Southampton (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[Kippax77]

Win our next 4 games and the Rags cup final can be forgotten.

We'd be 6 pts closer the title, into the QFs of champions league and the semis of the FA Cup.

I'd take that over 2 days of bragging rights all day (even though Sundays result still smarts like fuck)

 

[bluevalley]

I feel KDB will start, Pep likes to support his players, and I think he will want to give him a message that is he is important to the team, and he will rotate him afterwards but probably not tomorrow.

 

[big gaz]

Full strength for this game and Fulham, which means Ederson, Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko, Rodri, Bernardo, Gundogan, Sterling, Jesus, Foden.

Wait for Gladbach before ringing the changes and bringing in Laporte, Walker, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Torres, Mahrez and Aguero.

Will that happen? Will it fuck.

I can go with that. If he plays Kev then Kyle at right back.

 

[CityEssex49er]

This is now a bigger game than it needed to be after Sunday.................

--------------------------------------------Edi-------------------------------------------

-----------Kylinho-------Johninho-------------Ruby--------------Canc--------------

-----------------------------------------Ferna-------------------------------------------

------------------------Bernardo--------------------------Gundo----------------------

-----------------------------------------Phil---------------------------------------------

----------------------------Gabby-------------------Sergio----------------------------

Kev, Gabby and Raz on the bench

 

[TueartsOHK]

so what’s the team news then. :) didn’t realise they announced it two days instead of one hour before the game this time.

Who said I was talking about this time?

 

[Bill the Blue]

21 straight wins is phenomenal.

Our current record of 21 wins in 22 games is still by far and away the best run in Europe...

Only a handful of teams have put together a better sequence of results, ever..

We have the best defence in the division..

We are 11 points clear with 10 games to go..

To win the league, we'll probably only have to win half of them..

We're at home to a Southampton side who are missing their centre forward through injury..

They have little to play for whereas we have everything to gain by winning the game..

Time for a reaction from the players to remind the rest of the division that we are where we are for good reason..

 

[chaddblue]

I’m far more concerned about Fulham on Saturday than about Southampton

I think tomorrow will be fairly straightforward.

but win both and it puts the rags back in their box and the league is practically done

 

[Blue Maverick]

This is now a bigger game than it needed to be after Sunday.................

--------------------------------------------Edi-------------------------------------------

-----------Kylinho-------Johninho-------------Ruby--------------Canc--------------

-----------------------------------------Ferna-------------------------------------------

------------------------Bernardo--------------------------Gundo----------------------

-----------------------------------------Phil---------------------------------------------

----------------------------Gabby-------------------Sergio----------------------------

Kev, Gabby and Raz on the bench

Hold on Gabby is starting and on the bench!

 

[mosssideblue]

This is now a bigger game than it needed to be after Sunday.................

--------------------------------------------Edi-------------------------------------------

-----------Kylinho-------Johninho-------------Ruby--------------Canc--------------

-----------------------------------------Ferna-------------------------------------------

------------------------Bernardo--------------------------Gundo----------------------

-----------------------------------------Phil---------------------------------------------

----------------------------Gabby-------------------Sergio----------------------------

Kev, Gabby and Raz on the bench

How many Gabbys do we have

 

[MillsyTheMosher]

Starting 11 should be

Ederson

Walker
Dias
Laporte
Cancelo

Rodri
Gundo
Bernardo

Mahrez
Aguero
Foden

Torres deserves some mins as well.

Sterling, KDB, Gabby simply must be dropped for there pathetic displays in the derby

 

[mosssideblue]

Starting 11 should be

Ederson

Walker
Dias
Laporte
Cancelo

Rodri
Gundo
Bernardo

Mahrez
Aguero
Foden

Torres deserves some mins as well.

Sterling, KDB, Gabby simply must be dropped for there pathetic displays in the derby

Id take that, but who would you play instead of Aguero?

 

[plongo]

I feel KDB will start, Pep likes to support his players, and I think he will want to give him a message that is he is important to the team, and he will rotate him afterwards but probably not tomorrow.

Good point. Would also give him the leeway to leave him out for Everton - which is deffo needed, we'd get beat with the same KDB included set up at Goodison

 

[MillsyTheMosher]

Id take that, but who would you play instead of Aguero?

Nobody. As I said I’d play Aguero.

 

[eversince 76]

Don’t care about the starting 11. All have at some point proved themselves to be trusted. Peps task to form a team that can put us back on track. And that’s the only thing we need to do tomorrow. Beat Southampton. And show the defeat vs rags was just a blip.

 

[mosssideblue]

Nobody. As I said I’d play Aguero.

I know, but I suspect he won't start

 

[hihosilva]

Ederson
Walker Stones Laporte Cancelo
Bernardo Fernandinho Gundogan
Torres Aguero Foden

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Ederson
Walker
Zinchenko
Diaz
Stones
Rodri
Bernardo
Foden
Kdb
Aguero
Jesus

 

[Tricky17]

Foden and Bernado have to play. I’d rest Sterling and KDB, bring Kev on for the last 30 mins but clearly he’s not 100% fit and his levels have dropped.

 

[ysmsa]

This is now a bigger game than it needed to be after Sunday.................

--------------------------------------------Edi-------------------------------------------

-----------Kylinho-------Johninho-------------Ruby--------------Canc--------------

-----------------------------------------Ferna-------------------------------------------

------------------------Bernardo--------------------------Gundo----------------------

-----------------------------------------Phil---------------------------------------------

----------------------------Gabby-------------------Sergio----------------------------

Kev, Gabby and Raz on the bench

You're two Gabby mate,

 

[Joe Blue]

I'd start the same 11 as last sunday, Give them a chance to redeem themselves.Any one who was poor last sunday will want to make amends asap.
If it's not working make changes at half time. If all is going well get fresh legs on second half !