Inter 1-0 Saints - Match Thread (Merged)

[Goatboy]

Nothing game anyway wasn't it?

 

[Convict Colony]

Think after the header miss from the last game in Israel and volley in this I think Virgil owes us some goals

[JRM]

One of the most frustrating games I can remember, you could see from the players reaction they knew it was a missed opportunity.

Inter were a dirty, cynical team, playing for fouls and leaving the boot in a few times , horrible side to watch hope we smash them in the return fixture.

Rodriguez was particularly disappointing I just cant see him ever returning to the standard of 13/14.

 

It does seem a bit strange that Fonte hasn't featured in any European games. Guess he'll play v Sunderland next week.

[rooney]

We played well up to the finishing stage. Same in every match so I think we have to accept our strikers just lack that extra quality that the top players have. After all, they cost about 2/3rds less. Well done to the fans though.

[Yorkshire Saint]

Waiting for my flight home, my thoughts:

 

Very proud to see Saints at the San Siro and can not fault the team for quality and effort.

Never thought I would leave Milan disappointed not to take 3 points here and all things being equal that's a good sign for me.

 

Forster - 7 Little to do but what was needed he did well

Cuco -7 this guy gets forward well, perhaps could be a little stronger stopping crosses aka the goal

McQueen - 7 I'd pick him ahead of Targett the way we like to play now

Maya - 7 I thought he had a good game, one dodgy back pass aside

VVD - 8 Solid, seriously solid

Hojberg - 6 A quiet game by his standards

JWP - 7 Went quiet last half an hour but one of his better games the first hour

Tadic - 6 Quiet by his own standards

Romeu - 8 Real quality and proving at least as good as Morgan and Victor at times.

JRod 6 - Rusty but good to see and I think this was a good call by Puel

Long 6 - Blew hot and cold but I'm guessing he will be out 2-3 weeks now which is a loss

 

Subs: Austin 7 Put him self about as he does - unlucky a couple of times

Boufal 6 Showed some promise

 

Let's not talk about the 90th minute corner otherwise I am glad to have experienced it.

 

Ref - and Italian gamesmanship 3/10, say no more

Edited 21 October, 2016 by Nick75Sfc

[Chris27687]

how did boufal look?

 

He did step on the ball with his first touch, which brought some laughter in the pub I was watching it in.

 

Got better as the game went on and had some nice flicks and tricks.

 

Hopefully long isn't out for too long - we were better when he was on the pitch.

 

Hojberg had a poor game and was getting frustrated towards the end.

 

We were pretty good in all honesty - not sure if it was inter being crap or us playing well.

 

Thank god we didn't get RdB.

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Just thought i would post this Alpine special for those who missed his words of wisdom from the match thread..

 

"We have blown this bigtime

 

Puel was an awful choice and Uncle Les lost the plot this summer"

 

If anyone has any doubt ,any doubt at all that this fool is an utter tw at this should confirm it once and for all...

[Chris27687]

After that he admitted he wasn't watching the game...

[S-Clarke]

We played really well, no one can deny that to be honest. Incredibly unlucky. So, so, so unlucky. Millimeters away from scoring on a couple of occasions, on any other day we'd have had a couple.

 

Can't fault our performance, we were on the front foot from the off and Inter were hanging on. I'd be concerned if we weren't creating chances, but we are. We will score goals, we're getting into the right positions and opening teams up in most games. Puel has got us playing a really good style of football. We're going to do damn well this year if we keep playing this way.

[UpweySaint]

Don't get me wrong. We played well and we were absolutely the better team. However, if there are things I don't like I will point them out. I don't like this notion that a differing opinion means they're a troll or bellend. Hopefully we can all be grown up enough to discuss things without calling names.

 

There is different opinions about how we play and what we do as a club which, of course, are to be respected. On the other hand there are some who find every negative they can and trot out 'we shouldn't ever sell anyone' at any opportunity. There are some people on this forum whose sole purpose is to act like bellends.

 

Had not included you in my, admittedly a tad childish, dig. I don't agree with your view that we were crying out for a striker but can understand why you would feel that way. I hope Long and Rodriguez are both a goal away from finding their form. Often all it takes. Shame Jay's legitimate goal last night was chalked off.

[DT]

Disappointed at not beating Inter Milan away. This is how far we have come.

[dronskisaint]

Disappointed at not beating Inter Milan away. This is how far we have come.

 

Nail - head!

[Spitz]

Nail - head!

 

+1

 

Felt very proud hearing OWTS coming across loud and clear, well done to all of you that got out there. Can't wait for the home tie!!

[striker]

I think our strikers are fine, nights like this happen. We have one guy who is tied for 6th in goals in the PL (even though he's played many less minutes than the guys ahead of him), one guy who scored 10 goals in 28 PL games last season, Redmond who is showing much promise, and JRod who looks good for battling back from injury. I can't pick a PL team who has a better front four combination. They are making good runs and creating chances.

[brmbrm]

Poo.

 

Can anyone tell me why we are third in the group and not second? Goal difference? Goals scored? Goal average? Pound not worth jack $h!t against teh euro? Inside leg measurement? What?

[Patrick Bateman]

Disappointed at not beating Inter Milan away. This is how far we have come.

 

Very true!

 

One thing to note, I did see JWP getting feisty again with someone, think it was towards the end. I like this element in his game as he's not the hardest player (mind you, who is now, those days have gone), but he's not going to allow himself to be a pushover as he was perceived to be in the past.

[St Mikie]

Defoe. January. Please

 

Straight jacket please!

[Mr Biscuits]

Robbed.

 

Played incredibly well, away support was phenomenal - proud of each and every Saint who made the journey.

 

Ref gave away some interesting decisions.

Got a ticket for the home fixture, can't wait to see what we do to them at home. Team will be looking for revenge i think

[saintrich]

Disappointed at not beating Inter Milan away. This is how far we have come.

 

 

Disagree, people using the "look how far we have come" as if we are some noddy team. We have beaten all the top English sides in recent years and should have won last night.

 

Inter are complete gash - people just get excited by their name, we played well, but there is no hiding that is a crap result. Bar 4 or 5 sides, the rest of the Premier League sides would have all won there last night.

[st alex]

What was the overall attendance? Can't see a figure on ssn or bbc? Interested to know what proportion of the crowd was Saints fans.

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Disagree, people using the "look how far we have come" as if we are some noddy team. We have beaten all the top English sides in recent years and should have won last night.

 

Inter are complete gash - people just get excited by their name, we played well, but there is no hiding that is a crap result. Bar 4 or 5 sides, the rest of the Premier League sides would have all won there last night.

 

 

FACT......or just a speculative comment the can never be proven....

[Foxstone]

If anybody had told me only a couple of years ago (let alone 6 or 7 years ago), that we would go to the San Siro, Play Inter Milan, completely outplay them but lose to a single goal from the only shot they had on target, then I would have asked for something they were smoking !

 

Very proud of them and I am looking forward to being there at the home leg where we will hopefully repay them big time...

[Bad Wolf]

Very hard result to take but it's a learning curb for these players. Lots of positives, Boufal looked intelligent, Yoshida made a couple of good tackles and I thought that was one of JWP's best games in a Saints shirt other than the chance he missed. I couldn't believe it when the commentator said he isn't even 22 yet. He must have been ridiculously young when he became a first team regular. I had him down for about 24.

[trousers]

Disagree, people using the "look how far we have come" as if we are some noddy team.

 

We're a "small seaside club" according to the Daily Mail...

 

Southampton's sojourn to Inter Milan's San Siro ended in defeat but the solitary goal came against the run of a match that provided a real indication of how far this small seaside club have come.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3856562/Inter-Milan-1-0-Southampton-Antonio-Candreva-fires-Italian-Europa-League-victory-Jay-Rodriguez-goal-disallowed-visitors.html

[Charlie Wayman]

We never looked like scoring last night and not for the first time this season. As many have observed before you need to score to win even if you let nothing in. 38, 0-0 draws and always being the dominant team means zilch and isn't going to deliver many prizes.

 

I don't get how JWP can spend all evening lofting Hollywood passes across the pitch to feet, dropping corners precisely onto people's heads yet can't hit the goal from 15 yards out when unmarked. Just pass the effing thing into the top corner of the net instead of trying to leather it out of the stadium. The lad panics under pressure, all there is to it.

 

Mind you VVD wasn't much better was he. I hope we play Boufal-Redmond-Tadic up front on Sunday, right now neither Charlie or Jay deserve to start, Jay is getting better but it will take time whereas Charlie is a poacher in the Jimmy Greaves style (we called them 'goal-hangers' in my day) and we need a striker with more flair and drive; on Sunday's showing Redmond might just be coming good in that role.

 

It's not the end of the world today although it must feel like it for the 7k stalwarts that blew their earnings on their "trip of a lifetime". Hope they get back in time for Sunday lunchtime at Manchester despite the best (or lack of - in fact) efforts of our Italian cousins.

[beatlesaint]

the number of non Saints fans who have said to me today how unlucky we were and that they didnt realise we were that good has taken me aback really. its good to hear, even from Mancs etc, and also shows that we are on the right track.

[striker]

The Times in London had a great picture of Austin's try late in the match. It shows that his ball past the keepers hands but then hit him in the face. Very very unlucky, in fact Yoshida is in the picture starting to cheer. Ugh, that could have tied it. By the way, Austin is more than a "poacher". He is very good in the air, good with hold up play, and has a good shot from anywhere in the goal box. He is still very under rated by some, as Jamie Redknapp said the other day. Poachers don't get 18 goals in a PL season.

[Jez]

We never looked like scoring last night and not for the first time this season. As many have observed before you need to score to win even if you let nothing in. 38, 0-0 draws and always being the dominant team means zilch and isn't going to deliver many prizes.

 

I don't get how JWP can spend all evening lofting Hollywood passes across the pitch to feet, dropping corners precisely onto people's heads yet can't hit the goal from 15 yards out when unmarked. Just pass the effing thing into the top corner of the net instead of trying to leather it out of the stadium. The lad panics under pressure, all there is to it.

 

Mind you VVD wasn't much better was he. I hope we play Boufal-Redmond-Tadic up front on Sunday, right now neither Charlie or Jay deserve to start, Jay is getting better but it will take time whereas Charlie is a poacher in the Jimmy Greaves style (we called them 'goal-hangers' in my day) and we need a striker with more flair and drive; on Sunday's showing Redmond might just be coming good in that role.

 

It's not the end of the world today although it must feel like it for the 7k stalwarts that blew their earnings on their "trip of a lifetime". Hope they get back in time for Sunday lunchtime at Manchester despite the best (or lack of - in fact) efforts of our Italian cousins.

 

I have no words...

 

Austin doesn't deserve a start?

We never looked like scoring last night?

 

Awesome work Charlie

[striker]

We never looked like scoring last night and not for the first time this season. As many have observed before you need to score to win even if you let nothing in. 38, 0-0 draws and always being the dominant team means zilch and isn't going to deliver many prizes.

 

I don't get how JWP can spend all evening lofting Hollywood passes across the pitch to feet, dropping corners precisely onto people's heads yet can't hit the goal from 15 yards out when unmarked. Just pass the effing thing into the top corner of the net instead of trying to leather it out of the stadium. The lad panics under pressure, all there is to it.

 

Mind you VVD wasn't much better was he. I hope we play Boufal-Redmond-Tadic up front on Sunday, right now neither Charlie or Jay deserve to start, Jay is getting better but it will take time whereas Charlie is a poacher in the Jimmy Greaves style (we called them 'goal-hangers' in my day) and we need a striker with more flair and drive; on Sunday's showing Redmond might just be coming good in that role.

 

It's not the end of the world today although it must feel like it for the 7k stalwarts that blew their earnings on their "trip of a lifetime". Hope they get back in time for Sunday lunchtime at Manchester despite the best (or lack of - in fact) efforts of our Italian cousins.

 

I think there are about 19 PL teams that would like to have Austin, currently tied for #6 in scoring, start for them

[notnowcato]

We never looked like scoring last night and not for the first time this season. As many have observed before you need to score to win even if you let nothing in. 38, 0-0 draws and always being the dominant team means zilch and isn't going to deliver many prizes.

 

 

ORLY?

[ALWAYS_SFC]

We never looked like scoring last night and not for the first time this season. As many have observed before you need to score to win even if you let nothing in. 38, 0-0 draws and always being the dominant team means zilch and isn't going to deliver many prizes.

 

I don't get how JWP can spend all evening lofting Hollywood passes across the pitch to feet, dropping corners precisely onto people's heads yet can't hit the goal from 15 yards out when unmarked. Just pass the effing thing into the top corner of the net instead of trying to leather it out of the stadium. The lad panics under pressure, all there is to it.

 

Mind you VVD wasn't much better was he. I hope we play Boufal-Redmond-Tadic up front on Sunday, right now neither Charlie or Jay deserve to start, Jay is getting better but it will take time whereas Charlie is a poacher in the Jimmy Greaves style (we called them 'goal-hangers' in my day) and we need a striker with more flair and drive; on Sunday's showing Redmond might just be coming good in that role.

 

It's not the end of the world today although it must feel like it for the 7k stalwarts that blew their earnings on their "trip of a lifetime". Hope they get back in time for Sunday lunchtime at Manchester despite the best (or lack of - in fact) efforts of our Italian cousins.

 

 

Read that bit ...laughed and decided not to bother with the rest...

[angelman]

 

Read that bit ...laughed and decided not to bother with the rest...

 

+1 but without the laughing.

[trousers]

We never looked like scoring last night

 

Have a butcher's at this 13 minute video and report back. Cheers

 

https://southamptonfc.com/news/2016-10-21/extended-highlights-internazionale-southampton

[Charlie Wayman]

Just thought i would post this Alpine special for those who missed his words of wisdom from the match thread..

 

"We have blown this bigtime

 

Puel was an awful choice and Uncle Les lost the plot this summer"

 

If anyone has any doubt ,any doubt at all that this fool is an utter tw at this should confirm it once and for all...

 

...and whilst you waste your time and ours condemning other posters, maybe it's time you stood back and looked at your own motives. Do you really think that the rest of the posters on this website are in the least bit interested in your narrow and bigoted views of other people when most com eon here to share thoughts on matter football and Saints matters in particular. No offence meant.

[ALWAYS_SFC]

...and whilst you waste your time and ours condemning other posters, maybe it's time you stood back and looked at your own motives. Do you really think that the rest of the posters on this website are in the least bit interested in your narrow and bigoted views of other people when most com eon here to share thoughts on matter football and Saints matters in particular. No offence meant.

 

No offence taken... and for the record i post my veiws and get comments both critical and non critical and i post comments in the same way but am not

in the least bothered how mine are taken...

 

However if someone does post something mind bogglingly stupid like "We never looked like scoring last night" it deserves complete ridicule

[trousers]

My Spurs supporting friend is usually first to mock any Saints defeat. Got the following text from him last night though: "1-0 to the Italians, who would have seen that coming. Great effort Saints though". Getting praise from him is praise indeed. It felt great this morning waking up to the realisation that I witnessed Saints outplay Inter Milan at the San Siro and only lost to Inter's one and only shot on target. Ok, so Inter aren't the force they once were. The amount of stuffs I'm giving about that right now are negligible. We march on!

[Micky]

We never looked like scoring last night .......

 

Really? Is that how others saw it as well?? I'm getting on now, bit of a doddering old fool, nearly into my 60's. When I see statements like this it confuses the life out of me, how on earth can you come to that kind of conclusion. My opening gambit would've been very similar to yours, something along the lines of:

 

"We never looked like losing last night...."

 

Honestly, really?

[DT]

We're a "small seaside club" according to the Daily Mail...

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3856562/Inter-Milan-1-0-Southampton-Antonio-Candreva-fires-Italian-Europa-League-victory-Jay-Rodriguez-goal-disallowed-visitors.html

 

Daily Mail in 'being total twaats' shock

[trousers]

Really? Is that how others saw it as well?? I'm getting on now, bit of a doddering old fool, nearly into my 60's. When I see statements like this it confuses the life out of me, how on earth can you come to that kind of conclusion. My opening gambit would've been very similar to yours, something along the lines of:

 

"We never looked like losing last night...."

 

Honestly, really?

 

Perhaps Charlie meant "I got the feeling that we would never score from the many chances we created"...?

[Micky]

Perhaps Charlie meant "I got the feeling that we would never score from the many chances we created"...?

 

I understand the fact that people are probably quite disappointed with the result - but that's probably more to do with the fact that we did put in a very good performance. I only managed to watch the last hour and I can remember two being cleared off the line, Charlie going just wide, J Rod near to getting on the end of one and having one disallowed, VVD hitting the keeper from 6 yards when he really should have scored. And that's just off the top of my head.

 

To say that we never looked like scoring is quite frankly bizarre.

[Winchy]

Such a shame we didn't get anything. But just shows how far we've come since league one days to be disappointed not to win at the San Siro!! Inter were durge until they took the lead. We have to be more clinical in the home tie. Thought Mcqueen did great again and Romeu too. Hope Fonte gets the chance to captain us against them in a couple of weeks- because he's earnt it.

[SaintSteve]

Poo.

 

Can anyone tell me why we are third in the group and not second? Goal difference? Goals scored? Goal average? Pound not worth jack $h!t against teh euro? Inside leg measurement? What?

This is only important once we have played all the games and there are two teams with the same no of points. Then it's based on results between the two teams in question; if that's equal then goes to goal difference and then onto who scored the most goals. If this doesn't resolve it then there are further criteria which is highly unlikely to happen.

[sfc4prem]

Internazionale still have some ferclucking good players in their team, with the likes of Perisic just sitting on the bench. They obviously have quality, just haven't got into gear at all this season.

 

For us to dominate as we did, with 7000 loud and proud fans, and only sheer bad luck costing us a draw or win, leaves a warm feeling in my heart. As another poster put it, to paraphrase; "If I had chicken for dinner, we'd have won". It really was that close. A gnats scrote away from all three points at the San Siro. It could be worse!

 

Work on our finishing and we're sorted.

[suewhistle]

Back home on my second mug of tea, tired, with a foul cold, sounding like a frog after singing with a sore throat but strangely satisfied.

 

It's a shame about the injuries to Long and Redmond as they looked vulnerable to pace (and Long's niggling persistance), and a confident J-Rod would have scored in the first half, although his disallowed header looked good from the other end. Their goal came from nothing and a momentary lack of concentration, although I'd have to watch the replays to see where from. I'm fine with the use of the squad, we seem to have found another full-back out of it, and as we have so many games it's a necessity, even if people on here argue for playing our strongest team all the time. The injuries we've suffered highlight the need, and it should be remembered we're in 4 competitions still. Puel's comments about players not being able to maintain standards playing three times a week seem particularly apposite with Austin, and I can quite see why J-Rod was chosen as starter for this game.

 

One day JWP will learn to finish, in the meantime perhaps we can nickname him Jigsaw as he goes to pieces in the box, but in the meantime it's great to have those free-kicks with that angled run-up which nearly took out Inter's high line, but for some poor finishing.

 

My ticket for the home game was on the mat when I got home, I so hope we stuff them...

[doddisalegend]

Sounds like we impressed Pep

 

 

Manchester City

✔ ‎@ManCity

 

Pep: I’m thinking about Saints. I watched the Inter game. Saints played amazing. t will be tough, but of course we need to win again. #mcfc

[Divergent]

Just a brilliant day out. Ok, icing on the cake would have been a win, sort of difficult to believe we actually lost after that performance. Still quietly confident we will get through to next stages.

[trousers]

The full match video is here if anyone wants to relive the whole 90 mins: http://www.fullmatchesandshows.com/2016/10/20/inter-vs-southampton-highlights-full-match/2/

[mitch01]

Very hard result to take but it's a learning curb for these players. Lots of positives, Boufal looked intelligent, Yoshida made a couple of good tackles and I thought that was one of JWP's best games in a Saints shirt other than the chance he missed. I couldn't believe it when the commentator said he isn't even 22 yet. He must have been ridiculously young when he became a first team regular. I had him down for about 24.

 

Makes it all the more ridiculous that the JWP bashing started when he was about 19

[whelk]

JWP not wasteful at all last night

http://www.squawka.com/news/inter-vs-southampton/803838

[cellone]

I understand the fact that people are probably quite disappointed with the result - but that's probably more to do with the fact that we did put in a very good performance. I only managed to watch the last hour and I can remember two being cleared off the line, Charlie going just wide, J Rod near to getting on the end of one and having one disallowed, VVD hitting the keeper from 6 yards when he really should have scored. And that's just off the top of my head.

 

To say that we never looked like scoring is quite frankly bizarre.

Are you a fan of Jeremy Vine by any chance?