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

[houraisen]

If things go as usual, we will concede a goal on the counter attack.

 

[Gorbachev]

What is the point of McAtee today.

Done nothing

 

[heslops barnet]

Kev having a stinker

Another contract coming then?

 

[OrigamiNinja]

I think we should pass sideways a bit more.

 

[bluealf]

Pep fucking about again with the formation.

Why change a winning team to accommodate Haaland?

I'd have thought Haaland would thrive with wingers playing, so even stranger to accommodate by hampering him but then again, he never gets a through ball to run onto, something which his goal highlights he has a freakish ability to finish said chances.

 

[samuelyeboah]

shit half purely through a baffling team selection and tactical setup and nothing else

 

[SWP's back]

Props to Pep for benching our only player that can beat a man and get to the byline when he knew we’d be facing an 11 man low block.

 

[Mancity1980]

Nope. Boring as hell.
A million miles off competing at any top level atm, best teams have pace, forward attacking and energy, we look like a team fitted to play soccer aid.
Januarys expensive transfer window looking worse by the week

The opposition ain’t that great either, particularly in the premier league.

 

[Paul1970]

Nope. Boring as hell.
A million miles off competing at any top level atm, best teams have pace, forward attacking and energy, we look like a team fitted to play soccer aid.
Januarys expensive transfer window looking worse by the week

I agree mate . This is not a title challenging team atm and we need to revamp the squad and it’s not gonna be a quick fix

 

[skillman]

BBC just put up, 341 touches for City and Erling has had 4 of them!!

More than I thought

 

[wolviedinho]

The level now is so far below our peak.

I really hope we buy properly in the summer.

Not ungrateful but miss that team.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Whats the actual point if we dont play good football? Wasn't that what our past 10 years was based on

 

[I'm Blue]

It'll be a game of two halves this.
I expect us to come out second half and play with more urgency.
Also with some much needed changes.
Doku being the main one, who'll get us on the front foot.
There's no threat from Southampton and we're too comfortable.
Pep needs to fire them up at halftime.

 

[jimharri]

For all our dominance (73 - 27 possession, 3 times as many passes as Saints), we're not working Ramsdale at all. 2 shots, none on target.

 

[p.taker]

Put the ball in the net or you will be playing in Transylvania next season

 

[hertsblue]

What is the point of McAtee today.

Done nothing

Like so many, miles away from the quality needed to challenge

 

[MellowJoe]

Racking up the shots now

 

[christened at st marks]

Lewis is not a winger or WB he is OK with back to goal receiving the ball full stop

 

[ThreesKompany]

Didn't mind the Haaland change but changing both full backs has killed what attacking play we had.

Bingo.

 

[bluemoon32]

Ray Wilkins would have been a star in this side