Southampton (H) Pre Match Thread

[worsleyweb]

Ederson

Walker
Stones
Laporte
Mendy

Fernandinho
D.Silva
Bernardo

Sterling
Aguero
Mahrez

I like that team. I want to win 5-0 plus. Can’t stand mark Hughes and his bullshit phrases. Always a rag to me.

Also if we don’t concede that is 3 conceded after 11 games I might just start to believe we could beat Chelsea’s incredible record of less than 15 goals against in a single season.

 

[kaz7]

Thanks.
If true, a full match could have been a bit too much back from ankle injury.

I thought anyway he would be subbed after 60-70.
One more sub possible and the match done and dusted anyway. I don't quite understand Pep here.

He is a great believer in sports science and trusting the players when they say they can do the minutes

 

[mosssideblue]

If Kevin starts on Sunday then I will eat my hat. Even without the injury, he should not be playing three games in a week. We will need him for the Scum.

We are more than capable of beating the vermin with or without Kev. It will actually give the rag hoards a false dawn as they will now think they have a chance

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Highly unlikely that players who played tonight will be in Guardiola's thinking for Sunday. With the resources at our disposal and the control we had of the game, any player who he was playing tonight and who might be in his plans to start against Southampton would have been subbed off. Assuming Guardiola knows what he's doing.

So, the players who played tonight (save Stones?) don’t play against Soton. Does that mean they also play the game against Shakhtar and the Derby?

 

[ChicagoBlue]

We are more than capable of beating the vermin with or without Kev. It will actually give the rag hoards a false dawn as they will now think they have a chance

Looks like it will be WITHOUT! :-(

 

[mosssideblue]

Looks like it will be WITHOUT! :-(

Sadly it will but...

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I'm getting to that age, where I sometimes worry about the state I get into, if we aren't winning around 70 mins.

Is that so you can leave early? ;-)

 

[ninjamonkey]

Id be looking at a bit of squad management for this game, baring in mind we play to big games on wednesday and Sunday. I think we can manage this without fernandinho, give Delph another go in his place, Jesus to start, saving Aguero for the other two. Maybe even give Foden a start, although that would be unlikely if he were to give Fernandinho a rest.

Assuming Danilo, Gundogan and Otamendi aren't fit

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Laporte
Mendy
Delph
Silva
Bernardo
Sane
Mahrez
Jesus

Muric
Kompany
Fernandinho
Foden
Aguero
Sterling
Diaz

 

[Deleted member 81382]

I agree that we need to rest Fernandinho when we can but I'd rather we got the game won first and then bring him off. We can always rest him in the cups but we can't afford to take any league games lightly imo.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

I agree that we need to rest Fernandinho when we can but I'd rather we got the game won first and then bring him off. We can always rest him in the cups but we can't afford to take any league games lightly imo.

He'll be getting another break in a couple of weeks international break I'd also imagine him being rested for 2 of the last 3 champs lge games