Southampton Banter Archive August 31 2015

 

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31 Aug 2015 21:05:59
We should make a bid for Lamela. Marseille have just bid 10 mill. We should match that. Ronald would get him playing well again

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31 Aug 2015 21:14:50
Don't think Spuds will sell us an ice-cream!

We already have one player with stacks of potential but unable to cut it in the EPL, do we really need another?

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31 Aug 2015 21:28:42
Get uncle Dave to have a word

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31 Aug 2015 11:05:11
Good result yesterday easier than I was expecting . Norwich were very poor even before they went down to ten . I have an idea, now that we have been knocked out of the Europa Cup why not replace it with the Capitol Cup and go for strong sides and attempt to win it . We had geared ourselves up squad wise for a busy campaign and this competition may be the best way to get ourselves back in to Europe again.

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31 Aug 2015 12:02:05
Would be very looking forward next season if that happened. How the team was (And still is) assembled this transfer window to accommodate a very busy campaign ends up with us having a squad with plenty of depth, even though those efforts seems to be in vain (For the moment). Another shot at Europe might push Les into assembling another squad of quality + quantity. Just think about it, no more injury crisis because at last we have at least 2 players for every position. Another qualification to Europe could lay the foundations for us to break into the top 6. But I might be looking way too far ahead!

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31 Aug 2015 07:31:10
Am I the only one who has seen the rumor about Gaitain? It seems like a load of rubbish to me tbh as we have stated a million times we are only signing one more player? But, if a shock happens and we do somehow sign him I personally would be really pleased. but its just prob another rumor with no material like thousands of others

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31 Aug 2015 12:28:05
If gaitan signs for saints I will his name tramp stamped on me.

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31 Aug 2015 04:09:13
Much better performance today. Good we are getting another CD but it was still clear today we were lacking a attacking mid, with Davis not creating or giving any good movement in attack, unsurprisingly knowing him as a player. Plus I think he'd be the last person i'd want to see in the box with the ball. Depending on Wanyama situation, if he goes we will need another brute defensive mid, but no need to spend big money.

Up to 3 signings in a few days is a lot but they'd be crucial additions to our squad.

I'd only let the club get away with not signing an attacking mid if they really believed Ramirez will play plenty of football this season

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31 Aug 2015 09:41:53
Mane played that attacking midfield role brilliantly.
Romeu is looking better and better and is an absolute bargain.
I don't think we need another CDM as we have enough cover in the middle of the park.
Actually if we do get Dick van Dijk and he turns out to be of quality we look like we have a solid first 11.
These early games for Targett have seen him come on a lot too.
My only concern is that Pelle and Tadic go missing again. When they are on form we win. When they aren't we struggle.

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31 Aug 2015 16:21:21
While Mane is awesome, he isn't a midfeilder. We are a much better team with 3 mids rather than 2 and we need that attacking mid to be someone who can playmake, attack and help defensively.

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31 Aug 2015 19:06:08
I agree. Mane is a roaming winger, not a number 10. He's too erratic on the ball to help the midfield maintain control of possession. The number 10 needs to be more of a team player than an individual maverick who'll lose the ball 9 times out of 10 trying something brilliant.

Tadic should be more suited to the role, but he's tended to be too lazy and disinterested in and out of possession to be entrusted with it.

I'm disappointed that those links to Dennis Praet didn't amount to anything. He's going to be a star in the future.

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01 Sep 2015 09:58:11
Mane should be allowed to play wherever he wants behind the front line . He is a very similar player to Lallana but much better he should be given free rein and the opposition won't know how to set up . I don't think it was a coincidence how we played on Sunday ( vastly improved ) with him and Tadic running the show . Such a shame that RoKo didn't suss this out before last Thursday's game , not sure Mane could have been that injured looking at his non stop performance at the weekend . You never know even the great RK may have learned something with what's happened in recent events . I think he has .

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01 Sep 2015 12:42:51
Wasnt juanmi meant to be our number 10?

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