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The pre-season thread - 2024/25

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by - Doing The Lambert Walk, Jun 27, 2024.

  1. Osvaldorama

    Osvaldorama Well-Known Member

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    Jesus Getafe are even more **** house than Lazio.

    Hard to read much into it so far. Fairly predictable. We really don’t create very many chances
     
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  2. San Tejón

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    Bit of a mixed bag.
    It’s good to be against a team that presses hard, it’s making the players work harder to retain the ball.
    Passing is a bit hit and miss, in accuracy and pace and as I said recently, we will be getting a few red cards this season for double yellows, simply because our lack of pace makes the players pull one of theirs back, once they are goal side.
    Wouldn’t it be good to have a target man.
     
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  3. - Doing The Lambert Walk

    - Doing The Lambert Walk Well-Known Member

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    Spot on. We're really missing those couple of players who can worry opponents. Need a quality player in the wide areas and a midfielder who really pushes on and scares opponents by threatening to play the final ball or threaten with a shot...
     
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  4. West Kent Saint

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    We really do need that extra bit of prem quality don't we. Gonna be a long season.
     
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  5. Saints_Alive

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    Just a typical pre-season friendly and the oppo are making it hard for the game to flow, difficult to take too much from the game really.
     
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  6. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    No changes at the break
     
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  7. Saints_Alive

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    Dirty ****s!
     
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  8. West Kent Saint

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    Ref needs to see this as a non friendly perhaps! Someone’s gonna get hurt!
     
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  10. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    Yeah, the ref needs to start treating it as a proper game
     
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  11. Saints_Alive

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    Like to see Dibling given a decent run out here.
     
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  12. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    KWP and BBD subbed off after 60 mins

    Saints: McCarthy; Harwood-Bellis, Stephens, Bednarek; Sugawara, Smallbone, Downes, Aribo, Taylor; Edozie, Armstrong
     
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  13. San Tejón

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    Getafe will really kick off if he comes on and starts nutmegging them.
     
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  14. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    Sound the siren! Onuachu is on - 73 mins
     
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  15. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    **** me, how was that not a foul on Onuachu? Basically a judo throw
     
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  16. Saints Fan4Life

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    Onuachu & Lumley both playing. What a time to be alive.
     
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  17. Brixham Saint

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    Going to struggle for goals this season. Really need to add a couple of attacking options before window closes.
     
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  18. Che’s Godlike Thighs

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    Adarma has been so bad today.
     
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  19. Lovelocum

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    Armstrongs finishing!
     
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  20. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    Dibling on for Arma
     
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