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OFFICIAL: Claude Puel named as the new Southampton manager

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by - Doing The Lambert Walk, Jun 30, 2016.

  1. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    Brilliant Name Change <laugh>
     
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  2. Archers Road

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    I've heard he can be a bit wooden.
     
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  3. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    Hang on a minute . They are saying Saints appoint ex Nice boss , are they saying he used to manage a French team , or he has changed , and will be a complete & utter bastard ?
     
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  4. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    I can't understand how anyone goes through life having an automatically negative disposition to something they don't know about.

    Seems weird to me!
     
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    Ok Tom,what other good news have I missed this week?<laugh><laugh>
     
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  6. tomw24

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    Oh get a grip. I'm entitled to feel completely underwhelmed, dismayed and let down by this appointment. If you don't like my opinion tough ****.
     
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  7. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    <laugh>
     
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  8. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    A French reporter says that Puel plays to win matches, unlike many French teams who play not to lose.
     
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  10. Saint Sosa

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    We're bored of hearing about it now, you've got no real reason for being underwhelmed and 'let down'. I think you're the one that needs to get a grip.
     
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  11. ElliotMP

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    You can do, but you have nothing to base this opinion on at this moment in time.
     
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  12. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Telling other people to get a grip is quite amusing Tom.

    You're absolutely entitled to your opinion, but I think the majority are confused as to how you've reached this conclusion about a coach you likely know very little about. He's won Ligue1, he got Lyon to the semi final of the Champions League for the first time in their history, and he's taken the relative minnows Nice to fourth in the league, a mere two points behind Monaco. He's also mentioned by the likes of Thierry Henry as the most influential coach they've worked with....

    So.....

    If you're able to explain quite why you're underwhelmed, it would probably help.

    Personally, I don't know. But I'm prepared to give him a chance (from what I've read I'm actually pretty enthused), and I trust the board (who haven't let us down yet) with having done significantly more research than we have or even can do. I very much doubt they just did a lucky dip.
     
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  13. Wherefore art thou Romeu?

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    Seems there's enough to get annoyed about in football without criticising a club you love and support for appointing someone you know very little about.

    I'm fully behind team Puel.
     
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  14. Saints_Alive

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    I wasn't enamoured when I first heard of our interest in Puel against some of the other candidates, but I also said that I will trust whoever Les Reed chooses.
    I have since read a few positive things about Puel and if his appointment pisses off Martin Samuel then it can't be all bad!
    We will be as an underdog next season and that makes us very dangerous, let the rest of the Premiership underestimate us at their peril...COYR!
     
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    And we have a nibble , Fish on!!!
     
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    I'm going to get very confused with all these name changes....brilliant though they are.
     
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    See you all on the other side. And welcome St Claude!!!!⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️[emoji6][emoji3]
     
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  18. Le Tissier's Laces

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    There's a rich puel to choose from.
     
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  19. YoshidaBattlesPinkRobots

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    I went for a new identity too
     
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  20. saintsfcfan

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    Tom is entitled to be down about the appointment, if that's how he gets his kicks then so be it. I'm fully behind the new man however. Allons-y!
     
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  21. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    Like it.
     
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