Southampton vs Manchester United Match Thread

Definitely rather lose and not deserve to, than lose badly.

 

Why doesn't Bertrand take corners?

 

I completely agree with you Pelletron. However, we lost. I beat myself about it at the time, and gave myself overnight to reflect upon it. Yes, you are right that I champion ambition, but I am also realistic to know [as I'm sure you do] that positions can go up and down. We are still fantastically placed. 5th is no bad thing, which is why I'll take it [I've got no choice]. Indeed, 3rd would have been better.

Let's look at this positively. Clearly, Saints lack strength in depth, especially this season, but not as much as last. Does the club go for it or not, this season..? Personally, i think they'll be doing some serious talking within the Boardroom, and involving Koeman at the moment, because they are incredibly close to qualifying for a Champions League place, and maybe one or two top players added, in key positions, may give them the edge they need, whether other key players are injured or not.

It could be the difference between keeping Morgan next season or not, as well.

 

Long looks worse than Torres. You could have thrashed manure if you had stuck anyone else but him.

 

Match Review from a Fan neutral - The True Geordie. He's actually quite good and perceptive, as well as entertaining:

[video=youtube;NlEdRIaFbQE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlEdRIaFbQE[/video]

 

I must, must, must be late to this hilarious interview with Ronald telling last night's result as it is:

Everything is s**t because we lost..!

But just in case I'm not, click the link.

 

You are, but worth seeing again!

 

Originally put this in the ratings thread where it will get overlooked, so now it's here. Find out why: http://www.footballorgin.com/2014/12...d-premier.html

 

Yes, hope indeed the Boardroom is awash with talk of players in. Just disappointed to get one point from 12, when not particularly playing badly, and in some cases playing quite well in the main, with lack of focus at the key extremes of the pitch letting us down.

 

Yep, same here. Hopefully, the club realise how close they are to achieving something and make the correct decision for the future.

 

It's all about balance. I'm sure that they will try and sign the players that Koeman feels he needs, but remember it may not come off. However, we'll be disappointed if we think they will throw the house at it. This isn't all about one chance and our world will end...Saints are here for the long haul. Set up right and we could make Europe happen most years. This is all about long term progress.

 

The problem here is that there is no such thing as "long term progress" in football. If we fail to make Champions League this year and some Champions League clubs come sniffing for our top players it will be incredibly hard to keep a hold of them, meaning we have to rebuild at least slightly in the summer, and there is no guarentee that the rebuild will be as successful again. Obviously we don't throw every last penny we have at it this season, but I think it highly unlikely that as a good a chance as this season will present itself for awhile (if ever), so we really do need to capitalise on it (same goes for West Ham and Swansea aswell)

 

In contradiction to what I've already said, I admit that sometimes opportunities arrive rarely...for example Liverpool last season, Newcastle a few years back, but I'm not sure we are in that position. No chance of relegation and no chance of the title, so it comes down to a European place (needs to be top 5, though 6th could be enough). We have a team when fit that is top 5/6, so Koeman needs more players to get to the end of the season. I'm certain the money he needs will be available, but it isn't easy to get the right players in during this window (as most teams will have a strong reason to hold onto good players). We may pay high to get someone in, but I can't see us laying out stupid money (after all, not every player works out).

However, it is quite possible that a lot of money is available...what the board consider reasonable may be loadsa money to us. So it may be the same amount of money when I say 'spend wisely' and others say 'push the boat out.' Not long to wait now

 

ManU Matchday Uncovered here. Apologies if already posted:

[video=youtube;mJ0IrWthZ10]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ0IrWthZ10[/video]