Match Thread | Southampton vs Man City (11/01/23)

[Mattyc55]

Lavia is better than Phillips.

 

[Blu1]

I really don’t see a win here & first derby in years I’m dreading.

Can anybody actually clarify what pep has changed this season ? We don’t look like the city of season gone by.

We seem slow, play sideways no real plan & disorganised

 

[OrigamiNinja]

He’s playing in a midfield 3 with someone who’s barely played for a year and a teenager tbf

I get it but I think he has been poor all season.

 

[Chi-town blues]

good tracking back alvarez

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Do we risk the big guns? Not sure pep is of the mindset to do so

 

[eyalluvitt]

Aside from the horrific passing, it’s striking how much stronger and aggressive they are. We’re being bullied all over the place.

Not good viewing at all, paying for arrogantly thinking our B team would roll them over, away in a cup quarter final

 

[BoundedCascade]

Wholesale changes at half time. Don't let Gomez near this side ever again

 

[lancs blue]

Sell Phillips, buy back Lavia

 

[Crooked_rain]

Can't take anything away from Saint's. Clearly it's their cup final.

And people shot me down in the pre match thread when I said they will be fired up for this and it won’t be a walkover.

“Southampton are never bang up for anything”

Well, I’ve seen enough football to know that the team who are struggling in the league, but in a cup quarter-final are usually extremely fired up for this kind of game

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

They deserve their lead but our players have lost the ability to pass to each other. Not sure how that can happen with a load of international players.

Who knows?

Could be a number of reasons.