Southampton (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[Len Rum]

Ipswich at Maine rd
Sunderland and DMG at the Etihad both postponed for weather

Not to mention City vs Utd. at Maine Road 1961.

 

[Greenjob]

With ya there mate flew into Southampton from Belfast afew years ago now. Double propeller job. The thing was bobbing about and I saw my arse that day. You got the wind off the south coast blowing across that runway!! :O

 

[A590 blues]

Not to mention City vs Utd. at Maine Road 1961.

Just a tadge to early for me that cheers though did not realise thatone was postponed

 

[NMB]

Just so I've got this clear you are now abandoning the theory that we started playing well and looking unbeatable when Guardiola evolved this side to play without De Bruyne?

IMO The best football we have played in the past 4 weeks was the second half of the Wolves game and KDB was a big part of it. We played at 100%, created 7 or 8 big chances and scored 3 in a 15 minute blitz that brought back the memories of us at our absolute peak in 2018. We weren't great against Monchengladbach, or Sheffield United or Everton or Burnley. We were good at Anfield although the quality of the opposition does look a lot weaker.

Yeah he is a bit rusty but do you know whats not going to fix that? Benching him.

Unless there is some sort of injury problem, he will play tomorrow and he will be better for it, and we will be closer to having an in form Kevin De Bruyne, the best midfielder on the planet, back. Its up to Pep to make sure there's enough in form players around him to still win while he gets his match sharpness back.

You are 100% correct. He is our best player and we need to get him back to his best form for the champions league later stages

 

[TheCentralScrutinizer]

BMG sorry

Ipswich at Maine rd x 2 both abandoned

 

[FantasyIreland]

The De Bruyne over the last 3 games can’t string 2 passes together and has enabled teams to cut us open at ease. The 21 run did include Kev but since his injury Bernie, Gundo, Rodri and Phil have performed better as a unit.

No one is doubting his quality but over the course of this season we have seen the team evolve into a more stable unit both in attack and defence. His high risk passing is leaving us vulnerable to the counter and has disrupted our rhythm leading to a disjointed team.

The frailties have returned. Collective effort over the individual imo.

Spot on

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

Ipswich at Maine rd x 2 both abandoned

Remember both of them......league game meant Ingebrigsteens only PL goal and Vonks blast in off the post were expunged....lge cup abondoned as soon as we equalised, rain was that bad it swirled right to the back of the kippax bottom tier.

 

[Blue Til Death]

Hoping we go back to the false 9 with Foden, give Sergio, Kev and Sterling 20 mins depending on how it’s going ...

Ederson
Cancelo
Dias
Stones
Zinchenko
Rodri
Gundogan
Bernardo
Foden
Mahrez
Torres

 

[BlueRhubarb]

You are 100% correct. He is our best player and we need to get him back to his best form for the champions league later stages

Could not agree more with this post

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

9 or 10 nil!pep likes that score apparently!:))