General Matchday Thread

Agree about Calvert Lewin but quite what he was thinking starting him as wing back I'll never know. The lad needs to either play up top, or not at all.

The shot from the Swiss dwarf was bending away from him and he didn't just get a finger tip to it, he pushed it away. A truly wonderful save. His reaction at the end was fantastic

 

I could see it as it curled away from me. Saw MOTD and he should have walked for his elbow.

DCL showed his willingness to play anywhere. But if not as part of the front three, then not at all for me.

 

We must be sat close to each other in the PE lol

 

Yup looked decent 2nd half we need Siggy in or start Davies in the middle tho..

 

Much better tonight first half was very good, quick passing and movement, we looked a real side in that 45

Lost a bit of momentum when he took the silky Schneiderlin off at HT to save any potential 2nd yellow, and we were looking to manage the game rather than dry hump them.

 

I know normally the qualifying rounds of the Europa (and even the group stages by some) is considered a problem due to the extra games but in your case it should come in handy as it speeds up the bedding in process for your huge influx of new players. The advantage of the EL is they are competitive games but you should still win them whilst finding your form and deciding your formation / players.

 

Was never easy game last night. We still look short of match fitness.

 

still better than trying to find it in PL games

 

I agree mate, the 3 competitive EL games we've had so far have helped the side start to gel, as they're meaningful games. Split wasn't an easy draw though, they're not a bad side at all.

 

Their fans seemed to fit the identikit of Ex eastern bloc "supporters"

 

All mouth no trousers as well by all accounts. Not sure I'd fancy going to the away leg though.

 

May i suggest for the next home game you wear a red carnation in your buttonhole & PJ carries an umbrella and a rolled up copy of the Financial Times.
Sorted

 

deffo one to miss to my way of thinking.

 

It went from being a nice atmosphere to toxic within 30 seconds. Didn't help with home fans goading!

But it soon settled down once some were escorted away.

 

Cuco Martina showing why Southampton fooked him off....

It's going to be a long season Klassen looks **** and Sandra ain't worthy of a number 9 shirt

 

Jesus. All summer to get a number nine and we don't have one.

Koeman has to take the blame on that.

 

We were dogshit and Koemans tactics were ****ing awful

 

We are ****ed until January I cant believe we flogged Lukaku and didnt bother replacing him...

Season suicide...

 

Lukaku was crap, your problem isn't no one has replaced his skill, but that at least your "hoof to Lukaku" tactics were simple and clear

I #calledit a long time ago, Rooney is completely worthless and you're not just playing with 10 but denying someone else game time

Drop Rooney for any striker and you'll improve

Then the other problem Koeman saddled you with is zero pace