Match Day Thread Southampton v Swans

Playing for a point

 

Surely take off Routs. At least Abraham can defend set pieces etc?

 

Yes indeed, needs must I suppose with both Siggy and Llorente out...............

 

How desperate are we, a 19 year old debutant with Routs and Ayew leading the line and McBurnie on the bench

 

McChavie on!...........................

 

Utter rubbish. A decent team would have stuffed us 4 or 5 nil today. Thank God Southampton are crap in front of goal.

 

0-0 fair result, though Saints should have won that, very poor in front of goal................................

 

Well deserved point. Roll on utd.

 

Oh well, that was hard work but a point at Southampton, I'll take it

Where was Mesa, I have my doubts

 

1 point banked - 39 to go

 

We'll never catch Huddersfield at this rate.

 

We're above Chelsea

 

Hope thats our worst performance of the season ! Cos any worse and we're fooked !
Lucky draw there today mainly cos saints couldnt hit a barn door so 28% happy with that effort.
Team needs sorting sharpish now after siggy saga and no strengthening in depth again !

 

Nothing in the game is of any importance except we're one point better off than last season on teams played. Ever the optimist

 

Pretty good in defence but theres nothing premiership about the rest of the team. Never seem to give Southampton a game away even the Shelvey winner a few years ago but that performance was as bad as it gets.

Disgrace that the team hasn't been improved, recruitment wise, after scraping survival last season. Bit worried now.

 

Very worried without serious investment now.

 

How's it a fair result then?

 

Almost seemed like a point to far , but its ours . Got the cobwebs off and Im sure Clement seen things he wanted to see. 37 to go

 

That obvious huh ? But I'll step back, as long as you tell him to stop stalking me. Deal ?

 

I thought we did OK. Sotton had all the possession and a **** load of shots but only got 2 on target, down to the pressure our defence and supporting midfield put them under I think. I know they missed a couple of sitters but, in truth, so did we.

Olsson and Naughton struggled to get forward because they were constantly challenged in defence so we had no flank to link up with the attack. When we did get the ball up front we gave it away so easily it was a crime.

Thought the middle three, Fer, Carroll and Britton were on defensive duties but I thought Fer in particular was great until his legs went. Because they were so defensive I suppose that's why none linked up at all well with Routledge or Ayew who were isolated and without the ball all game so couldn't feed Abraham. He really did look out of his depth today, hopefully he's a quick study.

Learned how valuable Llorente is to us not just for his goals but mainly for his ability to hold up the ball and be an effective target. Abraham has a long way to go yet. Missed the heart beat of our team, our midfield dynamo and assist machine to to. We especially missed his dead ball accuracy, I feel sad now.

So with all that against us, I'm very happy with a point today.