Southampton (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[LucahArchie10]

They will work us over. A very decent outfit who were giving our style of play plenty of problems in recent seasons, even before our downturn.

Would be best to follow United's recent second-half performance and just force the issue, rather than probe.

Obviously need a win but can see another draw or worse.

Our supporters branch WhatsApp group all had to guess how many points we would pick up in the next 10 games, they laughed like fuck when I sad 19, everyone else was around 23-25

Current form we will be lucky to get 17 not even top 6

 

[B\connellblue]

Alarming how far we have fallen when we're dreading playing the mighty Southampton. Good grief.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Alarming how far we have fallen when we're dreading playing the mighty Southampton. Good grief.

Also dreading WBA doesn't hit us onnthe break to get a late winner!

 

[daflanger]

We will lose this one and I am not being pessimistic. We don't have the hunger to win games like before. So we might as well play some of our young guard mixed with the old guard.

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Diaz
Cancelo
Fernandinho
Debruyne
Bernardo or Gundogan
Foden
Ferran
Aguero

No Sterling, No Mahrez, No Rodri. Give them all a rest.

 

[SWPISHOME]

We will lose this one and I am not being pessimistic. We don't have the hunger to win games like before. So we might as well play some of our young guard mixed with the old guard.

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Diaz
Cancelo
Fernandinho
Debruyne
Bernardo or Gundogan
Foden
Ferran
Aguero

No Sterling, No Mahrez, No Rodri. Give them all a rest.

Agree with the line up apart from Cancelo, He should be made chew meat in an old folks home for a month after his performance last night.

 

[Skybluezoo]

Play two up top, one holding mid job done. Pin em back and attack city

 

[Blu1]

Wow the poll showing us get beat by Southampton. Been a while since I have seen that. Confidence is zero with fans & players right now :-(

 

[GX Blue]

Ederson

Walker Dias Laporte Cancelo

Fernandinho

Sterling KDB Bernardo Foden

Aguero


Play that 11 and see how we get on.... Pep might be surprised.

 

[Welsh]

Assuming Aguero isn't fit to start:

Ederson
Walker Stones Dias Cancelo
Gundogan Bernardo Kev
Mahrez Ferran Foden

Not thrilled about watching Cancelo again though, but Mendy is an absolute pony. Can't believe I'm crying out to see Oleks play

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Don’t play Rodri.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

One of the best teams to watch right now. Not looking forward to it one bit.

 

[Marvin]

Don’t play Rodri.

The defensive aspect of our game is very good. The problem lies in feeding the forwards.

We won the league without KDB, we can do it again because our defence is that good. We don't need to be able to score 100 goals. We have the players in the squad to beat most sides without KDB and we have to take him out and use Foden, Bernardo and Mahrez to play that creative role. I'd put Bernardo and Foden together and press sides. They are outstanding at that and make us very very difficult to play against, and when they are on the ball in advanced positions they carry a big threat too.

Start with Southampton away.

------------Ederson
Walker--Stones--Dias--Cancelo
------------Rodri
-----Bernardo----Foden
----Mahrez--Jesus--Sterling

Or Gundog in midfield and Bernardo on the right.

 

[Ric]

One of the best teams to watch right now. Not looking forward to it one bit.

At least they will probably come out and have a go, which might suit us. Feel like we'd fare better in an open game rather than trying to break down a packed defence again.

 

[Grealish’s Shinpads]

Southampton have impressed me this season. Can see this one going either way unfortunately. If we’d won the past couple of games and got a run going I might have been more confident going into this one.

 

[mancityscot]

1-0 loss written all over it

 

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

I’m predicting a win because we’ve got a much better squad than Southampton and we seriously need to get back to winning ways.
On paper, we should stuff ‘em.

However, I do have concerns.

 

[Gray]

..............Ederson
....Walker...Stones...Dias...Ake
......Fernandinho...De Bruyne
Mahrez...Bernado,,,Aguero...Torres

 

[Gray]

I’m predicting a win because we’ve got a much better squad than Southampton and we seriously need to get back to winning ways.
On paper, we should stuff ‘em.

However, I do have concerns.

And what are they?

 

[jay_mcfc]

This is the biggest game of Pep's tenure imo. We are about to find out how much the players want him to still be there and how much he can get out of them. We have to have a response from last night.

 

[Marvin]

This is the biggest game of Pep's tenure imo. We are about to find out how much the players want him to still be there and how much he can get out of them. We have to have a response from last night.

It's not complacency.

Look this is really obvious. There is a long established trend this season. We dominate possession as we always have but can't create chances.

Look at the key creative players and there you will find your answer