Far fewer tickets will be available for the Cup game and Pompey matches are few and far between (and unlikely to be more frequent any time soon). And only people with a good history at Saints will get anywhere near a ticket.
Probably says more about the prices to be fair, this has been on purchase history general sale for weeks. Very unusual for a top team.
Ralph has pretty much confirmed they will start 5 at the back but you can expect it to change at some point in the game. Personally I think we will go 5-2-1-2 with Boufal having a free MLT-esq role behind the front 2.
Would imagine it'll be something like this: Gunn Valery Bednarek Vestegaard Danso Bertrand Romeu PEH JWP Boufal Ings Subs: McCarthy, Yoshida, Cedric, Armstrong, Long, Adams, N'Lundulu
I feel that we could get something tomorrow, despite missing the excellent Redmond and Moussa. Real shame, as I'm going to the game. I'd like to see Adam's start, and Boufal with a floating role as someone mentioned. Would love Boufal to have a blinder, seems well up for it this year.
Football doesn't really work that way anymore. No player really operates in a free role in today's game. Or alternatively, every player has to kind of play a free role in today's game.
Just arrived in Positano and found a ‘sports bar’. Went in and asked and ‘booked’ my seat for 1pm (local time). I didn’t tell him who I supported. The waiter said, “You’ll enjoy it we have loads of Man U fans here on holiday”