To be fair, the Lallana substitution was the best of all our substitutions yesterday! Unless he had a knock, and it was disclosed that he didn't, it did seem a mighty strange switch at the time, a bit like Redmond last week for us.
All I can say is I'm glad they can't let it out anywhere else. The idea of real life being lived in the manner of fans at (or discussing) a football match doesn't bear thinking about!
The switch brought Gaston Ramirez on. Fans see a player they think has played well (but without the desired result) brought off and wonder why. Answer: because the manager thinks something different is needed to break the deadlock. If they'd scored, it would have been a stroke of genius on MP's part. Says it all really.
What about playing him as an attacking mid with redmond on one side and Snoddy on the other. All three can play down both wings and through the middle. Tell them all to roam if they do it well could be very hard to defend against.
Well that's the Eredivisie for ya, cheaper and better technique/tactics. Hope you enjoyed doing business with us
Of course we did, Cove - so much so that we may be back with a cheeky late one tomorrow evening , before our transfer window shuts
Not read through all the thread. Think it was a brilliant performance. Fer, Redmond and Bassong were the best three players on the day. I just wanted to mention how good Elmander was though. His close control is superb as well as his intelligence. More than anything though I get the impression he is such a cool head and numerous times he was encouraging to calm things down etc. Also he was communicating to RVW very well which really helped with our high pressing which I think kept Southampton at bay and unsettled there defence whenever they had the ball.
Oh f*ck, please no. Just read my last post on my website why I really hope not, I don't want to perish or be tortured...
Redmond "Player of the Weekend" according to Sky. Nice to see him (And Norwich) getting top billing! http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/15118/8901997/best-of-the-weekend This seemed like the best place to put this.
I had this as my predicted line up for saturdays game!! I would love to see us try it, as they are all able to interchange those positions.
