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  1. 1. MOTM

    • McCarthy
      3
    • Cedric
      1
    • Bertrand
      0
    • Hoedt
      3
    • Stephens
      5
    • Romeu
      0
    • Lemina
      227
    • JWP
      36
    • Carillo
      1
    • Boufal
      3
    • Tadic
      1
    • PEH
      1
    • Long
      1
    • Redmond
      1
    • Pellegrino
      5


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We were much the better team after the first 20 minutes, 2-3 definitely flattered them. So frustrating because that group of players aren't as bad as our position makes our. Lemina has to play every game now, no arguments. Almost single handedly dragged us back into it.

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Give it a rest. Another penalty decision away from 4-2.

 

Sorry you're so disappointed. Clearly not a Saints fan.

 

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Lol. I'm very happy with 3 points. But by half the reactions by the usual suspects we've gone from a 0/10 side/club to a 10/10 one who will now push on to 7th/8th.

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I'm absolutely delighted and relieved. I still think this is not our best team. Hojbjerg has had several man of the match games and with Lamina and Romeu would give us a strong midfield and allow Lamina more freedom to get forward and that's two that can shoot. Stephens defends like a pussy at dead balls in the goalmouth but his goals are critical for us as he has the knack in the box. Hoedt needs to do something about his studs because he is slipping over too often for me at critical times. We are not good in the last half hour with the aerial threat and give too many free kicks away in dangerous areas.

 

Carillo looked a good centre forward and would have had a goal from good positioning if Tadic could use his right foot. He worked hard and won some good balls in the air but needed another striker off him, Gabbiadini could blossom close to him. Boufal looked good today but I wish he wouldn't play casual passes in the last half hour when we are under the cosh. Tadic had a chance today but had neither the strikers instinct or pace to finish. He is a classy player at times and better on the left.

 

I don't think Pellegrino did anything wrong today and although a little late made the right substitutions. I was praying he wouldn't bring Davis on. The team played well but still didn't have a real cutting edge up front. We still scored from two set pieces and a long shot. JWP had a decent game and his free kick was clever. We need more performances like this. Make Bertrand team captain.

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JWP is really starting to live up to his ‘dead ball specialist’ tag. Assist with his corner for Stephens goal and that beauty of a free kick! Seems to have improved his overall game as well, no longer lightweight and won’t get bullied off the ball. Our boy has finally grown up this season! Liking him on the right wing..

 

I'm going to stick my neck out and predict that JWP makes the England world cup squad....

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The Fraud still needs to be fired. The meltdown will begin again if we lose badly to Liverpool.

 

Great performance from the players, Lemina is a beast.

 

Berty should be skipper now.

 

Maybe Hoj for Tadic with Lemina further forward against Liverpool.

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Lol at the mania on here.

One penalty decision away from a draw.

 

We had a clear shout for a penalty too that would have put us out of sight, not to mention Long's gold plated opportunity to make it 4-1. It was a scoreline than flattered WBA in the end.

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I just don't know why when attacking a cross none of our players look to head the ball down. It's fundamental. There can't be any guidance otherwise they would be doing it. All Long had to do today was head the ball down and back across the goal, if it hits the ground it usually bounces over the diving keeper.

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Great to see us up to 11th! This and our 2-1 win at Watford three weeks ago were massive!
Is this supposed to be ironic? Or critical? Look forward and build on momentum. Yep, 11th would be great, and we'd have been there too if we'd won on Weds. But it's a great step forward so just enjoy it.

 

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Absolutely huge result so well done saints. Still slight concern that we had to score 3 in order to get the win and still some nervy times (I'd give a lot for a boring 2-0!) but a win is a win. We badly need to build on this result, show some adventure and prove this isn't just a false dawn but the good news is we are out of the relegation zone for now. Huge month or so coming up.

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The Fraud still needs to be fired. The meltdown will begin again if we lose badly to Liverpool.

 

Great performance from the players, Lemina is a beast.

 

Berty should be skipper now.

 

Maybe Hoj for Tadic with Lemina further forward against Liverpool.

 

How will people cope if we beat Liverpool and maybe, god forbid, get in the top half? It's not that far away and MP surely recognises his best team now.

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First 10 minutes Baggies seemed to feed off the atmosphere and occasion and we were rabbits in the headlights. Romeu in particular was struggling and made two or three bad mistakes. Then we got the ball down and played a little and you could feel the goal was going to come. Carillo was very good, held it up, battled made space for others. Lemina was just awesome.

 

On train back to Gloucester and loving my first Premier League away win ever! COYR!!!!

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We had a clear shout for a penalty too that would have put us out of sight, not to mention Long's gold plated opportunity to make it 4-1. It was a scoreline than flattered WBA in the end.

 

Theirs was a better shout for a pen. They get that and Boufal takes the free kick and we've lost. Don't get me wrong we were the better team. Let's just see if we turn up against Liverpool.

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Also good to see Boufal being the first to congratulate JWP after he scored TBF

 

Lemina MOTM by a mile.

 

Good to see the players giving Boufal the b*ollocking he deserved after trying to take the ball off JWP for the FK. And good on JWP for banging it in and proving a point.

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How will people cope if we beat Liverpool and maybe, god forbid, get in the top half? It's not that far away and MP surely recognises his best team now.

 

If we were to finish comfortably top half I'd give him 10 games of the next season to prove he can keep us performing well. If not, definitely sack him.

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Theirs was a better shout for a pen. They get that and Boufal takes the free kick and we've lost. Don't get me wrong we were the better team. Let's just see if we turn up against Liverpool.

 

Do you dissect all games with such ‘what-ifs’? Watford maybe?

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Theirs was a better shout for a pen. They get that and Boufal takes the free kick and we've lost. Don't get me wrong we were the better team. Let's just see if we turn up against Liverpool.

 

To use a pundit cliche if that shove on Long happens anywhere else it is a free kick all day long

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Players that need to be binned from the starting lineup: Davis, Romeu, Long. Team will be a lot stronger when we have Austin back competing with Carillo for a starting place. Feeling slightly more positive for the first time in months, what a difference three points makes!

 

Long played well against Watford when out wide on the right. I think that's his best position.

 

Davis definitely needs to be sold in the summer.

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Just back from the game, really poor start we looked all over the place, you could see from the start Lemina was up for it and looked class all day.

Not sure if it was picked up on TV but Boufal was trying to wrestle the ball off JWP for the free kick, he then turned round to the away fans and shushed us, Lemina went over had a word and Boufal instantly apologised.

JWP has to get a special mention for today he worked his bloody socks off

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Just back from the game, really poor start we looked all over the place, you could see from the start Lemina was up for it and looked class all day.

Not sure if it was picked up on TV but Boufal was trying to wrestle the ball off JWP for the free kick, he then turned round to the away fans and shushed us, Lemina went over had a word and Boufal instantly apologised.

JWP has to get a special mention for today he worked his bloody socks off

JWP is Saints through and through. Totally committed. I'd make him captain.

 

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How will people cope if we beat Liverpool and maybe, god forbid, get in the top half? It's not that far away and MP surely recognises his best team now.

 

If we beat Liverpool, then MP starts to turn the tide. My worry is he’s only ever 90mins from the lynch mob.

 

Is he the man for the long term? No, so just get on with it.

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If we beat Liverpool, then MP starts to turn the tide. My worry is he’s only ever 90mins from the lynch mob.

 

Is he the man for the long term? No, so just get on with it.

 

There will be better managerial options in summer.

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Long needs to be sold you mean
I wouldn't agree. But it's right that he's not a lone front man. But played to support an out-and-out striker or come on late to provide the pacy threat of a breakaway, he's a useful squad member.

 

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McCarthy: 7 - calm presence. One very decent save from Brunt's free kick. I wonder if he could've come for one or both of the crosses that led to their goals. Maybe that's a Dave Watson thing...

 

Cedric: 6 - worked the line up and down all day long. Can't cross to save his life.

 

Bertrand: 6 - relatively solid, but a bit more petulant an indisciplined than usual. Lucky not to concede a penalty.

 

Stephens: 6 - does some things really well, some adequately, some quite poorly. Easily outfoxed again from a corner to lose his man, who scored, and was possibly fortunate Burke tried to stay on his feet after having his ankle clipped going through on goal. But he defended quite well in general, won a few headers even and, of course, scored a great header.

 

Hoedt: 6 - not dissimilar to Stephens. Mostly good (a cracking surging run leading to the free kick for our third goal), but didn't cover himself in glory on Rondon's headed goal. Neither of our CBs are good in the air (and nor is Yoshida, in reserve). It's an issue.

 

Romeu: 5 - actually got outpaced by Gareth Barry at one point. I didn't think that was even possible. Combative as usual, but he still looks out of sorts to me.

 

Lemina: 9 - a top 4 player in a bottom 4 showdown. He had it all going on: pace, power and drive going in both directions, and the technical ability to twist away from trouble. Foot like a traction engine too.

 

Ward-Prowse: 7 - increasingly not a passenger. High work-rate, used the ball efficiently, a goal and an assist. Promising.

 

Tadic: 7 - I thought he was engaged and proactive all day. Would've preferred to see him down the left and crossing more.

 

Boufal: 6 - tried a lot. And most of it didn't come off. Great feet in tight quarters, but his hot-headedness came to the fore in a kick out at Nyom that thankfully went unpunished, and carried on like a pork chop over the Prowse FK.

 

Carrillo: 6 - he did all right. Not 19 million quid's worth of all right, but when the alternative is non-footballer Shane Long, what can you do?

 

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