Match Day Thread Stoke City v Southampton, Wed 14 December, KO 8:00pm

**** off you thugs.

 

If Cuco had delivered that cross that Davis just thumped miles too long, you'd have murdered him on here. Bit too much confirmation bias going on with the lad.

 

Nah Davis is **** also....

 

Stoke have always been a delicate team

 

We have played them off the park this half. ..A goal would be good though.

 

We are so poor going foward it's worrying, struggling to look good against 10 men for 70 minutes is not a good look!

 

It's Stoke, the premier leagues waste of space.

 

A bit harsh. We do look good. We just dont look threatening.

 

Very much agree with this. Probably our most exciting player.

 

Tadic or Jay for Davis, JWP or Romeu at HT please. Can afford to push a little more now, and I'd rather not leave it too late.

 

Right come on saints, second half let's beat these bitter plonks.

 

Teams are beginning to get scared of him too. Which will make them make mistakes by overloading on him.

 

Tricky one. If Romeu hadn't got the yellow I'd say for him. But another yellow is still a ban, so maybe JWP off. Though Romeu off gives us more chance of finishing with 11 on the pitch. Also Oriol, could do with a rest... he'll have one sunday though

 

I thought we played very well until the red card. Since then it isn't a game of football but a hissy fit contest. Hate these games when the fans are crying out for blood, but clearly haven't seen the incident properly. Also, Long didn't elbow him and Martins Indi looks a total prat on replay. Too much emotion at the moment. We need to be patient and should win it. Stoke are awful, with ten or eleven.

 

I enjoyed the fact that we played some moves at pace and also took opposition players on. Just need to have a few shots in good areas. Long needs to get into the box more.

 

He's the one of the three who I'd ideally like to see replaced the least - means that we still have that defensive protection even when pushing forward more.

But I also want to keep 11 men on the pitch. And I think I want that more.

 

Now seen a replay of the red card. Definite red. High foot on the knee, very dangerous.

 

It seems we're as creative against 10 men as we are against 11; not very much.

I'd sub Long. Solely because he annoys me with his stopping and looking at the referee when the ball was won fairly from him.

 

Gonna get into bed n stick solent on for second half

 

We didn't really make enough of the man advantage there. All a bit odd with the crowd fired up. Hopefully Stoke tire.

I'd be tempted to get Tadic on at half time (probably for Davis) but might leave it. Clasie or Hojbjerg for Romeu at some point too. Stoke will be looking to even the sides up.