2011/12 Tadanari Lee @ Southampton F.C. (ENG) Thread [R]

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  1. danofsteele

    danofsteele Member

    Jan 1, 2012
    London
    Club:
    Southampton FC
    [​IMG]
    Receiving his Goal of the Season award.
     
  2. doa_17

    doa_17 New Member

    Mar 31, 2007
    London, UK
    Club:
    Consadole Sapporo
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    I went to that game! and saw tadanari! what a strike that was. Then had dinner with him and his translator...
     
  3. SamuraiBlue2002

    SamuraiBlue2002 Member+

    Dec 20, 2008
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
  4. Blue-San

    Blue-San Member+

    Jun 21, 2011
    Club:
    Kashima Antlers
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Not a good news for Lee
     
  5. Dax

    Dax Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 29, 2012
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    wait, this doesn't necessary mean that all the actual strikers will remain. Let's see
     
  6. SamuraiBlue2002

    SamuraiBlue2002 Member+

    Dec 20, 2008
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    All of them will stay

    Lambert was their top scorer last season. He'll definitely stay.
    Sharp was just bought last winter. He'll stay too.
     
  7. Blue-San

    Blue-San Member+

    Jun 21, 2011
    Club:
    Kashima Antlers
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    The problem is that he may end up being benched and could be wont get enough chance to play to show his talents and advance as a player.


    I really hope that I am wrong but it does not look good.
     
  8. KATO

    KATO Member

    Nov 26, 2011
    Manchester
    Club:
    Urawa RD
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    That's quite some competition for positions up front. But you never know I guess, EPL squads take a hammering in terms of injuries/fatigue plus they don't have the winter break, he just needs to seize his chances that come his way.
     
  9. Whispered11

    Whispered11 Member+

    U.C. Sampdoria
    Japan
    Oct 4, 2011
    Munich, Germany
    Club:
    UC Sampdoria
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    With him, Lambert, Sharp e J. Rodriguez, he'll play anyway. A lot of games in England.
     
  10. Owen-za

    Owen-za Member

    Oct 31, 2010
    Such enthusiasm and confidence. :rolleyes: Let's just look at the situation objectively.
    1. Rodriguez has yet to sign.
    2. If he does the team will then have four strikers. Tough competition? What do you think is the average number of strikers for clubs in the EPL?
    3. Of Lee's three rivals (sorry - teammates!), none have EPL experience, nor have they played for clubs of Southampton's standing before. Rodriguez is 23 this summer, and has had just a couple of good seasons with Burnley. Lambert will be 31 next season. Sharp is a very different kind of player to Lee.
    Seriously, if Lee can't force himself into the starting line-up here then he isn't going to do it anywhere in the EPL.
     
  11. Blue-San

    Blue-San Member+

    Jun 21, 2011
    Club:
    Kashima Antlers
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    well we ll see
     
  12. SugarDaddySean

    Feb 12, 2011
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Lee will get his chances, just like his competition will. He needs to do his part in making those chances count. Knowing what kind of player Lee is, he should be able to beat out his teammates for a starting position, but hes the new guy and still an unknown commodity to his club and the fans and maybe to even his own fans after his injury. Lee should be alright in the EPL, hes a big enough and strong player, with good skill, and uses his head too. Hes the most complete striking option Japan has when healthy. The only thing holding him back is his Asian-ness and his injury, but once he gets back the cream will rise to the top and Lee will be the starting striker more times than not.
     
  13. Dax

    Dax Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 29, 2012
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Lee's main problem is that he doesn't score enough. If Sharp gets on track again, it's not gonna be easy to be a starter, at least. Lambert out is out of question
     
  14. Owen-za

    Owen-za Member

    Oct 31, 2010
    Ah, a fresh breath of realism! :) I think Sharp is probably the striker with the most to prove, though, and the question is not whether he can score more goals than Lee, but whether Southampton win more games with a Lambert/Lee combi or Lambert/Sharp. I know which one I'd prefer.
     
  15. Dax

    Dax Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 29, 2012
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Well, to say that he has to prove more than Lee which played 7 matches with one goal in the last season... that I don't know.
    I really hope to see Lee often but right now its clear that Sharp with his goals was fundamental in the end of the season, I'm being honest. Lee though often played really well though, so let's see, I really hope that he plays well his chances.
     
  16. danofsteele

    danofsteele Member

    Jan 1, 2012
    London
    Club:
    Southampton FC
  17. KATO

    KATO Member

    Nov 26, 2011
    Manchester
    Club:
    Urawa RD
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
  18. Saku²

    Saku² Member+

    Aug 22, 2009
    Club:
    FC Salzburg
    not really.
     
  19. SugarDaddySean

    Feb 12, 2011
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Lee possibly could, just because most Japanese are more technically gifted than your average player. To play him over a natural MF though would be pretty unlikely. Lets hope for his sake hes played as a striker, don't see him as the Okazaki type to switch between winger and striker. To me hes a striker only, but if there's a way he can find his way onto the pitch as a winger than more power to em.
     
  20. SamuraiBlue2002

    SamuraiBlue2002 Member+

    Dec 20, 2008
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
  21. Dax

    Dax Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 29, 2012
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Manchester City v Southampton

    yep that's the opening match of the season, on the 18th of August.
    :D
     
  22. danofsteele

    danofsteele Member

    Jan 1, 2012
    London
    Club:
    Southampton FC
    Lee seems to feature prominently in the poster for the new 2012/13 kits launched just now?
    [​IMG]
     
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  23. danofsteele

    danofsteele Member

    Jan 1, 2012
    London
    Club:
    Southampton FC
    ...not to mention this featured one..?
    [​IMG]
     
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  24. seolseol

    seolseol Member+

    Apr 26, 2003
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    When will he start training again?
     
  25. danofsteele

    danofsteele Member

    Jan 1, 2012
    London
    Club:
    Southampton FC
    Not sure, I read that he has had a pin in his foot removed? Soon I hope!
     
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