Swansea manager Michael Laudrup is excited by the potential of Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo and claims the 22-year-old can make the same impact as Philippe Coutinho has at Liverpool.
And why not too. I see the Saints as a club on the up, run in the right way, playing the right way and on my visits I've always been impressed with the attitude of everyone connected with the club. I cannot say one bad word about Southampton FC
Not quite sure whether Saints are trying to play like Sawnsea or Swansea trying to play like Saints but either way you have two very good sides who want to entertain so I'm really looking forward to Sunday. Will be good to see Nathan Dyer back. He was the bad boy that tried to do the right thing here over the handbag incident (unlike the Coco Cola kid) and thought he deserved a second chance. Of course we know he will score :-/ so Lambo and Osvaldo will need to be at the top of their game. As others have said, this is a game that Ramirez could shine in and I'm sure he will come on as an impact sub around 65 minutes. We have yet to see his link up play with Osvaldo. Also looking forward to seeing the Michu -v- Wanyame match up! Can only be one winner there!
As others have said, last season turned into a battle of the midfield (admittedly after a first 20 mins which could've easily seen Swansea out of site), so with that in mind I think this could be the game that sees VW shine and silence the few critics.
Certainly should be a good game to watch with hopefully a few goals in the right end, (cue boring 0-0 draw!)
He's been great for us as an impact sub. Tends to come on after about 65 mins and is a great little footballer
Let's hope he has a bad day on Sunday. Don't need any impact subs coming on and spoiling things! Unlees they are ours of course.
Don't mess with Cyril - you have been warned http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/1166787.stm
Why isn`t Swansea Jack the Swansea mascot - unless of course....................it`s a made-up story !!!!!!
It isn't, there's a statue of him on the Mumbles road. Why they picked a 10 foot bloody swan is a mystery to us too
Hard game for us this, id take a point right now. Been impressed with Southampton since they came up , i felt you got rid of the last guy at just the right time as i saw him him as a bit one dimensional to sustain your prem status, your new manager seems to have a good eye for players and has a good tactical brain too, i Think we Are very similar in terms of style but your a team with greater strength on the ball so can mix it with the sluggers better than us. You have invested good money and it seems to be paying off, i Think teams Are very well versed on our style of play but laudrup does know how to change small things to suit tje opposition, i Think it Will be a very tight game, it Will come down to who has the best game breakers on the day. Lambert scares me though and i Think if we can go gain him we might Get some joy,as usual we Are weak at set pieces so we Will need to not comceed free kicks in the wrong areas. 1-1 is a score i would go for but anything can happen,both teams have improved but i Think Southampton have the Edge on us and Are nailed on for top 10 . I Think your keeper can forget Champions league for this season but Nice to see a bit of confidence! Good luck after sunday, it goes without saying that i wish you take 6 pts off our rivals up the road
Think we should put Jay Rod back in from the start, but keep the others the same for this one. It's good to be positive, especially in home games. Boruc Clyne Fonte Lovren Shaw Wanyama Schneiderlin Rodriguez Osvaldo Lallana Lambert
