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So, uh, Nicola?

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  1. Schad

    Schad Well-Known Member

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    Right. Sorry.
     
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  2. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    I had faith in the bloke, and f*** me, he was right. That was an order of performance that we haven't quite been capable of before.

    Poch on Solent now.
     
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  3. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    Ummm......is it too early to say this? I wouldn't have Nigel back if offered now.......
     
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  4. Mark Bailey

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    Adkins took us as far as he could,without him todays result would be a dream.But we needed to step up to another level.Todays result says we have.................
     
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  5. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    Indeeed, Cortese doesn't look back and neither should we. Nigel will get a good club and make it far better. And the best of luck to him.
     
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  6. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Oh I agree 100%. I'm just more and more impressed with what Poch is doing and how quickly he's doing that. Equally the players response to him. Exciting times.
     
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  7. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    A team that wins by playing exciting football...this is a team in Cortese's image. We were all upset by losing Nigel (and he would have kept us up, I'm sure), but the lack of animosity against Nicola shows that fans felt he had earnt the benefit of the doubt. He hasn't steered us wrong yet.
     
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  8. Beef

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    I liked Adkins and thank him for what he has done but Poch is a step up imo.
     
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  9. - Doing The Lambert Walk

    - Doing The Lambert Walk Well-Known Member

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    "Who needs Mourinho....... We've got Mauricio!"
     
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  10. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    I so badly miss GMI at times like this.
     
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  11. Saints Fan4Life

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    Far too early to be saying Cortese was right. The sacking still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.
     
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  12. Beef

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    How is it too early?, you can see the team has stepped up since Poch has come in.
     
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  13. Saints Fan4Life

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    Yes you can certainly, but I'll judge the decision at the end of the season when we stay up, that's then job done.
     
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  14. SAINTDON13

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    I was expecting a result like this, but not against the Champions, that is a bonus.
     
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  15. TBD

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    Very hard to pinpoint the difference a manager has made after only a handful of games. It does seem like we are pressing alot better now though. I don't really want to say oh look how much better Poch is etc etc. I'm just going to say Adkins was exceptional and built a great team and got some very good results and performances. Poch has come and hasn't changed too much but we look like were going in the right direction and if he can contiue to get these performances from the team he will have proven nic right. I do think managers need to be judged on a longer period though so to say Poch is a step up already is a little hasty.
     
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  16. Le Tissier's Laces

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    It's as much about the reaction of the players and the fact there's a newfound belief there that impresses me. That's very much the doing of Poch. You can see that they *really* believe in him.
     
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  17. Qwerty

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    Nicola forgives. :emoticon-0131-angel
     
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  18. fatletiss

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    No it's not, it's job started.
     
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  19. SamKimish

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    In the final 10 minutes or so, Pochettino was working so hard to motivate the players to keep pressing that he was actually on the pitch at times.

    It was him that brought out that extra level from the players IMO and as much as I love Adkins for everything he gave to the club, I can't say that he would have been able to do the same.
     
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  20. BassettSaint

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    It's quite sad how quickly some people forget.
     
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