Oriol Romeu

[SaintNewForest]

Another failed SR transfer, clearly. 

[SuperSAINT]

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25755959.eckert-explains-romeus-bizarre-exclusion-southampton-squad/

[lambtiss]

1 hour ago, SuperSAINT said:

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25755959.eckert-explains-romeus-bizarre-exclusion-southampton-squad/

OMG. Even if that is true, don't actually say it. 

[Baird of the land]

lol, says he needs minutes and then doesn’t start him vs Donny 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

18 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

lol, says he needs minutes and then doesn’t start him vs Donny 

We? Who is we? Eckert and Ankerson?

[East Kent Saint]

Perhaps he could be a fitness coach instead 🙂

[bangkoksaint]

Whether it’s this thread or on another, TE is just a bull shitter, a SR puppet who’s having his strings pulled 

[saintant]

3 hours ago, SuperSAINT said:

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25755959.eckert-explains-romeus-bizarre-exclusion-southampton-squad/

Not sure how any of what Eckert says about Oriel is any different to the rest of the squad. None of them are fit enough to play on a full size pitch as proved by the constant use of 5 subs and the massive drop off in performance during the second half of just about every game. No need to single out Oriel when he's not that much different to the rest of the players.

[hypochondriac]

4 hours ago, SuperSAINT said:

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25755959.eckert-explains-romeus-bizarre-exclusion-southampton-squad/

This is either untrue in which case it's an insult and ridiculous or it is true and we are a joke for signing him. Could well be that he was signed just to appease the fans with no idea of his actual condition.

Edited 6 hours ago by hypochondriac

[S-Clarke]

I thought he looked a bit leggy in the games I've seen him, struggled to get around the pitch. I didn't think we were ever going to see the PL Romeu, far from it, but I didn't expect him to have regressed this much. It could be fitness I guess, but the game seemed to move 10-20mph faster than he did anymore.

I hope it's not a failure and it's about him getting fit, but given that he's only got a 6 month deal and we're now in January and he's nowhere near...I can't see him being given a longer one. 

He'll probably retire and transition into a coach in the summer.

[Fabrice29]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

I thought he looked a bit leggy in the games I've seen him, struggled to get around the pitch. I didn't think we were ever going to see the PL Romeu, far from it, but I didn't expect him to have regressed this much. It could be fitness I guess, but the game seemed to move 10-20mph faster than he did anymore.

I hope it's not a failure and it's about him getting fit, but given that he's only got a 6 month deal and we're now in January and he's nowhere near...I can't see him being given a longer one. 

He'll probably retire and transition into a coach in the summer.

Which is perfectly reasonable and how it should have been sold initially. Don't think the timing, framing and PR around the signing have helped him at all. Was always going to be a struggle given he'd presumably had little pre season. 

[beatlesaint]

2 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

Which is perfectly reasonable and how it should have been sold initially. Don't think the timing, framing and PR around the signing have helped him at all. Was always going to be a struggle given he'd presumably had little pre season. 

Yes agree, they kind of paraded him as our saviour which for an older player who hadn't played a competitive match for at least 6-9 months was unfair on him as expectations shot through the roof.

[Patrick Bateman]

11 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

Which is perfectly reasonable and how it should have been sold initially. Don't think the timing, framing and PR around the signing have helped him at all. Was always going to be a struggle given he'd presumably had little pre season. 

Exactly that, in bold. It was completely over the top - the whole on the pitch thing (can't remember which match that was now) and so on, OTT. The framing was off.