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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by - Doing The Lambert Walk, Jun 30, 2022.

  1. SAINTOSPREY

    SAINTOSPREY Well-Known Member

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  2. Saintmagic

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    Thanks mate
     
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  3. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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  4. Che’s Godlike Thighs

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    Looks a total liability at the moment. No apparent footballing brain at all. Big and quick sure but not much else. Really needs a season out on loan, but judging by his attitude at Everton, it might be hard to convince him.
     
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    “We’re missing something in the final third”, admits Ralph.

    <laugh>
     
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  6. Le Tissier's Laces

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    A footballer?
     
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  7. Che’s Godlike Thighs

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    In all seriousness, it was refreshing to see Lavia trying to thread the ball low and through the middle several times. Never really came off, but we don’t seem to do it nearly enough. Prowse and Romeu tend to play it to the wings.
     
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    And Aribo trying to take people on without falling over, or leaving the ball behind. Interested to see him coming deep to get the ball and try and make something happen too.
     
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  9. Saintmagic

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    We’ll coach that out of him soon enough
     
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    Was thinking the same thing <laugh>
     
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    Same. Not sure why we are giving him a chance when we have let much better players leave without a sniff of first team action.

    Good to see we can’t even score against Austrian farmers <laugh>
     
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    Hopefully 17 year old Thierry Small doesn't read this thread.
     
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  13. Le Saint

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    Yawn. If you are good enough you are old enough. He’s not good enough.
     
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    Maybe because he’s not old enough?
     
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    Definitely. But it does seem strange that he has been given a lot of chances in the first team at such a young age.

    Normally it takes a really special talent for someone to come in like this. But he doesn’t look a special talent (yet). He’s a young footballer that needs games in the youth leagues and B teams etc.

    I am all for giving our youngsters a chance but I find it kind of baffling when I compare the opportunities he’s been given compared to other highly rated youngsters over the last few years. Maybe he’s immense in training etc. and gets nervous on match day. Hopefully he comes good
     
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    He's had one chance in the first team, no?
     
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    Very disappointing that football clubs feel the need to charge for these matches
    People (if they can) will almost always prefer to attend sport in person, I dont see why they have so little faith in their live match day product to think that anyone would prefer to sit and watch a live stream of a match.
     
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    Diamond Edwards has some seriously good footwork. I wonder what we'll see of him this season.
     
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