Southampton (H): The post match thread

[andyh]

Well what an anti-climax.

Looked to me like we can be grateful for  the refs kindness and Southamptons malaise because we didn't look like scoring at all.

Vlaar + Albrighton did ok and Guzans save in the first half was first class. Up front we were woeful and Robinson doesn't look anywhere near this level yet.



I would argue though that Swanseas win helps us, as if they had lost they'd have been in big trouble. Hopefully now they'll be happy to sit back and share the spoils next week, which could well be enough now.

Bold bit, are you seriously writing him off as not ready after 8 minutes on the pitch, sorry but that's fucking ridiculous.

What makes it even more fucking ridiculous is that fact that the kid actually had a great 8 mins and offered more threat than Gabby did in the rest of the game.

[seanthevillan]

Well what an anti-climax.

Looked to me like we can be grateful for  the refs kindness and Southamptons malaise because we didn't look like scoring at all.

Vlaar + Albrighton did ok and Guzans save in the first half was first class. Up front we were woeful and Robinson doesn't look anywhere near this level yet.



I would argue though that Swanseas win helps us, as if they had lost they'd have been in big trouble. Hopefully now they'll be happy to sit back and share the spoils next week, which could well be enough now.

Bold bit, are you seriously writing him off as not ready after 8 minutes on the pitch, sorry but that's fucking ridiculous.

What makes it even more fucking ridiculous is that fact that the kid actually had a great 8 mins and offered more threat than Gabby did in the rest of the game.

I don't think the original poster was writing Robinson off, rather that its asking a bit much for an 18/19 year old to come on for his debut, for 8 minutes, and turn the game round. For me he didn't look quite up to the pace of the match, but as much to do with nerves and not having long enough to make an impact as anything else.

He should have been given half an hour to make an impact.

[Fin Feds Dad]

Woeful - again .

After the week we've had you would have expected a performance today . None of it - we are the football equivalent of Mogadon.

Only albrighton, Guzan and Vlaar come out with credit .

And gabby - WTF ? For lambert to say post match he was outstanding shows just how delusional he is.

I hate playing 1 up front at home.

Please let this takeover story be true .

[Matt Collins]

Did anyone really think that a change in assistant manager was going to see us come out and play free flowing football?!?

It's all about eking our way to safety and frankly I don't give a shit how we so it

Then we need a number of changes in the summer. Starting with a properly dangerous centre forward as benteke is out. And then we need some quality on the ball in attacking areas.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I can't for the life of me, work out how that performance today has been generally accepted. It summed up for me everything that's wrong with us

Awful turgid dull passionless football (loosely speaking) against Southampton at HOME. One shot on target, 30% possession ... the mind boggles

[andyh]

I doubt anyone 'accepts' it.
More the fact that a point is better than none, and the performance was about on par with the rest of shite we have watched this season.

[prmort]

Utter shite....... Still.

[mr woo]

Well what an anti-climax.

Looked to me like we can be grateful for  the refs kindness and Southamptons malaise because we didn't look like scoring at all.

Vlaar + Albrighton did ok and Guzans save in the first half was first class. Up front we were woeful and Robinson doesn't look anywhere near this level yet.



I would argue though that Swanseas win helps us, as if they had lost they'd have been in big trouble. Hopefully now they'll be happy to sit back and share the spoils next week, which could well be enough now.

Bold bit, are you seriously writing him off as not ready after 8 minutes on the pitch, sorry but that's fucking ridiculous.

What makes it even more fucking ridiculous is that fact that the kid actually had a great 8 mins and offered more threat than Gabby did in the rest of the game.

What I am saying is that if you think he's the answer to our goalscoring problems I'd say you're mistaken. In my opinion anyway. I didn't think he looked 'great' but can he improve? Of course.

[N'ZMAV]

That was such a nothing performance.
The defenders did Ok, to be fair. A couple of decent half chances for Rickie Lambert was all I can remember Southampton having.
We didn't press enough in centre midfield.
I can't really understand Lambert's tactics. We went with a flat 3 in the middle of the park, which gave us a solid base, but it also had no creativity at all, which pretty much sums up their performances this season. They didn't press enough. We sat off and let them have a lot of the ball, which is too risky, I'm sure if Southampton had something to play for they'd have gone through the gears and beaten us.
Gabby was shocking, days of his hard work and stretching opposition defenders are gone, now, if that's the case... what else does he bring to the team?.... can't see much else. He had an amazing chance to make ground on the goalkeeper, but his typical DArius Vassell first touch was embarrassing, I actually had no faith in him taking a good touch and being in on goal. It was typical of a player who's best days are behind him.
As for Andi Weimann, what's he all about now? play's wide... can't cross, doesn't get into goal scoring positions, doesn't go past his fullback, doesn't work hard any more... so, what does he do?
Struggling to see anything positive from an attacking sense from that starting line up.
Albrighton was Ok, but if he's our answer, then the question needs looking at.....
It's poor, very poor... we're just lucky (again) that there may be 3 totally inept teams to save us again. It can't go on like this....
If you flirt with relegation too many times it will get you....

[DrGonzo]

Is this also your attitude to parenting?

[N'ZMAV]

Is this also your attitude to parenting?

ay?

[DrGonzo]

Sorry, an intermediate pots occurred.  A youngster has a tough few minutes [shit in a nappy] and you castigate them.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We never looked like scoring. They could have had 3 or 4. So a more than welcome point to help us limp over the line. On the way back I heard Lambert say, amongst some other drivel, that Gabby worked his socks off. Obviously watching a different game to me.

He touched the ball 26 times. It was his turn to play the thankless task of being the Villa centre forward starved of service. Surprisingly, hoof ball never worked and the only time he really looked like doing anything early on and he had to do that for himself, coming from deep on a fantastic run. Just when he looked like he was lining up Goal of the Season, his touch let him down.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Bit unfair to say we never looked like scoring. We made some good chances.

[eamonn]

26 touches isn't ordinarily low for a striker in a game.