Hamilton Saint Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Finally. A good win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JxgrSaint Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Same formation and strike force at the weekend, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Hopefully a victory on Sunday and we can stop having meltdowns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfp1 Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Fonte for Yoshida is all I'd change for Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Funny team selection (so I thought at the start). Tidy performance. Don't think we were ever stretched. Played some nice stuff. Very pleasing result. #wemarchon #?? meltdown?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi_sopez Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Good performance. Martina and Austin should start Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nta786 Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Same formation and strike force at the weekend, please! Win- keep the formation Lose- revert back to old formation/change Haha- anyways- really good performance, I did expect a comfortable win anyway tbh, so got the job done. Martina was actually really good, pleased for him. Only negative? Tadic and Austin fighting over the pen- don't want to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 A lot of positives to take from that even if Prague were pretty poor. Really hope we can replicate that sort of result in the league and I can start having more faith in this new regime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Great confidence builder for the Swansea match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petts Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Very good performance, be interesting to see what the back 4 is for Saturday Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 We needed that. Actual strikers playing up front is the kind of revolutionary thinking we needed at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonb Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Hojlberg is the BOSS. Notable mention for Oriel who was everywhere. I like to see that from a striker. Great composure to slot that pen in after the mini dispute. The night topped off by that great third goal with the wonderful finish from Jay. We might just do better in Europe than the league this season. If actually take that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 We needed that. Actual strikers playing up front is the kind of revolutionary thinking we needed at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButtikonSaint Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Good team performance, liked the shape to the team with Charlie and Shane upfront - kinda makes sense. Cuco worked really hard, Pierre is a rock, Oriol is a real enforcer... Virgil is just class. Team worked hard for each other , good goals, spirit looked high....JRod is a Saint !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Fonte for Yoshida is all I'd change for Sunday. Bertrand as well surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Very poor Sparta side (as predicted) But a win is a win and we needed a win and we got a win #win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfp1 Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Bertrand as well surely? That's what I said [emoji6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangy Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 lets not get carried away,they were pish poor, Cuco was decent going forward,but I would still bring back Bertand and Fonte for Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellone Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 I enjoyed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkadill Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Martina MOM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggles31 Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Martina was sensational. Great crosses, kept the tempo up with good passes and defended superbly. He's earnt his start surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verlaine1979 Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Still don't like the diamond - in the first half, there were quite clear passing lanes through the midfield which better teams would have made more of. Still, good finishes from Austin, nice play from Martina with the assists and a couple of other passes, and another goal for JRod. Oh, and Yoshida very frustrating with his distribution - so slow to make a decision he almost always ends up turning and making Forster play long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Martina was sensational. Great crosses, kept the tempo up with good passes and defended superbly. He's earn this start surely. He was playing as the 3rd centre forward at times [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Bertrand as well surely? Absolutely. Targett had an OK game but he's a mile behind Bertrand. If Sparta were going to score tonight it would have come down our left side. Fortunately they were poor. Very poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumstead_Saint Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 At last a win Well Played Saints, Cuco, Charlie, and Oriel in particular. Bring on Swansea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 A clean sheet, more than one goal and a win. Pleasantly surprised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Great win, our high intensity was far too much for them. Great to see Rodriguez finishing so confidently at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue_Saint Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Slowly coming together. Yoshida needs replacing in January though surely. Long needs a serious confidence boost too. Can't fault energy and commitment but desperately off form. A lot of positives to mention. Fonte, Bertrand, Clasie and JRod to replace Yoshida, Targett, JwP and Long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Van Dijk is a class act. Martina was great! Does he have his own song? (Something based around Copa Cabana - Cuco Martina - over to you Turkish!) Feeling very positive about the team for the first time this season (fickle?), much better performance all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTONS EAST SIDE Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 You can only beat whats in front of you. But you still have to win!! SAINTS ARE SPARTA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Brilliant performance. Martina and VVD were absolutely class. Oriol was gash in the first half but massive improvement in the second. Austin was sound as was Tadic. Bertrand, Fonte and Davis in for Targett, Yoshida and JWP. Absolutely brilliant performance from start to finish from Saints! COYR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Great to get a win under our belt! Not the greatest game I've seen, but that was because we didn't need to stretch ourselves. It was pretty much all wrapped up early on. Romeu my MoM, just ahead of Martina. Both had excellent games. Also thought Hojbjerg and VvD had good matches. Chuffed for Charlie to get a brace and what a lovely finish from JRod! Redmond also looked good when he came on and did more than Tadic had all night before him. Top of the league! And, given the result in the other match, I would be very happy with a draw in Israel in two week's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Yoshida had a very good game never realised how quick he is. If he could just cut out the mandatory ****ty back pass he feels compelled to make every game he'd be starting more often. He actually looked better tonight than Fonte has managed to do so far this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Still don't like the diamond - in the first half, there were quite clear passing lanes through the midfield which better teams would have made more of. Still, good finishes from Austin, nice play from Martina with the assists and a couple of other passes, and another goal for JRod. Oh, and Yoshida very frustrating with his distribution - so slow to make a decision he almost always ends up turning and making Forster play long. I agree regarding the diamond. With our personnel it is not making the best use of what we have, and the system is too easily combatted in the Prem. --------------------------Forster--------------------- Cedric (Cuco)--Fonte------Van Dijk-------Bertrand ------------Hojberg------Romeu (Clasie)----------- Redmond------Boufal (Davis)----------Tadic (JRod) ---------------Austin (Long or on wings)----------- Looks a good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 We needed that. Actual strikers playing up front is the kind of revolutionary thinking we needed at this time. There was no real change from how we've played in previous games. The formation, team selection and rotation up top was quite similar to the Sunderland game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ash Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 We were really good. Made Sparta look poor. Van Dyke is a beast, great captaining sorting out the penalty, especially as I had 3 nil with Austin first scorer. Mentions to Martina, Romeu and Austin who looked shattered at the end. Also Hoj is class. Another poor touch by fans singing only one Koeman, move on and get behind our team. Embarrassing d1ckheads. Also good ref, nice to see one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris27687 Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Win Clean sheet JRod scoring Austin brace Oooosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Brilliant. We needed that badly. The group is wide open with Inter losing. Will be a much bigger ask on Sunday - Fingers crossed we can take this result on & get another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Controlled this match from start to finish but need to cut out some very slapdash loss of possession with Romeu being the biggest culprit ! I realise that he otherwise had a good game but he could have cost us on a few occasions ! TBF we played just as well against Arsenal but the difference was the quality of opposition and the result due to a dodgy ref ! Good atmosphere tonight. Enjoyed it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADutchSaint Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Good win with a very good first half, all tho have to say that was a pretty **** poor team we played against. Hope this win gives the team some more confidence maybe then my mind will change about this system but so far i still dont like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restark19 Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Only downside for me was the argument over the penalty. Don't like to see that, would expect them to know who the designated taker is. Well done VVD for sorting out and Austin for putting it away though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Great result, good, enjoyable night, but I really didn't think we were great. Sloppy in possession at times, would have been punished by a better side. Still didn't create a huge amount. Great atmosphere first half, pretty dead 2nd apart from being livened up by the bell ends from Prague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobes8 Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 A good win against a pretty average side. Still struggle to see that formation working and in terms of clear cut chances we didn't create much bar the goals. Not getting carried away but a win breathes confidence but we need to be much better to win on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Seriously? No Bertrand?! Long keeps his place after that performance? We made changes with Sunday in mind and I'm sure we'll freshen it up. I'd love to see Austin and Rodriguez but he hasn't used that combination so guessing he doesn't like it. Probably Austin and Redmond Sunday, with Bertrand, Cedric, Fonte, Clasie and Davis coming in for Targett, Martina, Yoshi, Hojbjerg and JWP. Not what I'd do, but what I think he'll do. It would be a travesty if Cuco is dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Highlights now on ITV. The opening game, obviously, is the Man Utd match, so we'll be on after that I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Controlled this match from start to finish but need to cut out some very slapdash loss of possession with Romeu being the biggest culprit ! I realise that he otherwise had a good game but he could have cost us on a few occasions ! TBF we played just as well against Arsenal but the difference was the quality of opposition and the result due to a dodgy ref ! Good atmosphere tonight. Enjoyed it ! Blame 2 of those on the hospital passes he was given!! The challenge in our area after the booking was outstanding. Long and Tadic were poor , Martina and Yosh very good. VVD on different planet. Austin is a striker okay play him there not banishing wide to allow Tadic behind striker look difference Redmond made quicker passes more incisive . Sparta crap but we were decent at times. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Just got back. Sparta were shîte!!! Thought we played well, controlled the game. Thoughts: Penalty argument - wtf was that? Yoshi was awful - really bad Tadic / long had a quiet game VvD was exceptional Martina is not a great defender but made some quality crosses Very happy all in all. Glad we avoided the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Just got back. Sparta were shîte!!! Thought we played well, controlled the game. Thoughts: Penalty argument - wtf was that? Yoshi was awful - really bad Tadic / long had a quiet game VvD was exceptional Martina is not a great defender but made some quality crosses Very happy all in all. Glad we avoided the rain. You are taking the **** surely? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 Prague were rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Posted 15 September, 2016 Share Posted 15 September, 2016 You are taking the **** surely? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Which bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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