Southampton (A) - FA Cup QF | Pre-Match Thread

[I remember the kool kats]

Beatles are blue! skip to 2.20

 

[I remember the kool kats]

Bernardo Silva pictured having a meal in Paris today. Wonder if a few players were given time off maybe...Either that or he's gone away for a kinky few nights away!

if I was on hundred grand a week i would go to Paris for the weekend too! well done Berdo

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

Not sure why I’m not too enthused about this game, I just want us to win the Premiere League more and prevent scouse lifting it

 

[peter.evans]

Dire! Bloody hell, Bury at home and Stockport away was dire.
We‘ve just recently beaten our local rivals and taken the piss whilst doing so and you say we’ve been dire!

The entitlement of some supporters on this forum is beyond staggering, but you take the biscuit mate.

I know, I long for those days when we were delighted with a late Kevin Horlock equaliser to earn us a point at home against the mighty Swindon !

 

[come-on-barney]

Not sure why I’m not too enthused about this game, I just want us to win the Premiere League more and prevent scouse lifting it

We’ve not won enough FA cups let’s get it won.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Dire! Bloody hell, Bury at home and Stockport away was dire.
We‘ve just recently beaten our local rivals and taken the piss whilst doing so and you say we’ve been dire!

The entitlement of some supporters on this forum is beyond staggering, but you take the biscuit mate.

OK "dire" is probably a bit strong, but performances have in the main been well below what we are capable of, for quite a long time now.

And you cannot even think about Stockport away etc as a comparison. Different club in a different time/galaxy far far away. I am sure Rafa Nadal has performances that he thinks are dire but which would still beat you and me 6-0, 6-0, 6-0. He would take little comfort in being told he's marvellous all the time. He has standards. And so do we and we've been falling well short of them in most recent games.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Let's see Sterling and Gundogan starting and no Foden in the false 9.

Agreed, this false 9 must be hitting Phil's confidence, he's just not suited to it at all. We've just too many left sided players now and Pep has to try and shoehorn Phil and Grealish in to the same team. For me it's Phil on the left Grealish central, then there's Sterling to think about as well. Doh!

 

[Chippy_boy]

Agreed, this false 9 must be hitting Phil's confidence, he's just not suited to it at all. We've just too many left sided players now and Pep has to try and shoehorn Phil and Grealish in to the same team. For me it's Phil on the left Grealish central, then there's Sterling to think about as well. Doh!

For me Phil needs to play as an attacking mid in the middle. He's got a ridiculous first touch, balance and acceleration to glide past opponents and has vision and passing ability 2nd only to KDB, and a close 2nd at that. He's wasted as a false 9 IMO.

Sterling - Grealish - Bernie/Mahrez

Phil - KDB

Rodri/Gundo

Cancelo - Dias - Stones - Walker

(When all fit of course)

 

[schfc6]

I know the game is on BBC, but it’s the wife’s birthday. We’re out in town for the afternoon, she hates football and wouldn’t know which team was which. So I’m looking for a bar in town that will be showing the game but she won’t really know we’re there specifically for the game.

Any suggestions? Cheers.

 

[If I die in the Kippax St]

I think we've been pretty dire lately, but underneath all the sub-par performances is one heck of a side busting to get out. I think we are going to be spurred on by the shit show at Palace and, playing as we can do, give them a right good shafting. 5-0 City.

What??? So 4 v 1 against scum was dire? Away win at Everton was dire? Clean sheet in a dead rubber meaningless game against sporting was dire? Get a grip!!!

 

[If I die in the Kippax St]

I know the game is on BBC, but it’s the wife’s birthday. We’re out in town for the afternoon, she hates football and wouldn’t know which team was which. So I’m looking for a bar in town that will be showing the game but she won’t really know we’re there specifically for the game.

Any suggestions? Cheers.

Divorce

 

[Burtonblue]

I know the game is on BBC, but it’s the wife’s birthday. We’re out in town for the afternoon, she hates football and wouldn’t know which team was which. So I’m looking for a bar in town that will be showing the game but she won’t really know we’re there specifically for the game.

Any suggestions? Cheers.

I have the same problem with my football hating wife.
I would however suggest that spending her birthday in a bar with you pretending not to watch the football is likely to backfire.
I would suggest faking illness and staying at home instead is more likely to cause less damage;-)

 

[stan bowles]

Agreed, this false 9 must be hitting Phil's confidence, he's just not suited to it at all. We've just too many left sided players now and Pep has to try and shoehorn Phil and Grealish in to the same team. For me it's Phil on the left Grealish central, then there's Sterling to think about as well. Doh!

As evidenced against Palace, Grealish is getting far too many touches and Phil is getting far too few. Not sure why Pep has decided Foden is a false 9 or even a wide left player. I'd play him more centrally. Then rotate two of Grealish, Sterling and Mahrez in the wide positions. I'd rather have Phil in a central AM role over KDB or Bernardo.

 

[Chippy_boy]

What??? So 4 v 1 against scum was dire? Away win at Everton was dire? Clean sheet in a dead rubber meaningless game against sporting was dire? Get a grip!!!

It's not great when the 2 games you name were against the scum, who are perhaps the worst defending in the league (very enjoyable though that game was) and Everton, which we would have drawn apart from the shocking refereeing. Sporting away was an outlier because we took chances that would be missed 9 times out of 10. And Norwich? Well that proves nothing.

I am not really looking at the score lines either, it's how we've been playing. We keep the ball better than any other team (although have been atypically sloppy in that department) but it's all been a bit too slow and a bit pointless with little goal-threat and few chances actually converted. It's been sub-par for weeks now and anyone who is not a happy clapper can see it.

 

[trueblue1972]

It's not great when the 2 games you name were against the scum, who are perhaps the worst defending in the league (very enjoyable though that game was) and Everton, which we would have drawn apart from the shocking refereeing. Sporting away was an outlier because we took chances that would be missed 9 times out of 10. And Norwich? Well that proves nothing.

I am not really looking at the score lines either, it's how we've been playing. We keep the ball better than any other team (although have been atypically sloppy in that department) but it's all been a bit too slow and a bit pointless with little goal-threat and few chances actually converted. It's been sub-par for weeks now and anyone who is not a happy clapper can see it.

I used to look at rags and think they wrt3 self entitled, it's not great seeing the same traits in blues now adays

 

[Chippy_boy]

I used to look at rags and think they wrt3 self entitled, it's not great seeing the same traits in blues now adays

I agree, and if I was ever post anything like it you can call me out on it.

 

[mayo31]

Anyone received Adult and Junior tickets for this match - and able to tell which is which?

I have ordered and received 7 - 4 adult and 3 juniors - but they all look identical apart from the seat number

We cannot all travel together on Sunday so I want to dish them out - but I have no idea which are the junior ones

Anyone got a same problem/or knows how to tell them apart?

It will not matter, no one checks

I am 51 and have always bought the cheaper kids tickets or an OAP one if available

Never stopped once from getting in

 

[Gray]

. . . . . . . . . . . Ederson . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . Stones . . . . . . . Laporte . . . . .
Walker . . . . . . . Rodri . . . . . . Cancelo
. . . . . . Foden . . . . . . Grealish . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . de Bruyne . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . Mahrez . . . . . . . . . Sterling . . . .

 

[citymad]

What??? So 4 v 1 against scum was dire? Away win at Everton was dire? Clean sheet in a dead rubber meaningless game against sporting was dire? Get a grip!!!

I think he meant we were a little below par. Also we've had a mixture luck lately. The handball went for us with Everton and the goalpost went against us at Palace. On recent form I certainly can't see us beating Saints 5-0 at their place. They have an excellent manager and some good players and they have nothing else to go for this season. I do I think it'll be a narrow win for City.

 

[chickaroon]

For me Phil needs to play as an attacking mid in the middle. He's got a ridiculous first touch, balance and acceleration to glide past opponents and has vision and passing ability 2nd only to KDB, and a close 2nd at that. He's wasted as a false 9 IMO.

Sterling - Grealish - Bernie/Mahrez

Phil - KDB

Rodri/Gundo

Cancelo - Dias - Stones - Walker

(When all fit of course)

Playing without a keeper. Got 11 here already.