Listen I am not going to lie, I thought Southampton were going to struggle this season. I was unsure how they’d deal with so many star players leaving St Mary’s last summer and I wasn’t convinced Ronald Koeman was the best man to replace Mauricio Pochettino. Well how wrong was I? But really can Southampton really […]
Posted on April 26th, 2015 by scott
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So after John Terry jumped the gun and announced his ‘Team of the Year’ on instagram, I thought I’d pick one myself. I’ve decided not to use more than three players per English Premier League team. I chose a 4-2-3-1 formation as it’s flexible and can create the most chances for a frontman. For the […]
Posted on April 11th, 2015 by scott
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I first became aware of Jordy Clasie in 2011 when I was in Holland taking in a match between NAC Breda and Feyenoord. I gave the midfielder a special mention in that report for his tenacious play. I also stated that his style reminded me of Rino Gattuso and every time I see him play […]
Posted on January 26th, 2015 by scott
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As each season ends, certain players will feel they could have done more or fans will look at them and think they under performed this season. The good thing about football is that the close season is pretty short and that players can look forward to a new campaign and see it as a chance […]
Posted on August 14th, 2014 by scott
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For those of us with an interest in Scottish football it’s easy to see why teams on the continent and English Premier League sides would be interested in England international goalkeeper Fraser Forster. Southampton have been linked with the shot-stopper and have already had a bid turned down for the Northumberland born goalie. The six […]
Posted on July 29th, 2014 by scott
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It’s summer sales season at St Mary’s at the moment. Southampton have seemingly agreed to sell important trio Rickie Lambert, Luke Shaw and captain Adam Lallana. In total it’s believed that the ‘Saints’ have recouped in total £63m, depending on various clauses. That is great business for a club like Southampton who weren’t in the […]
Posted on June 28th, 2014 by scott
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This week the PFA sent out forms to their members asking them to nominate other professionals for awards such as player of the year, young player of the year and team of the year. So I thought I’d put my two pennies worth in and let you know who I’d select in my English Premier […]
Posted on April 5th, 2014 by scott
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