Saint_clark

LA Noire was shocking. Avoid that.

OK I'm confused, is the problem with Fox that he doesn't overlap and get forward enough, or he does it too much? It seems to change from week to week.

Up until the Arsenal game, he had been playing some of the best football I'd ever seen him play. As with everything else football related, it takes longer than four games to effectively judge what effect the captaincy has had on his game.

I hope people don't dwell on the first four games and start getting frustrated early on. I'm confident of a win here.

Any proof for this, considering Adkins has said all summer that Cortese has been fantastic in giving him the backing he needed?

Beaten at his post again and well out of position for the free kick.

Well it's not, as Adkins was yelling at them to push up higher for the whole first half and the players just weren't responding. When they listened at half time, we performed much better.

I'm hoping for 15 points by the start of december. Ever the optimist.

In fairness Davis was getting beaten at his near post last season as well, but it will happen a lot more in the Prem as the opposition will have more chances. It's his biggest failing.

Have you watched it back yet? It was a good foot and a half inside the post. He was stood too far to the left, no question.

I've never heard that phrase before. I have constantly heard the "goals win games" one though - so which are we to believe?

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?40077-Saints-vs-Villa-Build-Up

-------Gazza Clyne-Fonte-Yoshida-Fox ----JWP Morgan Lallana Puncheon----------Ramirez ---------Rodriguez

How about actually giving our new players some time to settle in AND play against teams that won't be in the CL spots at the end of the season? Forgetting of course that we're not trying to win a Championship, so judging our defence by that standard is pretty silly.

Crack on.

I honestly think these sort of views will be in the minority.

Let's not...

No, because those goals came from OUR right. F*cking hell. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?40074-Arsenal-6-1-Saints-Post-Match-Reaction&p=1478324#post1478324

Oh well. Bizarrely we actually showed some promising signs there. Ramirez and Yoshida both looked good, Fonte has improved, Rodriguez looked much better in the centre.

Considering we can get relegated and promoted next season within the "5 year plan" I don't think he'll get sacked at all.

Adkins has been going nuts at them all half telling them to push up.

On a positive note, when we have got hold of the ball for an extended period we've linked up well in the midfield and especially down the right.

Is there any point in reminding you that 2 of their goals came down Clynes side, one came from a central free kick and the other was playing in behind the centrebacks?

It clearly wasn't ignored.

Erm...? Go on then.