Saints Win At Swindon Town To Continue Good Start To Pre Season Monday, 21st Jul 2014 22:27 Saints made it three wins in a row as they continued the warm up to the 2014/15 campaign on English soil for the first time. Ronald Koeman mixed and matched a very youthful Saints squad for the visit to Swindon Town, with several experienced names missing he chose to not only give youth a chance but opted to keep the side fairly intact at half time. Perhaps Koeman was loathe to play certain players given that Anton Rodgers started the game for Swindon, making his debut after being released by Oldham Athletic, usually not something to bother Saints except for the fact that this was the son of Liverpool manager Brendon Rodgers and Koeman probably didnt want to run the risk of any of his players being tapped up by Rodgers junior. This was a game that was more about keeping the progress going rather than taking too much from the result but that did go Saints way when Jos Hooivelt scored from close range after 51 minutes. Apart from that the game was pretty much uneventful and played before a sparse crowd of only 3,958 including 908 Saints fans. Plus points were that again the youth came through the test well and several could play big parts this season, however Saints fans want to see a little more action from senior players and it seems Koeman is preferring to keep his powder dry in putting out his big guns, but with only three public pre season games left perhaps he is preferring to blood the team in closed door friendlies. Photo: Action Images Please report offensive, libellous or inappropriate posts by using the links provided.
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