Southampton (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[Ban-jani]

Just a reminder, we are on prime

Ffs then I’m going to have to put my phone in flight mode, as Sky internet has me 15 seconds behind.

 

[GH64]

not a bad selection, but more impressed by the formatting;)

Wingers need to be a bit wider

 

[BlueMoaner]

Spurs did. And they were at home.

I am talking about a WBA type bus...Spurs were playing against us...Utd have a similar bus to WBA....when we kicked off against WBA they all retreated into their half and did not move out if it ..they all have different buses if you see what I mean...it also does not help when we get a chance we don't convert it...Baffling ???????

 

[Ribchester]

Sad to say looking forward to this match more as a duty than something to enjoy. We desperately need a spark of something to change our fortunes and I’m ever the optimist but can’t see anything but struggle tomorrow

It’s started to feel like watching England, especially as it’s on the tv, spend all day planning around it, full of expectation, then within 20 mins you realise that once again you’ve fallen for it.

 

[The Black Shed]

We've certainly lost un je ne sais quoi in the final third; vibrancy, fluidity, pizzazz, that side of things has disappeared. The players should all get their collective freak on and go for it. If Mendy plays, cross the effin ball like we know he can, not stop in a great advanced position and pass diagonally backwards to the midfield. He can't beat an egg at the moment never mind his opponent. Cancelo looks better at LB than RB, but defensively both him and Mendy are pants. And throw ins, my god what's happened, we're shit at them. Moan, moan, moan!

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Continuing that cycle of euphoria and deflation, currently the latter...

I don’t say this likely but we need a big performance tomorrow, the wolves are circling and it won’t be pretty if we slip off the pace further...

The scum showed how to get at Southampton, but will they afford us the same approach??? It is essential Pep goes with legs up top for an effective press against these or it could be a dire affair...

Out of form or not, Bernie needs to play, preferably on the right, with Jesus through the middle and I’d go Foden wide left, I won’t bank on it however....

heart says 3-1 win, head 1-1

 

[PhdWave]

Ederson
Walker Stones Diaz Cancelo
Rodri
De Bruyne Gundogan
Torres Aguero Foden

My line up!

 

[slick]

Can't say I'm optimistic about this game, everything for a while now has been pretty much same as, same as.
We'll create about half a dozen + clear chances and miss while the other team will create one or two and bury them, I expect Southampton to create more than one or two chances as they are above average.

We'll dominate possession but do fcuk all with it.

 

[Franny's toilet roll]

They'll be too good for us. Gundog will probably start and we will be slow and bereft of ideas. Saints will be quick , direct and 2 up at half time. 3-1 Final score

 

[Shirley]

We've lost 2 games with only Liverpool losing less yet we have 154 votes on here to lose.