Southampton fans ended their Thursday night in absolute delight following their dominant 3-0 home win against Sparta Prague in the Europa League.
Charlie Austin scored twice and Jay Rodriguez also netted in injury time to seal The Saints’ first competitive victory of the season. Here is a collection of tweets you may have missed.
At first, people were unsure of the lineup…
Twitter: Was looking forward to the game, until I saw the team sheet. 7 changes?! It’s not the Rumbelows Cup
#saintsfc https://t.co/mGos8pVZWg (@martinstarke)
Twitter: 7 changes for the Europa league?? What are you doing Puel……
#saintsfc (@JordanStevens92)
Twitter: That team is an absolute joke. Puel, you’re not for me. #SaintsFC (@MitchLeTiss42)
Then the penalty squabble happened…
Twitter: 100 grand a week and forgot to discuss who designated penalty taker is #saintsfc (@chriswragg)
Always time to remember those less fortunate…
Twitter: Hope @RonaldKoeman is enjoying his night off #saintsfc (@DeppoInExile)
Martina surprised many…
Twitter: Cuco Martina is having a great game. Seriously back in contention for that starting spot after Cedric’s poor start. #saintsfc (@SFCKristian)
And finally, the whistle blew…
Twitter: FULL TIME: #SaintsFC 3-0 #ACSparta
A perfect start for Claude Puel’s men in the @EuropaLeague!
https://t.co/tmLTqg5IBo (@SouthamptonFC)
Twitter: Games managed for #SaintsFC:
Ronald Koeman: 91 = 0 Europa League group stage wins.
Claude Puel 5 = 1 Europa League group stage win… (@WxrdProwse)
Twitter: So who moaned about the tactics and the squad tonight?? Hope your hungry coz you got some words to eat LMAO
(@SAINTSINFRANCE)
Twitter: And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what happens when Charlie Austin is played to his strengths. #SaintsFC (@LukeOsmanRS)
Then, the players had their say…
Twitter: Winning 3-0 in the @Europaleague is great, but is even more if your grandma is in the stand
#saintsfc https://t.co/KSG2NA4jwx (@OriolRomeu)
Twitter: Excellent team performance and a great start in the europa league. Time to prepare for another big game on Sunday
https://t.co/rjB7MTR2bA (@FraserForster)
Twitter: Great atmosphere tonight!! Great support from the first whistle to the last
Twitter: Nice start to the Europa league now onto Sunday https://t.co/IPvones2G1 (@chazaustin10)
Twitter: First win this season & @EuropaLeague Happy for @chazaustin10 but poor pose from me
ポーズ失敗。笑#EuropaLeague #saintsfc https://t.co/wIfOP56nHT (@MayaYoshida3)
