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Team against Liverpool

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by lamby, Sep 16, 2013.

  1. Enricky.

    Enricky. Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Even more so now that Coutinho is out until the end of October :(

    We've just got to hope that Sturridge, Moses and Gerrard can do a good job still.
     
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  2. Red Hadron Collider

    Red Hadron Collider The Hammerhead

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    Coutinho <doh>
     
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  3. Red Hadron Collider

    Red Hadron Collider The Hammerhead

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    After this game.
     
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  4. Lovelocum

    Lovelocum Well-Known Member

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    Still gutted we didn't get Coutinho!
     
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  5. lamby

    lamby Needs a cold shower

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    Yep great player and a big loss to them on Saturday. Will be very tough thogh.
     
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  6. Red Hadron Collider

    Red Hadron Collider The Hammerhead

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    We have cover, but he is special. I didn't know you lot were interested in him.
     
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  7. lamby

    lamby Needs a cold shower

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    Yes we were rumoured to have bid. Have just started a match thread so feel free to comment there as well RHC.
     
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  8. Red Hadron Collider

    Red Hadron Collider The Hammerhead

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    Been on mate <ok>
     
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  9. Schad

    Schad Well-Known Member

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    Reports were that we had a bid accepted, but Coutinho wanted to wait on the interest from Liverpool and (IIRC) Tottenham. Was a disappointment, because over the past twelve months our transfers have settled into a rather odd pattern, and one of the defining features of those various sagas has been the sentence "X, who has been linked extensively to Liverpool...". Not fair when you actually sign one of the players who you're rumoured to be competing for!
     
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  10. Dan

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    Pochettino had him at Espanyol. It didn't ever look likely, but there was definitely interest.
     
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  11. mowgli

    mowgli Well-Known Member

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    A lot of players struggled in the first half adjusting to the conditions. The ball was consistently pulling up short on a few passes and not bouncing as people expected. He wasn't perfect though and I agree he improved second half.
     
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  12. Before signing Moses, I'd have said that was a good tactic as we're usually quite narrow, we ask the FBs to provide the width.
     
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  13. lamby

    lamby Needs a cold shower

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    Cheers Gerrez exactly my thinking.
     
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  14. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    Same as us then.
     
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