Saints Academy Thread

Thought it was against Hottenham Tottspur for a minute.

 

Just started live on OS.

 

For the lazy ones....

 

Sloppy, sloppy defending from Saints, they seem frightened to make a challenge...1-0 to 'Udders.

 

I don't know what's happened to the U21s, they seem totally devoid of confidence.

 

We are getting absolutely battered here. It's embarresing.

 

'Udders want it more, our lads look frightened.

 

Well impressed with Billing and Holmes for them.

 

HT 0-1....Hunter needs to put some fire in their bellies for the second half.

 

I can feel a Hunter out poll coming soon ...

 

Much better start to the second half, we're winning more 50/50s

 

2-0

 

Lovely second goal from 'Udders....they are playing all the football in this match, we are struggling to string passes together

 

We've woken up at last!, shame it's already 2-0

 

I'm well impressed with Sam G's skills.

He can trap a ball further than I can kick it...

Simms is L1 at best also, but Hesketh and Mugabe look good, naturally so does Reed.

 

Debayo's had a decent game too

 

Saints are out of the cup. That sounds familiar.......

 

It looked like stage fright to me, they only really started playing any football after they went 2 goals down, that's disappointing.

 

I know it's important for football development to try different positions, but Gallagher out wide is frankly ridiculous. He had a bad game anyway and his confidence is shot, but at least play him in his favoured role. Especially when we're pumping long balls towards the diminutive Seager.

Perhaps playing 4-2-3-1 no matter what is a bad idea for the u21s. I think at this form of development it's important that players can adapt to different formations and a 4-4-2 would have suited the personnel better.

 

Wonder why - they know they got no chance here, Koeman's shut the door on them.