Agree re lack of creativity with Adams/ McKennie , not sure if Roca is the
answer. I do think our subs, for once, helped us, both Summerville and Rutter
had good cameos . I criticised Rutter in u21s but he did well yesterday, not
the finished article but showed glimpses that he could make an impact, and
Summerville who I have always liked was on fire before his injury and has been
a bit overlooked with the emergence of Gnonto. Add Sinisterra to that mix and
we will have game changers on the pitch and on the bench. Get Bamford scoring
and things may just be ok.
Lots of points to play for and lots of twists and turns and other cliches but
things feel better with a win and a manager who, more by luck than judgement
perhaps, could be exactly who we need
Dave
On Sunday, 26 February 2023 at 11:31:53 GMT, Simon McNally
<[email protected]> wrote:
Not much to add to that Dave.I thought we looked far more controlled in
possession, apparently our pass success rate what 85% which is higher than in
any of the games Marsch managed.I was pleased that we avoided giving away any
daft free kicks near the box for Ward Prowse to exploit.I think this is also
the only time I can remember where we’ve been leading by a goal going into
injury time and haven’t given up a single chance.Still question marks about a
few of our players, specifically Aaronson and Harrison but on the plus side,
Koch dominated their 6’7” forward abd Wober was excellent again. There’s not
much creativity in the Adams / McKennie partnership but they are very difficult
to play through. Both very quick to close down and tackle. I wonder what Gracia
does when Roca is fully fit - maybe he plays instead of Aaronson and McKennie
plays at 10.It’s easy to get carried away after winning but Southampton we’re
truly awful.Hopefully we put up a good showing in the cup and take some good
form to Chelsea next week.
Simon
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Subject: [LU] Southampton - WE WON We won ! I love saying that so I will
repeat it , we won , a premier league game in 2023, ok we were poor or to quote
a Belfast Saints fan on our train " Leeds were fucking shit" , but they were
worse, and even more importantly we WON
Not the prettiest of games and apart from the goal by unlikely hero Junior
Firpo it is very forgettable but all that counted was the final score and we
won
They were the typical bottom half team full of timewasting, shit housing and
faking injury - 3 times in the first half a saints player went down hurt, got
helped off but was fit to return the second he passed the white line, it must
have magic healing powers. The ref not only fell for it but only added one
minute at the end of the half. Strangely all that changed in the 78th minute
when suddenly they were running off the pitch to help retrieve the ball,
amazing what conceding a goal does
We pretty much dominated the whole game but struggled to create real clear
chances, Ayling volleyed wide and over from a tight angle, Harrison ( poor
again) hit over, aaronson pulled a weak shot wide, Mckennie also volleyed over
and Bamford forget altogether that he is allowed to shoot / try to score.
Perhaps our best opportunity came when Bamford harried the defender and
mckennie did well to take the ball off them and burst forward with Aaronsson
alongside him. He could have shot himself, would have been easy to get on
target but he chose to lay it off to aaronson, not necessarily the worse
decision but the execution was awful and he passed behind him and the chance
went begging. Even worse they ended up having their only shot of the half as
they got a breakaway after aaronson lost the ball
The fans were pretty much solidly behind the team and gave them every
encouragement although there was a very nervous feel to it all and plenty of
groans as Harrison and Bamford had shockers. Koch and Wober were untroubled at
the back however and 0 0 started to look like it was nailed on, a result that
would not have helped us.
Then some quality, Summerville had the ball out wide by the corner flag ( are
you watching Jesse?) and hemmed in by two players put a lovely ball through to
Harrison, who redeemed himself a bit with a lovely back heel to Firpo who took
one touch then lashed it home, ok maybe not lashed but he shot on target and
the ball trickled through a defender and under the keeper. Cue absolute
pandemonium, the crowd went wild, " junior Firpo s name reverberated around ER.
Could we hang on, could we get a second ? The first bit was easy as they
offered nothing and the clock ran down. As for a second goal a flick on by
Rutter set Summerville free and his shot flew just wide , at 0 0 he would have
got stick for not passing to the unmarked Harrison but at 1 up with seconds to
go we forgave him. The final whistle went and we had won. The after match
atmosphere was amazing , singing on the bus and proper party time at Moots
Hall, incredible how a win makes everything great ( did I mention we WON)
So not the greatest, but 3 points was all that mattered and we got them all. So
out of the bottom 3. The new manager has work to do but this gives him a
platform, we need more from Bamford, Harrison needs to get back to his best,
aaranson still needs to bulk up, and Mckennie and Adams need to shoot more, but
in a game we had to win, we WON and for a few days at least all is well with
the world
Dave
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