Match Thread | Southampton vs Man City (21/01/22)

[bluealf]

Tin hat time....

If Southampton offered a swap, Ward-Prowse for De Bruyne, I think I'd take it.

Is this bait?

 

[FantasyIreland]

He’s been dreadful for last 18mths kaz as we both know, improved last few games again which is good to see, but tonight he’s been a disgrace & hopefully pep for once makes a h/t sub

Spot on,he has been far from brilliant,just much improved and playing to a level we should expect.Been back to his passive,toothless,best tonight.

 

[Kippax77]

Riot act please Pep

 

[applecentral]

Apologies Kaz I agree with. I got the wrong poster

This performance is getting to me lol.

 

[domalino]

Christ dont you ever get tired of white knighting?...you are to the sterling thread what a 12 year old boy is to a twitch booby stream.

Do you get tired of making yourself look like a **** for blaming everything on 1 player?

We’ve known Guardiola has had a 10 pass rule in place since 2009. Attacks have to be 10+ passes in length so every can get in position to defend a counter attack of/when you lose the ball.

So if any of our forwards lose the ball in the opposition box, it’s not their fault that a counter attack happens. The other 9 players are drilled in positioning themselves to stop a counter because you have to play 50/50 passes to score goals and they do get cut out.

As Souness pointed out, Foden was the biggest culprit.

 

[Ilovehappyendings]

Pep HT team talk. Phone your wives and cancel the week off.....

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Awful half. Surly we can’t play any worse. Everything looks slow and laboured. Might need Gundo to help midfield.

Tbh I think we've looked slow because saints are running their bollocks off and doing a number on us. Still think we'll get at least a point - they were looking fucked for the last ten of the 1st half.

 

[Dax777]

Bringing in the Morrocan Riyad :)

 

[FantasyIreland]

Need a Champions response now.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Right, let’s have it!