Southampton Post Match Thread

Neville Kneville said:
He is getting old, in football terms.

We saw the pros & cons of VVD last night, the casual flick which resulted in an o.g. but the presence he had at other times, moreso than both Vinny & Otamendi, surely if Pep can turrn Otamemndi, who played like a brainless oaf for two years, into a relatively solid, if limited, defender, he could turn Van Dyke into an all conquering death machine.
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Otamendi "limited" ? Compared to who ? Don't you see him and Stones as compliments to one another ? Each has qualities that the other doesn't. I wouldn't want 2 Stones or 2 Otamendi's but as a partnership they work really well together (look back at who started the move for KDB's goal v Chelsea this season - yes none other than Otamendi with an incisive 25 yard pass to Kev). When all 3 CBs are fit it will be Stones and Otamendi who will start in the big games.
 
SilverFox2 said:
Like last season against United. Our inability to hit the target allowed M. to claim his tactics of parking the bus worked.
Our start to this season showed that being more clinical works and we score from our superior shots on goal but recently I think we may be slipping and our own inabilty to hit the target is something our opponents use against us.

At one stage earlier in the season it seemed that it mattered little if our opponents parked the bus or tried to match us we scored.

Stats last night as follows:
City
Shots 26
Shots on target 12
Goals 2

Soton
Shots 6
Shots on target 2
Goals 1

Did Soton really play that well or are we just not converting our chances again ? Some great goals among the recent games but I wonder.
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I dont think it is a simple as that. Think teams are still playing with ten behind the ball but earlier in the season teams went off last seasons performances and thought that we could be got at so played with a bit more intention to attack. The games are coming thick and fast so less time for recovery and see that as us being leggy at times. The loss of Stones being able to pass from the back has taken a bit of a thraet away from us, The last 2 games Oti has been playing more of a auxilary midfielder. The injuries to Mendy and Stones have also meant that we have to play 433 and unable to change the formation when we are not free flowing. Being unable to play 3-5-2, with Sergio and Jesus up top has also had an impact.
 
oakiecokie said:
The ref was really poor last night and fucking Forster should have been booked for time wasting early on in the game.I can`t believe the ref didn`t hear us fans shouting and booing for him to take action.
Just have a look at their goal when it comes in from their left back.It was nothing better than watching schoolboys with kick and run.Five of our players were dragged over to that right hand side and when the ball finally made its way over the only one we had was Delph who really got sold a dummy.I`m not just blaming him but when Southampton got forward they did cause us some problems,especially from free kicks and corners where Pep seems to deploy a zonal marking philosophy.
Too many players were off form last night so hopefully this was one off and we can play a lot better against the Hammers.
Thankfully we "fought to the end" and Sterling once again pulled us out of the shit.
3 points is all that mattered and fuck were we made to work hard.
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Oakie I think thats a bit harsh mate. Its virtually impossible to give a high level performance week in week out, every game is a dogfight and we've seen some great defensive tactics by opposition managers nearly pay off. Yes we've not been at our best past couple of weeks but our mentality is what champions are made of. Unfortunately we won't be getting much of a break in December. Hopefully West ham will roll over for us and make it a little easier for Pep to rest some of our star players which will be hard because they're all bloody magnificent.
 
I feel this is our bad patch hopefully we come through it. It doesn’t help when teams are being more defensive than they usually are. As long as we keep fighting till the end we will get through this period.
 
citymad said:
Oakie I think thats a bit harsh mate. Its virtually impossible to give a high level performance week in week out, every game is a dogfight and we've seen some great defensive tactics by opposition managers nearly pay off. Yes we've not been at our best past couple of weeks but our mentality is what champions are made of. Unfortunately we won't be getting much of a break in December. Hopefully West ham will roll over for us and make it a little easier for Pep to rest some of our star players which will be hard because they're all bloody magnificent.
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Not certain I understand what you mean CM ? Some players did perform well below their usual standard and I do accept that we aint going to see all 11-14 players per game playing magnificently week in week out.I did actually say that I hoped this was a one off,so I`m still unsure as to why you think I`m giving the team a hard time ?
We were crying out for someone like Dave last night and thankfully Pep also saw that.I suspect that Sane with come back in and if we can feed him well,then I fear for one of my all times City players ... Zaba.However my sentiments will go completely out of the window and heres hoping for a Sane special.
 
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