Team for West Brom

Thtas what I would do

 

Davis out, Long in...go two up top.

 

Doubt Koeman will do that.

 

Gutted to be missing this one ... first home match of the season of a new era and all.

 

Hmmmmm. If it looks like a match thread and sounds like a match thread....... It's a duck!

 

Can't fool you Channon.

 

The team and comments above are spot on. I'm a Davis fan too, but at home and against WBA a front three of Tadic, Pelle and Long with Morgan JWP and Wanyama behind the looks great. Tadier off the bench for 30 mins in the second half when we are 2-0 up!

 

The real team is 15:00 Southampton v West Brom Referee Roger East Assistants R Ganfield & M Scholes 4th Official C Foy

 

I have said several times; his link up play and little balls round corners is so dangerous around the box. Sometimes it doesn't get seen because he rarely triesto beat a player.

A few people leaving Isgrove out when I though he did ok in his cameo. He needs more time like that to see what he can do. I'd be happy to see him again for the last 15 on Saturday.

 

Good luck. Is it this week?

 

Having seen Taider play, he's gotta be in there...but yes, the problem is "who for?"

Off the bench for Davis and we lose a bit of midfield mettle.

Bertrand? JWP? Big Vic? Decisions, decisions.

Tadic and Taider. Scousers may have the SAS, but we've got TAT! And if anyone thinks of putting Ward-Prowse in there...

 

It'd have to be Davis dropped really. He's the weakest of our midfield starters (which is no insult, Victor and Morgan take some beating and JWP has a hell of a future ahead of him) and if Taider is good enough to deserve a spot in the first team then there's no other choice.

 

I think taider has plenty of mettle. maybe less discipline. He'd at least have stung the hands of the goalie on sunday.

I'm a fan of Davis though, don't get me wrong.

 

Yep. Sums it up nicely.

Plus we need to get TAT in there somehow

 

I think the team that started at Liverpool deserves another crack at it, knowing that we have a decent Plan B on the bench.

 

Tough on Isgrove that. I know he wasn't on for long but I thought he showed some great touches and a lot of confidence.

 

I'd have to REALLY disagree with this, there is only one player at the club (JRod) who scored or assisted more goals for us last season than Davis.

 

It's tough managing Saints at the moment, what with the depth of our squad and it's riches of talent. How do you keep all your stars happy?

Oh wait, I have just read the Mirror, strike that. Meltdown!

 

Exactly!!

 

We have to play Tadic and Long so some-one has to go. You can't drop JWP so I'm afraid it has to be Davis.