st albans fox Posted 29 November 2021 Posted 29 November 2021 1 minute ago, Blue Fox 72 said: Only evens at home to Norwich? Rodgers out! Are Southampton really that short ?? 1 1
VG Fox Posted 29 November 2021 Posted 29 November 2021 6 hours ago, East Langton Fox said: Last time I went to St Mary’s we won 9 0 and the time before that we won 4 1 so I’ve got a good feeling about this trip. same for me!! 1
oxtonfox Posted 29 November 2021 Posted 29 November 2021 7 hours ago, volpeazzurro said: I'm afraid I'd have Iheanacho for Lookman every day of the week as he offers so much more. Apart from a few moments of bursting into life and a couple of good passes in the second half again Watford, Lookman was lightweight and hugely insignificant. He can skip past 2 players and lose it to a third or, produce a number of clever little flick ons which look good, but don't actually find one of his own players. Iheanacho is far stronger, can hold the ball up well and is a proven goalscorer. Some may point to the lack of wing play but I honestly don't believe that you have to be symmetrical and have two. Castagne can occasionally provide a bit on the right when able because as have a non productive Lookman or even Perez out there, you may as well field Iheanacho or even Daka who both offer a genuine threat to the opposition or at least keep them busy. I bloody hope he plays Nacho as he's in my Fantasy Team... I agree that he should be playing more with this ridiculous fixture list in December. 10 games in 31 days and with 6 out of the next 8 away from home! I am guessing Brendan will either play Vardy on Wednesday (Saints) or Sunday (Villa) but definitely not in both games. I do wonder whether Kelechi ran over Brendan's cat sometimes...or he simply doesn't fit into the sacred 4-2-3-1 1
KrefelderFox666 Posted 29 November 2021 Posted 29 November 2021 1 hour ago, East Langton Fox said: Looking at our allocation and seats still available about 2,300 if my maths is correct. That is pretty good for a Wednesday in December. We have sold a fair few these past few days. Good backing for a Wednesday night in December 1
Ric Flair Posted 29 November 2021 Posted 29 November 2021 Tempted not to rotate much at all yet, although we do have that massive game away at Napoli so something probably has to give vs Villa in preparation. With Southampton tending to play 4-4-2 I'd go KDH in for Soumare as the only change. Vardy off after 60 mins and then Daka or Iheanacho to start vs Villa. 4
sacreblueits442 Posted 29 November 2021 Posted 29 November 2021 40 minutes ago, oxtonfox said: I bloody hope he plays Nacho as he's in my Fantasy Team... I agree that he should be playing more with this ridiculous fixture list in December. 10 games in 31 days and with 6 out of the next 8 away from home! I am guessing Brendan will either play Vardy on Wednesday (Saints) or Sunday (Villa) but definitely not in both games. I do wonder whether Kelechi ran over Brendan's cat sometimes...or he simply doesn't fit into the sacred 4-2-3-1 ...he cannot fit into 4-2-3-1, with Maddison coming into form, playing Nacho is not going to happen!!! Nacho has limitations we all know about. He is unable to play the lone striker role, so that position in the team is ruled out. He has a tendency to drop to find the ball, taking up the space of the #10, it makes us unbalanced. He cannot be used wide, at best playing in the "half spaces" which is a shoehorning option and we are not used to a speculative setup we have little history in playing. The only option is going back to a back three, we could then incorporate him in a front two, it worked last season but it does require adjustment of our personnel to take on roles that they have a tendency to struggle with. Good to see the club thought highly of him to award him the new contract. But the salary he is on is preventing him pushing for new horizons. He gives us needed depth but for his sake he should want more.
Paninistickers Posted 29 November 2021 Posted 29 November 2021 4 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said: ...he cannot fit into 4-2-3-1, with Maddison coming into form, playing Nacho is not going to happen!!! Nacho has limitations we all know about. He is unable to play the lone striker role, so that position in the team is ruled out. He has a tendency to drop to find the ball, taking up the space of the #10, it makes us unbalanced. He cannot be used wide, at best playing in the "half spaces" which is a shoehorning option and we are not used to a speculative setup we have little history in playing. The only option is going back to a back three, we could then incorporate him in a front two, it worked last season but it does require adjustment of our personnel to take on roles that they have a tendency to struggle with. Good to see the club thought highly of him to award him the new contract. But the salary he is on is preventing him pushing for new horizons. He gives us needed depth but for his sake he should want more. I give you Villa away, 2 years ago. Schmeichel Ricardo Evans Cags Chilwell Wilf Praet Youri Madders Kels Vards Defence sound. midfield packed. Movement up front. Everything we haven't got at the moment.. just replicate that as close as possible. Schmeichel Castagne Evans Cags Thomas Wilf Kdh Bouba/hamza/Albrighton (take your pick) Kels Vards I'd play that all day long. Except I'd have, in an ideal world,.Praet and Mendy as midfield cover ahead of bouba, kdh and hamza
sacreblueits442 Posted 29 November 2021 Posted 29 November 2021 4 minutes ago, Paninistickers said: I give you Villa away, 2 years ago. Schmeichel Ricardo Evans Cags Chilwell Wilf Praet Youri Madders Kels Vards Defence sound. midfield packed. Movement up front. Everything we haven't got at the moment.. just replicate that as close as possible. Schmeichel Castagne Evans Cags Thomas Wilf Kdh Bouba/hamza/Albrighton (take your pick) Kels Vards I'd play that all day long. Except I'd have, in an ideal world,.Praet and Mendy as midfield cover ahead of bouba, kdh and hamza ...looking a man short in the second list, but would result in Vardy or Nacho playing out of position!!! The first list would be a 4-4-2 diamond with the second list seemingly to be 4-3-3.
Paninistickers Posted 29 November 2021 Posted 29 November 2021 9 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said: ...looking a man short in the second list, but would result in Vardy or Nacho playing out of position!!! The first list would be a 4-4-2 diamond with the second list seemingly to be 4-3-3. Yup, sorry. Madders too in that midfield diamond
StanSP Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 Southampton have scored the joint-fewest home goals this season the league
Stadt Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 Norwich have kept 3 clean sheets this season We've had one 2
Pliskin Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 Southampton are an odd bunch. Sometimes they look alright, other times they look complete doggo. Confident we will win this one, I think we will go on a bit of a run now.
Lambert09 Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 16 hours ago, sammy82 said: Win the next 2 and I’ll start believing Believing what? Genuine question.
sammy82 Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 22 minutes ago, Lambert09 said: Believing what? Genuine question. Believing we still have a team that is capable of consistently winning football matches, I’ve not enjoyed watching for a while and if we can win these next 2 games it would personally add a bit of excitement for me regarding the rest of the season, is that ok for you mate?
Lambert09 Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 9 minutes ago, sammy82 said: Believing we still have a team that is capable of consistently winning football matches, I’ve not enjoyed watching for a while and if we can win these next 2 games it would personally add a bit of excitement for me regarding the rest of the season, is that ok for you mate? I wasn’t having a go, just curious what people’s hopes for the season would be at this stage. personally I don’t think we’ve got a shot for top 4 this year, but I’m still clinging on for 7th or above.
davieG Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 Match officials Referee: Robert Jones. Assistants: Eddie Smart, Derek Eaton. Fourth official: Simon Hooper. VAR: Andy Madley. Assistant VAR: Adrian Holmes.
sacreblueits442 Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 26 minutes ago, Lambert09 said: I wasn’t having a go, just curious what people’s hopes for the season would be at this stage. personally I don’t think we’ve got a shot for top 4 this year, but I’m still clinging on for 7th or above. ...the way this league is going, you really cannot rule anything out!!! We have had a poor season so far and yet still in touching distance, I still see this is a very rich and "flakey" League.
Hollyfox Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 A win at St Marys and a point against a resurgent Villa would be a great return.
sammy82 Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 52 minutes ago, Lambert09 said: I wasn’t having a go, just curious what people’s hopes for the season would be at this stage. personally I don’t think we’ve got a shot for top 4 this year, but I’m still clinging on for 7th or above. I agree top 4 is a long shot but you never know, win these next 2 and we’re back in the mix with something to hope for, I’d happily take europa again after the start we’ve had. Think we’ll know after the next 2 if we’ve actually turned a corner.
Lambert09 Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 (edited) It’s the 93rd minute, Luke Thomas and evans have gone off injured. We’ve reverted to a back 5 after getting dominated by Nathan Redmond. We counter quickly and win a corner. Bertrand whips in a beauty and vestergarde jumps 12 ft in the air to head home. limbs, limbs, limbs Edited 30 November 2021 by Lambert09 1
fox_up_north Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 A must win to keep things going and a point at Villa is very nice but I'd understand losing to the Brummies. Cannot lose to this lot though.
Vardinio'sCat Posted 30 November 2021 Posted 30 November 2021 I'd stick Perez in for one game and tell Madders he has the next 2 games after that. We can always bring Madders on after an hour if we need a goal, but Perez loves the south coast. Reminds him of home, I expect.
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