Southampton v Newcastle United - Official Build Up / Matchday Thread

Tiote has been "fit" enough to play two games for Ivory Coast.
Perhaps it's a case of Anita and a half arsed Tiote then?

 

This line up for me -

-------------Riviere---------------

-Gouff--------------------Cabella-

-------------Sissoko--------------

------Anita------------Colback-------

Haidara--Colo----Willo-----Janmaat

----------------Krul----------------------

 

Wow, could you name a line-up with any less goals in it than that?!

 

Yes.

You could replace Cabella with Obertan.

 

Only if you take out Willo & Janmaat. 2 defenders FFS as joint top scorers FFS!

 

A relegation team if ever there was one.
Seriously, how on earth would this lot score the 3 goals I've predicted.

 

replace gouff with perez and go 4-4-2

 

Saints 4 why both united 1
Plus I can see us getting a red card

 

That my friend is the worse starting 11 in over 20 years we are so screwed

 

Catch them on the break with...




.......................Armstrong






................Colback...Tiote...Sissoko

Haidara...Dummett...Colo...Willo...Saylor...Janmaat

..............................Krul

 

It's matchday! A half-hearted "yay", followed by a sudden feeling of nausea and dread.

 

-------------------------Krul-------------------------
-Janmaat---------Willo------Colo----------Haidara-
-------------------------Tiote------------------------
------------------Colback---Anita-------------------
------------------------Sissoko----------------------
-------------------Cabella---------------------------
--------------------------Riviere---------------------

Narrow

 

Seems a bit overloaded up front for me.
Obertan might be a better option, with his pace used in a free role, he could play between Krul and the defence.

 

Well lads, it's matchday and I feel lower han a limbo dancing ant. Hope we will win. Think we won't.
I'm gonna board a plane to Alicante in two hours and drink myself into a stupor in that tackfest called Benidorm.

 

This is the only sensible formation I can see us getting anything with today:

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Play this and we might just have a chance, though Riviere will at times be expected to drop back and provide cover at left back.

 

We might need to sacrifice Rivière and play Bigi instead to help shore up the midfield where we look quite vulnerable.

 

Bloody hell, the price on Newcastle is now 5.4 on Betfair. And near enough the same for Newcastle to keep a clean sheet.

Looking at this market I haven't a clue now hoe to approach it. I am tempted to lay Newcastle at 5.5 and then come back later and trade out.

 

Of the current squad, the following have all had a genuine stint at left back:
Santon
Dummett
Haidara
Jonas
Ferguson
Raylor
Anita (I think - briefly)

I think we need more cover there and Rivière could just be the man.

 

I believe Ayoze Perez hinted he could do a job there in an interview the other day

 

Of course, how could I forget?

And don't forget that Elliot told Pards he'd play anywhere to get first team football, so expect to see him fill in at left back at some point too.