Charlie24 Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 Did anybody else spot 15 Stories High star Benedict Wong in the crowd last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Monkey Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 BWP was superb when he came on. Cant believe he hasnt been mentioned for MOTM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Soze Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 We've made QPR & Coventry look like world beaters. Luck played a big part in the games against Doncaster & Norwich, and the fact we kept consecutive clean sheets papered over the cracks....quite simply we can't defend, and as soon we go behind the side is so young is doesn't have the mental strength to come back. The team plays good football but their is no cutting adge to create clear cut chances and as soon as we lose possession it's like a knive cutting through butter. Coventry and QPR scored eight goals between them, but it could have quite easily been 15....and this is Coventry and QPR FFS.... Very worrying. I don't know the answer but playing a team full of powder puff, unproven teenagers it isn't. The fact Leicester are doing so well adds more to the believe Lowe made a monumental error replacing Pearson with an unproven, cheap option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obelisk Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 Did anybody else spot 15 Stories High star Benedict Wong in the crowd last night?Who? Even if I had spotted him in the crowd I wouldn't have a clue that he was a celebrity of some sort. Probably my fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 We play one up front because it means we can play another man in midfield. Playing 4-5-1 makes perfect sense, every team in the world play 4-5-1 at some stage, it's hardly some new idea we've picked up. McGoldrick must be the new Jermaine Wright, I didn't think he was that bad really. Spot on. Probably getting slagged by the same people who slagged Best who is clearly a perfectly competent Championship striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 (edited) I suggest we "blend" experience with youth not rely on young lads who are clearly not yet ready for the demands of this very physical league. Is there another team in the CCC that is relying as heavily on youth as we are? Has anyone any views on the highlighted line? Edited 5 October, 2008 by ALWAYS_SFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollman no2 Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 Spot on. Probably getting slagged by the same people who slagged Best who is clearly a perfectly competent Championship striker. But hes not very good when on a one to one and seems lazy,or wont pass. But apart from that hes ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superstevesaints Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 Cant start a thread as I havent spent a fiver, so, I cant believe no one has said this yet, but Saints have signed a Millwall Winger on a 3 month loan. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7651371.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 Cant start a thread as I havent spent a fiver, so, I cant believe no one has said this yet, but Saints have signed a Millwall Winger on a 3 month loan. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7651371.stm http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2681 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie24 Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 Who? Even if I had spotted him in the crowd I wouldn't have a clue that he was a celebrity of some sort. Probably my fault. Certainly your fault, I don't think it was him in the crowd but a fairly decent lookalike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwaySaint1 Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 Did anybody else spot 15 Stories High star Benedict Wong in the crowd last night? I thought it was Mr Woo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 Can I ask the people who witnessed the Preston/Sheff Wed drubbings to compare them against the QPR/Cov drubbings this season? FWIW, I'm actually happier with the personnel atm than what we had last year... what is it, ten games in to some of our players professional careers? There will be mistakes, there will be gross naiveity but I'd rather see our boysh heart and developing skills than a team full of Idiakez' and Jermaine Wrights chugging around, picking up a ton and not giving a f,uc,k. Of course I don't want to sacrfice our glorious Championship status by just fielding youngsters and getting battered every week, so if change was needed then so be it... however, I don't see that much wrong at the moment apart from a few kids on a learning curve and maybe the addition of a real leader, a real bully of a centre half or defensive midfielder to guide them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southamptonfclegend Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 Mcgoldrick is awful, **** Poor!!!!! seriously why does the manager keep playing him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollman no2 Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 Mcgoldrick is awful, **** Poor!!!!! seriously why does the manager keep playing him? Well Lowe wanted Mc G to be our main striker,so he probably picks the team as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 Well, FWIW I am quite looking forward to seeing a game where Lloyd James has another Saints player between him and the opposition's corner flag. Stop getting torn apart down the wings and maybe we can play football, but last night I had a guest watching who'd not seen CCC before. The most printable comment - oh dear. This is football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpb Posted 5 October, 2008 Share Posted 5 October, 2008 BWP was superb when he came on. Cant believe he hasnt been mentioned for MOTM. Evil Monkey - comedy genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughieslastminutegoal Posted 6 October, 2008 Share Posted 6 October, 2008 Why? It shouldn't be any extra problem at all. It should allow the full backs more room to attack but infact we just end up the same amount of attacking play as we would playing a 4-4-2. I honestly don't understand why the 4-2-3-1 formation would put James and Mills under more pressure than a 4-4-2, our formation should be more defensive than the traditional 4-4-2. Because when 2 of your 3 don't drop back to support the fullbacks, the 2 holders have to pull wider. And if the 2 of the 3 who didn't drop back in the first place still don't drop inside to replace the holders, you are weak down the flanks and then weak when the ball inside comes. 442 gives more 'natural' cover in front of the full back. But you are right to an extent - it is more about attitude and concentration. But if you are playing McGoldrick (who thinks of himself as a bit of a cenre forward) as wide one of your 3, in front of a weak full back, what do you expect will happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Trubble Posted 6 October, 2008 Share Posted 6 October, 2008 Can I ask the people who witnessed the Preston/Sheff Wed drubbings to compare them against the QPR/Cov drubbings this season? FWIW, I'm actually happier with the personnel atm than what we had last year... what is it, ten games in to some of our players professional careers? There will be mistakes, there will be gross naiveity but I'd rather see our boysh heart and developing skills than a team full of Idiakez' and Jermaine Wrights chugging around, picking up a ton and not giving a f,uc,k. Of course I don't want to sacrfice our glorious Championship status by just fielding youngsters and getting battered every week, so if change was needed then so be it... however, I don't see that much wrong at the moment apart from a few kids on a learning curve and maybe the addition of a real leader, a real bully of a centre half or defensive midfielder to guide them. Spot on. We need an experienced midfielder to lead and a nasty bastard of a centre half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncoboy Posted 6 October, 2008 Share Posted 6 October, 2008 Scooby nasty bastard neeed . Get your boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 6 October, 2008 Share Posted 6 October, 2008 And with the same very big IF, if they had taken their gilt edged chances in the first half, then we would have been 5-0 down at the break. Using your IF card, we should have lost that game soemthing like 8-3. So lets all give up. By your logic if all our shots had gone in we would have won the game 20-10. We had the opportunity at 3-1 down twice to make it 3-2, had DMG or Surman scored the game would have changed more in our favour and Cov would have panicked more.Whether we would have equalized I dont know but that is what may have happened as the players would have had a different miondset at that time on both sides.Yes had Cov taken their opportunities it may have been 5-0 but I was stating as it was in that moment in time.Had the linesman given the offside then they may not have got the other golden opportunities as things would have played out differently. Im sorry if i dont come on all doom and gloom but I leave that to others.It was a poor disply but there were times where it could have been so different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 6 October, 2008 Share Posted 6 October, 2008 I've told you several times what I think is wrong with the "plan" and how it should be addressed. If you dont want to take note of it and accept that I have proposed an alternative (because you dont agree with it), then is not a lot I or anyone else can do to help you. Please point me to the plan as i have yet to see this from you.It will be eye opening and much considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 6 October, 2008 Share Posted 6 October, 2008 Because when 2 of your 3 don't drop back to support the fullbacks, the 2 holders have to pull wider. And if the 2 of the 3 who didn't drop back in the first place still don't drop inside to replace the holders, you are weak down the flanks and then weak when the ball inside comes. 442 gives more 'natural' cover in front of the full back. But you are right to an extent - it is more about attitude and concentration. But if you are playing McGoldrick (who thinks of himself as a bit of a cenre forward) as wide one of your 3, in front of a weak full back, what do you expect will happen? What I expect to happen, is the manager quickly sorting out any player not playing to the team plan. The players need to know that this will happen, otherwise we are in for more indisciplined hammerings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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