Holding the ball up like a bawse, Tricky.
http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/socc...d-him-11201949
Long guarantees goals if he gets a clear run in the side; Souness on Long.
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Holding the ball up like a bawse, Tricky.
http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/socc...d-him-11201949
Long guarantees goals if he gets a clear run in the side; Souness on Long.
I'd say he could do with a manager that 'loves ' him . You get an odd player like that .
250 appearances in the Premier League for Long after his second half introduction against Everton
He made a good chance for himself through determination and physicality .The Goalkeeper made a good save . Perhaps he shouldn’t have taken a long odds shot on but when strikers need goals then who could blame him . It didn’t effect the result as Southampton done easily enough .
Two goals for Charlie Austin will presumably keep Long on the bench for a while.
Yes it will. And more and more, as the weeks go by, it is becoming evident that Shane is a little lost at this level. I would love to see him drop down to the Championship with Reading or Preston or Leeds to find his goalscoring form again. I don't think his financial adviser would appreciate the loss in wages he'd take however.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
YES! The scoring famine is over. Shane has opened the scoring at home to Palace after 17 minuted.
The boy is a goal machine!! :cool:
Just the type of chance he needed to end the drought, an instinctive first time hit rather than something like a one on one. His chance against Man U was similar in a way but harder: great save by De Gea and a good contact but there was a lot of space between De Gea's foot and the post and he didn't find it. The type of chance Rooney would rarely miss. Long's chance presented itself perfectly last night: hit with inside of boot, aim just outside of post, guaranteed goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Good point about Rooney, he's good at wrapping his foot around those ones quickly, which results in making them look easy.
He got his annual goal in a bit early though, long wait until 2019. :apathy:
Would love to see Long at Leeds. He'd tear that division a new one.
Hallelujah he scored
I was at the game yesterday. He was really good from the start until he got subbed after taking a knock.
Watched the match. Very tough playing up front on his own. Seems to be his lot these days but he did well and nice finish. Soton were unlucky to lose but it looked like whenever they scored Arsenal just went up a gear and scored themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
it was the tenth goal of the season in the premier league scored by an Irish player - there were 19 in 2016/17
Yeah it was a bit like that. Arsenal had a lot of possession without any purpose. Lots of sideways, risk free passing. On the few occasions they penetrated they scored. Cech is a shadow of his former self.Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Long - under guidance/instruction? - very noticeably made little effort to return from offside positions, instead waiting for play to recover and for defence to drift back towards him. Very Inzaghi like! It felt that whilst he made a menace of himself with his pace and presence, he was also quite sparing in his exertions, a bit more calculated than when playing for us.
Cech has been a shadow of his former self for about five years. At this stage he's a shadow of the shadow of his former self.
Ouch... not to worry though - next season Villa will go up and Scott Hogan will rediscover his goalscoring form; Connolly, Cassidy, Obafemi, Afolabi and McAuley will all break into their respective first teams; Mourinho will buy Adam Idah; Sean Maguire and Aaron Drinan will earn upward moves in the January transfer window; and 2018 will be a banner year for Irish goalscorers in the Premier League - at least 75Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Mark Hughes says Long is in his plans for the season - https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-37225623.html
super assist (pin point cross) for southamptons winner against arsenal today.
Unfortunately for Long and Obafemi, from the point of view of their position in the Southampton forward line pecking order, the three goals came from Ings (2) and Austin.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
That's true but Austin and Ings got no assist now did they?Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
Long was brought on for Redmond, who limped off injured. After finding the back of the net (ok, it was disallowed, but he did get the ball over the line) and a really good assist, Long should be involved against Huddersfield on Saturday.
Nice to see Long make a good first impression under the new boss. I think Obafemi will be OK too. Hasenhuttl also gave a youth team player a debut as well after watching a U-23 match. Lots of good young Irish players at Southampton and it looks like this manager isn’t afraid to give youth a chance.
:victory::victory::victory: Why can't he do this all the time? https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46766862
fair play to him. Austin is such a lazy frontman who adds nothing from a team work perspective and Ings is made of glass which means he will get plenty of chances in the side. He has seen off Carrillo and gabbidini and is still there. Doubt they will go big in this window for a striker given how burned they were by Carrillo last jan
Good interview with Long on Southampton's website: https://southamptonfc.com/news/2019-...iew-march-2019
This is an interesting line:Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Hopefully that means he's good for this campaign and the next - be nice if he could top Quinn for both Premier League and international goalsQuote:
At 32 years of age, data proves he’s quicker than he was in his mid-20s, so there’s no doubting his professionalism and application to the job.
It would be lovely to see him getting some of that type of service from midfield that mcgoldrick got on Tuesday . So much of his recent outings for us have just involved chasing and fighting for totally aimless ballsQuote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
It’s interesting that the data show that about his speed. I’d like more details. Over what distance?
My eyes/memory tell me he was more explosive in his younger years. He’s not slow now but my sense is he no longer has that next level acceleration he once had.
Not sure about distances covered, but as recently as 2016/17 he clocked the fastest speed in the EPL, at 35.31 km/h - https://www.premierleague.com/news/403347 - if he could keep that speed up, he would cover 100m in about 10.02s, making him the fastest Irishman ever (notwithstanding the standing start of Paul Hession's actual record). It's just a bit of a pity that he hasn't turned such a potent weapon into hundreds of goals over his career.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86
Anyway, he did get on the scoresheet against Liverpool on Friday, which is good - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47742713
So with him, McGoldrick and Collins scoring this weekend, Hogan on the mark last weekend and Callum Robinson back in action also, our forward line is starting to look promising, even if there's no more major teenage breakthroughs over the next few months.
He did score and it wasnt a bad finish,but he missed an absolute sitter to put Southampton two nil up.
Who will be the next Irish striker to get that number of premier league goals?
Scored today again against Wolves. I'm sure Mick McCarthy is very happy with this. Shane's worst club goalscoring form coincided almost parallel to Martin O'Neill's reign.
Should be Southampton safe now too. Obafemi & Long Prem players again next run.
Take your pick from Obafemi, Connolly, Idah, Cassidy or Parrott - possibly even Callum Robinson, if his season has merited a move to an EPL clubQuote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
Yes - Mick whispered in his ear "you're actually a good goal scorer" and all of a sudden, he's Sergio Aguero. Seriously, hopefully this is a sign that he's ready to chase down Niall Quinn's mark in the qualifiersQuote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Shane Long scores in successive PL games for first time since May 2016!
Is there nothing that can't be pinned on poor Martin :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé