# Arse nal v Saints

**URL:** <https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773>\
**Category:** Southampton Football Club\
**Created:** [9 September 2016 12:14 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773 "2016-09-09T12:14:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Dohamike](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/dohamike/32/116_2.png) [@Dohamike](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Dohamike)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 11:59 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/21 "2016-09-10T11:59:57Z")

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Claude is doing the Arse team talk today so we should be 3 up before they wake up

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**Author:** ![Sfcsim](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/sfcsim/32/88192_2.png) [@Sfcsim](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Sfcsim)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 12:32 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/22 "2016-09-10T12:32:58Z")

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I’m off to watch Carlisle with my boy and hopefully continue their unbeaten run at the start of the season (the only unbeaten team in league 2).

Come on the Cumbrians.

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**Author:** ![Bucks](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/bucks/32/87_2.png) [@Bucks](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Bucks)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 12:41 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/23 "2016-09-10T12:41:39Z")

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Nice but wrong thread :lou_wink_2:

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**Author:** ![saintbletch](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/saintbletch/32/618_2.png) [@saintbletch](https://www.sotonians.com/u/saintbletch)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 12:51 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/24 "2016-09-10T12:51:12Z")

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I do expect Claude’s methods to just click for us at some point.

But I can’t see that happening today.

Then again, Arse have a few new players to bed in so this _might_ be exactly the right time to play them.

But as we’re heading into a really congested set of fixtures, we could really do with getting comfortable with this way of playing quick smart.

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**Author:** ![Simon-says](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/simon-says/32/133_2.png) [@Simon-says](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Simon-says)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 13:01 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/25 "2016-09-10T13:01:33Z")

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Interesting team selection… Clasie over PEH and Long on the bench…

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**Author:** ![Simon-says](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/simon-says/32/133_2.png) [@Simon-says](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Simon-says)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 13:03 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/26 "2016-09-10T13:03:15Z")

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Could easily be 4-2-3-1 or the diamond with those players. Hmmm…

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**Author:** ![Halo-Stickman](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/halo-stickman/32/23_2.png) [@Halo-Stickman](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Halo-Stickman)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 13:12 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/27 "2016-09-10T13:12:10Z")

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![](https://discourse-sotonians-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/f/2f0984456f8dd47c5beb0a68b72c3d6cf62ef2aa.jpeg)

Nice to see Rodriguez getting a start, but I wonder if Koscielny is pleased that Long’s only in the bench?

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**Author:** ![SuperMikey](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/supermikey/32/38_2.png) [@SuperMikey](https://www.sotonians.com/u/SuperMikey)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 13:34 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/28 "2016-09-10T13:34:01Z")

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Sanchez and Giroud on the bench is an odd one for me, will be interested to see how Perez gets on.

Quite like the look of our side but Rodriguez is the only player on the pitch for us today with any goal threat, although Long and Austin on the bench to change it up if we need to.

Should be a good game!

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**Author:** ![Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cobham-saint/32/99252_2.png) [@Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Cobham-Saint)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 14:18 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/29 "2016-09-10T14:18:57Z")

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Get in there

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**Author:** ![PhilippineSaint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/philippinesaint/32/3978_2.png) [@PhilippineSaint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/PhilippineSaint)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 14:19 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/30 "2016-09-10T14:19:10Z")

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Get in

0-1

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**Author:** ![SuperMikey](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/supermikey/32/38_2.png) [@SuperMikey](https://www.sotonians.com/u/SuperMikey)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 14:19 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/31 "2016-09-10T14:19:38Z")

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Great strike by Tadic, not sure what position Cech was in for that though! Game on.

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**Author:** ![MrTrampoline](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/mrtrampoline/32/137_2.png) [@MrTrampoline](https://www.sotonians.com/u/MrTrampoline)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 14:20 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/32 "2016-09-10T14:20:24Z")

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We’ve certainly deserved that!

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**Author:** ![Bucks](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/bucks/32/87_2.png) [@Bucks](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Bucks)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 14:20 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/33 "2016-09-10T14:20:58Z")

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Deserved - GTFI :lou_lol:

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**Author:** ![pap](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/pap/32/74795_2.png) [@pap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/pap)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 14:21 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/34 "2016-09-10T14:21:20Z")

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Arse direct free kick. Love it.

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**Author:** ![SuperMikey](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/supermikey/32/38_2.png) [@SuperMikey](https://www.sotonians.com/u/SuperMikey)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 14:26 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/35 "2016-09-10T14:26:20Z")

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First Saints game i’ve watched live this season due to crap internet on holiday - am I officially our good luck charm? :lou_lol:

NB: I am not to blame if we concede in the next few minutes now

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**Author:** ![dinger](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/dinger/32/142_2.png) [@dinger](https://www.sotonians.com/u/dinger)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 14:30 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/36 "2016-09-10T14:30:18Z")

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This is SuperMikey’s fault.

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**Author:** ![MrTrampoline](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/mrtrampoline/32/137_2.png) [@MrTrampoline](https://www.sotonians.com/u/MrTrampoline)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 14:30 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/37 "2016-09-10T14:30:26Z")

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Great goal I’m afraid

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**Author:** ![SuperMikey](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/supermikey/32/38_2.png) [@SuperMikey](https://www.sotonians.com/u/SuperMikey)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 14:31 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/38 "2016-09-10T14:31:13Z")

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Um…

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**Author:** ![SuperMikey](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/supermikey/32/38_2.png) [@SuperMikey](https://www.sotonians.com/u/SuperMikey)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 14:32 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/39 "2016-09-10T14:32:25Z")

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Crap defending from a set-piece, always going to get punished for that in the Prem - even by Arsenal…

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**Author:** ![Dohamike](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/dohamike/32/116_2.png) [@Dohamike](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Dohamike)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2016 14:34 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/arse-nal-v-saints/1773/40 "2016-09-10T14:34:19Z")

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