18 Aug 2014 12:13:42
I saw this on another page and thought this could be kinda fun. Things we learned from the first game of the season;

1. Southampton's demise was greatly exaggerated.
2. James Ward-Prowse is probably Englands best up and coming midfielder.
3. Wanyama has figured out he isn't Pirlo.
4. Wanyama might actually be good.
5. We should probably started putting up missing posters for Ramirez.
6. Yoshida shouldn't be in the Premier League.
7. For all the pace players we have made (Ox, Walcott, Bale) we badly need one for ourselves.
8. Clyne should probably be a winger.
9. Never underestimate how much the Algerians love Taider.
10. Manchester United still suck.

Anyone got any more to add?

1.) 18 Aug 2014
Haha this made me laugh

2.) 18 Aug 2014
Yoshida wasn't all that bad really, I mean he isn't top of the league standard but he doesn't deserve the stick. He is a talented lad and well worth being a squad member as an option.

Forster was my most disappointing because the goals were preventable had he committed himself, the first was particularly disappointing as he set himself in the area goalkeepers call "no man's land". I know he can play better and look forward to seeing it from him, but I think he needs a confidence boost.

3.) 18 Aug 2014
18 Aug 2014 14:16:43
One more that being :- The board and the owner are not working for Harry ( The Hood ) Redknapp as suspected after all.

4.) 18 Aug 2014
18 Aug 2014 17:40:26
I didn't think forster was that bad. Made sone good reflex saves. Was let down a bit by the defence

5.) 18 Aug 2014
18 Aug 2014 18:36:56
Trying to figure out what game everyone watched. Forster couldn't do anything about the first goal, was placed right in the corner. Had he not come out to tighten the angle Stirling would have had an easier finish. The second was poor defending on from out midfield to allow Stirling of all players to get his head to the ball in the first place. Also Yoshida had a pretty solid game didn't really do a lot wrong defensively Clyne was our weakest allowing players to get round the back of him a few times, having said that he was our only threat coming from the right so can forgive him for that. Wanyama was deserving of MOTM as he was solid and could even pass a ball. I felt much more confident with Forster in net to Boruc. He is an absolute unit and looked to control his defenders well

6.) 18 Aug 2014
Yoshida is a decent bottom/mid prem cb (which is more than good enough to sit on our bench).

Forster done well but a lot of the stuff he did save was offside anyway the only thing he really needed to save (other than the goals) was sterlings shot. Couldn't do a lot about either goal, they were great finishes by sterling and sturridge (not a patch on clyne's though)

Another thing we learnt was Tadic really does make lallana look shi e

7.) 18 Aug 2014
Don't know what Saintphil's on about - Forster had a solid game. Blameless for both goals, looked calm and untroubled in the main.

8.) 18 Aug 2014
Lets be honest. Forster had no chance of stopping either goal.

Both were preventable, but that was down to defense and midfield. Clyne got caught out of position for the first and should have tracked Stirling, and Morgan should have won the header after Victors poor headed clearance.

Overal, a very positive performance. Saddened we didn't see Taider. Thought he was looking exceptionally sharp against Bayer, and he'll be a great addition. Victor was Immense, Tadic looked quality, JWP was very good, and thought Isgrove looked like a good option as an impact player.

As for Pelle, for goodness sake, can we please give the guy something to feed on?

9.) 19 Aug 2014
I was pleasantly surprised with Saints performance, and had Davis put his laces through the ball we would have got all three points, the worrying aspects for me is, where goals are likely to come from.
Though Tadic looked good at times and had Fonte pushed up the same time as Clyne, Sterling would have been offside, Fonte was caught napping in no mans land, when he should have kept Sterling in front of him.
I thought Yoshida did ok considering he was marking Sturridge.