Southampton vs Leicester (A) - October 19th

[Richmondfox]

It will be the same team, same poor tactics leading to the same mistakes, no in game management and late subs. 

 

JJ so far out of position then watching the winger cross the ball in all afternoon. 
 

DMs camped on the edge of our box with a nonexistent midfield and zero press or attempt to defend from the front.  Cooper setting up to be less attacking doesn’t make it more defensive by default. 
 

Ayew to fall over and disrupt any counter we have on.  The goal will come from a single moment of excellence or passage of play that doesn’t include him. 

 

Post match waffle and excuses. 

[Ric Flair]

We need players who can press, Ndidi will likely be deployed in the advanced midfield role but El Khannouss has good pressing stats in Belgium. Ayew should be nowhere near the starting eleven but you know fine well he will be and Southampton won't be exposed as a result.

[Wymsey]

Need to press them hard, as can imagine them falling a pack of cards under sustained pressure.

[Richmondfox]

2 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

We need players who can press, Ndidi will likely be deployed in the advanced midfield role but El Khannouss has good pressing stats in Belgium. Ayew should be nowhere near the starting eleven but you know fine well he will be and Southampton won't be exposed as a result.

Cooper sets it up so they are sitting back, the opposition walks through the midfield with ease. It’s like his idea of defending is just mopping up wave after wave of attacks rather than attempting to stop it earlier.
 

Every game he keeps Ndidi on for too long.  After 60 mins he is always shattered and ambles around watching players run by. 

It’s too obvious and it will never happen but if we had Facoundo Mavadidi and Fatawu on it would stretch the defenders rather than Mavadidi being doubled up on. 
 

[JimJams]

It's all very well saying we need to press, but it's been pretty evident there's no cohesive press being trained into the players.  Everyone seems to be doing it solo.

[FoxesTalker]

On 06/10/2024 at 18:19, Nolucklcfc said:

22/23 written all over this one 

This. Prior to that game, they'd only won once all season at home. Different circumstances for this one but it has a very similar about it, needs to be a win though.

[FoxesTalker]

On 07/10/2024 at 19:37, Mon.is.a.god said:

It’s ironic, on the Southampton forum they’re desperate for a long ball specialist such as Cooper, fat Sam to come in because of their suicidal tactics thus far and our fans are desperate for a passing obsessive such as Martin.

 

It was very telling that Southampton fans were saying that they were undone by Arsenal when Martin reverted back to their normal style of play after staring off with a low block.

 

Just shows the fickleness of fans these days.

Disagree with that, would say the majority just want a better manager tactically, not that it has to be the Russell Martin/Maresca type of football. Maresca has more advanced tactics than Cooper, but that style would have brought about its own issues this season as Southampton are finding out. Also think it's fair to say that the overall reaction to being 15th at this stage would have been a lot different if Maresca was still in charge.

[Gazza M]

Assuming no injuries and problems in the break I would go with below. Press them high as many have said. Assuming our Argentinan friend Facundo is out jet lagged. 

 

                    Mads

    JJ    Faes       Okoli   VK   

 

             Skipp   Winks 

 Fatawu     Ndidi       Mavididi 

                   Vardy

Edited 11 October 2024 by Gazza M

[Jazzy_Jeff]

16 minutes ago, Gazza M said:

Assuming no injuries and problems in the break I would go with below. Press them high as many have said. Assuming our Argentinan friend Facundo is out jet lagged. 

 

                    Mads

    JJ    Faes       Okoli   VK   

 

             Skipp   Winks 

 Fatawu     Ndidi       Mavididi 

                   Vardy

Jet lag? 
 

I spent 5 nights in Vegas and went to work the day after?

 

Same team apart from Fatawu for Ayew.

 

We just beat a team who stuffed them. Need to be confident 

[JimJams]

6 minutes ago, Jazzy_Jeff said:

I spent 5 nights in Vegas and went to work the day after?

Yes but you're a croupier.

[mod hero]

6 minutes ago, JimJams said:

Yes but you're a croupier.

🫡

[stu]

[RonnieTodger]

1 hour ago, stu said:

Oh dear. Reminds of when Palace hadn’t won without Zaha since medieval times.

 

Roll up Claude Puel’s army 

https://www.premierleague.com/match/38469

[Sol thewall Bamba]

On 10/10/2024 at 16:43, JimJams said:

It's all very well saying we need to press, but it's been pretty evident there's no cohesive press being trained into the players.  Everyone seems to be doing it solo.

Yep. People don't understand the distinct difference between "pressing" and "Vardy chasing around on his own". 

[Finnegan]

2 hours ago, stu said:

 

#everobligingleicestercity

[Pliskin]

All Cooper needs to do is watch what we did against them last season. 
 

But he won’t, and we will approach this game the same way as we have all the others, over cautious and let them have all of the ball. 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

31 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

All Cooper needs to do is watch what we did against them last season. 
 

But he won’t, and we will approach this game the same way as we have all the others, over cautious and let them have all of the ball. 

He's already watched it remember, he's watched all our games from last season 

[Trekerz]

2 of the worst managers in the league  going up against each other, what could go wrong

[Allenho11]

2-1 loss written all over it. Tight and cagey for 60mins, Cooper reverts into himself and they grab a late winner.

 

People need to hold him to account when he leaves out Fatuwu and Ricardo when he’s “watched all our games from last season”. Fatuwu destroyed them at home. 

[Pliskin]

Actually think they will win this quite comfortably. Come flying out the traps and catch up with our pants down. 

[CrazyKopCorner]

On 10/10/2024 at 14:44, Richmondfox said:

It will be the same team, same poor tactics leading to the same mistakes, no in game management and late subs. 

 

JJ so far out of position then watching the winger cross the ball in all afternoon. 
 

DMs camped on the edge of our box with a nonexistent midfield and zero press or attempt to defend from the front.  Cooper setting up to be less attacking doesn’t make it more defensive by default. 
 

Ayew to fall over and disrupt any counter we have on.  The goal will come from a single moment of excellence or passage of play that doesn’t include him. 

 

Post match waffle and excuses. 

Do you know what that sounds vaguely familiar 

 

Do you have the lottery numbers too? 

 

 

Edited 15 October 2024 by CrazyKopCorner

[CrazyKopCorner]

5 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

Actually think they will win this quite comfortably. Come flying out the traps and catch up with our pants down. 

No, you're completely wrong there ......... our usual electric start will have these very much on the back foot ......... no doubt in my mind whatsoever our Steve will have the other blokes number .......... no doubt 

[FoxOnWheels]

Press and pace ruins these, they’re too stubborn to change either so if we do that we can easily race into a 2-0 lead we should have zero respect for these just go for blood straight away

[ClaphamFox]

It will be interesting to see how desperate their players are to save Martin.

[Bettsj2]

1 hour ago, Pliskin said:

Actually think they will win this quite comfortably. Come flying out the traps and catch up with our pants down. 

We wont have put our pants on by the time they're 3-0 up.

 

#supercoops