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Your best Saints team 2012-2023 Prem era

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  1. SaintMarv

    SaintMarv Well-Known Member

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    Since Saints return to the Premiership in 2012 we have had some cracking players and a couple of good managers in that time. Using any players that have played for Saints in the Prem between 2012 and 2023 and a manager from the same period what would be your best team? As there are 9 named subs you can also have 9 subs on the bench if you want. I am still thinking at the moment it's tougher than I thought.
     
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  2. SaintsFan86

    SaintsFan86 Well-Known Member

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    Manager - Mauricio Pochetino.

    Boruc;
    Tino, Fonte, VvD, Shaw;
    Romeu;
    Schniderlin, Lallana;
    Mane, Lambert, Rodriguez.

    Forster, KWP, Alderwireld, Bertrand, Lavia, JWP, Tadic, Alcaraz, Ings

    I really struggled here., especially with Tadic and Ings.. But what the players did for our squad this is how I'd personally see us line up.
    Special mention for Wanyama who I'm so 50/50 over him and Lavia.
     
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  3. Saintmagic

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    Boruc

    Clyne
    Alderweireld
    VVD
    Bertrand

    Schneiderlin
    Wanyama

    Mane
    Lallana
    J-Rod

    Ings

    Forster
    KWP
    Fonte
    Lovren
    Davis
    Lavia
    Tadic
    Lambert
    Gaston
     
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  4. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    Forster

    KWP
    Van Dijk
    Fonte
    Bertrand

    Ward-Prowse
    Romeu
    Steven Davis

    Mane
    Ings
    Lallana

    Manager: Poch

    EDIT: Changed Clyne for KWP
     
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  5. Saints Fan4Life

    Saints Fan4Life Well-Known Member

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    My personal favourite team.

    Forster;
    Clyne VVD Toby Bertrand
    Schneiderlin JWP
    Mane Tadic Lallana
    Lambert

    K.Davis, Shaw, Fonte, S.Davis, Wanyama, Pelle, Rodriguez, Ings, Long

    Managed by Koeman.
     
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  6. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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  7. SaintMarv

    SaintMarv Well-Known Member

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    Get out. <laugh>
     
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  8. Saints Fan4Life

    Saints Fan4Life Well-Known Member

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    Here's an alternative for best team (most obscure?)

    Gunn
    Pied Forren Caulker Fox
    Taider Juanmi
    Orsic Mayuka Elia
    Djuricic
     
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  9. SaintMarv

    SaintMarv Well-Known Member

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    You could probably name nine subs too whithout too much trouble. Nathan Jones as manager.
     
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  10. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    Manager - Koeman. Nobody rocked a blazer and chinos combo like Ron

    Super Kelv

    KWP, Fonte, Van Snake, Shaw

    Romeu, Tadic, Steven Davis

    Mane, Pelle, Gabbiadini
     
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  11. SaintMarv

    SaintMarv Well-Known Member

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    I never thought we would ever get a worse manager than Pellegrino but with Nathan Jones Saints achieved it.
     
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    Manager: Poch (Koeman had more success but Poch definitely the better manager)

    Forster
    KWP VVD Toby Bertrand
    Morgan JWP
    Tadic Lallana Mane
    Pelle

    Subs: K Davis, Shaw, Fonte, Clyne, Wanyama, J Rod, S Davis, Lambert, Ings

    Very close call between Pelle and Rickie for striker but Pelle and Tadic had such a great understanding so Pelle just edges it.
     
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  13. Saints_Alive

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    No Wesley?!?...:emoticon-0104-surpr
     
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  14. Saintmagic

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    Didn’t make the cut I’m afraid
     
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    Jack Cork deserves a mention in this conversation.
     
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    Pushing it a bit, for me.

    That conversation in my head would go:

    “What about Jack Cork?”
    “No, there’s about five midfielders that would get in ahead of him”.
     
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  17. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    Still going strong at Burnley. If they really are determined to buy Tella, then we should bring Corky home as part of the deal.
     
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    Kelvin D

    Clyne
    VvD
    Fonte
    Shaw

    Wanyama
    Schneiderlin

    Tadic
    Lallana
    Mane

    Lambert
     
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  19. It's Only A Game

    It's Only A Game Well-Known Member

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    No loan players, that's why Toby is out. Sorry Marv couldn't be bothered with subs.

    Boruc

    KWP Fonte Virgil Bertrand

    Mane Morgan Oriol Lallana

    Ings Lambert

    Manager Big Ron............Poch was probably a better manager but wasn't here long enough.

    No Big Vic, Pelle or Dusan

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    The either notorious or useless XI or both. Playing 5 at the back for added uselessness.

    Gunn.....................could have been Gazzaniga but he didn't let in 9

    Lovren Vesty Hoedt..........Lovren didn't actually play badly for us but he was a dick. Vesty was well, Vesty. Wesley was a legend in his own mind.

    Cuco Clasie Aribo Fox.........Cuco scored one of the best goals ever but the rest of the time was useless. Clasie and Aribo just useless. Danny Fox is a bit unfair but he was just out of his depth in the PL.

    Carillo Adarma............Needs no explaination really just worse than useless and Carillo was our record signing <laugh>.

    Honorable mention for Osvaldo, notorious but was actually a good player.

    Manager Jones not even going to dignify him with a comment.

    Quite some team but overall, probably better than this season's.
     
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  20. Lovelocum

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    Remember Corky’s dad?
     
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