Match Day Thread Leicester City v Southampton Saturday 12th January 2019 3pm

[Le Tissier's Laces]

Ralph - "I'm unbelievably proud. To be the manager of this team is just fantastic".

Manlove incoming!

 

[Lemons and Oranges]

Shane Long wins a penalty, then scores a goal, Saints defend a lead with 10 men and win away against a side in the top half of the table - Have I entered a parallel universe?

 

[fran-MLs little camera]

Apparently Leicester had 85% possession in second half and had 19 shots. And you wonder why I can't follow the game!

 

[SotonOldBoy]

From listening on Solent - who you would naturally expect to be slightly biased towards us - the only issues they seemed to pick up on Oliver were not booking Vardy for diving, and not giving Valery a straight red in the first half. I certainly didn't get any strong feeling about him having had a bad game.

Agreed, I would take Oliver for every game, best ref in the league IMO. Great win today Ralph is the man, but if he keeps going and we end up mid-table, I will be nervous over the summer that his head does not get turned by the "bigger" clubs, if an offer comes in. The train is still rolling along nicely, did not think Romeu had it in him to be able to play the high press anymore but he has been the biggest improvement since Ralph arrived. Stewart "McDonald" Armstrong has improved and impressed me of late. What a defensives performance today. Feel a little bad for Valery, as there is a good player there but I have noticed that when he is caught out of position his tendency is to always pull the player back and will get a card every time.

 

[VocalMinority]

If Lemina can do that, then it'll be interesting how Ralph gets all three of them (including PEH) in. I'm not sure Armstrong can be left out - even or pushed out wide. Reverting to a back four could be dangerous.

Still, if that becomes our biggest issue going forward, then I'll be more than happy.

and youve got to add prowse to that list after his recent performances.

 

[- Doing The Lambert Walk]

Hasenhüttl has now eclipsed Hughes for this season's points.

MH: 9pts from 15 games
RH: 10pts from 7 games - (three of which were Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City...)

 

[West Kent Saint]

You must log in or register to see images

 

[Osvaldorama]

Hasenhüttl has now eclipsed Hughes for this season's points.

MH: 9pts from 15 games
RH: 10pts from 7 games - (three of which were Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City...)

That’s outrageous

 

[West Kent Saint]

Ralph - "I'm unbelievably proud. To be the manager of this team is just fantastic".

Manlove incoming!

 

[Saints_Alive]

You must log in or register to see images

They were all heroes in the second half tbf.

 

[shoot_spiderman]

We are always better after a full week on the training pitch with Ralph...

Said this in a previous post. He’s had a week before Arse Udders and this one and won em all

Shame we’re playing Derby midweek

 

[RSS]

Great for Valery too that we held on to the win after he got sent off. With the right arm around the shoulder, and guidance from Ralph, hopefully his confidence won’t be too knocked and this will turn into a positive learning experience for the young lad.

 

[OddRiverOakWizards]

Lemina needs to be shown Romeu's performances against Chelsea and Leicester.

That work rate and desire alongside his skill and he'll be fantastic

It would be useful to have his ball retention skills back though.

 

[West Kent Saint]

They were all heroes in the second half tbf.

Absolutely. Should of put that in. Have a soft spot for Romeu for some reason.

 

[Saints_Alive]

Great for Valery too that we held on to the win after he got sent off. With the right arm around the shoulder, and guidance from Ralph, hopefully his confidence won’t be too knocked and this will turn into a positive learning experience for the young lad.

We're gonna need him if Cedric goes to Everton.

 

[Saints_Alive]

Absolutely. Should of put that in. Have a soft spot for Romeu for some reason.

He's a transformed player and character under Ralph for sure.

 

[Qwerty]

Apparently Leicester had 85% possession in second half and had 19 shots. And you wonder why I can't follow the game!

Only 4 from inside the penalty area though. Oh Claude.

PS We only had ONE LONG SHOT IN THE WHOLE MATCH!!! I love Ralph.

 

[Libby]

Absolute credit to Hasenhüttl, no way we would have won that game under Hughes or Pellegrino.

He’s got us organised, battling and confident in just a few weeks.

Imagine once he has a couple of windows

 

[Libby]

We are always better after a full week on the training pitch with Ralph...

Mentioned it early in the thread and that Shane would score too.

[HASHTAG]#footballgenius[/HASHTAG]

 

[Le Saint]

We're gonna need him if Cedric goes to Everton.

Make sure Cedric starts for Everton against us and stick Gallagher on him at far post and it won’t matter a jot who we bung at right back/wingback!