Late goal from Pelle! Yes it be unexpected but he's got to score eventually lol... But it's chelsea, we could be clutching at straws about our chances of getting anything from this game.
Fonte (aka as El Magnifico or The Beloved ) interviewed on Sky. Talks so well for us...says we are a better team than last season, he was worried until Koeman came in, and would regard it as a huge disappointment if we didn't make Europe this season. Matty says he has been a great Captain for us.
Here's the interview http://www1.skysports.com/watch/vid...uthampton/9758363/saints-exodus-worried-fonte
http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/13072014-saints-arrive-in-belgium-1751827.aspx Found it...was the trip to Holland/Belgium in the summer.
If we play Tadic on the left and JWP behind the striker I fancy us to get something. Obviously Mane is a nailed on pick. I think we could cause a massive shock and nick a win if the striker is Long and Tadic + JWP play. Hate to say it but if we go with Pelle, Elia, Djuricic and Mane I will be amazed if we don't lose. If we can't be a threat on the counter then we will be under all sorts of pressure. Defensively we are great but Koeman needs to be sensible, accept we won't have as much of the ball as we'd like and set the side up to be a threat on the counter. I expect even a tired Chelsea to dominate with Hazard causing us problems again. Pelle is a poor target man anyway and completely out of sorts. We get carried away lumping it long to him just because he's big when he has no support with him. Pelle's problem is he doesn't seem to read the ball flight very well. It also really frustrates me we don't ping/play it to his feet more as he is very good with the ball at his feet for a player his size. 8 times out of 10 we lose the ball when we hoof it to him. He loses the ball practically 100% of the time when he is isolated. Get him more support, play it to his feet more and use him better as a pivot. He's constantly trying to get in the game and play the pivot role but the rest of the side seem practically incapable of utilising him properly like that. I really feel for Pelle as he is constantly calling for the ball to his feet. I do like Pelle and he was my favourite player in the first part of the season. He works really hard and is a true team player. So if he does play I hope he has a storming game. If he's going to be undroppable then he needs to sort his finishing out and we need to start using him properly.
