The Curse of St Mary's

Jwp and diallo need to Keep partey quiet. Ings and Adams should cause problems for holding and Luiz.

Bonus if Cedric plays at LB again should Tierney not make it. Might play saka I suppose instead.

Tuchel replacing lampard it seems. TFFT

Semmens says Ings will see out contract at saints at least.

Arsenal resting key players which is surprising. Playing likes of Pepe and Willian won't go down well if they lose. Still a tough game for us but we can't play a stronger lineup ourselves so we are seemingly going for it which is good news.

Also Ralph said that players sitting on bench are more prone to muscle injuries plus the hydro therapy facilities at staplewood are out of bounds currently which is adding to the issue. Can't fathom why he didn't play for B team to reduce the risk of muscle injuries.

He will go in the summer window surely.

Ralph says Ings needs to score 15 more goals to get move to UCL team. I don't buy it. He will command small fee if you consider his ability so quite a small risk for most UCL teams. He will have a club lined up already most likely. Spurs the obvious one that springs to mind

Here we go again

Unrolled thread https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1351064573068140544.html

Given our injury situation I think Ralph will rest most of last night's starting 11. Maybe start Forster, long, walcott and Stephens as the seniors. We may still have a chance winning as Shrewsbury haven't been able to train up until yesterday I believe. Not sure how many absentees they have for game though. Forster Valery Vokins Stephens Tchaptchet Romeu (if fit) Chauke Walcott Ferry Ndlundu Long

To me it's very frustrating that we are not being told when we can expect players to return. We was told JV was at least 4 weeks but not had update recently. Moussa, salisu, Redmond, obafemi and tella all unknown. It was lead to believe Romeu would be back for Leicester game yet wasn't even in squad. Wasn't clear why Ings couldn't feature against Leicester as he was due to return to training last Friday. Does he actually have symptoms therefore not fit enough?

Ffs

I think Ralph was deliberately being coy about Ings to keep Leicester guessing. If he's back training today then he should travel at least to Leicester surely

Good thread on the topic https://twitter.com/KieranMaguire/status/1349071711757602817?s=19

Game postponed https://twitter.com/solentsport/status/1346834009691713543?s=19

It's great to have him and Romeu vying for that cm spot. Very different styles. Diallo more mobile so arguably gives us extra dimension and maybe he better equipped to track midfield runners. They could play together as well as both good passers of the ball.

https://twitter.com/J_Tanswell/status/1343962206224973828?s=19

Compared to most saints have a better fixture schedule over Xmas period. Hopefully rest some players for Fulham in prep for West ham game as bit of a bogey team for us. Romeu and maybe Ings back with a bit of luck. Utilise likes of Redmond, Diallo and Walcott up front for Fulham. West ham play Sunday, Tuesday and then Friday 😮

I remember in League cup final he did and was excellent that say. Don't know why he doesn't do it regularly as he has the attributes to do so.

Could be a young arsenal lineup tonight so whilst lacking experience they may play without fear. Saka and Pepe may prohibit our full backs getting forward as much if they play. Defensively we can get at them just need to make sure we're not leaving vestergaard and bednarek exposed to the pace of arsenal.

Given they were booed off yesterday I would think they would see that as a positive but we like behind closed doors games so will be interesting.

6pm kick off on Prime

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