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14 May 2015 17:39:27
Considering the petering end to the season, Saints have done better then we all expected, and I hope we don't miss out on a Europa League place by becoming sloppy and looking like we are on our holidays already.
The Villa game is huge for both teams for different reasons, so we shouldn't struggle with an incentive to give it our best shot.
As for next season, with Forster out, we DO need another quality keeper to cover him and Gazzaniga isn't a quality keeper.
Also required is another striker to the fold, as failure to find the net became our undoing second part of the season.
I don't see Elia or Djuricic staying and see a few new signings as well as utilising the academy.
I don't rate Gardos or Yoshida, so a major look in the area of the team will be required.
Should Schneiderlin leave (Arsenal possibly), how about a player swap for a few million with Arsenal and Theo Walcott.lol
However Jordy Clasie would be a great alternative should Spiderman go.
No pressure for next season. lol
1.) 14 May 2015 19:02:55
I agree with most but elia and djurcic should stay they have only been here a couple of months and with a good pre season they will feel more like a team and play better
2.) 14 May 2015 19:26:35
I think there's more to the team's lack of goals than the addition of one new striker will turn around. Chance creation over the second half of the season has been pitiful.
I remember posting early on in the season that Saints had better hope Tadic doesn't get injured or lose form (which he then went on to do, majorly) as the team's entire attacking potential seemed to be a case of either Tadic or nothing.
We know Wanyama and Schneiderlin are rock solid in a defensive capacity. Davis and Ward-Prowse are a dab hand at simple sideways and backwards passing. But where is the creativity? I presume Elia and Djuricic were brought in to try and provide that from the wings, but I think I'm right in saying they have zero assists between them. Saints have only scored four goals in total with Elia on the pitch - two of them by him, in one game.
For some reason the full backs have stopped overlapping too and Saints' options going forward have become increasingly more basic - the aimless fifty yard lump up to Pelle.
A total rethink is needed in the summer. The balance of the side is all wrong. Too many "nothing" players who neither score nor create.
3.) 14 May 2015 21:27:12
Tadic has done nothing consistant since november
So if tadic done it all how many assist and goals does he have and how many goals has our squad scored this season more than 7 or 8
4.) 14 May 2015 22:46:36
Koeman is very happy with our centre backs so other than maybe a Toby replacement there's no chance of Yoshida or Gardos moving on. Both of them have had good performances during the season, Gardos most recently for the U21s.
29 Aug 2016 23:19:31
Forster for England No 1, then he will be on next years wanted list by top clubs. Liverpool maybe. lol.
22 Aug 2016 16:47:43
Ok, rumourville it maybe, but letting Jay Rod out on loan is ludicrous.
In the PL you need to score goals to survive, I do not see Long or Redmond scoring 15 goals in the PL this season, so who is?
After losing Mane and Pelle, we look light up front, Long is worth his weight in gold, a tireless worker for the team and gets a few goals to boot, but has never been prolific, and Redmond is unproven in this new role.
I get this feeling this is the year we finally succumb to selling our best players yet again and reap what we sow, I hope I am wrong.
07 Jun 2016 22:47:45
Ryan Giggs, please not, he couldn't be trusted with his brothers wife let alone a football club. Lol ;)
07 Jun 2016 22:25:45
Please don't say Harrison Reed is better then Clasie, from what I have seen of him he's not Premier League, that's my opinion, but I hope the lad proves me wrong.
08 Aug 2015 00:25:52
What do we want Vardy for??
It has to be 2 Centre Backs and a cover midfield general for VW to come in.
29 Aug 2016 23:23:41
Redmond is not a number 10 and should be deployed off a target man as Mane was off Pelle.
I am hoping Jay Rod doesn't go, he's miles ahead of Austin and why did Puel drop Long?
08 Aug 2016 15:24:47
I am concerned with a lack of quality within the squad especially the attacking options.
We can't keep selling the best players and think we will be fine every year.
I do not see the CL appearing on the horizon in the near future, if we make top 10 we'd have done well.
If someone out there can see a current 15-20 premier league goal scorer in our team please say.
15 Jul 2016 15:52:35
After selling Big Vic, Mane and Pelle, we must surely look for replacements, plus a number 2 keeper.
If Austin is Pelle's replacement I would be concerned as he's injury prone.
Kongolo, Berahino and Tello would be OOOOOO so nice. Lol but highly unlikely.
I count the 2 signings as squad players if we are still ambitious.
07 Jun 2016 22:45:39
If Koeman wants to go, let him, this is about business and money, football has no loyalties except for its fans.
Look at the so called big clubs, Chelsea, no European football, sacked the so called best manager in Mourinho and now have to start again with Conte.
Liverpool, sacked Rodgers, got in Klopp, no European football.
Manchester Utd, sacked Van Gaal for Mourinho, no Champions League.
Manchester City, no league title, Guardiola in for Pellegrini.
They will run out of managers eventually to throw the big bucks at, and most of these clubs don't even bring young talent through, they just nick them off other teams for silly money.
Southampton will be fine with or without Koeman, and as long as we have Matthew Le Tissier sitting in the directors box at times, we as fans know loyalty when we see it. COYR.
26 Dec 2015 23:25:39
I didn't see that coming at all. Lol
An outstanding team performance with a goal of the season candidate, hopefully we can take this on with a couple of additions in January and we just might match last season.
But football is a funny old game and this PL season has had a lot of surprises. look at Leicester City and Chelsea.