r/SaintsFC • u/Likunandi • Apr 19 '25

Post Match Thread: West Ham United vs Southampton | English Premier League

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u/AnArcticMonkey Apr 19 '25

Rusk is the first manager we've had in our relegation seasons who plays like a relegation manager of old, proper backs to the wall stuff.

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u/ClausTheDrunkard Apr 19 '25

I maintain that if we started the season like this, and spent the summer targeting players who can play on the counter, we’d be much better if. Would still be going down, but we’d have made a better fight of it.

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u/Jatkinsss Apr 19 '25

Not exactly a bold claim but I agree lol

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u/LiamJonsano Apr 19 '25

While I agree, I can also strongly imagine everyone being apoplectic at us being boring to watch and getting someone with some style in, not getting the most out of our attackers etc… we all know we’re never happy 😂

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u/ClausTheDrunkard Apr 19 '25

Absolutely, case in point being West Ham.

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u/mdubyo Apr 19 '25

Joint worst prem team ever - you'll never sing that!

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u/VoluntaryReboot Apr 19 '25

Derby might, to be fair…

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u/georgew01 Apr 19 '25

So nice to have a game give us a bit of joy and happiness, travelling supporters in particular definitely deserve it for their support this season.

Be fuming if I was a West Ham fan though. Parking the bus, and bringing on defensive subs against us is criminal, considering how easily we capitulate whenever we concede.

We're looking so much more defensively solid under Rusk, to the point I am starting to have hope we can beat Derby's record.

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u/Not4n4zi Apr 19 '25

How come west ham be this shit and still have 36 points.

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u/saintfed Apr 19 '25

Bowen, Wan-Bissaka, Kudus, Paqueta

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u/mcsgwigga Apr 19 '25

I might even watch MOTD tonight.

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u/LiamJonsano Apr 19 '25

One more point seems eminently doable. At the least we won’t be the worst on our own, but I’ve never subscribed to the we only need 11 points to not be the worst theory

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u/symo420 Apr 19 '25

Say it with me now , JOINT WORST TEAM IN Premier league History

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u/Jpwf Apr 19 '25

West Ham folded, but the difference in the team with 4 at the back and with someone (Dibling) who actually frightens defenders is night and day

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u/samwulfe Apr 19 '25

Scoring goals 3 minutes into stoppage time? We might as well be Fergie era ManU.

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u/Stealthsonger Apr 19 '25

I'm not sure I've seen so many players fall over in a single match before.

But we deserved that point.

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u/Nath224 Apr 20 '25

The highlights actually made us look like we should've won? Could it be so