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22 Apr 2024 21:57:49
There is one simple reality in the goings on at SFC
Our possession obsession football, baffled opponents, they sat back and watched us . I think WBA was the prime example of this. A team on form and playing good football, just sat there and watched us.
And then after, what was it? 25 games unbeaten?. One manager simply said to his team, Go for it, Don't sit back and watch their possession. Bristol . The man had clearly watched empty videos of our possession football and wasn't scared by it.
For me, the biggest thing has been Russell Martin total inability to change tactics based on opponents changing tactics.
he is so obsessed with his way of playing but I honestly do not believe he has any understanding of other tactics.
Against Cardiff, their manager made some substitutions, it changed the game.
Russell Martin might as well have been in a Starbucks drinking a latte, because that is the limit of his reaction to the Cardiff change.
If we do end up winning the play-offs, I pray that Russell Martin is not part of Southampton football club in the Premier League.
27 Feb 2023 22:18:04
Some questions for you fellow Saints fans. Has something gone on behind the scenes to explain RS choices .
CC dropped
KWP benched ahead of MN
Bednerek picked ahead of CC
ELy picked ahead of Edozie etc
I have absolutely no problem losing IF I feel we have given it our best shot.
1.) 28 Feb 2023 16:29:53
Could be looking at player valuation ahead of possible relegation. I think a few of our squad will be looking to move if we go down.
04 Jan 2023 21:13:36
Awful football .
tactically poor . very poor .
No game plan .
1.) 04 Jan 2023 22:05:29
That was Truely awful. Not even a shot on goal in a must win game. Burning my season ticket not watching that rubbish anymore. All I want for Christmas ? is a 4 4 2 formation. Stuart Armstrong on the pitch ad Shaun dyche in the dugout NOW.
01 Jan 2023 23:11:02
I do wonder what role Selles has with Jones. I know his official title but is jones listening to him, asking advice . because he certainly should be
1.) 02 Jan 2023 10:19:23
Personally I don't understand why they brought in Jones when Selles has premier league experience and was in my view Ralph's natural successor. To even have a chance of getting out of the predicament that we find ourselves in we need major investment this month. Obviously I don't think for 1 minute that's going to happen but even if we do cough up the cash who gets to pick the transfer targets. God help us if its left to Jones because we'll probably end up with half of Lutons squad coming in. If our owners are serious about trying to keep us in the Premier league we need 4 players who are ready to walk into the team. These type of players don't come cheap. Not holding my breath.
2.) 02 Jan 2023 10:39:03
Unfortunately that's what happens when you sell your best players ad replace with kids.we need at least 4 new players ad a decent manager. We need to stick to how we play best 442.ad stop playing different formation ad playing players out of positions ie Kylie water Peters.hes a right bk that's it .stop playing him on the left. We need a decent keeper buzuma is a liability. Ad decent ball winner to play alongside jwp. We miss oriel so much in there ad at least 2 decent strikers. Adams works hard but he is not a natural finisher. Edozzie is inexperienced ad needs time. I'd bring back Adam Armstrong for now.
3.) 02 Jan 2023 12:10:19
Kwp can play left back. For me when he played at left back for us last season he was amazing and livremento at right back. I would happily play that again
4.) 02 Jan 2023 12:31:29
Think we,re have to play kwp on the left to accommodate livermento. Unless we push him into midfield on the right hand side? I like perrand as a left bk. Naturally left footed ad gets forward well. Just needs to work a bit more on his defensive game.
5.) 04 Jan 2023 11:53:34
What is going on in this transfer window? We need to get bodies over the line. Got 2 6 pointers in the prem happening with forest ad Everton ad City in the cup! We need some quality players
6.) 04 Jan 2023 18:13:18
Apparently villa want rid of ings? Let's go get him! He was quality for us would love to see him bk in a saints shirt. Memories of the good old days when we could hit the bk of the net ad score goalssss. Come on you reds. Let's get 3 pts tonight ad get out of this mess
23 May 2022 17:14:12
And another to leave without mentioning Ralph .
Broja has posted a great message on Instagram, thanking the fans and players .
Mmmmmm
1.) 25 May 2022 21:42:04
He was rubbish for the last 9 games tapped up? Or thought he’d done enough? Time will tell should’ve dropped him earlier if he couldn’t be arsed that’s the trouble with loans. He won’t score 15 next year wherever he is. Would rather we played Armstrong who will still come good once he wasn’t staying.
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27 Dec 2024 09:40:59
What a pleasure to watch Saints play some positive, free flowing football. There were multiple times when players turned to pass back and stopped themselves. It will take a couple of games to rid themselves of the Martin legacy.
Armstrong : simply not good enough, not even in the game!
At corners he was standing literally a few feet from Tall Paul . absolutely no positional sense and EPL defenders outwit him every time.
Loved seeing KWP back to his attacking best!
18 Dec 2024 14:17:44
we spent our whole time wanting Martin removed and now we're worried about his replacement.
Let's be fair to anyone coming in,
A cheap Christmas tree From Tesco's would be better than Martin!
1.) 18 Dec 2024 23:52:36
Well Done to Simon Rusk and the Saints Team for helping Restore some much needed Credibility and Respect to Southampton within just 3 Days! K O M.
2.) 19 Dec 2024 04:37:33
Well said that man. Was seriously worried we had imploded but that second half was very good. Tall
Paul wad inspirational and fair play to Rusk. He looked calm and measured. Lovely goal from Cam hope it gives him some confidence. Let’s go again Sunday boys. COYR
15 Dec 2024 22:23:04
SACKED!
1.) 16 Dec 2024 06:13:38
I wonder if he’s told Lucy he’s on the dole now!
13 Dec 2024 09:22:25
Rumour has it, RM didn't bull at his press conference.
1.) 13 Dec 2024 12:55:48
Hi rich,
Forgive me what does bull mean?
2.) 13 Dec 2024 13:58:39
What he did say was extremely worrying! He made clear reference to getting some help in January for the team which strongly suggests signings have already been made, in addition to Wellington, AND he will still be the manager.
This follows on from what I have been told and it appears he’s talked himself out of a hole with regards to comments made about fans at the Villa game.
08 Dec 2024 21:37:45
I think it's quite obvious that RM is going nowhere. It wouldn't be so bad putting up with him, IF defeats were followed up with open and honest rhetoric.
What we get is someone so deluded that what comes out of his mouth is pure fantasy bordering on insanity.
He will not change .
he does not understand the basics of football, how to win a game, how to defend, how to attack, how to adjust to changes by the opposing team. As for picking JS as captain and AA, suggests he picks 'yes men'.
I am guessing, perhaps an Ed could advise; would his contract have a relegation clause where he could be sacked without the huge payout?
Surely the owners aren't gambling on a nice parachute payment and the hope of promotion next season? We are awful and it's being allowed to happen in front of our eyes.
1.) 09 Dec 2024 00:22:17
Just back from a P and O cruise where I’ve been idling the time away chatting football to fans of all persuasions.
The conversation is always the same - “what’s the matter with your manager? ” - and/or - “why hasn’t be been sacked yet? ”
It’s embarrassing - even an Ipswich fan spoke of the gulf between his team and Saints, “at least we give teams a game” he said. And for once, I had no reply. No words because you cannot defend the indefensible. I bumped in to Leeds fans and felt shamed that we nicked the last promotion spot because one thing is for sure, they would have done a hell of a lot better than us.
We have become a laughing stock - it goes way beyond football matches - as a club we are a disgrace to the sport.
There are no excuses - there is not one good reason (not even money) why RM hasn’t been long gone. And to say he is proud of ‘his boys’ following a walloping by Chelsea is lunacy.
The Board are taking the piss out of us as fans. I have never given up on anything but now? Well, I won’t be going to the ridiculously late Sunday night game against Spurs. In fact, I won’t be making any further sacrifices while Martin is in charge.
2.) 09 Dec 2024 10:11:37
For the first time I’m hearing that some players are using their agents to get them January moves. This would suggest disharmony amongst some and this is probably the only way SR might sack RM.
His latest comments about certain players and fans have not been well received by anyone probably including the board members.
KWP and Fernandez were excellent on Saturday, on the other spectrum…. AA oh my god?
3.) 09 Dec 2024 10:26:25
30 mins ago Russo was 10-1 to be sacked. Now 1-4. Big money going on. Watch this space?
4.) 10 Dec 2024 21:34:05
Ange is under pressure as well allegedly as the spurs board don't like him so if he doesn't perform well against us and the game after for Tottenham he might get the sack
If he does get the sack would you guys get Ange over Potter or other potential managers?
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14 Nov 2024 19:54:07
One look at RMs history of team performances and results, will tell you it’s the clown himself.
Players are we being asked to play a style that they are totally uncomfortable with, it’s draining the confidence out of them.
RM will never change because the team is playing how he always dreamed of playing .
What a clown . an absolute cocky fool
30 Apr 2024 21:36:07
Preston was an interesting one. We were quite simply superb… as you say, we changed things. I honestly thought that was the start of changes.
I remember when we started to play balls over the top, H-B particularly good and clever at it . I worked … but we stopped it.
it is almost like RM had sleepless nights worrying that he had gone against his possession obsession.
Possession obsession to the extreme.
27 Apr 2024 22:40:48
Millertime .
Have you noticed that when something goes wrong, RM posts something that’s takes the attention towards himself .
the 0-5 loss . it’s all my fault I should have played stephens .
blah blah .
maybe his mum could phone him up and tell him to stop blagging . to stop the rhetoric nonsense.
I found it bizarre that in his whole playing career, not a single team paid a single penny for him .
umpteen loan’s etc ., god was he that irritating that they all wanted shot of him .
Google it .is RM the only player in history to never command a single transfer fee .
Well I’d pay 1p to send him to the school of ‘overinflated egos’!
The reality is (and I’ve posted it before) that there are many players who have not been allowed to play their natural game, have had their natural game quenched.
I would love to see some of our attacking players under a different manager .
I don’t think another manager would have loaned out Alcaraz, wouldn’t have given big paul a chance, would have loaned out Perraud (even worse! #^^€ $$€%% to give manning a starting place! )
Jones was ‘rather strange’ . but RM is deluded …
How can you think 60%+ possession against Leicester is good, while losing 5-0 while not registering a single shot on goal .
Stoke . half the possession, more shots, 3x the shots on target …
Even Billy bloggs managing the local pub team would think… I need to change this .
As per Ed001’s post earlier . imagine saints players allowed to do what they like!
I end my usual rants with the words of the weekend commentator .
I’ve seen more forward passes than a game of rugby!
I am expecting RM to be sacked when we don’t win promotion …
He will say, ‘but we had 69% possession, how can you sack me ., ‘
27 Apr 2024 17:59:29
Thank you Ed001 for that great reply …
I can understand that a coach may spot a shortcoming in someone’s game. but as you say, the modern coach, especially RM, are telling the players what they need to do!
Love the Liverpool story . cheers again
{Ed001's Note - very welcome.}
26 Apr 2024 22:42:36
I feel at this point I’d love to hear from an Ed (or 2408 who I’ve been trying to guess who you are) .
I’ve played various sports at a reasonable level, but I've never encountered a situation where the coach wanted us to do ‘plan A’ when clearly it was plan B or C or D that was needed .
How do the players get RM to change his ways, admit defeat, listen to the players .
why don’t the players on the pitch say f**k with this nonsense and unleash themselves ….
This is where my understanding ends.
Imagine being an attacking midfielder or an attacker, Waiting for that one defence splitting pass, That defence splitting run.
But all you get is sitting back and watching huge amounts of possession, but not where you want it to be.
So in reality, can the players just do it their way?
{Ed001's Note - it is quite common, you usually know it as 'losing the dressing room'. That is characterised by players ignoring instructions and doing what they think is right. Which is strange to me as I grew up with Liverpool dominating everything and that was the secret of their success. They put players together who knew how to play and just let them play. In fact there are a number of the players who tell stories about how they would ask for tactical instructions and be told that they should figure it out for themselves (well not in so many words, usually it involved them being told to go forth and multiply). Nowadays coaches want robots who just do as they are told, rather than thinking for themselves.}
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19 Mar 2025 13:56:18
Hi St John, thanks for asking!
I have been here along but haven’t posted.
Lost for words really. RM had to go, but as for the replacement …
Clearly an honest and open guy, has seen quality in certain players where others didn’t and has spotted deficiencies in players!
But if we were going to try and survive, we needed a quick fixer just like mark Hughes saved us from relegation. Offered a very short term contract with something like a million pound bonus to save us!
Not someone only experienced in Italy.
A most bizarre choice …
Anyway, I’m here, I’m watching the games .
been somewhat occupied with my partners son, who is a pro footballer and ex Southampton pro of 9 years.
was part of the team that beat rangers at ibrox recently!
Back to saints …
If RM had gone much sooner and we had installed a manager, Rohl would have been my choice, I believe we had a chance of surviving .
The owners have a lot to answer for
05 Feb 2025 19:41:49
To anyone watching AA was never good enough for the EPL. His head down, run as fast as he could and shoot any chance he got, was never going to work. Finally the new manager spotted his inadequacies very quickly.!
As for ABK . it’s a strange one, a quality player who just maybe is not fully match fit, physically and mentally.
09 Jan 2025 17:51:10
Lesleeee did you ever appear topless in top shelf mags? Your love for RM is blind.
He was a stubborn manager, whose opinion of himself and his way, far exceeded his footballing brain.
Go look at his managerial position stats from all clubs.
He makes a one trick pony look like a show jumper.
Tactically inept and a very unpleasant character.
Anyway, I actually thought we might beat Brentford.
While he may nit be the man for the future, he has stopped the nonsense football we were playing.
A new manger does not normally have to eradicate an entire style of play and start again.
I hope he gets the results .
30 Dec 2024 12:01:39
Millertime .
I would like to see Fraser where AA plays, small guy but very quick, reads the game very well and can score.
As for HB, not sure what’s happened to him, but then then psychology is a huge part of sport.
Mistakes lead to a lack of self belief in any sport.
At least we are seeing more entertaining football, plus setting a team up to score goals.
I think we should have got rid of the clown ages ago and then let a new manger have much longer than ours have.
But hey you never know . BK in defence . now that will make a difference
30 Dec 2024 10:11:48
I don’t think it will be long before we see BK back in defence! I also think AA days are numbered as a starter.
The new manager is definitely not one for playing favourites …
Bednerek also being found out! Again!