A very enjoyable game of football, first half we played some of the best football thus far IMO. The game hinged on the subs they could bring on against what we had available. Their subs won them the game, whereas, in my opinion, the subs we made were mostly understandable, but the likes of Allahyar and Tufan, they have been out for a number of weeks are rusty, so failed to have any impact on the game.
I certainly don't get the negativity, we are playing much better football that under Shota. Coaches need time to build a team, and it can take 4 or 5 windows to get it right, we have a dressing room that is together, but we have to give managers time. Look at Moyes at WH last season, had a poor season league wise, fans were calling for his head, but they stuck with him and are doing well again. Even McKenna at Ipswich has been there since 2021, has had time to get his squad together, IMO we just need to be patient.
As mentioned, for the first 60 minutes I thought we were very good, both Seri and Morton control the midfield, but the substitution definitely changed the game in Southampton favour. I understood Coyle coming on for Christie as he was being given a torrid time by their winger Sulemana. Though both their goal were nearly identical, LB position, they got to the byline and cutting back into the centre. Vinagre looks okay going forward, but is more a wing back than a full back, so defensively a bit suspect.
If we play like we did yesterday in games going forward against most other teams we will win games, in the first 12 games we have played all the 3 relegated clubs, and bar losing yesterday to more or less the last kick of the game, we have matched them. Keep the faith.
