Southampton (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[mosssideblue]

Absolutely rank team

Noddy already revealed his line up?

 

[stevemacca]

we hold our breath and wait and see ?? not the line up we wanted and rodri and gundogan still holding the middle of the park ? but silva torres foden all start and maybe KDB will be as his very best

Foden? is someone hurt in the warm up?

 

[eastmanc]

Fucking double pivot. Why?

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I’ve got a bad feeling about today.

 

[The1nvisibleMan]

Seven lucky breakaways one a mile offside

How can they be lucky 7 times? Surely at that point it’s just them being good?

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

I was gonna write something to contribute, truth is I can’t be arsed (:

 

[Mr HJ]

I'll give Sterling his mark now....6/10

I think we will see a different Raheem - it will tell us a lot after Pep kind of called him out over his finishing this week. I have him scoring 2. I also don't share the pessimism of a few on here about the lineup - it will be more fluid and hopefully we shall see Ferran and Raheem play in the starting lineup for a few games in a row we need movement ahead of Kev and plenty of pressing. I'm very hopeful today.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I really can't understand how Pep has 3 on the bench to cover LB and LCB yet he can't make room for Delap with both Aguero and Jesus out. Baffling.

 

[Blu1]

Up against it today they are confident & have their fans back in today :-(

 

[Nick L]

How can they be lucky 7 times? Surely at that point it’s just them being good?

It’s called er joking like eh Whack

 

[City & Blue Brazil]

Having seen team can i change my vote to a defeat from a win?

 

[Semper aggressus]

About time our players grew some fucking bollocks and got very angry about being made to look shit compared to Liverpool.

It's time we played with pace and aggression and show why we were Centurions and why most of our players are title winners.

Fucking fight City, stop pissing about passing it back to fucking Plodri and run at people, dive for free kicks and mostly have some bloody shots at goal again and again.

 

[The1nvisibleMan]

I really can't understand how Pep has 3 on the bench to cover LB and LCB yet he can't make room for Delap with both Aguero and Jesus out. Baffling.

Well Aguero is on the bench so he’s sorta still there but yeah I understand. Will he do any worse than what we’ll roll with? Probably not.

 

[ID70]

Seven lucky breakaways one a mile offside

We used to put 5, 6 and 7 past teams were we lucky or is it you get shots on target and take your chances

 

[Great Kompany]

This explains a lot about our woes , doesn't it
And it may not all on the players maybe a change in the style of play.
Double pivot is it ?
Obviously Pool performance today is an aberration but something has changed in our playing style where our style of play suddenly is not leading to any goals

 

[The1nvisibleMan]

It’s called er joking like eh Whack

In tears mate

 

[dubblue]

Sterling on the right,Torres central and I think we will win this. Southampton won’t play with a low block so can see this being an ok match for us.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

I was gonna write something to contribute, truth is I can’t be arsed (:

Agreed

The missus thinks she is living with a horse the noise I make during matches blowing my lips

 

[Kippax77]

I think we will see a different Raheem - it will tell us a lot after Pep kind of called him out over his finishing this week. I have him scoring 2. I also don't share the pessimism of a few on here about the lineup - it will be more fluid and hopefully we shall see Ferran and Raheem play in the starting lineup for a few games in a row we need movement ahead of Kev and plenty of pressing. I'm very hopeful today.

I respect your optimism

 

[Cellarite]

At least I have the Strictly Come Dancing final to look forward to, to lift my Covid gloom.