Post Match Reaction: SAINTS 4-1 Hull City

[Ohio Saint]

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[CylonKing]

Am I in another dimension or something? Saints 3rd in the Premier League after 11 games?

Not even the most positive of supporters could have predicted this honestly.

 

I only got to see the final 20 minutes via the stream posted in the match thread (Thanks to whoever that was) and I do not remember seeing such a fluid and technically gifted Saints team.

The one touch passing in possession was stunning and the collective defending from the front when Hull had the ball was brilliant to see.

I don't get to St Marys much these days due to cost but am planning on seeing the Stoke match in February and absolutely cannot wait to be in Southampton again and at St Marys.

 

Many fans of other clubs hope for their team to rise up the ranks and climb as we have. For Saints to do it and in such a short space of time is truly astounding and I'm enjoying every blinkin' second of it!

[Kingsland Red]

Another awesome first half display and apart from a mentally lazy period when we allowed Hull their 15 minutes this was a class performance again.

Amusing to see seven players chase down the same ball , breaking away from Hull's second half corner. With a bit of width / spacing out that could have been a great goal, playing around their two back pedalling defenders !

[sidthesquid]

I should think Woy is hoping Walker or Johnson pull out of the squad to give him the excuse to bring in Clyne! All SIX of our English boys were superb today and play well together.

I just wish I had had sufficient therapy over the years not to be fretting about being ONLY 3-1 up against a team that had barely mustered a shot on goal till we gifted them one. I'm sure Manure fans don't feel like it, but 40+ years of watching Saints has done this to me.

Still, as far as rehab goes, days like today certainly help.

[ericb]

I was thinking before this game it'd be a tough one that we'd have to grind out a result from.

 

But the thing is we just keep getting better. This team is up there with Nicholl side for being a joy to watch, and whilst I don't expect it to continue all season I'm loving it now.

[Ohio Saint]

OK, I gotta admit it......I've been so deliriously happy for so long that it is starting to wear off......I have now realised that somewhere along the line I became drunk! I seemed to lose that fact in all the euphoria........Time for a nap!

[Kingsland Red]

I should think Woy is hoping Walker or Johnson pull out of the squad to give him the excuse to bring in Clyne! All SIX of our English boys were superb today and play well together.

I just wish I had had sufficient therapy over the years not to be fretting about being ONLY 3-1 up against a team that had barely mustered a shot on goal till we gifted them one. I'm sure Manure fans don't feel like it, but 40+ years of watching Saints has done this to me.

Still, as far as rehab goes, days like today certainly help.

 

This.

I was exactly the same today, totally irrational, but years of following the Saints and especially that Leeds game have obviously affected me.

Good rehab today !

[Ohio Saint]

Now that I am over all things saints.....

 

Hull will do fine, and will stay up. They are a goodish side with a good manager. They deserve their place in the premiership and I wish them well.

[mulletsaint]

That sounds like a bad porn movie.

 

Stop press: Lallana comes off, Woy's face covered in jizz.

 

Really Ohio. My boys read this forum. Mods, please move this post to TMS.

[Dark Munster]

He was bad in that he gave the ball away 3 or 4 times and obviously then fecked up for the goal. However he is a beast as we all know and does the breaking up stuff so well (along with Schneiderlin) and if we can eradicate the bad and keep the good we have a superb player. I think we will eradicate the bad because it's just sloppiness, not inability (Fulham match he didn't put a foot (or pass) wrong IIRC so he obviously can do it, just needs to be coached into doing it ALL the time).

I thought big Vic played pretty well in the first half, with some excellent passes. Shame about the second half cock up, he went down hill after that, and MP pulled him off at the right time.

[dubai_phil]

So, that's possibly a half of our current first team off on an extended season, playing in Brazil.

 

That after a very heavy season playing the physically demanding Pressing Game.

 

They then only get a very short break and are back at SMS playing in the PL again, and of course, now, having to play an extra 10 or 12 games as they make it through to the CL final next season. (Still at least they won't have to play in the qualifying rounds having gone straight in to the group stages)

 

#worriedforthem

 

#somanynewplayersneededinthesummeratthatlevel

 

#wishihaddrunkasmanybeersasohio

 

 

 

[SOTONS EAST SIDE]

From the Hull Not 606 Forum, "Is it wrong to compare them to Barca? They have simply played us off the park".

[Supersubpuckett]

we made a decent side look clueless in the first half and only slightly better in the second......and not for the first time this season.

 

bbc stats say they had 40% possession - i'm amazed it was that much.

 

brilliant

 

3rd and thoroughly deserved

 

love the way pundits go on about how well we may or may not do against arsenal and chelsea as being a real test, are the 4 pts we've taken off liverpool and man u not enough??

[ottery st mary]

Lallana

 

Clyne

 

Jay Rod and Shaw

 

In that order.

 

 

Well done Saints.

 

Adam....you are a superstar.

[LostBoys]

Great performance great result I am so happy I am going to have a few Stellas

[CWD]

Working today but managed to listen to the first half on radio.

 

Just beyond words how happy I am at the moment. I just love football so much and I love this club!

[fez]

Let's make this the first time ever that someone has won the MoTM with 100%. Adam already has 31 votes and no one else has any

[Glasgow_Saint]

Let's make this the first time ever that someone has won the MoTM with 100%. Adam already has 31 votes and no one else has any

 

Is your name Fez after the indie game Fez?

[kwsaint]

Let's make this the first time ever that someone has won the MoTM with 100%. Adam already has 31 votes and no one else has any

 

tbh I thought it would have been kelvin davis when we played leeds but some tit voted for guly

[corky morris]

Well done Saints - great performance.

Wanyama gave the ball away 3 times before the goal. Very poor today. Does not make him a bad player just had a poor game.

Lallana excellent!!

[Saint137]

If you're under 30 and a Saints fan, savour these days. We haven't been this good since the mid-80s (ask your Dad). We used to do this back then, at times completely unplayable and had absolutely no fear of whatever team we were playing. The passing and movement and teamwork is right up there with that team. Different era I know but the way we are playing now makes me feel like I did when I was standing on the Milton. We are no longer the plucky small club underdog, grateful for scraps from the big dogs table and always able to turn a team over on our day, now we're genuine contenders and the belief is incredible. It may never be this good again, make sure you enjoy it... (personally I think its only the beginning but football is a harsh mistress)

[JoeShmoe]

If you're under 30 and a Saints fan, savour these days. We haven't been this good since the mid-80s (ask your Dad). We used to do this back then, at times completely unplayable and had absolutely no fear of whatever team we were playing. The passing and movement and teamwork is right up there with that team. Different era I know but the way we are playing now makes me feel like I did when I was standing on the Milton. We are no longer the plucky small club underdog, grateful for scraps from the big dogs table and always able to turn a team over on our day, now we're genuine contenders and the belief is incredible. It may never be this good again, make sure you enjoy it... (personally I think its only the beginning but football is a harsh mistress)

 

This, reminds me of those days at the Dell standing on the box me dad made me watching Keegan, Channon and Boyer

[alpine_saint]

Great result, great team. We are a match for anyone in this league on our day.

 

I have left my worries about the squad depth and the money we've wasted in recent years to one side for today, enjoying looking at the table. Reasonable chance we will still be at least 4th tomorrow.

[dubai_phil]

Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC 2h MP: “The only thing that can stop us from [continuing this form] is ourselves. We could be our own worst enemy.” #saintsfc

 

Ah, so maybe he does read this forum

[Jonnyboy]

tbh I thought it would have been kelvin davis when we played leeds but some tit voted for guly

 

I see some bloody idiot voted for Wanyama this time.

[Whitey Grandad]

Ruthlessly efficient. It was like a roman legion meeting the barbarians, we just trampled them down and chopped them into little pieces.

[Ziggy]

The first half was simply a pure joy to be there. Our strength off the bench is awesome - Osvaldo, Cork and Davis came on today and we kept the same tempo. What a team at the moment! Long May it continue. I bet Arsenal and Chelsea aren't looking forward to playing us.

[Sour Mash]

I don't think he's become that much faster, although the extra training has obviously helped.

 

To me it's the difference between tentative and talented and really confident and talented. Before he was trying things hoping that they'd work; now he looks like he knows exactly what he wants to do and is confident that he can pull it off.

 

As Whitey said, "an England call-up helps."

I think he's definitely become faster. Burst of pace makes the difference at times and its made a difference to his game. Brilliant again today.

[svetigpung]

getting ready for everyone biggin us up on MOTD now

now lets see

[Sheaf Saint]

I see some bloody idiot voted for Wanyama this time.

 

Hilarious.

[Sheaf Saint]

Gary Lineker: "If England get a penalty shootout in the world cup then just get all the Southampton players on, they never miss."

 

[Jonnyboy]

Nice to see MOTD actually give us some proper analysis tonight. We've been crying out for the "heat map!"

[trousers]

That's the most animated I've seen Pochettino (after our 4th goal)

[Tom28]

Some people are more cautious and if you look at things historically there is every reason to be. That is no reason for people to come across as being so smug.

 

Listen pal, for years you and posters of your ilk who day in day out have smugly posted negative, doomsday type stuff about our club whilst we were in steep decline. You had your time. This is mine and this is everyone else's who stayed positive throughout all the bad years, despite the constant ridicule from the likes of you that we were dreamers/happy clappers or whatever else you lot have called us. Do one.

[trousers]

Tom Huddlestone post match interview: "They were the best team we've played this season"

[stknowle]

Let's make this the first time ever that someone has won the MoTM with 100%. Adam already has 31 votes and no one else has any

 

Ah ha ha ha!!! Have you seen someone has voted for Wanyama as their man of the match! That's ridiculous, any fool could see he was poor today, he got subbed FFS.

[trousers]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2495069/Southampton-4-Hull-1-match-report-Morgan-Schneiderlin-Rickie-Lambert-Adam-Lallana-Steven-Davis-score-goals.html

 

Adam Lallana chose the perfect moment to produce some Brazilian-style magic in front of the watching Roy Hodgson as Southampton’s contingent of England World Cup hopefuls brushed aside Hull.

The Saints have three men in the national squad for the first time in 27 years after Hodgson called up Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Jay Rodriguez for the friendlies with Chile and Germany.

Hodgson was sporting a smile as wide as the Solent from his seat in the directors’ box after Lambert and Lallana each scored.

[Jonnyboy]

Ah ha ha ha!!! Have you seen someone has voted for Wanyama as their man of the match! That's ridiculous, any fool could see he was poor today, he got subbed FFS.

 

I can't believe it! There are some real plonkers on here.

[Kingsbridge Saint]

Well worth the 1am to 3am shift. Great first half, Lallana fabulous. Lambert and Clyne awesome too. What a time to be a Saints fan!

[Ohio Saint]

Really Ohio. My boys read this forum. Mods, please move this post to TMS.

 

Agreed. My apologies, I was a bit too exuberant! I've deleted it now.

[alpine_saint]

The thing that impressed me most about Lallanas goal was the strength he showed to hold the defender off and stay on his feet, not the pace he showed

[austsaint]

Two things I learned from watching the game (TV) today. JWP is not just a dead ball delivery starlet - he runs hard, tackles, harasses and is starting to pass the ball with penetration. The other thing is an appreciation for how well Fonte is playing this season and why Yoshida can't get a look in.

[saint lard]

My god we are a bloody good footballing side...these players seem to be excelling under Pochettino,especially the ones that were with us in League 1 and the championship,...they have improved so very much,fulfilling their potential at long last.

[Guided Missile]

Interesting post match reaction from Huddlestone:

 

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Top play all round today...

Clinical finishing...

Adam obviously MOM...Wow!!!! what a performance

 

How long before Man U fans are complaining that being a Southampton player gets you into England teams:D

[Sheaf Saint]

Biggest winning margin on MOTM vote ever?

[LGTL]

Probably Bexy, and thoroughly deserved. Lallana was absolutely brilliant yesterday.

[The Cat]

I've watched the MOTD highlights about 10 times now. Might put them on again.

[melmacian_saint]

Great performance in the 1st half and it's good to see that we are now reacting positively to any signs of excessive relaxation and adversity during games. This means that we now control games and we never let Hull take the initiative at any point where our level of intensity dropped. This reaction was visible firstly in the build-up to the penalty and then after we conceded (introduction of Davis was important for this IMO, but we were showing signs of waking up before). We now look dominant at home and it seems like SMS will be a tough place to come (though games like Sunderland may happen again) for most.

 

Lallana MOM with a goal that would be all over the world if scored in Manchester, the Emirates or Stamford Bridge (provided the scorer belonged to the home team, that is). Thought Rodriguez probably deserved a goal for all his work but it was another team performance more than any one-man show.

[SimplyRed&White]

Wanyama started with a back problem and after he contributed to the mistake giving Hull their goal he lost a bit of confidence. Soon after he kicked the ball into touch emphasising that confidence issue and was taken off. Good Managerial decision followed up by team getting behind him after the game.

 

Ramirez was called up for the Uruguayan training camp before the game in accordance with FIFA regulation and nothing more should be read into his future.

 

A good day for the club