Willow Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 That cisse goal was fucking SEX Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Pretty confident we'll be safe now, don't think we'll meet many teams as determined as Southampton either Their new manager has them playing some decent stuff, they have looked decent when i have seen them lately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Credit to Southampton like, they played some good football and i admire the way they press high up the pitch. Cant see them going down if they can keep playing like today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Good win, came from behind again and i think that's the first time we have scored 4 under Pardew? On another note we made 7 changes from the Metalist game and won, its wonderful having a squad. No, but it's the first time in years. Literally. Ah cheers that would explain why it slipped my mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Great win, hugely important for us. Hopefully Cisse will keeps scoring, that was him back to his usual self today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Credit to Southampton like, they played some good football and i admire the way they press high up the pitch. Cant see them going down if they can keep playing like today. Aye, they're a good side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Southampton played well, tbf. Some standout performances from us made the difference: Sissoko, Gouffran, Tiote and Elliot. Santon looks the weak link at the moment, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Santon had a mare for that 2nd goal but I suppose made up for it with the assist for the 4th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 ok Eliot - 9 - Faultless performance really, not at fault for either goal. Debuchy - 9 - Love how a very good full back changes a team. Was all over the place, strong defensively. Saylor - 5 - looked the weak link for both goals, unusual, but can't handle their pace Colo - 6 - thought he looked pretty good till he came off. Yanga-Mbiwa - 7 - made some clever interceptions, and some very good if overambitious passes Santon - 4 - Hope he can get his head sorted out, needs to concentrate on defending better in games like these. Tiote - 8 - kept us in the game, earlier in season their midfield would have outclassed ours massively, but he kept on winning the ball again and again. Cabaye - 8 - His range of passing is unbelievable at times. His setpieces dire. Sissoko - 9 - Gets us running forward, full of power and energy. Going to be an absolute star Gouffran - 8 - Fantastic workrate, made the first goal, did very well Cisse - 5 - Really poor at times, I defend him a lot but offside way too much. Brilliantly taken goal mind...so can't be too annoyed Jonas - 6 - thought did some decent work defensively mainly, held ball up well Other subs not on long enough to get scored. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I thought Southampton were superb, dodgy at back though. They are very fast, press very well and attack very cleverly. Think they'll beat the drop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Affy Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Shame i was working today :'( Cannet wait for MOTD (especially Cisse's goal, sounds like he scored a screamer) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyeyzzon Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Just seen the scorers in the OP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I thought Southampton were superb, dodgy at back though. They are very fast, press very well and attack very cleverly. Think they'll beat the drop They play a good brand of football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 No-one booked today either. First time under Pardew? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 No-one booked today either. First time under Pardew? Nope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 olivier bernard @seedorf77 a great win from the lads ...It's all about pushing for Europe now.Sound crazy but I know we can do it #believe @NUFCOfficial @nufcfans erm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Great win against a determined, fresh side who had a fair while to prepare for that. Elliot - 7.5 - Good performance, never had any doubts about his capabilities as a back-up. He looks so much smaller in the frame of the goal than Krul though, but he's a good'un, this one. Santon - 5.5 - I've said for about a month he needs resting. He's had a long season, but his foibles today weren't even to do with fatigue or anything like that. He just has very poor defensive discipline atm. He's an amazing prospect and I've always said he's worth the investment of learning on the go, but Pardew needs to have a word with him about whether Santon has ambitions to be a winger. He does not seem half as interested in defending as he does bombing forward right now. Colo - 8 - For me, he's still the top dog in central defence. The other two have better physical attributes, but he has the ability to dictate the tempo of our play from the back. He's our Paul Scholes in that respect. His distribution from the back is unparalleled. The bicycle kick bit was just the epitome of cool. Only thing missing was him taking a casual drag on a cigarette while he did it. Taylor and M'Biwa 7 - Both solid. Utmost confident in both of them to take us forward into the future. Hope they both stay fit. Maybe not as tight as they could have been today though. Debuchy - 8.5 - Best game from him so far. Haven't been overly-impressed with him since his arrival if I'm honest, but he struck the balance between defending and attacking magnificently today. Well done, son. Growing into the league nicely. Tiote - 11 - Okay, so I actually give him a 9, but he deserves two extra for not getting booked or anything. He was everywhere today. Absolutely vital for us going forward and a definite starter. Grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck, and decimated their midfield. BEAST. Sissoko - 9 - BEAST. The addition of his energy and running from midfield, with Gouffran, gives us infinitely more dynamism and unpredictability going forward. Just immense. This guy is going to be something else. Talk about end product and technique too. Blimey, what a player we have on our hands. Jonas - 7.5 - Good composure and running, his experience helped us out. Smart operator today. Quietly very good. Cabaye - 8 - Slapped the ball about impressively, but looked a bit leggy. Well-taken penalty, amazing distribution. Gouffran - 8.5 - Bit quiet for parts in that first half, but exploded into life... I absolutely adore this bloke. Doesn't give away the ball cheaply, fantastic awareness of what's around him, world-class decision-making (something SJP hasn't been graced with on a regular basis too often over the years!) and speed to burn. Hope he continues to be unnoticed by the press/media at large, and retain his place as our 'ace in the hole' Cisse - 6.5 - Attitude, there as ever. Wondergoal, happened today. Still frustrating the fuck out of me though if I'm honest. Great win. Important. Hope we can really make our midtable finish a foregone conclusion by the time our Round 16 tie begins, so that we can focus our attention on that fully. Well done to Pardew - good team selection I thought. Understand why he went for Perch over Anita (although I do feel for Anita a little bit) when Cabaye came off. I think Anita has a lot more learning to do if I'm honest. That's fine though. The corners of the mouth are raised when I think about Newcastle recently. I remember this. It used to happen before. Oh, and the crowd pressured the referees well with those two non-penalty handballs before the penalty-handball. All three decisions were right I think. Anyway, onwards - well done all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Santon was absolutely nowhere for a number of their counters. Not great at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Really glad Elliot had a good game today, I know it's his only first game in the PL but hopefully some of the more depressive personalities on here who claimed it was an absolute disaster and that we'd lose every game without Krul will realise they're wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Am I the only one that thought Santon had a great game, with the exception for him going MIA for their second goal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Santon on their second goal, didn't even try to get back. That is not right like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garth Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Am I the only one that thought Santon had a great game, with the exception for him going MIA for their second goal? I also thought he had an okay game. Not his greatest but certainly not as bad as people are making out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 West Ham losing by more than 2 would be lovely tomorrow night Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 We battled back very well after going 1-0 down to score 2 goals. Again we conceded, but we still fought back and scored the 3rd and a bit of luck eased us to the finish line with that own goal. Elliot's distribution was really good, very impressed by that - and I do remember always sort of liking that from him. Thought everyone played pretty well and did their jobs with special mentions to Elliot, MYM, Debuchy, Tiote, YG, and Moussa...and of course, that fucking belter from Papisto. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Am I the only one that thought Santon had a great game, with the exception for him going MIA for their second goal? I also thought he had an okay game. Not his greatest but certainly not as bad as people are making out. I thought that also but his positioning needs improvement no excuses for that at all..... 1 v 1 he's a very good defender but at the moment lacks concentration and positional skills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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