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Frustrated Long out to prove a point
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SHANE Long is craving a run of games to prove that he can be the man to lead the line for Saints.
The Republic of Ireland striker had been restricted to appearances from the bench, before making his first start of the season in the 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.
The 30-year-old admits he’s been “frustrated” by the lack of opportunities but kept his “head down, trained hard and tried to prove my point” to try and force his way in to the team.
“For me personally hopefully I can get a run of games now and pick up a bit of form,” he said.
“I felt like I did well [against Palace], but the more games I’ll play the more confident I’ll be and the more goals I’ll score.”
Mauricio Pellegrino also has Manolo Gabbiadini and Charlie Austin to choose from upfront and Long knows he has to bide his time, and prove himself in the opportunities he gets.
He said: “It’s been frustrating. The gaffer’s got a few options upfront with me, Gabbi and Charlie.
“He likes to play one striker so someone will be frustrated, but I’ve just kept my head down, trained hard and tried to prove my point. I’m just waiting for my chance to come.
“[Against Palace] I feel like I played well, but I didn’t get that goal, so the next game I’ll try and put that right and kick on.”
Saints have had problems scoring goals lately and while Long is yet to find the net this season so far has faith that, given the chance, he’ll hit form.
“For me it’s all about game time. Goals come with game time. I remember my Reading days even I think I scored one in 13 but finished with 25 goals by the end of the season,” he said.
“The manager kept playing me and giving me that chance and that confidence makes a big difference for a striker.
“Hopefully [Pellegrino] will be happy with me today and I can now get a run of two, three, four games in the team and the goals will come.”
It’s just a matter of time before the goals come, insists Long.
“That comes with a run of games – that confidence that you’re going to play every week,” he said.
“In saying that, if you go three or four games without scoring you have to hold your hands up when you get dropped and say ‘fair enough’.
“But I feel like I’m playing well and the chances will come. I’ve been scoring in training, I’ve been flying on the pitch. It’s just a matter of time.”
Long knows that he can bring a certain style of play which isn’t always what Pellegrino wants from his lone striker.
The former Hull and West Bromwich Albion man’s work rate is exceptional and he’ll run after everything, even if it’s a lost cause.
That kind of nuisance-factor and the ability to stretch defences is valuable to Saints, but Long is under no illusions that it’s not what the team need in every match.
“What he wanted from the striker was to test in behind by stretching their defence it creates holes in the pockets for Redderz, Davo and Dusan to get on the ball and I think I am the man for that job,” he said, referring to the Palace win.
“But if it’s going to be a deep lying defence and he wants someone to come to the ball he wants different options.
“It depends on who we’re playing against and as I said I thought I played well today and everyone seemed happy with how I did.
“But you’re your own best critic, you know yourself. And I hope I put myself right in the mix for next week.”
Although none of Saints’ strikers are yet to hit their scoring stride this season, each of them are focussed becoming Pellegrino’s first pick.
Long said: “There is that competition there. We’ve got three very good options there and you know if you’re not on your game and not doing it during the week that there’s somebody ready and willing to come in and take your place and you know they’ve got ability.
“So you’ve got to take your chance when you’ve got it.”
“We struggled the last few games and the gaffer thought a change was needed,” he added.
“But Gabbi’s an unbelievable goalscorer and Charlie has proved himself too.
“That competition is still there and the manager will play what he think is best against the opposition we’re playing.
“I’ve just got to keep my head down, train all week and try and keep my place in the team. But whoever does play I’ll be fully supportive of.”
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U23 Gallery: Saints 3-0 Stoke City
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Take a look through our photographer’s best images, as Southampton Under-23s recorded a 3-0 success over their Stoke City counterparts in Premier League 2 at Staplewood Campus.
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Who gave Saints’ newest recruit the warmest welcome? Who won’t tidy up after themselves in the dressing room? Wesley Hoedt reveals all in our Teammates feature.
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Slattery: We have set the standard now
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Slattery got on the scoresheet on the stroke of half-time, in between goals from Virgil van Dijk and Matt Targett.
And the 18-year-old is hoping the performance can be a platform to build from moving forward.
“It was a great team performance from the boys and it was good to have a few experienced lads that helped us out,” Slattery reflected.
“We really got on top of Stoke from the start and the end result showed that.
“After a few frustrating defeats, we knew we had to get a result so there’s a bit of relief but it was a good performance so we’re happy with that.
“We’ve had chances in other games that we haven’t taken and we managed to take them on this occasion.
“That’s the standard from us now. We set our standards high here and we’ve got to keep that now. If we keep our performance levels high then the results will come.”
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Jaïdi: It was a great performance
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Goals from Virgil van Dijk, Callum Slattery and Matt Targett ensured all three points and saw the Saints youngster leapfrog the Potters in the table.
“I am really pleased with that,” started Jaïdi.
“It was a great performance from all of the boys. I said before the game that I wanted a reaction and that was what we got tonight. We controlled the game from the start.
“The senior boys came in and were really professional and allowed the younger boys to step up and show the real face of the under-23s.”
Despite the convincing manner of the win, Jaïdi was keen not to get too carried away with the result.
With a trip to West Bromwich Albion to follow next week, the Saints boss is aware that his side must continue to perform to such a high level.
“It’s a good result but the games are coming thick and fast,” he continued.
“People will be ready for Southampton everywhere we go and we need to keep tonight’s performance as a reference.
“If we can keep that and maintain that level then hopefully we can continue to pick up more points.”
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U23 Premier League Cup fixtures announced
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Radhi Jaïdi’s men will be joined in the group by Blackburn Rovers, Cardiff City and Watford, who they will each play home and away.
The opening fixture of the competition will see Saints host Watford on the 29th of September with the final game then being an away tie against Blackburn Rovers on the 26th of February.
Once the group stages are finished the top two teams from each group will then advance into the knockout stages of the competition.
Here each match will be one-off knockout ties. If the ties are level after 90 minutes, they go to extra-time and then penalties if the teams still can’t be separated.
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Van Dijk scores for Saints under-23s as comeback continues
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VIRGIL van Dijk scored a headed goal for Saints under-23s as he continued his comeback following his summer transfer stand-off.
The Dutchman, who made his first-team return in the 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday, opened the scoring at Staplewood in a 3-0 win against Stoke, glancing a towering header home from a Matt Targett corner on 14 minutes.
This was the 26-year-old’s second appearance for the under-23s in the space of a week, having also played 90 minutes last Monday in a defeat to Aston Villa.
As has been well-documented, Van Dijk had been training alone and was excluded from first-team duties while his future was decided during the summer months.
Van Dijk had handed in a transfer request in an attempt to force through a move away, with Liverpool and Chelsea interested.
However, the club were adamant they were not going to sell the Netherlands international, and after the transfer window closed he was re-integrated back in to the Saints fold.
He made his initial return in the Villa game last week before coming on as a late substitute in Saturday’s 1-0 triumph at Palace as he made his first-team comeback.
And as he continued to work his way back to full fitness Van Dijk was involved for the under-23s again, playing the full 90 minutes.
He’ll now target more first-team game time when Manchester United come to St Mary’s on Saturday in the Premier League.
Considering he has now completed two full matches - in addition to his cameo appearance at Selhurst Park - it won’t be long before Van Dijk will be pushing to start for the first-team.
But it seems likely that Van Dijk will play again next Monday, when the under-23s travel to West Brom, as he continues rediscover to find full match sharpness.
Targett and Callum Slattery were also on the scoresheet against Stoke as the under-23s recorded their first win of the season after five straight defeats.
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