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Dan said:
I hate to be the one to do this, but... where does he fit in?

I get that it's a squad game and he'd be a huge improvement to the squad and all that, but there's still got to be some form of consistency. While he can cope with a drifting role up front, he's certainly not going to be starting any games out wide, so you'd assume he'd only play up top. Does Pochettino drop Rickie back in behind him with a combination of Lallana, Rodriguez, Ramirez and Puncheon wide of Lambert behind Osvaldo? Do we shift to a formation with two strikers? Does Rickie find himself out of the majority of starting 11s? Does Osvaldo find himself immediately unable to get into the side? Questions questions.
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Nice questions, though.
 
Dan said:
I hate to be the one to do this, but... where does he fit in?

I get that it's a squad game and he'd be a huge improvement to the squad and all that, but there's still got to be some form of consistency. While he can cope with a drifting role up front, he's certainly not going to be starting any games out wide, so you'd assume he'd only play up top. Does Pochettino drop Rickie back in behind him with a combination of Lallana, Rodriguez, Ramirez and Puncheon wide of Lambert behind Osvaldo? Do we shift to a formation with two strikers? Does Rickie find himself out of the majority of starting 11s? Does Osvaldo find himself immediately unable to get into the side? Questions questions.
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Puncheon/Rodriguez - Lambert - Ramirez/Lallana
- ------- ------------- Osvaldo -
 
Dan said:
I hate to be the one to do this, but... where does he fit in?

I get that it's a squad game and he'd be a huge improvement to the squad and all that, but there's still got to be some form of consistency. While he can cope with a drifting role up front, he's certainly not going to be starting any games out wide, so you'd assume he'd only play up top. Does Pochettino drop Rickie back in behind him with a combination of Lallana, Rodriguez, Ramirez and Puncheon wide of Lambert behind Osvaldo? Do we shift to a formation with two strikers? Does Rickie find himself out of the majority of starting 11s? Does Osvaldo find himself immediately unable to get into the side? Questions questions.
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Rickie in the 'Joe Steinberg Approved' AMC role. Simples. Gaston on bench.
 
Dan said:
I hate to be the one to do this, but... where does he fit in?

I get that it's a squad game and he'd be a huge improvement to the squad and all that, but there's still got to be some form of consistency. While he can cope with a drifting role up front, he's certainly not going to be starting any games out wide, so you'd assume he'd only play up top. Does Pochettino drop Rickie back in behind him with a combination of Lallana, Rodriguez, Ramirez and Puncheon wide of Lambert behind Osvaldo? Do we shift to a formation with two strikers? Does Rickie find himself out of the majority of starting 11s? Does Osvaldo find himself immediately unable to get into the side? Questions questions.
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But Dan, remember all those times when people have talked about a Saints manager having no Plan-B..? :)
 
Corriere dello Sport the source here - http://www.microsofttranslator.com/...do-sa-della-roma-ai-saints-ora-l-inter-124022

"For the Corriere dello Sport on pole for Osvaldo wouldn't Inter but Southampton. The player would be back on his steps, after refusing the English club. The Saints offer a four-year deal from 2.5 million. The Roma 18 million would gross more bonuses. The player, however, would prefer to play in London, but the leadership and yellow team are trying to convince him. The trail Inter, who wants a loan payment with mandatory redemption, is virtually impassable for Rome. Yesterday the giallorossi have accepted an offer for the striker and now expects the Yes of Oswald."
 
I can't imagine players like Banega or Osvaldo fitting in at Southampton until we have qualified for europe. They are top players and I feel that if they did come here it would be as a stopgap in their career. If we hit a bad patch of form I doubt the would really care etc.

That said I would be very happy for him to come here but wouldn't care at all if he doesn't.

We are really caught between being too good for our reputation atm, next year or perhaps january we will be able to get in some proper improvements.
 
- Doing The Lambert Walk said:
Corriere dello Sport the source here - http://www.microsofttranslator.com/...do-sa-della-roma-ai-saints-ora-l-inter-124022

"For the Corriere dello Sport on pole for Osvaldo wouldn't Inter but Southampton. The player would be back on his steps, after refusing the English club. The Saints offer a four-year deal from 2.5 million. The Roma 18 million would gross more bonuses. The player, however, would prefer to play in London, but the leadership and yellow team are trying to convince him. The trail Inter, who wants a loan payment with mandatory redemption, is virtually impassable for Rome. Yesterday the giallorossi have accepted an offer for the striker and now expects the Yes of Oswald."
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So is that 2.5 million a year or 2.5 million over 4 years? Someone work out what each would be in terms of weekly salary?
 
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