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we got lucky v WBA, lucky v Sunderland and i don't know what today = 0 goals from open play, all this from one of the best attacks in the league according to Paolo Di Canio. ****ing hell football is so frustrating.

sorry bazz been a long day down here in South Africa

f.u.c.k

we are being screwed by the norwich ref's association

gaston to come on hopefully to supply osvaldo's bullets

hahahaha ok Bazza this is the match thread so lets return to the match, much improved start this first 10mins. Bit more intensity so far.

yet to see anyone call you Sanchez

I am just struggling to think of aside from the penalty what rickie has done so far this season, been handled easier so far.

Osvaldo seemed to be on the same wave length as gaston last week, think we all know we need to try it and rickie + osvaldo are 2 guys going for the same position. Rickie hasn't scored from open play at all this season including england and I am up for giving the 15m Italian national striker a go and get someone on who thinks like him. Think it was commented on last year that gaston does such intelligent through balls etc only Adam was the only guy who could read him ? This could stimulate rickie into scoring so I will take the credit for that as well :-)

take off lambert, fox, put on gaston and luke then hold on to the seat of your pants.

Reckon the boys knew we were going to be pressed high and thought that they would do a version of what newcastle did to us last year, sharp direct balls, accuracy is the issue at mo.

Reckon the boys knew we were going to be pressed high and thought that they would do a version of what newcastle did to us last year, sharp direct balls, accuracy is the issue at mo.

negredo showing our guys how to head a cross

Chelsea v Barcelona in the Nou Camp being a prime example in the CL a few years ago. I wonder if any of our coaches on here know a way but I would of thought the only way to beat it is to move the ball fast before they can pack their defence and compress their lines.

Argie, 24yrs old, Attacking Midfielder Gets fouled often Likes to dribble Likes to cut inside Commits fouls often Likes to tackle http://www.whoscored.com/Players/23062/

another thing i have been impressed with in both games has been Lovren's tackling, he has got great timing for a tackle and he brings it out of defence very well, you could make a case for him be MOM in both games so far, not bad for a new recruit.

Osvaldo v Lambert v Roriguez - Decent article. Link: http://www.eplindex.com/epl-news/37397/osvaldo-15m-switch-southampton-osvaldo-lambert-rodriguez.html Pablo Osvaldo has made a £15 million move to St Mary’s from Serie A side AS Roma. Although jokes are flying around about his move to Southampton and his resemblance to Johnny Depp, the South Coast side means business in their acquisitions this summer, with Osvaldo joining Victor Wanyama and Dejan Lovren in their summer spending spree. Osvaldo Osvaldo Makes £15m Switch To Southampton || Osvaldo vs Lambert vs Rodriguez Osvaldo previously played under Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino at Espanyol, where the Italian played some of the best football of his career. During Pochettino’s managerial stint in La Liga for Espanyol, Osvaldo scored 20 goals in 44 league appearances before moving to AS Roma in 2011. After an impressive opening day victory against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns, it seems Pochettino feels his squad can still be improved on, especially in the attacking third. Pochettino’s persuasive powers seems to have lured the Italian international to St Mary’s, but how does the former Espanyol and Roma striker compare to current Southampton strikers Rickie Lambert and Jay Rodriguez? In 35 Premier League appearances, Lambert scored 15 goals – joint with Frank Lampard for the most goals scored by an Englishman in the Premier League last season. Jay Rodriguez, while also having an impressive campaign for Southampton, only netted 6 goals in 24 Premier League starts, albeit playing as a left-winger at times. Like Rodriguez, Pablo Osvaldo can also play as an attacking left-winger, but is primarily a striker. In last year’s Serie A campaign, Osvaldo scored 16 goals (of which five were headers) in 25 Serie A appearances. Osvaldo and Lambert seem to be the most incisive in goal out of the three, in terms of clear-cut chance conversion. Lambert heads the conversion rate of the three players, (56%), interestingly, Rodriguez has a better clear-cut conversion rate (46%) than Osvaldo (40%). Although, in terms of shooting accuracy, Osvaldo falls short of Lambert and Rodriguez, (53%) and (46%) compared to Osvaldo’s (44%). In terms of chance conversion, Lambert converted 19% of his chances, Osvaldo 16% and Rodriguez just 9%. In terms of minutes per goal, Osvaldo tops that particular statistic over his new Southampton teammates, with a goal every 144 minutes compared to Lambert (209) and Rodriguez (363). One trait that is important for Pochettino’s high pressing side is the ability to win possession high up the field, while Lambert and Rodriguez both won possession 17 times and 16 times during the course of the season, Osvaldo averaged only 11 times per possession won. If the Italian were to stake a claim in the Southampton side, ideally Pochettino would like him to press the ball more. The newly capped England striker, Rickie Lambert, had an all round brilliant season in 2012/2013 – with 15 goals and 5 assists. While Rodriguez couldn’t keep up with Lambert’s goals, he was more than adequate in the creativity department, also bagging 5 assists. Osvaldo, on the other hand, contributed only 2 assists to his team last campaign. Dribbling with the ball seems to be a more comfortable trait with Rodriguez and Osvaldo compared to Lambert, Lambert totalled 15 dribbles, with only 9 being successful – whereas Rodriguez attempted 70 dribbles, with 30 of those being successful, while Osvaldo attempted 79 dribbles, 26 were successful. If Osvaldo can adapt to the pace change from Serie A to the Premier League, the Italian will improve the attacking third of the Southampton side with six players that Pochettino can choose from – Lambert, Osvaldo, Ramirez, Lallana, Puncheon and Rodriguez. Not bad that, not bad at all. A top ten finish is on the cards

yeah same here, made him captain as well as I have faithful he will score.

True dat holme's, no wonder Dani said you want to kill him.

in that case big man yes I do, I think we will do a "swansea" this year and win the plaudits from neutrals.

yes we ****ing do phil, not sure what the question was as I couldn't be arsed to read it all but I am guessing it was about Tokes absence from the forum and yes Toyko has gone quiet on this forum ever since he "found" the bummers in Richmond.

So was everyone else

is this a permanent retirement or is it a temporary one ?