TijuanaTim Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 This may stir a bit of a hornet's nest up, that is not the intention, however if it makes you mad, iritated, animated etc consider why and not just that someone is saying it. Having been an LA Galaxy ST holder for many years, comparisons can be justified between the two clubs. For several years LA have been able to give Saints a game, for the last few they would most likely win a high percentage of the time in such an encounter. Right now the Galaxy would wipe the floor with our beloved Saints....that is just not good enough!! Their overall playing staff is way better, the coaches are streets ahead. LA uses strategy - Saints use 'tactics', tactics are supposed to be used when a strategy fails...sorry that may seem a little deep and maybe I'm getting ahead of myself here. Just that watching our Saints today it seemed obvious we had no clear direction about the shape and techniques we wanted to apply to breakdown Rochdale and win the game. So we flitted back and forth and kept trying adapt to them instead of playing to a known formula and letting them worry about adjusting to us. They came with a strategy, play high pressure midfield and defense. Collapse and cover around the back with numbers and break fast and catch us on the counter....guess who's 'strategy' succeeded and left with all the cake FFS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Man Do Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 You have only just realised a team including the likes of Landon Donovan and David Beckham would beat a 3rd division English team? Amazing! It is of course disappointing but what would else do you expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollman no2 Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 Forget L A Galaxy, Totton fc would beat us at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 Rochdale, Plymouth, Swindon would beat us right now! This club is riddled with AP's woodworm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TijuanaTim Posted 4 September, 2010 Author Share Posted 4 September, 2010 Fair point, however LA also includes Chris Birchall and Donovan Ricketts as well as some minimum wage kids.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 This may stir a bit of a hornet's nest up, that is not the intention, however if it makes you mad, iritated, animated etc consider why and not just that someone is saying it. Having been an LA Galaxy ST holder for many years, comparisons can be justified between the two clubs. For several years LA have been able to give Saints a game, for the last few they would most likely win a high percentage of the time in such an encounter. Right now the Galaxy would wipe the floor with our beloved Saints....that is just not good enough!! Their overall playing staff is way better, the coaches are streets ahead. LA uses strategy - Saints use 'tactics', tactics are supposed to be used when a strategy fails...sorry that may seem a little deep and maybe I'm getting ahead of myself here. Just that watching our Saints today it seemed obvious we had no clear direction about the shape and techniques we wanted to apply to breakdown Rochdale and win the game. So we flitted back and forth and kept trying adapt to them instead of playing to a known formula and letting them worry about adjusting to us. They came with a strategy, play high pressure midfield and defense. Collapse and cover around the back with numbers and break fast and catch us on the counter....guess who's 'strategy' succeeded and left with all the cake FFS!! Never mind the comparison with LA Tim. The real genius bit was the simplicity of the analysis which is what football strategy is all about, something SFC haven't a bloody clue about, either now or in the last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 Yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 Don't know what the standard is like now TT, but when I went to a DC United v LA Galaxy game a couple years ago (just after Becks joined), I honestly thought the standard of football was so poor that they'd be unlikely to survive in the Championship. L1 is the level of MLS imo, although obviously you are more qualified to make that judgement. Obviously right now they would beat us though. Me and my housemates could give saints a game at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TijuanaTim Posted 4 September, 2010 Author Share Posted 4 September, 2010 Don't know what the standard is like now TT, but when I went to a DC United v LA Galaxy game a couple years ago (just after Becks joined), I honestly thought the standard of football was so poor that they'd be unlikely to survive in the Championship. L1 is the level of MLS imo, although obviously you are more qualified to make that judgement. Obviously right now they would beat us though. Me and my housemates could give saints a game at the moment! Thanks...you gave me a smile mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 Please stop starting these lame , out of touch , attention seeking threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 You could have just said we were crap without having to refer to LA Galaxy at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 What, you live in the USA, what? Since when? Why didn't you tell us all before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TijuanaTim Posted 4 September, 2010 Author Share Posted 4 September, 2010 Please stop starting these lame , out of touch , attention seeking threads. If was of the same disposition I might say "Will you stop posting these attention seeking replies...", maybe you could just 'ignore' them instead of negatively stalking, but that's not you MO is it my little friend. So comment on thread...not the poster, it's self-reflective and as everyone else recognizes juvenile mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 Do you live in the States Tim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 Hang on, does Tim live in the USA? Never realised before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 4 September, 2010 Share Posted 4 September, 2010 Thanks for this, Tim. You always post interesting and thought-provoking threads and it is always insightful to read about different leagues and cultures, and also to read other people's crazy, idiotic, moronic comparisons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TijuanaTim Posted 5 September, 2010 Author Share Posted 5 September, 2010 Thanks for this, Tim. You always post interesting and thought-provoking threads and it is always insightful to read about different leagues and cultures, and also to read other people's crazy, idiotic, moronic comparisons. Even when you take the p!ss outa me I still like you mush!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 5 September, 2010 Share Posted 5 September, 2010 Thanks...you gave me a smile mate. So even though I was pretty much the only person to reply to this thread without sarcasm or abuse, you still give me such a patronizing reply? forget it then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 5 September, 2010 Share Posted 5 September, 2010 Can we make a list of other teams that might be better than Saints at the moment. I'll start... FC Tokyo, Boca Juniors, Chandlers Ford Rangers....hang on we could be here all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block 5 Posted 5 September, 2010 Share Posted 5 September, 2010 Forget L A Galaxy, Totton fc would beat us at the moment. 7th Jul 2009 AFC Totton 2 vs 2 Southampton Friendly Came close to beating us just over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TijuanaTim Posted 5 September, 2010 Author Share Posted 5 September, 2010 So even though I was pretty much the only person to reply to this thread without sarcasm or abuse, you still give me such a patronizing reply? forget it then Hell no CWD, maybe I should have said "a smile as well'...Thanks and sorry for the misunderstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_saints Posted 5 September, 2010 Share Posted 5 September, 2010 No one cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 5 September, 2010 Share Posted 5 September, 2010 Are you crazy, everyone is desperate to know what TiT says! And now we hear that he lives in the US! One of both of these reasons is why nearly everything he wants to say deserves its own thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 5 September, 2010 Share Posted 5 September, 2010 Are you crazy, everyone is desperate to know what TiT says! And now we hear that he lives in the US! One of both of these reasons is why nearly everything he wants to say deserves its own thread. What the USA .....really ? so why does he keep saying mush ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TijuanaTim Posted 5 September, 2010 Author Share Posted 5 September, 2010 Are you crazy, everyone is desperate to know what TiT says! And now we hear that he lives in the US! One of both of these reasons is why nearly everything he wants to say deserves its own thread. Still stalking hey mate...no hard feeling here, quite flattering tbf. Just don't have the self control to post a topic related response or simply ignore do you, nevermind. Post something Saints related mate, whilst looking in the mirror and reflecting on the value of waiting semi-aroused waiting for y'hero's next post. Just as a heads-up be ready and waiting I may post again 8.30pm your time....but then again I may not, FAF you'll wait anyway huh. Oops, sorry this was meant for my main stalker Manji, what the hell it applies to you too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 5 September, 2010 Share Posted 5 September, 2010 Sorry for the over reaction TT. Does Xavier still play for LA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TijuanaTim Posted 5 September, 2010 Author Share Posted 5 September, 2010 No...worst luck, what a character!! Greg Berhalter these days, another psycho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 5 September, 2010 Share Posted 5 September, 2010 Still stalking hey mate...no hard feeling here, quite flattering tbf. Just don't have the self control to post a topic related response or simply ignore do you, nevermind. Post something Saints related mate, whilst looking in the mirror and reflecting on the value of waiting semi-aroused waiting for y'hero's next post. Just as a heads-up be ready and waiting I may post again 8.30pm your time....but then again I may not, FAF you'll wait anyway huh. Oops, sorry this was meant for my main stalker Manji, what the hell it applies to you too... Even when you make youself look like a paranoid mentalist I still dislike you mush!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangelyBrown Posted 5 September, 2010 Share Posted 5 September, 2010 Tim, does the MLS have any players that you think can get us out of this mess, please do tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 5 September, 2010 Share Posted 5 September, 2010 Do you live in LA perchance? Would never have guessed were it not for the LOOK AT ME I LIVE IN AMERICA AND EVERYTHING threads you start twice a week, every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 5 September, 2010 Share Posted 5 September, 2010 Still stalking hey mate...no hard feeling here, quite flattering tbf. Just don't have the self control to post a topic related response or simply ignore do you, nevermind. Post something Saints related mate, whilst looking in the mirror and reflecting on the value of waiting semi-aroused waiting for y'hero's next post. Just as a heads-up be ready and waiting I may post again 8.30pm your time....but then again I may not, FAF you'll wait anyway huh. Oops, sorry this was meant for my main stalker Manji, what the hell it applies to you too... I'd have to search my previous posts to see where I've ever responded to you before. Don't remember it, I suppose you must just be more aware of me than I am of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 5 September, 2010 Share Posted 5 September, 2010 That's enough pointless sarcasm for a pointless thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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