Southampton (H) | PL | Post-Match Thread

[BlueAnorak]

So clueless Haaland had 6 big chances to score, just because he only took the most difficult one doesn't mean we were clueless.

So poor then.
Halland wasn't right today - puffing like a steam engine with a boiler problem after 80 mins. Should have been subbed.

 

[Chak19]

The experience with Alvarez shows exactly why we should sign a second striker, rather than why we shouldn’t.

Buy a good young player who isn’t quite at the top level, give them a chance to play with top players and start c20 games a season, and ultimately let them move on in a couple of years if they want to play every week.

If we get our recruitment right, then we get a useful striker for a while and turn a profit. Doesn’t really matter if we have to repeat the cycle every couple of years, and potential recruits can look at Alvarez to see the upside for them.

Or get an older striker who's happy with limited minutes, like Madrid did with Joselu last season.

 

[Chak19]

So poor then.
Halland wasn't right today - puffing like a steam engine with a boiler problem after 80 mins. Should have been subbed.

Poor finishing yes but the performance was mostly fine.

 

[SamTheGuru]

Southampton came to keep their goal difference down.

Time wasting at 1 nil down with 30 mins to go :D

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Poor finishing yes but the performance was mostly fine.

If a bit dull. Wins are more important currently but it’s not much fun to watch at the min.

 

[cityblue123]

To be fair to teams at the bottom, they are allowed to stack the box. They have come for one thing as a maximum, and that's a draw.
It's the teams like Arsenal who should have more courage in their play. They are the ones ripping off spectators.

That’s what I’m trying to say, ok you can expect the lower sides but it’s all but a couple who give very little other than a counter. Suppose I was brought up in an era when the game was open.

 

[heslops barnet]

How else do you propose getting through parked buses every week ? Moving it around and drawing them out is the only way

We never drew them out though until the last 10 when they were looking for equaliser

 

[Tommy_Catons_Perm]

Who would of believed, a nail biter.

Not me. I would've believed it though. I would have believed it too.

 

[jrb]

If Haaland plays almost ever game he is going to be fucked. Unfortunately we haven't got another striker. God forbid if he gets injured.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Our team is on the edge. What with injuries that leave us with a small squad, we have to save energy during the games, today was a prime example