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    Baddesley Bill wrote:
    Clever Dick wrote:
    Well a point is a point. Better than the big fat zero Clattenberg was so desperate to deny us. Like some other posters I'm not really seeing a huge improvement under MoPo. Why did we not play Clyne and Punch? Together they form one of the best attacking threats we have. Maybe it was felt we needed bigger defenders against their big lump up front. Whilst Maya/ Corky did ok covering at RB we definitely lacked something going forward. It's possible they were carrying knocks, but it's another 2 points we should have got.
    Apparenly, Clyne was carrying a knock but still fit enough to make the bench.
    I've only seen the MOTD highlights, but I thought we linked up well...just lacked the killer blow in the box.
    Yeah. Makes sense. I've seen it on match choice. We were the better side and created more chances. Hopefully we can spring a couple of surprises in our next few games. Think we play better against the better sides."
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Pochettino apologises for Clattenburg confrontation

5:51pm Saturday 9th March 2013 in Sport

Mauricio Pochettino Mauricio Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino has apologised for storming onto the pitch to remonstrate with referee Mark Clattenburg after his side were held to a goalless draw at Norwich.

Saints played superbly well in the snow and rain at Carrow Road and should have had the game won before Clattenburg awarded Norwich an injury time penalty for a foul by Luke Shaw on Grant Holt.

Saints disagreed with the decision and saw what they perceived to be justice done as Boruc dived to his right to make the save and preserve the point.

After the game Pochettino came onto the pitch to confront Clattenburg but afterwards was repentant.

He said: “I do know that (you shouldn’t go on the pitch) and I apologise.

“Sometimes you can lose control a little but us managers have to control ourselves.

“Sometimes I feel as if I am playing the game as well on the sidelines.”

He added: “I am happy overall with the team’s performance because we regained that fighting spirit that perhaps we lost a little bit against QPR.

“I think my team played better than last week and in the 90th minute before that penalty was given we deserved to be leading the game.

“So my anger was double fold that it shouldn’t have been a penalty and that we should have been up in the game by that time.”

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