Southampton Post Match Thread

Good question,mate.

I was looking last night to find a reason for his omission from the team. No injury from what i know of and he was only on 4 yellows. Very odd he wouldn't even be on the bench. Seems Pep was just resting him?... He does need one to be fair. So does KDB, big time!
 
I was looking last night to find a reason for his omission from the team. No injury from what i know of and he was only on 4 yellows. Very odd he wouldn't even be on the bench. Seems Pep was just resting him?... He does need one to be fair. So does KDB, big time!
He is ill,no injury
 
The ref didn't give a flying shit about the time wasting throughout the game. The crowds frustration didn't have any effect on the ref. I thought some of our players may have consulted the ref or maybe Vinny have a word with him.
The problem is that most refs don't. If they did, you would see bookings and the occasional sending off for it, but that would mean that any ref brave enough to do so would be in the spotlight, and Old Mother Riley wouldn't want that, would he?

Unless they are only obeying orders of course.........
 
It wasn't the best game we have seen this season, but it made it even sweeter to win at the end. People were buzzing walking out the ground. It made it worth sitting in the cold watching them time wasting from the start.
 
Watched the game again today and we were much better than I remembered. In terms of chances, we created more than enough against a team set up very well.

I had to rely on Radio Manc. with Andy Buckley/Steve Eyre(very good summariser) so is there anywhere where I can watch the whole game ?.
Is it on Youtube?.
I have not seen any highlights of City scoring at about 95 mins 02 seconds - where Ferny was supposed to have 'armed' Forster.
At that moment I closed my computer down (I was on the match thread)- very upset - then Sterling scored - AB/SE went mental - so did I.
Highlights anyone ?. - whole match.
 
I had to rely on Radio Manc. with Andy Buckley/Steve Eyre(very good summariser) so is there anywhere where I can watch the whole game ?.
Is it on Youtube?.
I have not seen any highlights of City scoring at about 95 mins 02 seconds - where Ferny was supposed to have 'armed' Forster.
At that moment I closed my computer down (I was on the match thread)- very upset - then Sterling scored - AB/SE went mental - so did I.
Highlights anyone ?. - whole match.
A few pages from the start and a few pages back from now
 
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.

But we still manage many shots on goal despite not having players in the positions we would like them to be.
Even with the opposing teams concentrating more on stopping us we get many shots away.
Are we shooting from worse positions or perhaps shooting in frustration rather than to score a goal ?

My point is we have been here before where our defence or team selection options are not exactly how Pep would like it but it does not seem to have affected our ball possession percentage or the number of shots on goal this manages to generate. Why are we no longer as clinical as we were earlier in the season ?
 

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