Southampton Rumours Archive July 24 2013

24 Jul 2013 18:51:04
Watched the game tonight and was impressed with both Wanyama and Lovren, players that didn't shine for me where Lallana, Mayuka, Jay Rod or Lambert though lambert never plays well pre season. He didn't last year. While watching it was clear who are strongest players will be next season while also pointing out the young talent we have coming through. I believe we most defiantly need a striker and another cam! but overall we played well against a better team we just need to finish chances, lambert missed a sitter

As I've kept saying you don't score goals you don't win matches simple's!

Totally agree with the top post. defense will get a lot better as they gel, and with yoshida back. but we need more bite up front.

Although Lovren did look solid most of the game, it was his fault we conceded the second goal and as everyone knows, goals win games. However you can't judge the teams development on one friendly. Despite Schalke 04 being a quality team (reaching the Champions League semis in 2011) I don't think we were outshone and you could argue we were the best team in the first half.

Read a few reviews of the game and all said we played better the first half and played well all game.


Agreed though and have been saying it for a while. We need a proven darn good striker who will get us double figure goals. Jay rod still needs some maturing, Rickie cannot be relied on for the whole season and if we get an injury or two it could cripple us.
I would be over the moon if we got a proven goal scorer and a proven attacking midfield player.

Fonte was shocking when he came on and s. Davis done nothing.

A lack of quality out wide as well. Lallana offers nothing. Puncheon got into some dangerous positions, but he never passes, just dallies on the ball endlessly until the chance is lost.

Wouldn't read too much into friendlies, but I agree we need a goalscorer, poacher type striker (a Billy Sharp type player). Mayuka can't play the lone role up front IMO so might as well be used as an impact winger so a striker is definitely needed

Wanyama looked far too slow, lallana was class as always as was puncheon, lambert was crap as was mayuka, lovren looked classy but i'm pretty sure it was him who miss judged the ball for huntelaar to score was it not? but above all everything buckled when boruc wasnt on the feild

st stuie

No wonder we didn't score GULY was injured

We created very ltittle and are too slow going forward.
A goalscorer is needed but if he doesn't get the ball he won't score many!

Oh do we need a striker or two. Fingers crossed that we manage to bring in some quality up front before the season starts. Ricky will score his share I am sure but we need pace up front otherwise we are going to struggle in some games.

Wanyama controlled the midfield nicely I thought

Yeah wanyama was probably one of the best performers IMO st stuie?

Saint IQ

Can ANYONE remember when RL looked any good in pre-season? He has always seen these matches about building to the season.

We will ignore the fact that lallana set up lambert, and did a nice little bicycle kick that was handballed to prevent it going in. Also, you attack Lovren, still looking to find his feet, but if he had not made an excellent block before the corner it would have been a goal anyway. All in all, that was foxes fault, couldn't stop his man down the left, they get a corner from it, other team score. story of the season shocker.

Wanayma looked excellent, MS was good but some hit or miss passes. Lambert was appaling, and jRod beat his men in midfield but no finish.

Though punch had a good game.

If I was manager and my striker didn't score in games when he had easy chances. it would be a simple decision, get on the bench

Totally agree.

Good job you are not manager! You would just end up with your top scorer unfit to start the season! You really thought that one through.

How would this make your top scorer unfit? if he played the pre season and scored none and another of our strikers scored shed loads be a simple choice really! you say lambert never scores in pre season if I was poch I'd be a tad worried why he ain't putting 6 yard opportunity a away ( sitters)

24 Jul 2013 08:06:43
Southampton to make a play for Rod Fanni from Olympique de Marseille.

I heard we are after carl dickinson as back up to clyne from watford, I just hope we get better back up on the left for shaw

st stuie

If management see Fox as part of their plans then we won't be getting a LB simples. We have Targett in the wings and maybe we will see him feature more this season ready to challenege Shaw next year or even by January

Thought young Target was supposed to be the man.
Ed, you heard anything please.

{Ed001's Note - not regarding a left back, I have not heard of any search for cover there, as Targett, Fox and Shaw are seen as enough. I am told you are searching for a right back, but I have heard of no bids going in for any myself.}

Kyle naughton is the right back

I Would like to see chambers as back up, he is impressive and would be another academy player to play in the first team.

OK Ed thanks, no left back cover coming in then.

{Ed001's Note - not that I am aware of, no. Mind getting a right back also allows Clyne to cover left back in times of need too, so, thinking about it, it wouldn't really make sense to buy one right now. You have probably the best young left back in the country, in Shaw, with a potentially better young one in Targett close to breaking through. The more I think about it, the more it makes sense not to buy one, as it means either stifling young player's development or them sitting on the bench most weeks.}

If I was the manager I would too be chasing Fanni

{Ed052's Note - I made a joke about Fanni yesterday. Make sure Ed007 doesn't see it, he won't stop laughing}