Video: Southampton manager Nigel Adkins looking forward to Arsenal challenge

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Nigel Adkins is relishing the prospect of facing Arsenal tomorrow at the Emirates Stadium.

The Saints' boss gave a press conference yesterday and you can see what he had to say about his side's build-up to the fixture.

Watch the video below:

Comments(31)

Velleity says...
12:20pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Adkins out!

Just thought I'd say it first.

insane saint says...
12:29pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Velleity wrote:
Adkins out!

Just thought I'd say it first.
well you are the only one now clear off.

he speaks well and all will be well.

together as one

the future is bright it is red and a small bit of white.

COYR

stockysaint says...
12:34pm Fri 14 Sep 12

insane saint wrote:
Velleity wrote:
Adkins out!

Just thought I'd say it first.
well you are the only one now clear off.

he speaks well and all will be well.

together as one

the future is bright it is red and a small bit of white.

COYR
well said insane, Velleity look on you tube at Ramirez & Yoshida, when they are integrated into our team we'll be kickin' it.

Have some faith and a bit more patience.

9/1 a win at the Emirates tomorrow, will have me some of that!

COYRs

DisplacedFan says...
12:51pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Hoping for at least a point, tomorrow. The way we have played so far, that's certainly reachable!
COYR.

Don-Irelando says...
1:02pm Fri 14 Sep 12

http://fourfourtwo.c
om/blogs/statszone/a
rchive/2012/09/14/la
llana-breaks-the-mou
ld-but-can-he-crack-
the-premier-league.a
spx

really interesting article and something that I was getting at in the Luke Shaw forum yesterday.

SO50 Saint says...
1:03pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Need to find a decent pub to watch the cricket tomorrow in London. It appears West Ham are on the telly as well so that could be annoying.

St Retford says...
1:29pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Don-Irelando wrote:
http://fourfourtwo.c

om/blogs/statszone/a

rchive/2012/09/14/la

llana-breaks-the-mou

ld-but-can-he-crack-

the-premier-league.a

spx

really interesting article and something that I was getting at in the Luke Shaw forum yesterday.
I was just about to post the same link. Quality use of stats.

seventh-junction says...
1:48pm Fri 14 Sep 12

I wonder if the new signings will play a part at arse- n' all?
Can't wait to see Ramirez and Yoshida playing.
COYR FOADP WTFILN

Scarborosaint says...
2:50pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Talks a lot of sense, definitely the man for the job.
Think he will start with gaston , it's a free game no one is expecting us to get a result but 60 or 70 mins worth of a match winner may be enough . Arsenal have not been as dominant at home over the last 2 seasons but we must cut out the individual mistakes and defend better as a team .
The thing that is apparent in this squad is the team spirit is great and they all want to work for each other and the manager

saintsupnorth says...
3:13pm Fri 14 Sep 12

As a Team we look stronger and determined as ever. The players are confident and have that fight to succeed. Thats mainly due to NA and the rest of the backroom staff keeping a positive attitude towards everything. If we had a manager who did nothing but rage and slag of his players like most managers, we would have a team that was lacking in that hunger and determination. So the only thing Negative in the team at the minute is stupid Fans been negative all the time, which makes the managers job a whole lot harder to keep morale up.

saintmicky says...
3:15pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Don-Irelando wrote:
http://fourfourtwo.c

om/blogs/statszone/a

rchive/2012/09/14/la

llana-breaks-the-mou

ld-but-can-he-crack-

the-premier-league.a

spx

really interesting article and something that I was getting at in the Luke Shaw forum yesterday.
Thanks for this link, superb to see this sort of analysis of a saints player. I would like to see the same for Lambert, or more importantly the interaction between the two, which seems to me to have been the secret to our success over the last two seasons.

bigfella777 says...
3:42pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Well Im glad he is relishing it because nobody else is.

Confucious says...
3:46pm Fri 14 Sep 12

I have a feeling tomorrow will go down as a very bad day at the Emirates - but we'll just have to move on.

And anyway, why should we care. We shouldn't let sympathy for the Arsenal fans ruin our victory celebration.

SO50 Saint says...
3:58pm Fri 14 Sep 12

bigfella777 says...
3:42pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Well Im glad he is relishing it because nobody else is.”

I'm certainly looking forward to it almost as much as you would look forward to a trip to an all male brothel.

I reckon we have a decent chance of getting something there so try and keep up bigfella. Has your Uruguayan found anyone else to moan at as Nigel isn't in his league anymore?

St Retford says...
4:16pm Fri 14 Sep 12

I like Arsene. There, I've said it.

I think tomorrow could be an absolute humdinger between the finest two pure footballing sides in the country. But the thing we've got that they haven't is Rickie Lambert. He'll be the difference.

Alicesdad says...
4:45pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Wenger is a good manager. So is ADKINS and I predict we will win 3-0 tomorrow. Speculative estimate but we have the scoring power oif we can lock up at the back. Lambert is a key difference but I really want to see some new signings shine.

Bored now.

Velleity says...
4:53pm Fri 14 Sep 12

stockysaint wrote:
insane saint wrote:
Velleity wrote:
Adkins out!

Just thought I'd say it first.
well you are the only one now clear off.

he speaks well and all will be well.

together as one

the future is bright it is red and a small bit of white.

COYR
well said insane, Velleity look on you tube at Ramirez & Yoshida, when they are integrated into our team we'll be kickin' it.

Have some faith and a bit more patience.

9/1 a win at the Emirates tomorrow, will have me some of that!

COYRs
I should have been clearer that I was speaking ironically. I'm one of his biggest defenders on here.

I also speak as a man with a bet that is a tiny bit too large for comfort (as all good bets should be) on Saints to be in the top ten by season's end. I firmly expect Nigel still to be at the helm, ready for an attack on a top eight finish in 2013/14.

My post was an attack on the doom-mongers who normally post on here. Be patient, they'll be along soon calling for his head.

V

PS. Thanks for reminding me of the odds for the game; I think there's value at 9/1, definitely.

St Retford says...
4:54pm Fri 14 Sep 12

There's no way we'll spend 90 minutes at the Emirates and not concede. But I do think it's our turn to be on the right end of a 3-2.

(It's the new 3-1)

Block 34 says...
4:55pm Fri 14 Sep 12

3-0 would be nice, but I'll be happy with a point!
Our season starts against Villa

Velleity says...
4:56pm Fri 14 Sep 12

bigfella777 wrote:
Well Im glad he is relishing it because nobody else is.
As a non-supporter, why do you feel the need to comment on this site?

fritzer says...
5:24pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Velleity wrote:
Adkins out!

Just thought I'd say it first.
Velleity ! Go and get stuffed you sad freak.

Velleity says...
5:29pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Not read my second post, I guess...

bigfella777 says...
6:06pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Velleity wrote:
bigfella777 wrote:
Well Im glad he is relishing it because nobody else is.
As a non-supporter, why do you feel the need to comment on this site?
I think you like a bit of gentlemans relish you tool.

slugger says...
6:16pm Fri 14 Sep 12

bigfella777 wrote:
Velleity wrote:
bigfella777 wrote: Well Im glad he is relishing it because nobody else is.
As a non-supporter, why do you feel the need to comment on this site?
I think you like a bit of gentlemans relish you tool.
that's a bit rich coming from a brighton fan .

Fatty x Ford Worker says...
7:19pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Any thing than a 3-0 defeat will be good in my book!

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:39pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Velleity wrote:
Adkins out!

Just thought I'd say it first.
You say that you "just thought"! Novel for posters on here, irony is just alien to most so I guess you were wasting your time, as I know you better, I knew what you were getting at, but none of the blue phew were about to grasp the nettle.

Confucious says...
8:21pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Velleity wrote:
stockysaint wrote:
insane saint wrote:
Velleity wrote:
Adkins out!

Just thought I'd say it first.
well you are the only one now clear off.

he speaks well and all will be well.

together as one

the future is bright it is red and a small bit of white.

COYR
well said insane, Velleity look on you tube at Ramirez & Yoshida, when they are integrated into our team we'll be kickin' it.

Have some faith and a bit more patience.

9/1 a win at the Emirates tomorrow, will have me some of that!

COYRs
I should have been clearer that I was speaking ironically. I'm one of his biggest defenders on here.

I also speak as a man with a bet that is a tiny bit too large for comfort (as all good bets should be) on Saints to be in the top ten by season's end. I firmly expect Nigel still to be at the helm, ready for an attack on a top eight finish in 2013/14.

My post was an attack on the doom-mongers who normally post on here. Be patient, they'll be along soon calling for his head.

V

PS. Thanks for reminding me of the odds for the game; I think there's value at 9/1, definitely.
No idea what irony is but agree with you.....

Say NO to negativity.

The only bet I'm putting on is that I can stop gambling.

J.P.M says...
8:51pm Fri 14 Sep 12

He does have a SAD face.

SFC SFC SFC
SFC SFC SFCeeeeeeEEEE
SFC SFC SFC
SFC!

SFCSaint says...
11:05pm Fri 14 Sep 12

what kit are we in tomorrow?

RedArmy1 says...
11:27pm Fri 14 Sep 12

WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON.

Nobody cares about wenger and what he has to say. we know he is frustrated by defensive teams that come to the emirates - the fact is he has won nothing for years and all his best players leave - what a joke !!

Tomorrow we head to north london to FIGHT AND WIN !!!

RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY

CB FRY LIVES says...
12:35pm Sat 15 Sep 12

Nigel always talks a good match.lets hope the team he picks can play a good match and come home with at least one point but hopefully three.COME ON YOU SAINTS MAKE WALCOTT AND THE OX REGRET LEAVING ST MARY'S.

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