This afternoon, for the first time since April 13th, Southampton FC won a game of football, albeit in a friendly against a very average Hearts side. Having just got back from the 3-0 win at St Marys, I was pleased with the result and the performance to go with it.
Goals from Adam Lallana and two from substitute Gregorz Rasiak ensured Saints won their first game under new manager Alan Pardew and hopefully the winning mentality can continue into the new season. The results in pre season are usually relatively unimportant, but after losing 5-4 to non league Salisbury on Tuesday and 4-1 to Ajax last Saturday, three goals and a clean sheet will have boosted the team's confidence, two weeks before kicking off the League One season at home to Millwall.
Triallist Greame Murty looked solid at right back, new signing Dan Harding played well at left back and it was great to see striker Stern John back in a Saints shirt after spending most of last season on loan at Bristol City. A few first team players may leave before the season starts, but I'm confident that adequate replacements will be brought in, with Saint facing the challenge of starting the campaign on minus ten points.
After a disappointing pre season results wise, I think the difference today was the presence of Pardew on the touchline and hopefully he can drive the team forward throughout the season.
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