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Saints Academy Thread

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

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  1. SaintInKuwait

    SaintInKuwait Well-Known Member

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    Absolutely. Not to mention that these kids have been coached and trained in a certain style since they came to the club which could be when they were about 12 years old. They now have to learn a high fitness, high intensity pressing game with a new shape and a set of intricate tactical triggers that because of COVID has only really been in place for a couple of months. This is much more complicated than “they’ve been **** since Dodd and Williams were sacked”.

    Speaking of which, I’m not saying that the Dodd dismissal was all above board because it was absolutely a bit fishy. However, I think it is worth wondering why the best academy coach ever is now...*checks notes* PE teacher at Winchester College. Maybe just a touch of cult of personality about that one.
     
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  2. SAINTOSPREY

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    Under 18's getting slaughtered by Spurs today 7 - 0 down at the moment.
     
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    SAINTOSPREY, Nov 21, 2020
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    B Team 0 - 0 HT at Liverpool. / UPDATE = 0 - 0 FT
     
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    U18's lost 1 - 2 to Norwich. Bellis the scorer.
     
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    SAINTOSPREY, Nov 28, 2020
  5. saintrichie123

    saintrichie123 Well-Known Member

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    Good to see Diallo get a start.
     
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    saintrichie123, Nov 30, 2020
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  6. Saints Fan4Life

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    Christ that's a strong team. Practically all of them (bar 2) are on the fringes of the first team.
     
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    Saints Fan4Life, Nov 30, 2020
  7. San Tejón

    San Tejón Well-Known Member

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    Is Slattery back in the good books? See he is named as captain.
    Would be good if he could live up to his hype from a few years back and provide more midfield competition for the first team.
     
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    San Tejón, Nov 30, 2020
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    Wouldn't mind watching that, is there a stream anywhere?
     
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  9. saintrichie123

    saintrichie123 Well-Known Member

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    I thought that, Diallo and Nlundula got some minutes yesterday.
     
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    Don’t know, wouldn’t mind watching it myself.
     
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  12. SAINTOSPREY

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    Lost 0 - 1
     
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    San Tejón Well-Known Member

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    Lucky we put out a weakened team then. :bandit:
     
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  14. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    F*ck's sake academy. <doh>

    To be fair looks like we were the better team. Brighton had one effort on target, it went in.

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    Che’s Godlike Thighs, Dec 2, 2020
  15. mowgli

    mowgli Well-Known Member

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    Post BREXIT rules for transfers has been announced. Saints will no longer be able to sign promising youngsters from abroad under the age of 18. This is bad news for us and will require a significant change on our current strategy.
     
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    mowgli, Dec 2, 2020
  16. Saints_Alive

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    How many youngsters from abroad have actually broken through in recent years?...Yan Valery and further back, Morgan Schneidelin (who we signed at 18).
     
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    mowgli Well-Known Member

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    Just look at the current academy make up. It’s picked up quite a bit since Morgan’s time. And it’s not just about the first team - it’s also about developing and profiting on the sale.
     
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    mowgli, Dec 2, 2020
  18. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    Bad for Saints but arguably good for England
     
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  19. Saints_Alive

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    We've always managed to attract talent in this country in the past and i'm sure that we will continue to..I'm an anti-Brexiter btw.
     
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  20. SAINTOSPREY

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    No kidding?
     
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