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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by SaintsForTheWin, May 9, 2018.

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  1. Saints_Alive

    Saints_Alive Well-Known Member

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    Puel started him regularly, he was a bit younger under Koeman. He wasn't poor last season when he played in my opinion.

    You don't get selected for England (as he did under Puel) without impressing in some way for a number of games in a row.
     
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    Would saints post this tweet this morning with a picture of JWP attached if we were about to sell?
     
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  3. saintrichie123

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    In other news apparently Fulham have upped their bid for Targett to £14m...........not for sale at that price in my opinion.
     
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    Targett shouldn't be sold. I have always rated him when some didn't...this may be a case where a loan works and is not just a prelude to moving a player on. We should keep him if we intend to play him regularly.
     
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    He played a total of 1902 PL minutes under Puel, he played 1727 last season so not much difference at all. We'll agree to disagree about his form last season, but outside of a couple of games he was largely anonymous IMO.

    I remember him getting a call up for England, and he was impressive around that time, but every player is capable of putting a run of form together over a few games. If Ward-Prowse was as good as some people seem to think, he would have played for us in a regular position.
     
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    He had a good run of games starting under Puel in the second half of the season, he never had a run of consecutive games starting last season under the tinkerman is my basic point.
     
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    Front runners for Ings apparently? Would rather have Welbeck personally.
     
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    I think most fans will take any forward now!...<laugh>
     
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  9. fran-MLs little camera

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    Sometimes though a player could look better with a different team....James will probably feel that he isn't getting a fair shake here. He may be wrong and isn't going to get much better, but anyone with any self-confidence will believe it. You wouldn't want to die not knowing, would you?
     
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  10. Saint Sosa

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    You do realise that last season he had his best run of starts for us? He had 8 PL starts in a row and started 14 of 17 Premier League games between December & April last season. Your point doesn't work.
     
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    Just had a quick look on the Watford forum and they seem to think they have enough MF so JWP would just be backup. Why bother in that case?
     
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    Or if he got played for us regularly in a position you would see he was as good as some people seem to think.
     
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    Lots of rumours though on social media that Welbeck is discussing terms today with a medical tonight / tomorrow. Believe it when I see him in the saints kit, as we’ve been here many times before as the transfer window is about to shut.
     
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    he also had better per minute stats than any of our other attacking midfielders which I posted on here at the time but was dropped anyway.
     
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  15. saintrichie123

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    Rumour is definitely gathering pace.....time for a thread?
     
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  16. saintrichie123

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    Mqueen to Bristol city seems to be back on.
     
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    I'd be happier with Wellbeck than Ings...
     
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  18. Saint Sosa

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    Those stats (chances created & key passes) are padded by his set piece & crossing abilities. That's why I said I'd keep him and play him as a right wing back. His possession stats were below all all of our other midfielders last season, and the season before that.
     
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    No thanks.
     
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    ....and Pelle ;)
     
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