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THE VERDICT: New season but same problem for Saints
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New season, new manager, same problem.
Hopefully Mauricio Pellegrino will find a solution to Saints’ goalscoring woes. Certainly that is a large part of why he has been entrusted with the manager’s job at St Mary’s.
But if he was in any doubt as to just what he has to work on, he knows now.
Claude Puel was castigated for the style of football his team produced, which was widely blamed for the lack of goals.
Pellegrino has only had days to work with largely the same squad in virtually its entirety, but the opening day goalless draw against Swansea was a familiar tale.
Saints squandered early chances, the opposition decided to drop deep and defend for lives, Saints then struggled to pick them apart and couldn’t score the goal their efforts fully deserved.
Ultimately, these are the same players as Puel had. Time will tell whether it was the manager or the blend of the squad that has been assembled that is the issue.
Certainly we can say that Pellegrino’s first team selection yielded just one change from Claude Puel’s final game in charge – and that was simply swapping in Manolo Gabbiadini for Charlie Austin up front. They played in the same 4-2-3-1 formation too.
With players reporting back late in the summer after international duty, the disruption caused by the ongoing Virgil van Dijk saga and incoming transfers still to arrive, this is hardly the end product for Pellegrino. This is merely the start of a long journey.
But anybody who thought that simply changing the man at the top of the team would produce some kind of instant answer was always likely to be disappointed, even if in the fullness of time that hopefully does prove to be the case.
In fairness, Pellegrino’s Saints were more positive, and they played some good football against Swansea, but this was two points dropped on the opening day of the season.
Even Swansea’s manager Paul Clement thought it was funny to joke about his team’s defensive display, and was honest enough to admit that he was mighty relieved to get away with a point.
Swansea are missing their own star player, Gylfi Sigurdsson, through a transfer saga as well as their goalscorer, Fernando Llorente, and are stuck in terms of signings until Everton complete their deal.
They will then strengthen and get much better, but this was a case of Clement fielding the best he had and hoping for a result.
There was good movement from Saints, especially early on. Ryan Bertrand was very positive as the full backs overlapped, they got the ball in between the lines before Swansea retreated really deep, and there were a fair few chances, but none were taken.
That Pellegrino’s substitutions had the hallmark of Puel – like for like – perhaps suggested the limitations are not being imposed by an individual manager.
Saints came out flying and almost took the lead after two minutes as Manolo Gabbiadini flicked a near post corner against the top of the bar after a fine darting run.
Ryan Bertrand laid on a great chance for Dusan Tadic, which he put wide from close range, while James Ward-Prowse saw his shot from Nathan Redmond’s cut back blocked.
Swansea had their sole chance of the game midway through the first half as Tammy Abraham headed wide.
They really offered little else going forward, though we also have to give credit to Saints for that. Their performance was defensively strong and they didn’t let up throughout.
With Swansea dropping to the edge of their own area and getting ten men behind the ball, the scene was set for a deja vu second half.
Like so many matches last season, the opposition knew that was their best hope, rode their luck, and got away with it.
A few balls didn’t bounce kindly for Saints, a few final balls didn’t quite deliver, and Lukasz Fabianski produced a decent save from Tadic while Maya Yoshida headed over when he should have netted with a header at the far post.
Yoshida and Austin both hit the side netting late on just to cap it all off.
There were still plenty of positives to take from the game from Saints, and it would be wrong to focus too much on the cumulative lack of goals over the back end of last season and the start of this.
Pellegrino deserves the chance for this to be a slate wiped clean and not to be judged on what has happened before.
However, that is admittedly difficult for anybody who sat through the frustration of the final weeks of the last campaign.
It also underlines that perhaps just simply blaming Puel for it all was not entirely fair, though whether this is now symptomatic of a collective loss of confidence that started under him is a fair debate.
Pellegrino will have surely learned more about his squad in the first 90 minutes of the season than he probably has all summer.
With a second successive home game to come thanks to the fixture switch with West Ham, there is an opportunity to get it right and make progress.
He will be as desperate as the fans to see some goals when the Hammers come to town at the weekend.
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STEVEN Davis has opened the door for Virgil van Dijk to return to the Saints fold – and admitted they are “desperate” to keep the wantaway centre-back.
Club captain Davis insists the squad are “all there to support him (Van Dijk) and we’d welcome him back with open arms” amid an ongoing transfer saga.
The Dutchman has handed in a transfer request at St Mary’s and is currently training alone, having been banished from sessions and pre-season friendlies by boss Mauricio Pellegrino.
Van Dijk, who is wanted by Liverpool and Chelsea, missed Saturday’s opening day goalless draw at home to Swansea because of a virus – although because of his circumstances would not have been involved any way.
“It’s a situation he’s got to deal with himself,” said Davis. “Nobody else is living in that moment so nobody knows what’s going through his head necessarily.
“But we’re all there to support him and we’d welcome him back with open arms — that goes without question because of the quality that he’s got.”
The Northern Ireland international, who is skipper in the 26-year-old’s absence, is adamant that none of the squad have been riled by Van Dijk’s behaviour.
The centre-back released a fiery statement just days before the start of the Premier League season, which led to fears it might cause disruption to preparations.
“I don’t think it frustrates anybody,” explained Davis. “Of course we want him within the group, we want him to be part of the team.
“But he’s in a situation that he’s dealing with in the best possible way for himself and the club are trying to do that as well. Hopefully he’ll stay, that’s all I can say.”
“We’re all professionals, we know that’s football, we know what goes on behind the scenes,” the 32-year-old added.
“It’s not a situation you necessarily want but of course it’s going to sort itself out in the next few weeks one way or the other anyway.
“We’re desperate and we hope we can keep him because he’s such a quality player and an important player in the dressing room as well.
“But we’ve also got quality with Jack [Stephens] and Maya [Yoshida] who played today and put in good performances.”
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Premier League hotlist: Alexandre Lacazette, Mohamed Salah and Nemanja Matic
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Who were the best Premier League players from the weekend games? We take a look at the man-of-the-match performances in our hotlist.
Have Arsenal found the fox in the box they’ve been searching for?
Strong, quick and very nimble on the ball, the striker was a handful on his debut as the Gunners didn’t seem to miss the hustle and bustle of Alexis Sanchez.
Lacazette took his goal like a natural born goalscorer, too.
Liverpool needed to turn things around drastically at half-time and the player that did that for them in the second half was Salah.
With no Philippe Coutinho, Liverpool were looking to Salah to be this inspiration, and his creative spark, his pace and his movement off the ball was absolutely superb.
He got his goal and his second-half performance, including winning the penalty, was outstanding.
It was a close battle between the Welshman and his team-mate James Tarkowski, but Vokes’ two goals showed what a danger he can be inside the box.
His first, a flick as the ball came in slightly behind him, showed great improvisation, and though his second was bread and butter for any striker, his all-round work rate was superb.
He won 12 aerial duels as David Luiz and Antonio Rudiger were treated to a rough afternoon, and also won three fouls for Burnley having held the ball up well.
Fourteen goals in Ligue 1 is an impressive return in a team that finished 15th, and such form proved transferable, as he netted a double on his Premier League bow.
His header for his first goal almost burst the net and he never stopped running either.
It was not just the goal that sees Rooney take the plaudits from the match, he looked to be back to the player of years gone by.
He was everywhere on the field, playing some brilliant passes for his team-mates and also put a shift in at the back. Of course, his goal will stand out but his overall contribution cannot be overlooked.
One of the few bright lights in a hugely uninspiring affair.
Bertrand grafted hard and combined well with Nathan Redmond to carve Swansea open down the left flank time and again.
Hegazi may not have started if Jonny Evans was injury-free, but he certainly impressed as he converted a header from a corner.
He then went on to keep Josh King and Benik Afobe away from goal and secure West Brom a crucial clean sheet.
The new City full-back marked his competitive debut with a sharp attacking performance.
He will get tougher tests defensively but made the most of City’s dominance to storm forward at every opportunity, creating the game’s opening chance for Sergio Aguero.
Full-back is a position Pep Guardiola attaches particular importance to and it was just the kind of performance from Walker that City often lacked last season.
Despite reports earlier in the week that Walker-Peters was not yet ready to start a Premier League game for Tottenham, he certainly looked at home in the right-back spot in place of the injured Kieran Trippier.
His performance followed the old cliche of ‘a game of two halves’ with the first showing off his defensive abilities - restricting Newcastle as they looked to expose the right wing.
And in the second half he put in cross after cross as Spurs looked to capitalise on their man advantage.
It’s safe to say his first-team stay has got off to a glittering start.
“I can’t think of one reason why Chelsea sold him.” That was Gary Neville’s assessment after Matic’s impressive display on his Premier League debut for Manchester United.
The midfielder won possession more times than any of his team-mates (11), played more passes (69), had more touches (89) and covered more ground (11.41km).
As if that wasn’t enough, he also got the crowd out of their seats when he embarked on a mazy run down the right wing that saw him jink past several West Ham players.
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Liverpool must pay £60m for Virgil van Dijk after abject Watford display - Jamie Redknapp
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That’s the opinion of Jamie Redknapp who believes the Reds simply have to strengthen after their 3-3 draw at Watford on Saturday.
Liverpool have been linked with Van Dijk all summer and the Saints man has even handed a transfer request in at St Mary’s.
Redknapp told the Daily Mail: “Liverpool’s abject defending from set-pieces at Watford shows why they must splash out £60m on Virgil van Dijk.
“There are no leaders in that Liverpool defence. At corners, no one wants to take responsibility and clear the ball.
“When you mark zonally, as Liverpool do, you need players to attack the ball.
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Saints visit the Eagles on Saturday 16th September, with kick-off set for 12.30pm BST.
We have received an allocation of 2,978 tickets for the game, which are on sale in the following order -
• On sale now – 2017/18 Season Ticket holders who attended at least THREE domestic away games from the 2016/17 season
• Tuesday 15th August (9am) – 2017/18 Season Ticket holders who attended at least TWO domestic away games from the 2016/17 season
• Wednesday 16th August (9am) – 2017/18 Season Ticket holders who attended at least ONE domestic away game from the 2016/17 season
• Thursday 17th August (9am) – 2017/18 Season Ticket holders
• Friday 18th August (9am) – 2017/18 Official Members
• Monday 21st August (9am) – General sale
Please note that all sales dates are subject to remaining ticket availability, and tickets are limited to one per eligible Supporter Number.
Tickets will be priced as follows:
Included in the allocation are 440 Restricted View seats, which are reduced by £2 for Adults and £1 for Concessions. We have also received 4 Severely Restricted View seats, which are reduced by £3 for Adults and £2 for Concessions.
Tickets bought in person at the Ticket Office will not be issued at the point of sale, and will be posted at a later date.
How to buy:
• Online: tickets.saintsfc.co.uk
• Phone: 02381 780780
• In person: St Mary’s Ticket Office
We have also received an allocation of 29 Wheelchair tickets, priced at £20.00 for Adults, Over-65s, and 18-21 year olds, and £16.00 for Under-18s, with the Enabler admitted free of charge. Ambulant Disabled tickets are also available, priced at £20.00 for Adults, Over-65s, and 18-21 year olds, and £16.00 for Under-18s, again with the Enabler admitted free of charge.
Coach Travel provided by Princess Coaches can be purchased for this game, priced at £20 per person. Coaches will depart St Mary’s Stadium at 08:00, Eastleigh at 08:15, Winchester at 08:30 and Fleet at 09:00.
Tickets are sold subject to the Ticket Terms and Conditions and the Ticketing Policy.
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Loan Watch: Olomola brace secures Yeovil win
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The Glovers had fell behind to a goal from Kayden Jackson on 12 minutes, after Billy Kee’s shot was parried into his path.
But they rallied to level on 26 minutes through Olomola, when he restored parity by collecting the ball in the area and hitting a left-footed shot into the top corner.
Francois Zoko made it 2-1 when he turned home from Rhys Browne’s cushioned header across goal.
Just a minute later and Olomola doubled the advantage when he raced on to a long ball before coolly lobbing it over the onrushing Aaron Chapman.
Jackson scored again for the visitors on 53 minutes but they couldn’t find an equaliser.
Elsewhere, Harrison Reed played the full 90 minutes for loan club Norwich City but could not help prevent a 3-1 defeat to Sunderland.
Lewis Grabban netted twice for the Black Cats as well as scoring an own goal, with Aiden McGeady grabbing the other goal of the game with a superb strike.
In Scotland, Harry Lewis helped ten-man Dundee United to a 2-1 victory over Queen of the South at Tannadice.
Scott Fraser’s second-half goal proved to be decisive as Ray McKinnon’s men moved top of the Scottish Championship.
Scott McDonald gave United the lead, before Callum Fordyce levelled things up for the visitors.
Despite Paul McMullan being dismissed, the home side found the breakthrough with 22 minutes to go.
In League One, Ryan Seager came off the bench on the hour mark as MK Dons fell to a 1-0 defeat to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.
Seager replaced Ed Upson as Robbie Neilson’s men sought a response to Sean Longstaff’s early strike.
The on-loan Newcastle midfielder found the net after just five minutes with a low effort from 15-yards out to hand the Seasiders their first victory back in League One.
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