pangy Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 What a signing,not needed anytime to settle in and has been quality in every game,a really intelligent player with a eye for a ball,I know its early days but a possible upgrade on AL ? Will he be moved into the middle when J-Rod comes back (providing he can get in the team ) or will he be kept out wide ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madruss Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 Such a classy player. He doesn't pass the ball, he strokes it. Great penalty too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 I really dont know who is better out of Tadic or Lallana, they both have good a bad parts of the game. Im also not going to pretend Lallana was crap, he wasn't, he was a very good player for us. What I will say is that we dont miss him, partly due to the set up, partly due to how good tadic is. He is a great signing, and thats what really matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 On the basis that Tadic can last 90 minutes......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 Tadic does things that influence games more than Adam. Better final ball IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aziz Yebda Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 100 percent better than Lallana. Mainly because he isn't English and has been taught to play with technique and skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 100 percent better than Lallana. Mainly because he isn't English and has been taught to play with technique and skill. Lallana doesnt play with technique and skill then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 Lallana doesnt play with technique and skill then ? Pretty much the best English player at this frankly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aziz Yebda Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 Lallana doesnt play with technique and skill then ? He has 45.6 percent technique and skill on the rating system we use here at HQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 He has 45.6 percent technique and skill on the rating system we use here at HQ. Fair enough dune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 Fair enough dune Ah now I see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yozzman Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 On the basis that Tadic can last 90 minutes......... AL lasted 120 minutes tonight ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedyfly Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 I really dont know who is better out of Tadic or Lallana, they both have good a bad parts of the game. Im also not going to pretend Lallana was crap, he wasn't, he was a very good player for us. What I will say is that we dont miss him, partly due to the set up, partly due to how good tadic is. He is a great signing, and thats what really matters. This. I think this sums it up perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie May Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 Lallana was awesome for us, sadly that's overlooked by Saints fans now. Last season you would have been like "tadic who????". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 AL lasted 120 minutes tonight ! Extremely fair comment. I look forward to him doing that regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 Lallana was awesome for us, sadly that's overlooked by Saints fans now. Last season you would have been like "tadic who????". His own fault, there is nothing sad about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellone Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 Lallana was awesome for us, sadly that's overlooked by Saints fans now. Last season you would have been like "tadic who????". Would love to see him in last years team. To me Dus and Ads are very different players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch01 Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 Lallana - absolutely superb for the whole of last season and very influential for 3 or so seasons before that. Tadic - very good start to his Saints career, especially impressive tonight. Not wise to compare yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityRanger Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 Shame we can't discuss his qualities without comparing him to AL all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 All very well making comparisons between the two of them, whilst ignoring the fact that Tadic cost us less than half of what Lallana cost Scousehampton, so we have Tadic and money in the bank to put towards other reinforcements. If one asked would you rather have Lallana or Tadic, that is one thing. But ask whether you would rather have Lallana or Tadic and Mane for example and that is quite another matter, although that is the reality of what selling him gave us. For all that Lallana was a very good player, I don't miss him one bit now we have Tadic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 My only worry with Tadic is losing him to one of the usual suspects after one season - so impressive are his skills and touch. Lallana was an outstanding player for us, particularly last season for all but the last 6 - 7 games when he probably knew Poch was off and therefore he too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulrich van Gobbel Posted 23 September, 2014 Share Posted 23 September, 2014 Tadic - consistently brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team-saint Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Lallana was a pretty unique player for us in our recent history. Anyone trying to rewrite history now he's left is wrong. Last season he was really outstanding for us and the best player we've had in the 12-13 years that I've been watching us. However, having watched Tadic in all our games now... I'm willing to make the assertion that Tadic brings more to the team than Lallana did. Lallana's main strength was his dribbling, whereas Tadic he is a better crosser, has more of an eye for a pass and crucially his decision making in the final third is better than Lallana's in my opinion. So overall, both great players for us, but I'm willing to claim that Tadic is an improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 AL lasted 120 minutes tonight ! So still only plays in 60 minute increments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorchio21 Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Looking at last night in particular, from what I recall Tadic was fairly anonymous for the first 20 minutes or so when he was out on the left, but then everything changed when he swapped sides with Mane. Mane straight away got the penalty and Tadic became far more influential. Tadic's link-up play with Clyne is especially great to see, we saw in Tadic's first game with his superb flick for Clyne's goal at Anfield how they seem to be naturally on the same wavelength. There were at least three instances of them linking up over on the right wing to create good chances last night, including another move similar to the Anfield flick, albeit further out. Tadic's crossing from dead balls was better than Alexis Sanchez last night too, although that isn't saying much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Pretty much the best English player at this frankly. Thats not saying a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecuk268 Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 AL lasted 120 minutes tonight ! I'll bet his missus has got a big smile on her face this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK the 2nd Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Tadic looks very good (didn't think the penalty last night was that great though?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Tadic looks very good (didn't think the penalty last night was that great though?). It went in didn't it?? Good enough for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Tadic moves the ball quickly and plays at a high tempo. Lallana, for all his undoubted skill, I feel, slowed games down at times. This, however, may be to do with the way the teams are set up but I will add that I feel Tadic is a better player but Lallana's close control was wonderful to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Tadic moves the ball quickly and plays at a high tempo. Lallana, for all his undoubted skill, I feel, slowed games down at times. This, however, may be to do with the way the teams are set up but I will add that I feel Tadic is a better player but Lallana's close control was wonderful to watch. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangy Posted 24 September, 2014 Author Share Posted 24 September, 2014 ULooking at last night in particular, from what I recall Tadic was fairly anonymous for the first 20 minutes or so when he was out on the left, but then everything changed when he swapped sides with Mane. Mane straight away got the penalty and Tadic became far more influential. Tadic's link-up play with Clyne is especially great to see, we saw in Tadic's first game with his superb flick for Clyne's goal at Anfield how they seem to be naturally on the same wavelength. There were at least three instances of them linking up over on the right wing to create good chances last night, including another move similar to the Anfield flick, albeit further out. Tadic's crossing from dead balls was better than Alexis Sanchez last night too, although that isn't saying much. He links up well with Bertrand as well when he is on the left,I know it's a minor thing but my only criticism of Targett last night was that he looked a bit reluctant to overlap and held back a bit from joining the attack,I know he did at the start but seemed stop after 20 odd minutes,but like I say it's minor he may of been asked to hold back due to Sanchez operating in that area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Shame we can't discuss his qualities without comparing him to AL all the time. We'll have to wait till Liverpool buy him in January (but they might have shipped Adam out by then) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stud mark of doom Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 I heard several people commenting on this last night. The general consensus seemed to be at at tadic played on the left, played on the right and made lallana look ****e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 I heard several people commenting on this last night. The general consensus seemed to be at at tadic played on the left, played on the right and made lallana look ****e. Hopefully that song won't get too many airings, the other Tadc one is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Tadic miles better than Lallana. Fact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie May Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Is this delusion going to happen to every academy product that decides to leave in acrimonious circumstances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Tadic miles better than Lallana. Fact! How many miles exactly? I'm a keen contributor to the Daily Mirror Book of Facts and want to get brownie points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 How many miles exactly? I'm a keen contributor to the Daily Mirror Book of Facts and want to get brownie points. For me he is just the better player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Lallana was awesome for us, sadly that's overlooked by Saints fans now. Last season you would have been like "tadic who????". Is this delusion going to happen to every academy product that decides to leave in acrimonious circumstances? I feel sure that if you were to tweet these posts, lallana would happily fork out a fiver to steve grants curry fund. He's coining it in at Liverpool, and the fans love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellone Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 They play differently. The area of the pitch they play is similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaptopSaint Posted 24 September, 2014 Share Posted 24 September, 2014 Tadic looks very good (didn't think the penalty last night was that great though?). I think Ospina dived way too early and Dusan had the composure to place it down the middle. Doubt if every penalty will look like that. (He'll still have to go some to be in Rickie/MLT territory though... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benali Saint Posted 26 September, 2014 Share Posted 26 September, 2014 Been really impressed with Tadic. Looks like a special player and we have done well to sign him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mui Posted 26 September, 2014 Share Posted 26 September, 2014 When Lallana had had the ball at his feet with a bit of space and time he was just mesmerising to watch, so many times last season I would see the little touches on the ball and passes while mid dribble he would do and think he was just about unplayable, however at this stage after seeing Tadic, while he is not as technically proficient, he may be the better footballer in regards to creating chances and making things happen for the team. Ultimately as far as team structure is concerned we probably have ended up with the superior player, but I guess only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldridge Posted 26 September, 2014 Share Posted 26 September, 2014 His free kicks are subliminal, Tadic Tadic He shares his name with a war criminal, Tadic Tadic He won't do crimes against humanity But you'd best be scared of his penalty Dusan Tadic, the Saints assist machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JxgrSaint Posted 26 September, 2014 Share Posted 26 September, 2014 His free kicks are subliminal, Tadic Tadic He shares his name with a war criminal, Tadic Tadic He won't do crimes against humanity But you'd best be scared of his penalty Dusan Tadic, the Saints assist machine. Subliminal? What's the message? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 26 September, 2014 Share Posted 26 September, 2014 Subliminal? What's the message? Sale now on at carpetright. Dont miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 26 September, 2014 Share Posted 26 September, 2014 Ever since he was a young boy He's played the ,........../B] From Serbia down to Holland he must have beat them all But I ain't seen nothing like him In any .................. That Dusan Tadic Sure plays a mean football > struggling to fill in the bold bits. It's The Who, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonist Posted 26 September, 2014 Share Posted 26 September, 2014 All very well making comparisons between the two of them, whilst ignoring the fact that Tadic cost us less than half of what Lallana cost Scousehampton, so we have Tadic and money in the bank to put towards other reinforcements. If one asked would you rather have Lallana or Tadic, that is one thing. But ask whether you would rather have Lallana or Tadic and Mane for example and that is quite another matter, although that is the reality of what selling him gave us. For all that Lallana was a very good player, I don't miss him one bit now we have Tadic. That's all very well too but you can only play eleven players at any one time. If lallana had been twice the player (the way suarez is twice the player liverpool can ever hope to replace him with) we could only benefit if his sale enabled us to improve other parts of the first team commensurately or by a greater degree. Otherwise there would have been a trade off of first team quality for squad depth. If there is a difference in effectiveness between the two, it is not yet obvious, so it looks like money in the bank and more depth for no net reduction of quality on display. We have improved other areas of the squad but we brought in more money than we needed to do that. Hopefully plenty left in the coffers for january to make any tweaks or pounce on good opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 26 September, 2014 Share Posted 26 September, 2014 Ever since he was a young boy From Serbia down to Holland he must have beat them all But I ain't seen nothing like him In any .................. That Dusan Tadic Sure plays a mean football > struggling to fill in the bold bits. It's The Who, by the way. He's played ,........../B] with the soccer ball ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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