| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 09:47 - Jan 18 with 1453 views | MattFinish |
That just suggests Lavia and Walker-Peters are off |  | |  |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 10:10 - Jan 18 with 1423 views | Ifonly |
Reading between the lines of what has been said, we are not going to sign a striker. NJ specifically corrected a journalist when they asked about it. NJ said something along the lines of: "I didn't say 'a no. 9' I was talking about options that could make us more potent, which might be in other positions than a no. 9" (not exact quote).
I guess any addition can help us but we do really need a no. 9. It sounds as though the club are resigned to it not happening. I hope that proves to be wrong. |  | | |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 11:32 - Jan 18 with 1354 views | saint901 |
Many coaches from the lower leagues have followed and adopted the systems from their peers in the PL, mainly Guardiola and Klopp.
Both these managers had periods, often 8 to 10 games, where they played the "false 9" type formation. A couple of strikers or link players in the channels feeding midfielders advancing late into the box, making them more difficult to mark.
If you lack a consistent 15 goals a season striker and partner chipping in 10 goals, it makes sense. That type of strike partnership is rare at all levels so you can see the attraction.
Is it the case that NJ is trying that with us? The money needed to buy a strike partnership worth 25 goals a season is perhaps beyond us. The money to buy a forward going midfield player is more within our grasp.
Just a thought. | | | |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 11:46 - Jan 18 with 1337 views | 1885_SFC |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 11:32 - Jan 18 by saint901 |
Many coaches from the lower leagues have followed and adopted the systems from their peers in the PL, mainly Guardiola and Klopp.
Both these managers had periods, often 8 to 10 games, where they played the "false 9" type formation. A couple of strikers or link players in the channels feeding midfielders advancing late into the box, making them more difficult to mark.
If you lack a consistent 15 goals a season striker and partner chipping in 10 goals, it makes sense. That type of strike partnership is rare at all levels so you can see the attraction.
Is it the case that NJ is trying that with us? The money needed to buy a strike partnership worth 25 goals a season is perhaps beyond us. The money to buy a forward going midfield player is more within our grasp.
Just a thought. |
That - and the fact that strikers who score a lot of goals are always in huge demand in January for struggling PL teams & will command obscene transfer fees and wages.
I would imagine every single PL club from 10th downwards are looking for that illusive goal scoring striker.. as are half the clubs in Europe.
At the end of the day, it's all about who's got the most £££. |  |
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| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 12:04 - Jan 18 with 1318 views | inthebox |
Get a holding midfielder and give JWP the role he has now to work along side Che, his goal at Everton was probably the best open play goal we've managed for along time. | | | |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 12:29 - Jan 18 with 1288 views | GRIM |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 12:04 - Jan 18 by inthebox |
Get a holding midfielder and give JWP the role he has now to work along side Che, his goal at Everton was probably the best open play goal we've managed for along time. |
Not sure that JWP's goal was the best we've scored for a long time.
The two we got against Man City weren't too shabby.
So good to see us scoring from open play.
We've not been very good at that for a few seasons. | | | |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 13:30 - Jan 18 with 1252 views | grumpy |
JWP playing a more forward roll makes sense.Hes more likely to win more free kicks closer to goal and we know how well he deals with them. |  | | |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 14:51 - Jan 18 with 1190 views | inthebox |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 12:29 - Jan 18 by GRIM |
Not sure that JWP's goal was the best we've scored for a long time.
The two we got against Man City weren't too shabby.
So good to see us scoring from open play.
We've not been very good at that for a few seasons. |
Yes GRIM both those strikes were great to see hit the net, its the the link up play between Che and JWP that was particularly promising. | | | |
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| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 16:08 - Jan 18 with 1121 views | PatfromPoole |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 10:10 - Jan 18 by Ifonly |
Reading between the lines of what has been said, we are not going to sign a striker. NJ specifically corrected a journalist when they asked about it. NJ said something along the lines of: "I didn't say 'a no. 9' I was talking about options that could make us more potent, which might be in other positions than a no. 9" (not exact quote).
I guess any addition can help us but we do really need a no. 9. It sounds as though the club are resigned to it not happening. I hope that proves to be wrong. |
I also noticed this in last week’s press conference about Jones saying we didn’t necessarily want a striker.
I thought that was disturbing. |  |
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| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 17:25 - Jan 18 with 1059 views | 1ASIN12 |
It’s way to early to state we’ve had a good January transfer window and in some ways come May we might have the answers.
We need players to come straight into the starting eleven and improve us . We don’t need players to sit on the bench .
As others have said I’m not certain the club see the way we play as requiring a striker - come the end of January we will find out if that’s the case .
We have 12 days or so to improve the team and then 4 months to win our relegation battle - the club can’t afford to fvck up like they did in the summer .
Having said that I’d take winning a cup and going down without doubt . [Post edited 18 Jan 2023 18:18]
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| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 17:56 - Jan 18 with 1037 views | saint901 |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 12:29 - Jan 18 by GRIM |
Not sure that JWP's goal was the best we've scored for a long time.
The two we got against Man City weren't too shabby.
So good to see us scoring from open play.
We've not been very good at that for a few seasons. |
Armstrong charging down the keepers kick and scoring is for me the best goal we've scored this year.
It showed commitment, determination and then a cool head.
All things you need in a team no matter how good the players are. | | | |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 18:07 - Jan 18 with 1026 views | GRIM |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 17:56 - Jan 18 by saint901 |
Armstrong charging down the keepers kick and scoring is for me the best goal we've scored this year.
It showed commitment, determination and then a cool head.
All things you need in a team no matter how good the players are. |
Helped by very poor goalkeeping.
But great to see AA get something for his endless energy & commitment. | | | |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 19:38 - Jan 18 with 970 views | PatfromPoole |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 17:56 - Jan 18 by saint901 |
Armstrong charging down the keepers kick and scoring is for me the best goal we've scored this year.
It showed commitment, determination and then a cool head.
All things you need in a team no matter how good the players are. |
It was an open goal though.
Did that really need a cool head? | |
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| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 20:40 - Jan 18 with 929 views | Bison |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 19:38 - Jan 18 by PatfromPoole |
It was an open goal though.
Did that really need a cool head? |
You did watch Che McAdams performance against Lincoln right ? |  |
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| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 22:37 - Jan 18 with 857 views | PatfromPoole |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 20:40 - Jan 18 by Bison |
You did watch Che McAdams performance against Lincoln right ? |
Edozie was worse TBF. | |
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| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 11:29 - Jan 19 with 679 views | TimSaint |
| Southampton Transfer Links Mainly In Strong Areas on 22:37 - Jan 18 by PatfromPoole |
Edozie was worse TBF. |
......but not as bad as Adams at Wolves !! :-) |  |
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