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Match Day Thread Arsenal v Saints Friday 21st April 8pm

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by Le Saint, Apr 19, 2023.

  1. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    Double bluff?
     
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  2. Schad

    Schad Well-Known Member

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    There are so many people he could take off that aren't Alcaraz. That said, I see the logic. We deployed a completely bizarre lineup, and it worked. But Arsenal got themselves back into it as the half wore on, so we had to take it a step further and go with an even more bizarre lineup.
     
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  3. Lovelocum

    Lovelocum Well-Known Member

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    Oh, okay.
     
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  4. jaySFC

    jaySFC Well-Known Member

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    Unf***ing believeable.
     
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  5. woolstonian

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    In a season of baffling subs, that one takes the biscuit.
     
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  6. SaintinNZ

    SaintinNZ Well-Known Member

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    How do you do it Tom? Every single time.
     
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  7. Dark Lord SFC

    Dark Lord SFC Well-Known Member

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    It’s not just going for a back five but taking off our best player when Ely and Adarma have been useless as usual
     
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  8. Lambertissier

    Lambertissier Well-Known Member

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    What. The. Actual. ****. I give up
     
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  9. SaintinNZ

    SaintinNZ Well-Known Member

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    I did think that a change at halftime to give arsenal a different challenge wasn’t a bad idea but taking off the MoTM wasn’t what I had in mind
     
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  10. Paddy Podped

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    “Hey Arsenal, fancy 45 mins of attack c defence?”
     
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  11. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Strange substitution, if you win, a genius one.
     
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  12. Schad

    Schad Well-Known Member

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    I'm guessing that Alcaraz's yellow played a role. It almost certainly shouldn't have played that large of a role, but I presume that'll be his reasoning.
     
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  13. Osvaldorama

    Osvaldorama Well-Known Member

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    That’s the worst substitution I’ve ever seen. Absolutely insane if he isn’t injured
     
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  14. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    He even injured, still mad.
     
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  15. OddRiverOakWizards

    OddRiverOakWizards Well-Known Member

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    We need to bring on Onachu for Armstrong.
     
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  16. Paddy Podped

    Paddy Podped Well-Known Member

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    Even if he is injured I’d go with Armstrong or Diallo before switching to back 5
     
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  17. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    So are you lot sending me to Italy every game? That’s how this works, right?
     
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  18. Deserana

    Deserana Well-Known Member

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    Sorry but Selles has ****ed this so badly. Even if we hold the 2-1 by a margin, it’s such a needles decision when Arsenal were clearly able to be gotten at with the way it was.

    Such needles pessimistic managing. Like others have said, there’s other players to take off instead.

    Absoloitely no need to set up for 45 minutes of defending against this team that had so many holes in the first half.
     
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  19. West Kent Saint

    West Kent Saint Well-Known Member

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    ****, didn’t even know we were playing!
     
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  20. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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