Southampton (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Lavinda Past]

Is MGW gonna want to swap CL for the EL?

He'll be the next Kalvin Phillips if he comes to us.

 

[CC1]

Marmoush should be starting next Saturday.

Agree totally

 

[Keeper!]

I do wonder why he is played with our slow turgid play. He plays best running on through balls.

He looks pissed and rightly so but he still should be doing more, bully defenders, whatever it takes.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Bad day at the office, but it's a point gained still. if we win the last two games we will be in the CL.

 

[blue44]

It didn’t. There’s never much available in January & those players are more for the future. However, out of interest who do you think was available that we should have bought?

no idea,but i wouldn't have bought any of the 4 that were,possibly marmoush

 

[come-on-barney]

Scored 1 goal against them all season.....1 GOAL

They’ve not had a clean sheet in 22 games!

 

[Petethemancinleeds]

This squad needs the world club championship like the club needs another summer with 115 charges pending.

 

[SiMCFC]

We could literally replace half the squad, if we ask them to hold the ball and play slow as fuck (because possession rules all) until they can take a shit cross to our static forward, absolutely nothing will change.

 

[Keeper!]

Bob Marley would be proud. ;)

Waiting in vain for a goal.

 

[Tracking back]

It's confusing we don't play to Haalands strength. It's confusing Haaland signed for another 10 years.

I won't turn on the team but there seems to be a problem, is it Haaland or is it Pep.

Let's hope it's Pep, because Haaland has got a longer term contract.

 

[daztrueblue91]

Ah well it could be worse.

We could be signing Morgan Gibbs-White this summer...

Oh wait...

I rate Gibbs-White but if he’s the calibre of player we’re going for then we are sleep walking into Wenger’s Arsenal.

£170 million we spent this January and none of them walk into the worst City side in a decade. Add another £100 million on Nunes and Phillips and serious questions need to be asked about the recruitment.

The alternative argument is that Pep needs to up his game and start improving players like he used to. Doku, Savinho, Grealish and dare I say Haaland are all worse players under his system.

 

[come-on-barney]

Bad day at the office, but it's a point gained still. if we win the last two games we will be in the CL.

That was more than a bad day at the office, never looked like scoring.

 

[cookster]

I thought our away fans was fantastic today..

100% and deserved better.
At least the players and Pep went over and clapped them.

 

[Jessieblue]

Feel for them making that long trip and having to watch that dross, deserve

 

[Keeper!]

This squad needs the world club championship like the club needs another summer with 115 charges pending.

At least we get the 50m that we will probably miss out on with no CL.

 

[CC1]

no idea,but i wouldn't have bought any of the 4 that were,possibly marmoush

Marmoush is a good buy. I also believe the others will come through. Even Rodri was poor in his first year - never mind his first 4 months

 

[blue44]

We could literally replace half the squad, if we ask them to hold the ball and play slow as fuck until they can take a shit cross to our static forward, absolutely nothing will change.

so boring int it,it has to be said, it bores me to tears win or lose.

 

[TheBlueCat]

I wouldn't go that far. He shouldn't have started today and after finally looking settled and putting a run together Pep shouldn't have made six changes when every point is vital. He probably thought any team he put out would win but Southampton are a fucking weird side against us, always have been no matter how shit they are playing against everybody else.
On Haaland....we may have to.make a decision on him as we have looked worse with him playing for a while now. A strong,more skilful pacy forward would suit our system.

Without a doubt, if we could get a suitable fee for him we could bring in a player more suited to our style. That is, if Pep is staying and wants to oversee a rebuild..

 

[Lavinda Past]

Pep has worked on stopping the transitions last 5 years but not worked on breaking down 11 men in the box! WHY!?

Because he hasn't got a David Silva in his team, just a bunch of recyclers recycling.

 

[xgorton]

Despite the season we’ve had, it never occurred to me that we might drop points today. Didn’t even consider the possibility. A dire afternoon.

Only positives I can think of - 1) we didn’t lose, 2) there’s no masking the issues in the squad, particularly midfield. Winning the final 3 games, maybe nicking 2nd and winning the cup may have let Pep think we’re not so bad after all.

Sure we’ll be fine for a CL place, but what a shitshow this season has been.

F A Cup and top 5,not bad.