Matthew Le God

Petty, personal and factually wrong insults, top stuff. Goes against your location doesn't it? I have a season ticket and know how we play. Had we put out a stronger keeper and centre back pairing capable of retaining the ball better Saints would have built more attacks, controlled the game better and not given the ball away to the opposition so cheaply allowing them to attack us. That was key to the poor performance, we didn't have a solid base to work from and it restricted the midfielders, fullbacks and attackers from playing their normal game and were often on the back foot due to distribution mistakes from K.Davis, Hooiveld and Yoshida.

They both did a lot wrong throughout the game, short passing was sloppy and both as usual resorted to aimless long balls to no-one in particular. It meant the team wasn't able to build from the back as it would normally. Both Yoshida and Hooiveld simply aren't good enough, even as cover for a top half Premier League side. They are liabilities whenever they are on the pitch. Yoshida less so, and he does do some good things but he is lacking in critical areas which still make him a liability in every game.

It made a huge difference, Saints are a side that play out from the back. K.Davis, Yoshida and Hooiveld kept giving the ball away which meant the team couldn't build a move as they would normally.

Yes it was, they were at fault for the goal. Plus Saints' style is to play out from the back, K.Davis, Yoshida and Hooiveld's distribution is so terrible it has a knock on effect to the whole team's style of play. Kelvin Davis kept kicking and throwing the ball out of play or to Sunderland, Hooiveld and Yoshida's short range passing is erratic and they keep using aimless hoofs. The three of them had a knock on effect as the rest of the team were unable to play its normal style if Boruc was in goal and Lovren and Fonte at centre back.

Not really, we'll finish 7th at best, 9th at worst and probably end up 8th. Such a missed opportunity today.

He hasn't, yes he does some good things but the simple mistakes he makes in every game make him a liability. His distribution, positioning and decision making are appalling at times. A team with Guly Do Prado, Hooiveld, Yoshida and Kelvin Davis starting is a disaster waiting to happen.

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Isn't that for non EU players though? Australians, Indians, South Africans etc

Its more significant than a mere name change, the proposal is also to change the player eligibility rules raising it to under 23's, plus attempts to try and commercialise it more and have more games at the main stadium.

I don't recall seeing one for Lovren, but that one is only a matter of time.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/southampton-fighting-keep-jose-fonte-2838721

Would EU employment law allow the PL to create such a rule?

Odd stat to use, he was only on the pitch for about 50 minutes out of roughly 190 in those two games.

Williamson doesn't really count as an academy product, he joined aged 18. Poke is a Saints academy graduate keeper playing league football (for Torquay United).

Stop stealing my material!

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?49050-Jose-Fonte-s-Leg#.UvvTjHl8bR4

He was in his 20's when he joined Saints and so didn't come through our academy. I guess you meant...

Yep, he should be in Nick's team instead of Oliver Lancashire.

I'd have Ward-Prowse over Gillett and Gallagher over McGoldrick.

Cody Cropper doesn't count as he joined Saints aged 19.

What is your source for this?

Premier League appearances by English under 25 players this season... Roy Hodgson should get a season ticket at St Mary's rather than going to Chelsea and Man City games.