Southampton (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[jrb]

What message is Pep sending to Marmoush?

Haaland is just back from injury and starts, because according to to Pep, Haaland is now fit and he starts.

Where as Marmoush has been playing well, scoring goals, and is benched until the last 10 minutes.

Brilliant man management by Pep.

 

[B\connellblue]

Today was totally on the players. I could have been manager today and we should have won.

Doubt you would have had the same starting line up.

 

[svennis pennis]

Exactly mate. Remember when Phil used to sit on the edge of the box and fire them in?

Easier to pass sideways when it arrives on the edge of the box these days.

We miss Rodri in so many ways.

 

[sutty66]

I’ve never posted on the post match thread.. so I’m not going to start now….

 

[B\connellblue]

Had more shots than Southampton just lacked the finish. They did ride their luck

Shots? more like back passes.

 

[axlgod]

Not lovely stuff.

 

[madloaf]

Had more shots than Southampton just lacked the finish. They did ride their luck

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

If you still refuse to lay any of the blame for this season on Pep then you’re just fooling yourself. Obviously this is on the players as well, but Pep needs to be having a long LONG hard look at himself after that. Simply unacceptable

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

No idea why Haaland signed that contract to play under Pep. Put him in any top side in Europe and he’s in for the Ballon D’Or

 

[we are really here]

Shots? more like back passes.

5 on target though, that's just not good enough.

 

[citysince88]

On the rather overcrowded train home now. Lots of effort from the team, just no quality left in the tank where it matters in that attacking 3rd. Haaland isolated and as usual under utilised.

 

[RayCTID]

Shots? more like back passes.

They still count. They were very fortunate in not scoring a couple of own goals

 

[Pedestrian]

We had 72% of the ball, 26 shots, and about 80-100 touches in the Southampton area. If the lads can't score with those stats then that's not on Pep.

That is pep.

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

We should have been going out there with a team capable of battering them 7-0, because ehguess what… we had the players to do that! We could have put massive pressure on Arsenal, knowing that a loss by 2 goals against Liverpool takes us level on goals difference.

 

[Blue and still suffering]

Being positive, over the winter we would have lost that to their only shot on target. So we are getting slightly better.

 

[exiled-blue]

The epitome of the match for me was when McAtee was subbed, I'd forgot he was even playing. We have too many players who are hiding and doing the safe option of passing back constantly, as opposed to trying to make a difference.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Not lovely stuff.

Not my words, Michael, and not the words of Shakin' Stevens either!

 

[RayCTID]

Hit the bar and a couple of own goals despite the lax performance.

 

[noseve]

Had more shots than Southampton just lacked the finish. They did ride their luck

Actually, against the 2nd worst team in PL history, we managed on average 1 shot on target every 20 minutes...

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Fucking hell