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Saints Academy Thread

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by - Doing The Lambert Walk, Aug 18, 2014.

  1. Whiteley Saint

    Whiteley Saint Well-Known Member

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    I can't get use to all these goals. :emoticon-0104-surpr
     
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  2. Gregm88

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    So which wide players from today's game should be in the squad then? Who is actually playing wide ? Is it how listed above? I though slattery was a central player ?
     
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  3. San Tejón

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    Another brilliant cross for the third and fourth.
     
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  4. Gregm88

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    Might it also be a case that u23 defenders are poorer at defending crosses than most premier league defenses ?
     
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  5. San Tejón

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    Slattery is playing central. Barnes and Johnson are playing wide and looking very good
     
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    They'll really have to work on that if they want to get into the first team, way too clinical.
     
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    Doesn't affect the quality of the crosses. Its Tyreke Johnson doing many of the good ones, he went on the pre season tour.
     
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  8. ChilcoSaint

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    Isn't that illegal? <yikes>
     
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  9. Gregm88

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    Is he the left sided one ?
     
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  10. VocalMinority

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    yes.
     
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  11. San Tejón

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    There may be an element of truth, in what you say, but from my point of view a lot of the crosses have been in the area where even seasoned defenders would struggle to keep them out.
     
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  12. Gregm88

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    More competition on that side unfortunately.

    Sounds like they are playing like orthodox wingers rather than cutting inside like most wide players do at the moment
     
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  13. Saints Fan4Life

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    Sign them up, Sign them up, Sign them up!!!!!
     
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  14. mowgli

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    Is Martin hunter there. Only seen Jaidi- and SKD
     
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  15. Gregm88

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    Good to hear. I am only theorising as I am not watching

    And in fairness (stereotyping here) you would expect a u23 team from a smaller club to be made up of English players and English teams still pick their central defenders in the mold of the guy who has always been the biggest kid in the playground to head it away - and got lucky and kept growing throughout school...
     
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  16. Whiteley Saint

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    Good to see Pellegrino is watching the U23's.
     
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  17. ChilcoSaint

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    Shame he didn't take the first team along so they could see what those rectangular netted things are for...
     
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    Targett clears the ball out of the stadium.<laugh>
     
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