everton (a)

Burnley (a)

Norwich (h)

 

I have too much time on my hands.

Wow. Worse than I thought.

If you want us to be like Swansea and Hull and sack our manager after every 10 games then go ahead and support them.

Ha, if we don't we may well join them in the division below next season.

If you want us to be like Swansea and Hull and sack our manager after every 10 games then go ahead and support them.

Whilst I agree with your sentiment, you aren't really addressing his point? You can't justify the current situation by saying that we shouldn't act like Hull and Swansea.

Watford (h)

Man Utd (h)

Sunderland (h)

Swansea (h)

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (a)

Leicester (a)

Burnley (h)

Inter Milan (a)

Sunderland (h)

Inter Milan (h)

Liverpool (h)

Sparta Prague (a)

Crystal Palace (a)

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (h)

Middlesbrough (h)

Stoke (a)

Everton (a)

Burnley (a)

Norwich (h)

 

I have too much time on my hands.

Damning evidence.

Steve Claridge sounding suicidal watching this. And he's being paid to watch it.

Watford (h)

Man Utd (h)

Sunderland (h)

Swansea (h)

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (a)

Leicester (a)

Burnley (h)

Inter Milan (a)

Sunderland (h)

Inter Milan (h)

Liverpool (h)

Sparta Prague (a)

Crystal Palace (a)

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (h)

Middlesbrough (h)

Stoke (a)

Everton (a)

Burnley (a)

Norwich (h)

 

I have too much time on my hands.

That really is worrying.

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You are right about the transfers. Having said that, is Puel playing this type of football out of choice or necessity?

Look at his record at other clubs and the answer is obvious....I don't believe this is all down to the manager.

Whilst I agree with your sentiment, you aren't really addressing his point? You can't justify the current situation by saying that we shouldn't act like Hull and Swansea.

I don't think there is any circumstance which justifies us sacking the manager without us being in some sort of relegation battle which simply won't happen.

If the board spent some money and added quality to the squad and we're not progressing, then it might be a good decision to make a change.

Look at his record at other clubs and the answer is obvious....I don't believe this is all down to the manager.

Well, in that case Puel may walk. That would prove that it is lack of investment that is the problem. Makes you think, are we up for sale ?

Look at his record at other clubs and the answer is obvious....I don't believe this is all down to the manager.

Are you suggesting that this is Les Reed's new "Southampton Way"? Bloody hope its not.

At bloody last! , 1-0,

It sounds like Shane Long is having a dreadful game.

I don't think there is any circumstance which justifies us sacking the manager without us being in some sort of relegation battle which simply won't happen.

 

If the board spent some money and added quality to the squad and we're not progressing, then it might be a good decision to make a change.

Something not right though, don't you agree ?

At bloody last! , 1-0,

Give it 3mins

Typical Saints story, solid in defence but struggling to create any chances, I'm a "happy clapper" but regardless of the result Puel has once again sent a team out who struggle to create anything, I'm all for kids in the academy playing, but regardless of whether Sims or Tadic plays, there's clearly something up in our set up and our approach - this can change with good coaching. I'm questioning his methods and that of our coaches, these players are good enough to dominate teams like Norwich and create a stack of chances - but since Puel has been manager we've struggled game in game out to muster up chances other than those created from corners and free kicks. The board should be looking at hiring a new manager to start next summer, as Puel can't take us forward next season, but getting rid of him now could mean another poor appointment.

At bloody last! , 1-0,

What are you talking about ?

Steve Claridge sounding suicidal watching this. And he's being paid to watch it.

Listening to Solent in the first half was like over-hearing two blokes chatting about nothing on the next table in a cafe. There might as well not have been a game going on the amount of interest it was generating for them to talk about. The halftime summarising was hilarious.

I don't think there is any circumstance which justifies us sacking the manager without us being in some sort of relegation battle which simply won't happen.

 

If the board spent some money and added quality to the squad and we're not progressing, then it might be a good decision to make a change.

Playing Devil's advocate here slightly (as I do have a preference for stability): should we wait until we get sucked in? If we lose to Leicester we will be 15th and that, according to Les Reed himself, constitutes a relegation battle (see his comments about Leicester a few weeks ago when they occupied that position in the league). I presume, therefore, that if we drop to 15th we could consider replacing Puel?

Whilst we are clearly short on quality and need reinforcements, I'm not totally convinced that alone will turn it around for us.

Something not right though, don't you agree ?

The board needs time to make the RIGHT appointment and giving Puel a season will make the job MORE attractive to potential managers, if we sack him now it would send out a bad message for any future manager's.

It's got to a point where people are pretending we've scored a goal in the match thread now.

Radio 5 description its sunday league stuff god it sounds boring , not even a yellow card so far , is anyone bothered ?

This has got 0-0 written all over it

Playing Devil's advocate here slightly (as I do have a preference for stability): should we wait until we get sucked in? If we lose to Leicester we will be 15th and that, according to Les Reed himself, constitutes a relegation battle (see his comments about Leicester a few weeks ago when they occupied that position in the league). I presume, therefore, that if we drop to 15th we could consider replacing Puel?

 

Whilst we are clearly short on quality and need reinforcements, I'm not totally convinced that alone will turn it around for us.

I don't think we'll be in that position. The Liverpool game showed that, on our day, we are a very good side.

We do need to win against Leicester though, it's a massive game.

Playing Devil's advocate here slightly (as I do have a preference for stability): should we wait until we get sucked in? If we lose to Leicester we will be 15th and that, according to Les Reed himself, constitutes a relegation battle (see his comments about Leicester a few weeks ago when they occupied that position in the league). I presume, therefore, that if we drop to 15th we could consider replacing Puel?

 

Whilst we are clearly short on quality and need reinforcements, I'm not totally convinced that alone will turn it around for us.

Good point, although I am not allowed to mention such things.

Crowd on their feet, we're getting closer to that goal.

Well, in that case Puel may walk. That would prove that it is lack of investment that is the problem. Makes you think, are we up for sale ?

No, it doesn't. Makes me think the players the club invested in are not working out, hopefully, yet. I trust the club are orking on this. Maybe we will be sold, if the right bid came in. I don't think Puel will walk unless he does feel nothing is being done.

Sims and McQueen having bright games by the sound of it.

Aha. We're imagining goals now like a half-dying man crawling through a desert imagines water.

Romeu and Redmond coming on

This game needs more defensive minded players tbh.

I don't think we'll be in that position. The Liverpool game showed that, on our day, we are a very good side.

 

We do need to win against Leicester though, it's a massive game.

But, like it or not, if results don't go our way, we will be in Les Reed's definition of a 'relegation battle' if we lose to Leicester.

It sounds like Shane Long is having a dreadful game.

I find this astonishing.

Not amused.

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It's got to a point where people are pretending we've scored a goal in the match thread now.

it's because it's not streamed, and so people see others relying on this thread for updates, and so it becomes hilariously funny. I think it should be an instant ban, since it shows epic stupidity.

skate claridge sounds happier now.

Romeu coming on.

Puel is so negative.

No, it doesn't. Makes me think the players the club invested in are not working out, hopefully, yet. I trust the club are orking on this. Maybe we will be sold, if the right bid came in. I don't think Puel will walk unless he does feel nothing is being done.

Fair enough, but if Puel thinks the game is up regarding investment he may well go back to France, Who could blame him ?

Fits of laughter in the 5live commentary box as Romeu "another holding midfielder" comes on

What we desperately need bringing on is some kind of holding/defensive midfielder to shore things up a bit.

I don't think we'll be in that position. The Liverpool game showed that, on our day, we are a very good side.

 

We do need to win against Leicester though, it's a massive game.

Or it showed that Liverpool had a bad day. I admire your positivity but honestly it's been dire in the majority of games this season - the squad isn't as bad as some make out but Puel is underachieving with who he has at his disposal.

Romeu. We are protecting the 0-0 scoreline.

Romeu coming on.

 

Puel is so negative.

A slightly random move. I'd bring Tadic on.

claridge incapable of understanding the romeu sub, what a prat.

claridge incapable of understanding the romeu sub, what a prat.

im struggling as well

Or it showed that Liverpool had a bad day. I admire your positivity but honestly it's been dire in the majority of games this season - the squad isn't as bad as some make out but Puel is underachieving with who he has at his disposal.

There have been bad moments, I agree, but you can't play down that Liverpool performance. That was one of our best performances of the season, irrespective of how well or not Liverpool played.