Joe Aribo

[Suhari]

Didn't impress at all last season and is clearly not suited to the high-press stuff.

But I thought he did okay last night in MF. Showed some decent close control, some strength, actually turned and drove forward, and played a forward pass now and then.

Think I'd prefer to see him given a run in MF rather than Smallbone. Providing he's alongside Charles of course.

[revolution saint]

6 minutes ago, Suhari said:

Didn't impress at all last season and is clearly not suited to the high-press stuff.

But I thought he did okay last night in MF. Showed some decent close control, some strength, actually turned and drove forward, and played a forward pass now and then.

Think I'd prefer to see him given a run in MF rather than Smallbone. Providing he's alongside Charles of course.

Think a lot depends on who else is playing in midfield but personally think we have better options available before we start talking about Aribo playing there.  Only time I'd be using Aribo is as a hail mary substitute.

[Toussaint]

I thought he was abysmal. Shows  how expectations have dropped. 

Edited 21 September, 2023 by Toussaint

[S-Clarke]

I thought he was awful and one of the main reasons why we were so shit. We looked much better once he was off the pitch.

[beatlesaint]

30 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

I thought he was abysmal. She’s how expectations have dropped. 

He was. When Joe Aribo is the answer you don’t want to know what the question is.

[Saint_clark]

If he were playing in the A.Armstrong role of the CM further forward I could see him being effective, however as one of the two deeper ones absolutely not. 

[Chewy]

He was awful. He barely moved. He managed to be simultaneously the last man to join in attacks and with defence. He hid from his centre backs not wanting the ball, and when he did get it he gave it away and they nearly scored.

Occasionally when he happened to be doing his statue impression in the right area, the ball came to him; he does indeed have a quality left foot so was able to control and pass it nicely. But “drive forward “??? Nope, “drive” isn’t the word I’d use.

Minimal effort, zero pace, no game awareness, no leadership, not offering for his team mates. Utterly dreadful. The most surprising moment pre game was seeing his name on the team sheet. The most surprising thing in the game was seeing him emerge again for the second half.

How anyone could think he’d off your midfield more than Stu or Charlie is beyond me.
 

[Patrick Bateman]

Awful footballer. One of many purchases as to why the club are where they are.  Black box must have been hacked ... 

[bpsaint]

I want to know what happened to the real Joe Aribo, the one Rangers fans were gutted to lose, the guy that tore up the Europa League, the guy their fans said should have been signing for a bigger team, because whoever they’ve sent is fucking shite.

[Huffton]

Easily one of the worst 'players' I have seen in a Saints shirt, along with Mara

[Turkish]

On 20/09/2023 at 22:03, bpsaint said:

I want to know what happened to the real Joe Aribo, the one Rangers fans were gutted to lose, the guy that tore up the Europa League, the guy their fans said should have been signing for a bigger team, because whoever they’ve sent is fucking shite.

the latest in a long line of players who go to shit when they join Southampton

[Wade Garrett]

Was watching him and Smallbone the other night.  Pair of wankers, did their level best not to be able to receive the ball from the defenders.  They were fucking hiding.

Shea is so much better than the pair of them.

Still don’t know what Martin was thinking with that starting lineup.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

Love this list:-

https://www.metroleague.org/southampton-f-c-best-players/

Joe is no.23

 

[S-Clarke]

8 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Love this list:-

https://www.metroleague.org/southampton-f-c-best-players/

Joe is no.23

 

Who the heck dreamt that list up? Is this based on 'International honours' or something? 

Shows what nonsense that all is really. Ings below Elyounoussi, Aribo above KWP - pointless site.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

It's some kind of joke but had a laugh reading it. 

On a more serious note, Joe against Ipswich looked good for 10 minutes then faded into oblivion. It's a concern that RM thinks he can can play a defensive midfield role. He really shouldn't be anywhere near the team.

[S-Clarke]

3 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

It's some kind of joke but had a laugh reading it. 

Elyounoussi is an energetic and attacking player who likes to run at defenders with speed and power. He is also known for excellent dribbling skills which enable him to create chances for teammates from close range or from distance.

In recent seasons he has developed a reputation as a clinical finisher inside the box.

🤣

Edited 22 September, 2023 by S-Clarke

[S-Clarke]

4 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

On a more serious note, Joe against Ipswich looked good for 10 minutes then faded into oblivion. It's a concern that RM thinks he can can play a defensive midfield role. He really shouldn't be anywhere near the team.

I agree, I thought we looked better as soon as he went off. He's too lazy to play in such an important position. Someone else mentioned it, but he's a luxury player.

He'd look good in sides who dominate and win every game, but in sides where it's not as straight forward and you lack strength/midfield options, then he is just pointless.

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Love this list:-

https://www.metroleague.org/southampton-f-c-best-players/

Joe is no.23

 

Elyanoussi above Shearer, Paulo Gazzaniga our best ever keeper 🤣🤣🤣

[Suhari]

13 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Elyanoussi above Shearer, Paulo Gazzaniga our best ever keeper 🤣🤣🤣

Alcohol.

I like alcohol.

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, S-Clarke said:

Elyounoussi is an energetic and attacking player who likes to run at defenders with speed and power. He is also known for excellent dribbling skills which enable him to create chances for teammates from close range or from distance.

In recent seasons he has developed a reputation as a clinical finisher inside the box.

🤣

No mention of how good he is without the ball?

[Maggie May]

He’s up there as one of our worst ever signings. 

[Osvaldorama]

Starting him in a central midfield role with smallbone & Adam Armstrong is a sackable offence on its own imo. 
 

Just totally ridiculous management 

[saintant]

RM was full of praise for his performance against Ipswich - on that basis he may start today.

[Master Bates]

Making his international debut.

[Master Bates]

Got 4.2 out of 5 rating

 

 

[disconnect]

6 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

Got 4.2 out of 5 rating

 

 

Fair play to him, although a good game against Mozambique doesn't tell us much...! Hopefully comes back full of confidence.  

[VectisSaint]

21 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

Making his international debut.

Not his debut. Has played 23 times for Nigeria before.and scored 2.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 hours ago, Master Bates said:

Got 4.2 out of 5 rating

 

 

When Mozambique went down to 10 in the first half, his teammates gave him curious looks when he shouted "keep passing it!" and "keep that possession!" 🙂

[HarvSFC]

1 hour ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

When Mozambique went down to 10 in the first half, his teammates gave him curious looks when he shouted "keep passing it!" and "keep that possession!" 🙂

Especially when he started shouting that the red card for Mozambique was detrimental for Nigeria. Gave Mozambique a real advantage.

 

[Toussaint]

14 hours ago, disconnect said:

Fair play to him, although a good game against Mozambique doesn't tell us much...! Hopefully comes back full of confidence.  

Better still, he likes the lifestyle out there and doesn’t come back.

[Dman]

I wonder if we could see him in the 'false 9' role that Charly has been playing in recently. Done a similar role, with a degree of success at Rangers.. 

[beatlesaint]

1 hour ago, Dman said:

I wonder if we could see him in the 'false 9' role that Charly has been playing in recently. Done a similar role, with a degree of success at Rangers.. 

any position he takes up on the pitch is false as far as im concerned so yeah why not ?

oh, cos hes not as good as Alcaraz, that'll do for a reason !

[saintant]

Joe has put in some strong performances lately and we are beginning to see the best of him now. He is becoming a key player for us and I think there is a lot more to come from him as he has bags of skill and tricks which we are now seeing from him.

[Harry_SFC]

4 minutes ago, saintant said:

Joe has put in some strong performances lately and we are beginning to see the best of him now. He is becoming a key player for us and I think there is a lot more to come from him as he has bags of skill and tricks which we are now seeing from him.

Had some good and some bad moments at Coventry but was very decent today. You can see why Martin likes him, he is pretty good at keeping the ball. 

[S-Clarke]

I don't think he ever gave the ball away today, really sensible use of it, and he has the stature to keep hold of it in situations where others may loose it.

Technically a very good player, seemed to put on a press as well at times today which I don't think I've seen from him before. 

[hypochondriac]

16 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

I don't think he ever gave the ball away today, really sensible use of it, and he has the stature to keep hold of it in situations where others may loose it.

Technically a very good player, seemed to put on a press as well at times today which I don't think I've seen from him before. 

He was great today and to see him really making an effort to chase the ball was excellent. Like you say I've never seen that from him. The manager deserves credit for inspiring that in a player who has seemed lazy beforehand. 

[hypochondriac]

1 hour ago, saintant said:

Joe has put in some strong performances lately and we are beginning to see the best of him now. He is becoming a key player for us and I think there is a lot more to come from him as he has bags of skill and tricks which we are now seeing from him.

Steady on. I'm not sure two or three decent performances means he is a key player. I certainly hope that is what he becomes but let's not go overboard. 

[Patrick Bateman]

He was decent again today, I like that he has a little physicality about him to muscle others off the ball.  

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, S-Clarke said:

I don't think he ever gave the ball away today, really sensible use of it, and he has the stature to keep hold of it in situations where others may loose it.

Technically a very good player, seemed to put on a press as well at times today which I don't think I've seen from him before. 

He’s technically excellent and good for possession based system. His style of play was never going to suit Ralph’s high press or Jones long ball so no wonder we didn’t see much from him last year. I quite rated him at rangers so hopefully we can start to see more for him now. 

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

10 hours ago, Turkish said:

He’s technically excellent and good for possession based system. His style of play was never going to suit Ralph’s high press or Jones long ball so no wonder we didn’t see much from him last year. I quite rated him at rangers so hopefully we can start to see more for him now. 

Good point. To be fair to him, he no longer runs around as if he's dragging a tractor tyre and yesterday, he held the ball up well, saw some good passes and even made intelligent runs in to spaces which weren't necessarily seen but could have broken their lines with the right pass. He's definitely starting to have an impact in our team.

[Whitey Grandad]

I like his physicality.

[FarehamSaintJames]

He was very good today, can see why he’s picked, big and gangly - but limited in terms of ability let’s not kid ourselves.

He is a poor player, a couple of performances against worse opposition won’t change that. But nonetheless you have to say he did what was expected today and did it well. Maybe he’s found his level.

[saintant]

1 hour ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

He was very good today, can see why he’s picked, big and gangly - but limited in terms of ability let’s not kid ourselves.

He is a poor player, a couple of performances against worse opposition won’t change that. But nonetheless you have to say he did what was expected today and did it well. Maybe he’s found his level.

Well, we all see players differently but, in terms of ability, I think he's one of the best talents at the club.

[S-Clarke]

1 hour ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

He was very good today, can see why he’s picked, big and gangly - but limited in terms of ability let’s not kid ourselves.

He is a poor player, a couple of performances against worse opposition won’t change that. But nonetheless you have to say he did what was expected today and did it well. Maybe he’s found his level.

Certainly not limited in ability, probably one of our best technical players at the club. You only have to watch him to see his touch and manipulation of the ball to see that.

He lacks pace, but his technical ability has always been one of his positives.

[Miltonaggro]

2 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I like his physicality.

Me too, and he uses it very well without the ball in terms of closing down and pressurising oppo players. Done very well last few games and midfield appears much more solid with him in there.

[BERMUDASAINT]

3 hours ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

He was very good today, can see why he’s picked, big and gangly - but limited in terms of ability let’s not kid ourselves.

He is a poor player, a couple of performances against worse opposition won’t change that. But nonetheless you have to say he did what was expected today and did it well. Maybe he’s found his level.

Lets not kid ourselves, You are a poor judge of ability, and contradict yourself. 

[FarehamSaintJames]

One good game doesn’t make up for being utter dogshit for the previous eighteen months. 👍🏻

[Dark Munster]

He seems to be much better since shaving off his hair. Maybe it makes him more aerodynamic?

[davefizzy14]

Aribo was quality yesterday. So powerful and strong. His technical ability is one of the best at the club

[saintant]

This guy absolutely oozed class today. That was a top performance epitomised by his hand in Fraser's second goal. My MoM and if he carries on playing like that he'll be one of the first names on the team sheet.