Southampton Banter Archive August 15 2015

15 Aug 2015 21:37:48
Also I think tadic was awful today!

15 Aug 2015 21:41:42
As always

15 Aug 2015 22:43:13
The excuse everyone made for Tadic's frankly appalling form (and attitude) since November was that he was carrying an injury and bravely soldiering on like a champ. That's why he only "looked" like he was never trying.

Don't know what excuses people will come up with now to defend his sluggish, barely jogging, zero commitment disappearing act, as the man himself has been telling us all how fighting fit and ready for action he is.

To think, there was a time (for about five minutes) when some of us actually referred to him as an upgrade on Lallana. He's not even an upgrade on Ramirez. A disinterested passenger just passing through until some other sucker offers him a hefty payday.

He wouldn't have gotten in Pochettino's Saints with that lack of work rate and effort. But I'm sure Koeman will again indulge him for months on end and the side will have to get used to playing with 10 men every week.

I can put up with crap players - we've certainly had our fair share at Saints over the years - and even quite enjoy the cult status some are afforded, but I just cannot abide footballers who quite obviously couldn't give two shits.

16 Aug 2015 09:28:14
Jesus Christ, one bad result and it's the end of the world. Get a grip

16 Aug 2015 18:57:12
We were taught a painful football lesson, like we did to Sunderland last season. The world continues to turn, RoKo will sort it-not sure Jose will! Chelsea for the Championship? (Anyone notice however great Morgan was for us Utd actually scraped a win this weekend and Toby played a pretty average match for Spuds?)

These results are common place in the first few matches-just ask Arsenal and Chelsea.

Let's all get back to Fantasy Football-we play scintillating
stuff every week, win by a hat-full with nothing conceded, and romp to the league title and champions league without breaking sweat. Absolute boredom (and fantasy). But some would still whinge.

I concur-get a grip.

18 Aug 2015 21:26:49
As the Eds. did their job on my more expressive comments, perhaps I could just ask a question?

Who achieved the assist for one of our goals at Newcastle, and helped us get a point?

15 Aug 2015 16:19:31
Reading a few negatives about Yosh. bit unfair I feel. Midfield did not dominate or protect and imho Big Vic failed to show up today and although I have defended him before Davis is beginning to look off the pace.

15 Aug 2015 16:54:04
Indeed, but then the majority of football fans are fickle in their opinions. It's easier for some to point fingers at certain players today than have the patience to give new players a chance to settle and the team to find it's cohesion.

15 Aug 2015 20:35:43
I was shocked today with the amount of abuse against Targett, I genuinely thought of everyone on the pitch, he actually had a decent game. (Didn't get forward enough)

Davis, isn't a holding midfielder and had we started the new dude, who looked pretty handy, things may have been different.

Long was dodgy today, he is a much better impact player rather than a starter, Cedric was frankly sketchy at best, yosh was absolutely ruined by lukaku today. I think a new cb and Bertrand back we could be ok, throw in classie, mid table- I'd settle for that

15 Aug 2015 22:26:05
There are days when you've just got to hold your hands up and say well done to the opposing team. Everton looked very good, and on that evidence they should be challenging for top 4.

As for Saints, we missed Morgan. We were unbalanced. Defensively we were poor.

Everton made sure by playing 4-1-4-1 that they had additional cover on the wings to stop our full backs getting forward, and so we had to try to break them down through the center of the park where we were quite frankly outclassed.

It's not all bad news. Oriel looked like a class act, Mane looked dangerous, and we'll strengthen the defense.

Overall, we have a far stronger squad, but we currently have a weaker first 11.

15 Aug 2015 13:41:45
0-2 h/t. Total shambles, really. Lukaku has bullied the entire defence, the midfield is non-existent, unable to either keep possession or protect the back four.

It's exactly the same issue that has plagued every performance so far this season - Everton even scored a carbon copy goal of the Newcastle one from last week.

It's concerning that Koeman doesn't seem to have noticed it or cared to address it. Playing four forwards and two midfielders is just suicidal. The space Everton have had in the middle of the park has been an absolute joke.

Going to be a rough season, chaps. One new centre back isn't going to solve everything.

15 Aug 2015 14:30:52
We are missing our injured players and look light weight in midfield.

A new centre back will not help. We need two creative mid field players who can control the game and help to create chances.

Goalkeeping position is also critical.

These must be addressed or we will struggle this year.

15 Aug 2015 14:48:45
Good lord. If the 'Hoddle & Savage' combo wasnt awful enough, we now have the well-trodden dulcet pessimistic tones of Q to throw in to the mix. Not sure which I dislike more.

Lukaku had an absolutely exceptional match. He was far too much for the two young fullbacks and exposed Yosh, over and over again.

Thought Everton deserved the win.

Need a new CB.

15 Aug 2015 14:48:53
0-3 f/t. What else is there to add? Outplayed and outclassed in every conceivable way by a side that will finish around 9th.

Everton were stronger, faster, more clinical and, most troubling of all, more organised.

Defensively, it was another horror show. Going forward it was predictable and pedestrian.

Bad day at the office or a sign of things to come?

15 Aug 2015 14:53:45
Or we can go for bargain basement *rap who might be good one day instead of pushing the boat out on players like shaquiri who happens to be exact sort of player we need

15 Aug 2015 15:52:04
We'll get a new CB in, Caulker & Bertrand will return from injury as will Jordy. PS. The new Chelsea chap looked okay

15 Aug 2015 07:29:15
We are now only one player short of a 'full bus' and hopefully VVD has already agreed a move as its rather quiet which I think is positive. Celtic have their cup game on Wednesday and will have finished the 2nd leg prior to the close season, I think that an agreement is in place. If Celtic win through. they will have what they want. the cash. from Europe and VVD is not as imperative if they qualify for the final stages. If they don't win, they need the cash injection and so I bet you a "Pound for a pinch of Pig doodoo" that the clubs have agreed terms.
McQueen is looking strong and will reinforce the squad, my view is McCarthy is also going to break through. Hopefully Forster will be back after Xmas and Jay Rodrigues will be in the top 6 premier goalscorer's by the end of the season.
Off to the Everton game today. its going to be a tough old game Fonte to score the opener on a 3-1 win. Happy Days. :-))

15 Aug 2015 12:32:51
hopefully this is this is the case. would love Vvd hit the post from 30 yards last week? his free kicks (a threat we have lacked since SRL) he would intergrate better than koulibaly. we look a bit thin on the bench defensively today, very glad we have martina today. he played well when he came on last week.