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Stunning Saints shock Liverpool
5:14pm Saturday 16th March 2013 in Sport
Stunning Saints shock Liverpool
Jay Rodriguez inspired relegation-threatened Saints to what could prove to be a vital victory against Liverpool today.
The 23-year-old terrorised the Reds defence, scoring one and setting up another, as Saints moved a step closer to survival with a stunning 3-1 win.
The result moved the club up to 15th in the table, seven points clear of the drop zone.
Rodriguez put Mauricio Pochettino on course for a second win at the helm in the sixth minute, nodding a Gaston Ramirez cross into Morgan Schneiderlin's path to slot home.
Liverpool fan Rickie Lambert soon doubled Saints' advantage with his 13th goal of the season coming when his 25-yard free-kick deflected home off Daniel Sturridge.
However, as good as Southampton are on the attack, they have often been found wanting at the back and Philippe Coutinho, a reported January target for the hosts, reduced the deficit in first-half stoppage time.
Brendan Rodgers' side pushed hard for a leveller but Rodriguez made sure of the three points with 10 minutes remaining, putting Saints seven points clear of the drop zone in front of a record Premier League crowd at St Mary's of 32,070.
Liverpool's regular number one Pepe Reina was unavailable for today's match, meaning understudy Brad Jones once again deputised in goal.
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The Australian conceded twice in last weekend's defeat of Tottenham and had to pick the ball out of his goal again in the sixth minute.
After earlier attempts by Rodriguez and Ramirez, the pair combined brilliantly to set-up the opening goal.
Ramirez floated a weighted cross to the back post to Rodriguez, who nodded across the face of goal for Schneiderlin to direct past Jones.
It was quite a start by Saints and they could - and probably should - have doubled their lead in the 10th minute.
Ramirez put Saints talisman Lambert through on goal but he could not find a way past Jones.
The Australian was again called into action to deny a stinging Rodriguez drive moments after dealing comfortably with a Ramirez effort.
Liverpool were struggling to cope with Southampton's attacking intent and failing to create anything of note at the other end.
Aside from an offside Sturridge effort two minutes in, Rodgers' side had little to show for their efforts as Saints' defence dominated.
Liverpool's backline were enduring a much tougher afternoon, with Rodriguez hooking over from close range after Jones parried an Adam Lallana strike.
The Reds were struggling to cope with the home side's wing play but beginning to make inroads at the other end.
Luis Suarez was incensed by referee Phil Dowd's decision to call back play for a foul on Jos Hooiveld when he was through on goal, before Sturridge struck from distance.
Liverpool will have been relieved to see the impressive Hooiveld limp off soon after, with Jose Fonte coming on in his place after 30 minutes.
However, their task was made all the more difficult three minutes later when Southampton netted a fortuitous second.
After Martin Skrtel was adjudged to have fouled Lambert, the Saints striker stepped up to hit the 25-yard free-kick that wrong footed goalkeeper Jones after taking a deflection of Sturridge.
A lunge from Fonte lunge denied Daniel Agger an immediate response, before an exquisite Rodriguez snapshot flew inches wide at the other end.
It was Liverpool that ended the half on top, though. After Artur Boruc denied Coutinho on a one-on-one, the Brazilian beat the Saints goalkeeper.
Steven Gerrard headed across goal to Sturridge, whose blocked shot was slotted home by the former Inter Milan man.
It was the 18th goal Saints have conceded in the final 15 minutes of the first half this season and Coutinho found the back of the net again five after the restart, although he had already been ruled offside.
Sturridge was next to come close, hitting a half-volley into the side-netting before Suarez almost latched onto a through ball by substitute Lucas.
It seemed to jolt Saints back into life as they began threatening down the flanks again, although Suarez was still proving a thorn in the side at the back.
Boruc saved a free-kick from the Uruguayan but Saints were well and truly on the back foot, with only latch-ditch defending and fine goalkeeping denying the visitors.
Boruc stopped a long-range Gerrard effort, before Jones did fantastically to smother a goalbound Lallana dink.
Southampton were, in truth, feeding off scraps but soon got the goal they desired, thanks to fine work by Rodriguez.
The former Burnley striker burst through own goal, brilliantly drove past Skrtel and tucked home after Jones stopped his initial effort.
Jose Enrique put into the side-netting as Liverpool looked for a late goal, but the only late action was a booking for Suarez after hassling Boruc.
Comments(35)
SaintMax
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5:32pm Sat 16 Mar 13
The Music Man
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5:33pm Sat 16 Mar 13
SaintMax
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5:36pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Costa Baz
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5:42pm Sat 16 Mar 13
SaintMax wrote:Of course they will.
Wait for the pundits to say Liverpool had a bad game. This was man city all over again, what a key result.. Chelsea who?
The commentator I was listening was saying it throughout the game.
It's the 8th wonder of the world.
A so called top team being humbled by a Saints team is always described as the so called top team under performing.
FACT
SaintAsh1964
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5:53pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Out on the p1ss COME ON YOU SAINTS!!
SaintMax
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5:53pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Costa Baz wrote:But Baz this Liverpool team are one of the most inform teams in the league... Til now!!
SaintMax wrote:Of course they will.
Wait for the pundits to say Liverpool had a bad game. This was man city all over again, what a key result.. Chelsea who?
The commentator I was listening was saying it throughout the game.
It's the 8th wonder of the world.
A so called top team being humbled by a Saints team is always described as the so called top team under performing.
FACT
dadofmy3sons
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6:27pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Echo report says Coutinho scored a second that was ruled out.
NO HE DIDN'T!!!!
He should have been booked for kicking the ball into the net after the whistle had blown and the game was stopped.
A lot of strange ref decisions, fouls that were when it was to Lpoops advantage, not when it was to Saints.
The only thing he got right was booking Suarez the cheat for deliberately impeding Boruc from kicking out of his hands.
Pretty stupid of him all round because everyone knows it is a foul and Lpoop didn't want the game held up at that stage, they were 3-1 down!
So good to be a Saints fan tonight.
Simmo13
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6:43pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Strasbourg Saint
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6:45pm Sat 16 Mar 13
dadofmy3sons wrote:Exactly! If the ref had 'played to the rules' he'd have booked Suarez in the first half when he was clearly warned to stop moaning but was allowed to carry on unabaited. Worst of all (which you may not have noticed) was a clear late studs challenge just before he started limping. Also, the foul he won in the second half because Clyne 'pulled him back' was a clear dive. Nasty piece of sh!t!
don't have to wait for pundits to say poor Lpoop.
Echo report says Coutinho scored a second that was ruled out.
NO HE DIDN'T!!!!
He should have been booked for kicking the ball into the net after the whistle had blown and the game was stopped.
A lot of strange ref decisions, fouls that were when it was to Lpoops advantage, not when it was to Saints.
The only thing he got right was booking Suarez the cheat for deliberately impeding Boruc from kicking out of his hands.
Pretty stupid of him all round because everyone knows it is a foul and Lpoop didn't want the game held up at that stage, they were 3-1 down!
So good to be a Saints fan tonight.
florida saint
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6:48pm Sat 16 Mar 13
aaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmm
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy....
dadofmy3sons
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6:59pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Jack ruined it by apologising though!
And that was a blatant dive and I would hope that the F.A. could review it by video and ban him for 35 years, not going to happen though, shame.
redsnapper
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7:04pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Hopefully the wretched internationals dont cause any bother with injuries or loss of form with 11 Saints players involved!,,
Strasbourg Saint
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7:19pm Sat 16 Mar 13
dadofmy3sons wrote:That's a couple fo good spots from inside the ground. I could see Cork behind the little g!t but my picture wasn't clear, so I couldn't see all that was happening. It was only in the replays of the dive and studs that I saw (most of) what happened, but was focussing on how Suarez studded Fonte rather than anything going on from Cork.
Strassie, the reason he was limping was because Corky cracked him just as he did the studs on Jose.
Jack ruined it by apologising though!
And that was a blatant dive and I would hope that the F.A. could review it by video and ban him for 35 years, not going to happen though, shame.
35 years? I'm not that vindictive and believe players should get the benefit of the doubt. Therefore, I'd settle for 25 :)
magnette
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7:37pm Sat 16 Mar 13
dadofmy3sons wrote:The Echo must be right, dadofmy3sons, cos it says exactly the same thing in the Independent...
don't have to wait for pundits to say poor Lpoop.
Echo report says Coutinho scored a second that was ruled out.
NO HE DIDN'T!!!!
He should have been booked for kicking the ball into the net after the whistle had blown and the game was stopped.
A lot of strange ref decisions, fouls that were when it was to Lpoops advantage, not when it was to Saints.
The only thing he got right was booking Suarez the cheat for deliberately impeding Boruc from kicking out of his hands.
Pretty stupid of him all round because everyone knows it is a foul and Lpoop didn't want the game held up at that stage, they were 3-1 down!
So good to be a Saints fan tonight.
http://www.independe
nt.co.uk/sport/footb
all/premier-league/s
outhampton-3-liverpo
ol-1-match-report-sa
ints-claim-important
-win-over-liverpool-
8537384.html
SPIKEISLANDTRADER
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7:48pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Taoboy
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8:01pm Sat 16 Mar 13
COME ON YOU SAINTS.
dadofmy3sons
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8:07pm Sat 16 Mar 13
magnette wrote:OK I stand corrected and admit that I am biased.
dadofmy3sons wrote:The Echo must be right, dadofmy3sons, cos it says exactly the same thing in the Independent...
don't have to wait for pundits to say poor Lpoop.
Echo report says Coutinho scored a second that was ruled out.
NO HE DIDN'T!!!!
He should have been booked for kicking the ball into the net after the whistle had blown and the game was stopped.
A lot of strange ref decisions, fouls that were when it was to Lpoops advantage, not when it was to Saints.
The only thing he got right was booking Suarez the cheat for deliberately impeding Boruc from kicking out of his hands.
Pretty stupid of him all round because everyone knows it is a foul and Lpoop didn't want the game held up at that stage, they were 3-1 down!
So good to be a Saints fan tonight.
http://www.independe
nt.co.uk/sport/footb
all/premier-league/s
outhampton-3-liverpo
ol-1-match-report-sa
ints-claim-important
-win-over-liverpool-
8537384.html
NO I DON'T ! ! !
the ref blew his whistle, everyone stopped and Boruc walked out to take the kick and Coutinho kicked the ball into an empty net.
BOOKING.
By the rules of the game.
I wonder if I can get a job writing lies for newspapers?
Echo don't employ Saints fans I know, what about the Sun?
Block 34
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8:09pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Big result! Great to see fans on their feet cheering. I'm away for the Chelski game arrgh!!!
well done Pompey too. A good day for the south coast!!
Block 34
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8:12pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Malcy
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8:26pm Sat 16 Mar 13
RedArmy1
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8:28pm Sat 16 Mar 13
WE ARE THE MIGHTY SOUTHAMPTON.
UP THE PREMIER LEAGUE WE GO !!
WELL DONE TO MP AND THE LADS
WE HAVE BEEN THREATENING THIS FOR WEEKS.
RED FACTION - RED ARMY
WE WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED.
COYR
RED ARMY 2013.
FIGHT AND WIN. COYR
RedArmy1
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8:29pm Sat 16 Mar 13
RedArmy1 wrote:STUN-FIGHT-WIN.
Bye Reading QPR and Wigan. WE ARE THE MIGHTY SOUTHAMPTON. UP THE PREMIER LEAGUE WE GO !! WELL DONE TO MP AND THE LADS WE HAVE BEEN THREATENING THIS FOR WEEKS. RED FACTION - RED ARMY WE WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED. COYR RED ARMY 2013. FIGHT AND WIN. COYR
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY.
OSPREYSAINT
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8:54pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Malcy wrote:It's Adam Blackmore, and did you hear DM castigating Guly for a bit of poor play late on! I thought Punchy deserved a few minutes rather than Guly, but it is easy being a table top Manager!
I listened on Saints site,Andy Blackmore and Dave Merringtons commentary made my hair stand on end!! What a wonderful game it must of been, I've only 5 weeks to go and I can watch them for the rest of my life, tell me those that were either there or was it on Sky TV, was Ramirez injured and why do you think Prado was prefered to Puncheon? Puncheon has been a revelation this season, is it tactics or horses for courses not to undermined M P, whatever it was we had to win and we did by thrashing them, if only the score had been 4 nil at half time assuming it could of been, Liverpool Players wouldn't of wanted to come out 2nd half well done Saints, 3 more points to safety
manchester exiled Saint
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9:15pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Strasbourg Saint
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11:26pm Sat 16 Mar 13
OSPREYSAINT wrote:We were winning and Shaw needed cover in front of him. Guly is far better at covering Shaw than any of the other attacking midfielders, so he was the logical choice. Had we needed a goal, Punch would have been more obvious.
Malcy wrote:It's Adam Blackmore, and did you hear DM castigating Guly for a bit of poor play late on! I thought Punchy deserved a few minutes rather than Guly, but it is easy being a table top Manager!
I listened on Saints site,Andy Blackmore and Dave Merringtons commentary made my hair stand on end!! What a wonderful game it must of been, I've only 5 weeks to go and I can watch them for the rest of my life, tell me those that were either there or was it on Sky TV, was Ramirez injured and why do you think Prado was prefered to Puncheon? Puncheon has been a revelation this season, is it tactics or horses for courses not to undermined M P, whatever it was we had to win and we did by thrashing them, if only the score had been 4 nil at half time assuming it could of been, Liverpool Players wouldn't of wanted to come out 2nd half well done Saints, 3 more points to safety
I think the moment Merrington must have been on about was when Guly didn't win a tackle near the half way line which resulted in a late Liverpool attack. Did he mention who it was who, just before hand, had offered the hospital pass to Guly? Thought not.
Stroppy_gramps
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12:47am Sun 17 Mar 13
Skertl or skirt boy or whatever his name is....
how did he not get booked? The only way he could beat SRL was by fouling him.
st1halo
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1:38am Sun 17 Mar 13
Strasbourg Saint wrote:Maybe he meant the point where Guly let Glen Johnson breeze past him from the corner and got the ball across for Enrique to hit into the side netting. If that's the type of cover to expect, we should sign Ironside in his wheelchair!
OSPREYSAINT wrote:We were winning and Shaw needed cover in front of him. Guly is far better at covering Shaw than any of the other attacking midfielders, so he was the logical choice. Had we needed a goal, Punch would have been more obvious.
Malcy wrote:It's Adam Blackmore, and did you hear DM castigating Guly for a bit of poor play late on! I thought Punchy deserved a few minutes rather than Guly, but it is easy being a table top Manager!
I listened on Saints site,Andy Blackmore and Dave Merringtons commentary made my hair stand on end!! What a wonderful game it must of been, I've only 5 weeks to go and I can watch them for the rest of my life, tell me those that were either there or was it on Sky TV, was Ramirez injured and why do you think Prado was prefered to Puncheon? Puncheon has been a revelation this season, is it tactics or horses for courses not to undermined M P, whatever it was we had to win and we did by thrashing them, if only the score had been 4 nil at half time assuming it could of been, Liverpool Players wouldn't of wanted to come out 2nd half well done Saints, 3 more points to safety
I think the moment Merrington must have been on about was when Guly didn't win a tackle near the half way line which resulted in a late Liverpool attack. Did he mention who it was who, just before hand, had offered the hospital pass to Guly? Thought not.
STID
Malcy
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8:14am Sun 17 Mar 13
Malcy
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8:25am Sun 17 Mar 13
OSPREYSAINT
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8:54am Sun 17 Mar 13
Malcy wrote:I have always enjoyed DM and his summarizing, his famous "What Southampton don't want to now ......" then stating the obvious, are legend.
OSPREYSAINT You know Dave Merrington has been there and worn the T Shirt,very knowledgable and a good man, I remember him in the early 90s when I was a Ref and on the Line at the Wellington ground for Trialist, his passion was obvious, I had to tell him to shut up because he wasn't only instructing his new Players but he was telling the Ref how to control the Game but I still respect him, he loves Southampton
OSPREYSAINT
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8:58am Sun 17 Mar 13
st1halo wrote:That was the one, he did a sort of ballet dancer pirouette and let Johnson in. Give him his due he made a lovely crunching tackle at the other end. Can't criticise him for one little error, but all season we have been made to pay for "one little error", we made several yesterday and got away with it, the first by Luke Shaw was schoolboy class, but Liverpool hadn't woken up at that stage, and it came to nowt.
Strasbourg Saint wrote:Maybe he meant the point where Guly let Glen Johnson breeze past him from the corner and got the ball across for Enrique to hit into the side netting. If that's the type of cover to expect, we should sign Ironside in his wheelchair!
OSPREYSAINT wrote:We were winning and Shaw needed cover in front of him. Guly is far better at covering Shaw than any of the other attacking midfielders, so he was the logical choice. Had we needed a goal, Punch would have been more obvious.
Malcy wrote:It's Adam Blackmore, and did you hear DM castigating Guly for a bit of poor play late on! I thought Punchy deserved a few minutes rather than Guly, but it is easy being a table top Manager!
I listened on Saints site,Andy Blackmore and Dave Merringtons commentary made my hair stand on end!! What a wonderful game it must of been, I've only 5 weeks to go and I can watch them for the rest of my life, tell me those that were either there or was it on Sky TV, was Ramirez injured and why do you think Prado was prefered to Puncheon? Puncheon has been a revelation this season, is it tactics or horses for courses not to undermined M P, whatever it was we had to win and we did by thrashing them, if only the score had been 4 nil at half time assuming it could of been, Liverpool Players wouldn't of wanted to come out 2nd half well done Saints, 3 more points to safety
I think the moment Merrington must have been on about was when Guly didn't win a tackle near the half way line which resulted in a late Liverpool attack. Did he mention who it was who, just before hand, had offered the hospital pass to Guly? Thought not.
STID
OSPREYSAINT
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9:04am Sun 17 Mar 13
Stroppy_gramps wrote:Skrtel? Hadn't realised just how gruesome he looked, he won't have a more difficult game this season, and the persistent climbing on Lambo should have been picked up. I am sure Carragher would have made a better job of it, has a lot more experience and more subtle with the "defensive block"!
Would just like to add -
Skertl or skirt boy or whatever his name is....
how did he not get booked? The only way he could beat SRL was by fouling him.
Stroppy_gramps
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9:25am Sun 17 Mar 13
but he is far too inconsistent. I kind of wish he just concentrated on one thing per match - i.e. get on and cover Shaw. Don't do anything else, just put that cover in. Or get on and push it up field.
I reckon if he did that we would see him put in some great shifts on the pitch. (and not only that, it might get him more game time which will mean better confidence which will mean he can grow some more on the pitch blah blah blah)
batesieboy
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10:33am Sun 17 Mar 13
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