Match Day Thread Southampton vs WBA, Sat 11th Nov, 15:00 ko

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Just watched extended highlights on YouTube, unable to get too involved in info earlier visiting a very sick relation, the first time I've not bothered looking at the phone until after the match. Cheered me up quite a bit seeing such positive posts after a sad afternoon.

Was a good game. Hoping for the best for your sick relative
 
Strange one - Fraser has been much better/more productive than Sulemana so in theory deserves to start. But the impact sub thing is working so well.

I guess Martin will just keep sticking to this for now. Although Fraser crosses into Stewart’s head will be glorious
I noted RS hanging around the far post like someone else we know always did
New Sir Ricky of Lambert?
 
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That's way too simplistic. They are very different in style. Sulemana is playing more like an LM in a 4-4-2. Ryan Fraser plays like an LF in a 4-3-3. The two goals he scored were because he knew where he roughly had to be. I don't see Sulemana getting into those goal-scoring positions as much.

Re: Being a team player. Fraser is better defensively. Also, he gets his crosses in much quicker. Sulemana still dallies with it far too long.

Don't get me wrong. I'd still have Sulemana on the teamsheet over Fraser. I'm just saying he isn't undroppable.
To repeat myself a bit, Fraser is all product no tricks and Sulemana still the opposite
Frasers influence should help him
 
If he is as good as Ryckee Lambert, then these narrow wins become more comfortable, and the draws become narrow wins.

Huddersfield are going to play ultra-defensive and very negative against us. Usually we struggle to break teams like that down. So it will be interesting to see what different Stewart makes.
That seems to be happening already TBH.
 
SRL wasn’t far off of being the complete CF. Had the lot. Powerful, great heading, pen & free kick taker, poacher. Not exceptionally quick but made up for that with great positional play. Hopefully Ross can get close, maybe better ….

It was Rickie's quickness of thought that made him so deadly, such an instinctive player and finisher.