Sheaf Saint Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Disappointing. Another game we could and should have won but just couldn't find any penetration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obelisk Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 When Saints learn how to shoot (& score) they'll be a pretty good team. Yet again ref misses a nailed on handball for a penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Patrón Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Not much we can do without any strikers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Clean sheet - luvverly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Desperately need a striker in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Thought he'd given a pen at the end there, sure I heard a whistle blow. Gallagher and Lambert didn't anticipate the pass enough for me, a few occasions they started running after the ball was played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 I knew we would struggle without J Rod but I didn't expect us to be hopeless. On the plus side we defended well, kept a clean sheet and Wanyama looked decent again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 team looked very tired last 20 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Man Do Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 How did we not get a penalty for that handball?! The shout at the end with Clyne looked worth a replay at the very least! On another note was that co-commentator the most one sided one of the season?! Today goes to show just how important J-Rod has been to us in recent times, surely a valid case for bringing through one of the youth team boys with a bit of pace? Rowe, Simms or Sinclair for a bench spot maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Did Wanyama go off due to his knock or was it just due to fitness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Very watchable for a 0-0. Made the chances first half and should have scored at least one - Davis' chance was particularly good. Should have had a penalty but other than that we had nothing to offer second half. Shaw had no end product whatsoever and Clyne wasn't much better. Not sure Gallagher actually touched the ball in 25 minutes on the pitch. Lallana, Lambert, Fonte and Ward-Prowse all decent. Rest not up to much How did we not get a penalty for that handball?! The shout at the end with Clyne looked worth a replay at the very least! On another note was that co-commentator the most one sided one of the season?! Today goes to show just how important J-Rod has been to us in recent times, surely a valid case for bringing through one of the youth team boys with a bit of pace? Rowe, Simms or Sinclair for a bench spot maybe? It's clear for all to see that we had enough pace with Lallana, Clyne and Shaw. It's the quality of movement and delivery that's lacking, and Rodriguez is one of our players that could always provide it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Armstrong Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Zzz... ...yet another penalty for handball turned down. Will we ever get one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Desperately need a striker in the summer. Bloody Osvaldo, we got done there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Another "one of those games"... (missed JRod again) On a positive note, we're now a win and superior goal difference above Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Patrón Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Kind of annoying how we've got Mayuka and Osvaldo out on loan when we've got sod all available. Even if it is with hindsight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 19 April, 2014 Author Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Zzz... ...yet another penalty for handball turned down. Will we ever get one? I make that at least 5 so far this season. Although, in all fairness we sneaked a win at Villa Park last season thanks to a suspect penalty decision, so I'm not going to worry too much. I'm still more angry about the one at Goodison TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Thank goodness Boruc is back, but we so desperately need forward options. Poor Jan transfer window and threadbare squad means our season has petered out, hope we can hang on to 8th... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Gone to the beach season over good and solid with all the possession but again without being at all dangerous focus needed on the last ball in and finishing over the summer and a backup for JayRod pace wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lickierambert Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Zzz... ...yet another penalty for handball turned down. Will we ever get one? Stoke Away, Norwich Away, Villa Away, Everton Away...I must be missing a few others. Have we actually had one given this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightysaints Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 The hand ball was a pen all day long. Absolutely no different from the one given against us earlier in the season. Same position, angle etc.. I thought Clyne may have had a shout as well. Missing J Rod terribly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 We played some good stuff, without really threatening; yet never looked threatened either. A quite predictable draw from a match that was never going to give many goals. Jose, Steve Davis and Big Vic all had decent games. We really missed JRod. Just goes to show we should have brought in another striker when Osvaldo was shipped out. Having said that, it should have been a 1-0 win. How the penalty wasn't given is a complete mystery to me. Plus, I assume Bertrand is a good basketball player; he handled the ball at least 3 times by my reckoning. Ideally, I would like to see us sign two new strikers in the summer (assuming only Osvaldo - and the dead-wood - leaves). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Well done to Wanyama, Lovren, Fonte and Shaw who all had excellent games. Unfortunately I think these past couple of games have highlighted the (severe) limitations of Lambert as a goalscorer as well as Davis/Wanyama/Cork/Schneiderlin as a creative threat in the final third. I'm happy for Morgan and Victor to sit back in a quarterback/destroyer role, but if we're going to use two of our central midfield selections on purely defensive players then we're going to look very toothless without a pretty darn serious attacking centre-mid and a a thoroughly inadequate centre-forward who can't seem to buy a goal from open play. The shopping list remains the same. New centre-forward in the Lambert mould but with a bit of mobility. A left-footed, left-winger with pace. Additional decent centre-back. New goalkeeper. Relatively decent left-back (assuming we lose Shaw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WealdSaint Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Not too bad really. Shaw looked good & did put in several good crosses (to Lambert 1st Half & adam 2nd) Good experience for Gallagher who is only going to get better. Also good to see Reed at the very death. Terrible Ref Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Clean sheet away point, there are far worse results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Supremely frustrating again. Dominant in possession yet created few good chances, failed to take the few good chances that were created. Again. Oh well, at least we don't actually need to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Shaw put in a good performance but it was a very boring game to watch. Referee's yet again have a say on our results this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 (edited) Do you remember the penalty given against us at Newcastle........ EXACTLY......the same circumstances. Remember Lineker and co stating clear penalty for Newcastle. Ref and lino saw this one..CLEARLY.... Absolute nailed on penalty..... Ref Mason did not want to know.....even clear view of hands stopping ball going across. My MOTM...Wanyama Edited 19 April, 2014 by ottery st mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrettIvo Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Take a point given our threadbare squad and the next three games. Davis puts the ball a foot higher we go 1-0 up. Shaw puts his cross a foot further forward and Lallana buries it. Ref opens his f***ing eyes and we win. Small margins. Toons lost, which is nice. They have Arsenal followed by I think Fulham, and finishing with Liverpool, so no guarantee they'll get any closer. Stoke and Palace inching closer too, but shouldn't pick up the points they'd need. I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggles31 Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Bloody Osvaldo, we got done there ! Was a huge blow to the season. Imagine if we had Bony instead. A bit of a 'meh' game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrettIvo Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Take a point given our threadbare squad and the next three games. Davis puts the ball a foot higher we go 1-0 up. Shaw puts his cross a foot further forward and Lallana buries it. Ref opens his f***ing eyes and we win. Small margins. Toons lost, which is nice. They have Arsenal followed by I think Fulham, and finishing with Liverpool, so no guarantee they'll get any closer. Stoke and Palace inching closer too, but shouldn't pick up the points they'd need. I hope. Actually Newcastle finish with Arsenal, Cardiff, and Liverpool. On their form I'd pick three losses there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Stoke Away, Norwich Away, Villa Away, Everton Away...I must be missing a few others. Have we actually had one given this season? City away two weeks ago, for one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Have to say the defence was v good and wanyama was superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggles31 Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 68% too. We really are not far off having an exceptional team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 (edited) thought shaw and big vic (i have to call him that its his nom de guerre) were fantastic today, really really good, even at the end luke did 2 villains and get his cross in. Boruc's kicking has to be high on villa's passes completed in the final third stats. I know we all say what great work unsung hero davis is but him/JWP in those positions AM positions have to do better they are there to create, assist or score as they are attacking midfielders not ball circulators (why do i think of jordan). Rickie is not a whippet but he is northern. PS I think The True Geordie will be worth a watch later after swansea won hahaha https://www.youtube.com/user/footballfan533 Edited 19 April, 2014 by Convict Colony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoPints Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Just got back to the car after the game. Very poor really. I hadn't realised just how much we would miss Rodriguez. Same old Saints though, trying to walk the ball into the net. One to forget really. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWillie Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 No cutting edge or finisher. What do you expect without Rodriguez, Ramirez and dare I say The nutter Osvaldo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.REX Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 A point away is not to be sniffed at but there is a huge rodriguez shaped-hole in our side and sadly i'm not sure we have any solution for that right now. Villa are like our complete antithesis: pace up front, rush everything, not interested in possession. Not the most aesthetically pleasing football (and not surprised they don't pick up many points at home) but just shows you there are many ways to try and get three points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich102 Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Turgid. On the up-side though, we've got a tremendous core of the team. The way we dominate possession is exceptional - and we just lack cutting edge. If Gaston and Osvaldo had lived up to anything like their potential we could have had an amazing season. Still, If we keep MoPo over the summer and strengthen smartly we really could go places. We should also be able to attract a couple of top players who aren't unproven (Ramirez) or damaged goods (Osvaldo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoPints Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Having said that, Wanyama had his best game IMHO. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USA SaintsFan Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Cant seem to finish. I actually thought Davis did fine with his chance, reminds me of Jaaskelainen saving Osvaldos shot home to West Ham. Ref...:scared: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Unlucky not to get three points but our away record stacks up against anybody's so one point not so bad ! Disagree with comments about the beach as I felt that we got stuck in but lacked quality finishing ! Nailed on handball, ref a plonker as ever ! Bring on the Toffees ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Utterly toothless. Buying Osvaldo has totally trashed what might have been a legendary season. At least defence looking more solid with Boruc back. Assuming no player exodus for one moment, strikers and second GK are clearly the summer priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USA SaintsFan Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie Charteris Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino: "I thought we did enough to win the game but we are lacking luck and clinical edge in front of goal. "We started off well, had 70% possession but are not taking chances. We are creating them and look like a team fighting to win the Premier League so I am happy with the effort. "I saw the handball and I thought it was quite clear, replays also show it was clear but the linesman was close and he didn't even see it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Utterly toothless. Buying Osvaldo has totally trashed what might have been a legendary season. At least defence looking more solid with Boruc back. Assuming no player exodus for one moment, strikers and second GK are clearly the summer priorities. Agreed, the Osvaldo gamble has turned into a massive loss for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Assuming no player exodus for one moment, strikers and second GK are clearly the summer priorities. Agree, though would prefer a new first choice GK. Boruc is good, but unreliable. Misses too many games for a keeper, and is never far from some sort of howler. Has cost us goals this season. Though granted has made some point winning saves. We could do with a keeper that can actually pick out a player too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsey Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Defensively pretty good, offensively lacking - why can't we just shoot?! Chances are pretty good for a goal/deflected goal/favourable rebound/corner. Too much back-passing when we're on the edge of their box. Still, fairly good showing from the team today, Fonte, Schneiderlin and Wanyama especially so. Clyne must feel very unlucky to have been kept out of the squad so much, he played well today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 **** poor game someone just pointed out Chrissy nicholl is up here in the villa corps, weren't he manager or something? I will ask him if he has opinions on any saintsweb bros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino: "I thought we did enough to win the game but we are lacking luck and clinical edge in front of goal. "We started off well, had 70% possession but are not taking chances. We are creating them and look like a team fighting to win the Premier League so I am happy with the effort. "I saw the handball and I thought it was quite clear, replays also show it was clear but the linesman was close and he didn't even see it." Fair comments IMO ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangy Posted 19 April, 2014 Share Posted 19 April, 2014 I know we miss J-rods pace and movement but we are lacking a lot more than one player. We have such a paper thin squad that we need at least 4-5 players to come in that can strengthen up the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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