Southampton Post Match Thread

Even 50% below our normal level we were still the better side.

Their time wasting was embarrassing but 5 minutes extra time and the goal were nothing more than they deserved.

We miss John. We miss leroy, and we really miss Spanish Dave. The fluency isn't there without them.

That said we still have enough to win games without them so it's not a massive concern.
 
That was great. Just home and buzzing. Not at our best but same given a rest and silva and 3 more points. Not seeing it at all with gundogan. Said it since day one.
 
nmc said:
Anyone notice the big hit Kev took after he’d exchanged passes with Sterling for the goal. Big hit and he stayed down - hope he’s okay.
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He’s in the dressing room celebration photos and looks happy enough
 
Seven minutes of added time over the 90 and Soton must have been responsible for wasting six and a half of them. There is poetical justice that a team which has wasted so much time, blatantly wasting time over throw ins and goal kicks should concede int he manner they did. It's the clearest message to teams who come to the Etihad and are gross wasters of playing time - waste as much time as yer want, 'cos we'll fuckin' do you at the death! And how complicit was that Whistling Wanker? Why did Kompany get booked? For standing his ground it seemed to me! The fellow bounced off him! I can swallow the free kick 'cos those things seem to be the way we get reffed these days, but a yellow card for it. I thought Kompany looked incredulous! And was there a foul on the at time-wasting shitehawk Forster for our disallowed effort?
 
I thought they were an absolute fucking disgrace to football. Huddersfield had an excuse as all their players are shit (albeit they seemed to not do the same v Arsenal, so they can fuck off as well) but Southampton...

Ugly divey bus parking lumping timewasting fucking ****s.

We would only have ourselves to blame if we lost, team changes, shite defending, poor finishing, but irrrespective, Saints can fuck right off & take that **** of a ref with them.

Totally unimpressed by Gundogan. Facing backward time after time & a yard too late on most things.

Other than that, I can't think of a past City team who would have won that game.

It had fuckup written all over it.

What a boost & what a sickener for everyone else.

Ha.
 
Last time I schedule a doctor's appointment so near a prospective City match. Sterling caught me off guard. Keep it up!
 
Going to be a fair few of these tactical battles....

On a separate note I thought that Lemina was good for them.

Oh and poetic justice is a beautiful thing
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
Seven minutes of added time over the 90 and Soton must have been responsible for wasting six and a half of them. There is poetical justice that a team which has wasted so much time, blatantly wasting time over throw ins and goal kicks should concede int he manner they did. It's the clearest message to teams who come to the Etihad and are gross wasters of playing time - waste as much time as yer want, 'cos we'll fuckin' do you at the death! And how complicit was that Whistling Wanker? Why did Kompany get booked? For standing his ground it seemed to me! The fellow bounced off him! I can swallow the free kick 'cos those things seem to be the way we get reffed these days, but a yellow card for it. I thought Kompany looked incredulous! And was there a foul on the at time-wasting shitehawk Forster for our disallowed effort?
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Couldn't quite see from far end of the East Stand whether Forster was fouled or not, got back to pub just before MotD came on thought we'd get a good look but they didn't even show the incident or talk about it which I found amazing. Talking to a lad who sits in family stand he didn't see a foul.
 
Just got back from the match a little while ago and barely have a voice after the mayhem in the stands from Sterling’s goal (he ran to our corner in the celebration).

Have to say, that was probably the poorest we’ve played all season—and the most frustrated I’ve been with the opposition’s tactics—but we got there in the end and Raheem bailed us out yet again. I actually had been complaining about his (and other’s) lackadaisical display to a few lads around me for most of the match and then he went and did that.

I am very interested to see how Pep reacts to our performance and the need for player rotation when he puts out the team for the [demoralised] Hammers this weekend. Hopefully we won’t look quite so disjointed.

Onward and upward.
 
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i kne albert davy said:
Couldn't quite see from far end of the East Stand whether Forster was fouled or not, got back to pub just before MotD came on thought we'd get a good look but they didn't even show the incident or talk about it which I found amazing. Talking to a lad who sits in family stand he didn't see a foul.
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They showed the “foul” again in City Square after the match and everyone on stage (and all of us watching the close up replays) could not believe it was given as a foul.
 
The match was always going to be like that. Southampton set up in a way that even with Mendy, Sane and Silva playing we'd struggle.

It was anti football, and I don't say that often. 10 men behind is one thing, but the time wasting, foul baiting and sneaky aggression was depressing to see. The only way to negate this style tends to be when you score very early in a game.

Then again, it almost worked. Our defending on set pieces was awful tonight. They could have scored 3 or 4 that were harder to miss.

Tonight was a preview of the derby. Except I can't see them fluffing their lines from corners like Southampton did.

It's unusual, because prior to the Huddersfield game we've been impenetrable from set pieces.

Anyway, glad we won (obviously) and I can't see us having the same problems against West Ham. Hopefully we rest the players on 4 yellows though.
 
bobmcfc said:
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David Silva packing a fair bit there eh @karen7

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Meh......;0)
 
SebastianBlue said:
They showed the “foul” again in City Square after the match and everyone on stage (and all of us watching the close up replays) could not believe it was given as a foul.
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Thank fuck that didn't cost us two points.

That plus the Walker sending off for fuck all v Everton, being the only games we have dropped points, would be hard to take.
 
thought I'd take a look at a Southampton forum and they all have the fucking cheek to say they were robbed as it went a few seconds past 95 mins. I have no issue with parking the bus but to time waste from the first minute is pathetic.
 
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