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Match Day Thread S0uth4mpton v Chelsea Sunday 6th October 2pm

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by thereisonlyoneno7, Sep 30, 2019.

  1. San Tejón

    San Tejón Well-Known Member

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    Especially for England.
     
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  2. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    Woeful.

    feel like I have to say it twice
     
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  3. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    erm, **** off maybe?
     
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  4. fatletiss

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    One issue with the midfield three of JWP, Pierre and Romeu, is absolutely zero pace. This will give times when the defence is exposed.
     
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  5. Che’s Godlike Thighs

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    I think a straight swap for Silva is more likely.
     
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  6. RedandWhiteManofKent

    RedandWhiteManofKent Well-Known Member

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    I am not going to defend the defenders but Bednarek is quality and yoshida is ok. We miss a leader and I think we could have got Cahill as a short term fix this season.

    The problem is that some games like today the midfield give the ball away too cheaply and either under sustained pressure or undone by a counter attack.

    As much as I like JWP, PEH,Oriel, it's not like when we had Morgan a Victor breaking up attacks. It's a shame their opportunities have gone backwards as they were progressing nicely with us.
     
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  7. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    Been a great weekend,

    Bollocks.
     
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  8. Saints Fan4Life

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    Bednarek is only considered quality because hes the best of a bad bunch.

    Hes not amazing either.
     
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  9. tomw24

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    We'd be ****ing stupid to sack Ralph.
     
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  10. greensaint

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    Just back.
    Lamps has Chelsea playing quite well. Might be worth putting a few quid on for the cup this year.

    We were poor. We gave them 2 goals in the 1st half with parks footy style errors (you don't pass the ball blindly back across your fecking penalty area).
    Midfield is a worry.
    Boufal should've started if fit.
    Mason should've been booked for trying to rile the crowd, tit.
    I wish they'd stop those bloody flame thrower thingys at the start of each half, greta thunberg must be having a bloody fit.
     
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  11. ----HistoryRepeating----

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    How did Yan do?
    When I saw the line up, I was pleased. Fortunately work kept me busy today. But I haven't caught any info 'cept the 4-1. Ouch.
     
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  12. Archers Road

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    Is that a sport?

    I think I’d excel
     
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  13. fatletiss

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    A threat going forward but defensively, left w lot to be desired.
     
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  14. ----HistoryRepeating----

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    I'd be happy for us to chuck £10M on getting Rohl back though! <laugh>
     
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  15. ihatemyselfandwanttodie

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    I think the midfield has been worse than our defence this season.

    Pierre has been absent, Romeu trying, and I have never thought JWP good enough even when he scored a few. If he wasn't from our set up he'd be out the team.

    I guess part of the issue is who you replace them with. I'd have thought Slattery is worth a look after this.
     
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  16. fatletiss

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    I’m just waiting for Billy to tell him off :emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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  17. RedandWhiteManofKent

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    So Virgil aside who is a quality pl cb.
     
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  18. Saints Fan4Life

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    Whats Virgil got to do with anything?
     
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  19. st_brendy

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    Given the injuries which we had (Cedric and Djenepo are close to first names on the team sheet when fit), I had no issues with the XI selected today. Rare that I've been able to say that this season.

    Not that I think all 11 are good players. Absolutely not. But we can only pick from what we've got. And based on what Ralph had to pick from today, I was totally fine.

    Rather sadly, I was also kind of fine with the first half. We were 3-1 down because of individual errors. We have crap players, there is no hiding from that. And outside of the transfer windows (which we continue to waste, by the way), we have to live with them. Indeed, our poor defence was even weaker today due to Cedric being injured and Bednarek having a poor game himself (worryingly, that is two home games in a row now where I thought Bednarek was poor. He's the only CB we have who I thought we could rely on.)

    What I absolutely was not fine with was (a) the way we played the second half, almost as if we were happy to take the 3-1 defeat - I saw no urgency, no desire, no spirit; on top of no quality, and (b) the substitutions, both in terms of the personnel and the timings. The first of those two issues, in particular, is hugely concerning.

    I still don't believe we'll get relegated this season. We might drop into the bottom three in the upcoming weeks (which I said a few days ago), but I don't seriously believe that we'll still be there after game 38. But to be concerned about our desire, spirit etc is very unusual for me, and not a place I want to be in.
     
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  20. fatletiss

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    Romeu has had a could of really good games, but apart from that I’d agree with what you’ve said.
     
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