Southampton (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[MaineDAWG2008]

'A' game needed. Chase and hunt the opposition like the early days under pep. Mentally everyone switched on. KDB get your thoughts together and lead your boys through this battle. We beat them we send a warning to other teams.

 

[oxopop]

If we had put the chances away it would have only papered over the cracks because lets face it West Brom are crap.

Don`t disagree Gray but the way some are acting they are about to slit their wrists!

 

[Ban-jani]

To say this is must win is an understatement

 

[Damanino]

We could be 11 points behind Pool when we start our game. Pressure is well and truly on for Pep.
(Doubt Palace can get anything today, they have lost to Pool home and away last 3 season straight.)

For us we need to raise the tempo and convert our chances, but fuck it we write that after each of our game, surely Pep says the same to the players but nothing happens really.

Soton improved huge from last season to this, especially in attacking department. Still they could decide to sit back tight and hit us on counters because that is not how they play most of the time but against us that can easily work and their manager is good enough to adapt/change based on opponents.

 

[doobyedoobye]

Huge huge game. Feeling confident we will see a positive response today.

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

Play Haaland up top on his own and we win..simples. I’m dreaming of a blue Christmas. It’s gonna be a tough game ,always is here. City for the win.

 

[hcblue95]

I have a feeling we're going to see the lads on it from the off today. Southampton are a good team, but we have something to prove. Today is when the goals start to come.

 

[Cornish_Blue]

Simply, we are not clinical or ruthless enough in front of goal. Our urgency to go forward and catch them on the counter attack has completely disappeared.
Defensively, we still commit some real howlers, which hopefully will be less and less.
Take our chances and we can win this. I don’t see anything but a draw though. They won’t want to try and come at us in their own style.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Gone for a draw on the vote. Not predicting any type of stellar performance cos' I dont know what to expect

3pts needed though, so fingers crossed we put our chances away

 

[Sid C]

Good to see a lot of positivity is coming back, I’ve just changed my vote from draw to win. Get your shooting boots on blues!