Match Thread | Southampton vs. Man City (10/05/25)

[VOOMER]

Can't see much changing next season. This is Pep's idea of football. The players might change but the patterns of play and tempo won't. Football is moving on and leaving Pep behind. Everything is safety first and he's hoping to bore the opposition into a mistake.

We had a young team and the best right back in the world.
Now we have no fullbacks, Erling has been sussed by most teams and the manager has only extended his time for two years.
Alonso has gone to Madrid.
Today has been 5 years in the making.

 

[johnny crossan]

Sticky, dry pitch that clearly hasn’t been watered by these useless cunts.

But we have to be much better than this. Couple of occasions where Kev and Phil have worked space inside and been in good position to shoot but turn it down to recycle, recycle, recycle.

Lewis excellent in midfield, let’s put him full back where he has reverted to the beige performances of before.

If I was McAtee with his ability, I’d be working my cock off to influence this game, he’s just pottering about ineffectual as fuck.

Who is making the incisive / risky pass? No one.

I think the Mc in McAtee can be the only possible reason you think he has the ability to play for us ;-) Doku on for him.

 

[skillman]

After watching that first half Gibbs White walks into our midfield.

And people wonder why we need a player who passes forward, carries the ball, brings energy and high intensity.

The naysayers to signing him baffle me!

 

[ThreesKompany]

Doku for McAtee is good switch. Thanks, Pep.

 

[Great Kompany]

That’s a fucking snooze - fest
Well the team was such. I mean this version of KDB coupled with BSilva and this Foden and then our forwards.

This Arteta and Pep CB in fullback football is so so boring.

 

[super_city_si]

Doku for mcatee. Good start.

 

[B\connellblue]

Not great but we’ll come out and play with a higher tempo second half, score quickly and go on to win comfortably

Thanks I'm much more relaxed now after hearing that.

 

[ysmsa]

That was terrible

The players brought in to try make a claim for a cup final place have been anonymous. Unless Pep is saving his cup final team?

Foden Mcatee Haaland!

 

[jimharri]

After that 1st half David Barry White walks into our midfield

Fixed.

 

[King Jay]

Now we will pass the ball to Doku all game while not switching Lewis for Nunes.

 

[bert38]

Patience was always need today-we found a way to beat strong running teams like Forest and Villa-we now have to find a way to beat a team that sits so deeply.

 

[madloaf]

Come on city!

 

[theholysmurf]

And end up on the Thursday Night Cup.

Even worse, with a half full Etihad.

The Guangzhou faithful will put in a shift in the midweek European games. They always do.

 

[I'm Blue]

Shoot shoot shoot shoot.
Quicker quicker quicker quicker.
That's my halftime team talk.
COME ON JEZZER!!!

 

[stan bowles]

Can't see much changing next season. This is Pep's idea of football. The players might change but the patterns of play and tempo won't. Football is moving on and leaving Pep behind. Everything is safety first and he's hoping to bore the opposition into a mistake.

This is my fear too. He's got the players schooled into this risk averse style, it's draining all the individuality and flair out of them.

 

[jrb]

Watch their games back if you want and see how deep they sit.

Bob.

Stop making excuses for the pitiful first half performance.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Doku. Thank fuck for that.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Thought it was funny that the ref didn't give us a free kick and an ad appeared on the feed that said "Dicks"

 

[MCFC1993]

Don't mind if we're not always winning but we can't be boring and not winning.

Doku on for McAtee is a start.

 

[jollylescott]

Time for some Doku mayhem and chaos. We need it!