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Match Day Thread Manchester United vs Southampton 11.01.2015

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by Tintin, Jan 8, 2015.

  1. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    Ok.
     
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  2. I Sorry I Ruined The Party

    I Sorry I Ruined The Party Well-Known Member

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    Pelle is too isolated up top right now is all. The whole counterattacking thing is not working so far.
     
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  3. Whiteley Saint

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    Don't like all this back passing it's making me nervous
     
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  4. oldstocktonsaint

    oldstocktonsaint Well-Known Member

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    Too many back passes will give Manure a chance eventually. They have had at least 3 fouls that deserve a yellow, not even given as fouls.
     
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  5. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    We have little movement going forward.
     
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  6. SaintsFan86

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    JWP or Davis need to come off., need to bring on LOng or Tadic early second half.
     
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  7. Schad

    Schad Well-Known Member

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    Tadic for Elia at halftime, methinks. Need his passing.
     
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  8. tomw24

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    HT 0-0. Take that.
     
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  9. Beef

    Beef Well-Known Member

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    Dowd has been bad.
    We can't get going.
    Utd are being dirty.
    Persie is a ****.
     
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  10. st_brendy

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    If it means coming away with a 0-0 draw, we can pass backwards and leave Pele isolated as much as we want, in my book.
     
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  11. Beef

    Beef Well-Known Member

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    I think Elia is doing ok. Davis on the other side isn't working.
     
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  12. Paddy Podped

    Paddy Podped Well-Known Member

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    Agreed - but tricky decision as to which one.

    Davis offers better link between midfield and striker, JWP better set pieces.



    Disappointingly, Toby's injury probably rules out 3-5-2 for the nxt few weeks until Yoshida is back
     
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  13. Qwerty

    Qwerty Well-Known Member

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    Well...can we park the bus for a whole half again? Maybe.
     
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  14. SaintsFan86

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    We need to keep him on for his pace, Bertrand has be bad this half. We need to take off JWP or Davis.
     
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  15. tomw24

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    Definitely. I'd take a boring 0-0 right now.
     
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  16. SaintsFan86

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    I think ew need to take off JWP.., Davis is crucial to us getting something.
     
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  17. tomw24

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    At least Toby got injured in the first half, rather than with 10 minutes to go after using all 3 subs this time.
     
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  18. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Cancelling each other out. Not threatening at all but not really being massively threatened. I worry if we go one down though, we'd have to change shape for sure.
     
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  19. tomw24

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    I'd keep the same 11. We're solid, United haven't created much and it can stay that way.
     
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  20. Schad

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    Yeah, wasn't really a reflection on Elia, just the fact that we need Tadic's ability to link up really badly at the moment. Elia from what I remember operates almost exclusively on the left, and that's where Tadic does his best work.
     
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