Article: Saints v Newcastle match thread | Southampton FC, football

Koeman...Man of Mystery.

 

Pelle in Garth Crook's team of the week.

 

Beddytare - the swop of Big Vic for Shane Long was IMHO very tactical. Sissoko was the only threat in the first half and was causing Snidders, Davis and Corky to keep dropping deeper than RK wanted due to his surging runs (he is one big unit and fast)

With Big Vic sat in the deep centre of midfield, Sissoko was forced wide and disappeared from the game as time went by, nobody out muscles Big Vic!

Great move RK

 

I'm looking forward to lots of amusing photos of players who are merely 6'2 trying to hug him. Isgrove will just have to clutch him round the knees if Pelle hasn't already trod on him.

 

Thanks DL....I still wouldn't have predicted it though......As you say though it was a plan "B" so to speak...which we have not been used to.

 

Shane Long had suspected concussion so that was why he was taken off.

 

He's tactically way ahead of MP.

 

I think MP's plan A was revolutionary for English football. However, it was something he'd learned from others and he hasn't shown any understanding of ways to alter it to fit different situations. We never came from behind to win with MP. It took us two prem games to do so with Koeman.

 

It would appear so............

 

Looked up their heights on OS: Pelle and Gardos are both 6'4. Schneiderlin is a midget at 5'11, but strangely is only 1'' taller than Isgrove at 5'10. All I can say is that Izzie must have exceedingly thick socks or heel lifts.

 

Isgrove is 5' 10"..? Must be a typo. He looks about 4' 10"

 

Looked at player ratings in the Mirror...they said Clyne would be a better fit for England than Stones. Glad someone has noticed.

 

i was a bit worried before the start of the season. i went to the leverkusen game and although it was only a friendly we had no cutting edge whatsoever. we should have got something from the liverpool game but then lacked anything going forward against wba. look terrific now though, pelle is settling in well and the next 4 home games are all very very winnable

 

Yes I'd be quite disappointed now if we werent in the top 8 at the end of October.

 

What position did Grados play those few minutes he was on?

 

Left-sided CB. Fonte was right-sided CB and Alderweireld played as an anchorman just in front of the back four.

 

And as if it couldn't get any better for Graziano on the pitch against Newcastle, he gets to go home to a Hungarian model. http://instagram.com/vikyvarga

 

Just watched the extended highlights on Saints Player, interested to see the Newcastle fan light up his *** after the game and start smoking on the terrace!
Naughty

 

more spark than they showed on the pitch

 

Wuss. It was only a glancing punch. From a bloke wearing fluorescent orange at that