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Match Day Thread Southampton v Arsenal Saturday 26 December ko 7:45 pm

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  1. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member
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    Will do WHU match thread tomorrow. I'm going to kick start a run like Saint Don did. :)
     
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  2. Shepherd's Clearing

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    There's nothing I can add about the performances that hasn't been said or won't be said later, the score says it all really.

    As for Martina I have yet to see highlights of the game and I understand the goal was a rather spectacular but I was wondering what his defensive play was like from those that have already watched the match? I know Arsenal didn't play that well [maybe] but he still would have had defensive work to do.
     
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    Howard Webb time..... time to turn over.
     
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    Shane Long won 5 aerials. That's a hell of an effort considering the size of Mertesacker and the height and athleticism of Koscielny.
     
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  5. saintrichie123

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    Here is Martinas goal...
     
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  6. Beef

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    I still see nothing wrong with his disallowed one either.
     
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    Yeah I've seen the gif and you aren't going to save that - I have a feeling it'll be shown more than once on MOTD tonight, I just wondered how his defensive work was after all he was right-back and Arsenal have some talented fast-paced players.
     
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    The whole team played amazing. Always hurrying and working hard to close down a Arsenal player. It is how we should have been playing the whole time.
     
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    Well what to say other than merry Christmas! Was not expecting that, also when seeing the lineup, love to be proved completely wrong. Great effort, he'll of a strike from martina and did a good job defensively against good pace and movement. Chuffed for long as well I'm not his biggest gambit he was at his harrying best today and took his goals well. Let's have a good win at Upton Park now!!
     
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    We're first on MotD!
     
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    It would be good if we could name an unchanged side for West Ham. It depends how well the players manage to recover as they don't have long to rest.

    It was a good decision to change system slightly today. It paid off massively, hopefully we stick with it now.
     
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    Fair play, you battered us today. Congrats on a well deserved victory.
     
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    What a difference to the 2nd half play against Spurs .....much.much better.
     
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    Give Wenger credit. They pointed out that things didn't go their way in the decisions and he said that's what happens when you don't work hard enough. Can you imagine Mourinho if 3 goals come up as one possible off side, one goal from a corner that possibly wasn't, and a goal after an Arsenal player fouled. Wenger just said well done to Saints.
     
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    :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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    As Alvin Stardust once said - 'Cuco I just love you, I realy love the things that you do wo wo wo [or summit like that]
     
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    Thank you. Still in shock! Both of us.
     
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