Southampton (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[Gazza]

Does Che Adams get his annual goal again today?

 

[oldius]

I can't wait for this match. Sooner or later, it will click.

 

[Welsh]

With Foden and Mendy we couldn’t control the left side of the pitch. Sums up our whole situation st the moment.

We couldn’t control the left side of the pitch against the marauding attackers of West Brom

 

[daflanger]

Maybe our low expectations can actual make us watch the game with less agitation.... cause we already know how the whole team will be setup and what the outcome might be

Liverpool just trashed Palace 7-0 away and we can't even score 2 goals in a single game! If we are to get anything from the league this year, it has to start today (mind you it should have started when we played Liverpool at home!)

I really hope we can just win it 1-0. I just hope they dont score first. The defense is solid so we can depend on them, the attack is out problem!

 

[PhdWave]

Does Che Adams get his annual goal again today?

He has been in hot form recently tbh..

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

The usual suspects sullying the pre-match thread with bile. Shame.

Great team and nice to see Torres starting. Interesting that Nmecha has been promoted which suggests that he must have excelled in training. I am hoping that Bernardo has a pearler as I really miss him. If not, PF on 60 is probable. I had started PF for BS and Gabby for Raz but the rest are all as I chose.

I’m sure we played Bernardo as a double pivot last season and he was excellent.

I wouldn’t be averse to a Gundog / BS double pivot, would provide enough cover and give us a dynamic springboard to the front 4.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Gundog isn’t the issue, he’s been one of our best players recently. Rodri has had a couple of shockers recently, so he needs to up his game big style today. He’s shown he’s capable of it in the past

I hope they both play an absolute blinder mate. We need to show some urgency and desire and halt the slide. Saints will smell blood if we start fannying about.

 

[Gabriel]

Have always thought we‘ve looked most threatening when we had a balance of left-footed and right-footed outfield players on the park. It allows us to use both the the width and length of the pitch, and to play facing forward at pace. Today, however, we only have the left-footed Bernardo on the park, five others all on the bench. That imbalance generally means a slow tempo and leads players to be facing each other across an ever narrowing strip; it also makes the opponent’s defensive task considerably easier..

 

[Scouse Blue]

Laporte not on the bench, but no mention of injury!

 

[Groke]

Just a case of picking any eleven at the minute and hoping for the best. The Gundogan /Rodri constant pairing will be the death of Pep

Will be the death of me first