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Have we found Bazunu's best position?

Martin decided to drop him just as he was playing well

It might also help if he learned how to cross the ball

On a positive note, we've managed to find a Championship left back worse than Manning

On a positive note, we've managed to find a Championship left back worse than Manning

Impotent

Hull have outplayed us in this half. Our supposed possession style has not worked at all.

Larios was out of his depth in the few games that he played.

Charles for me, purely based on Holgate's 2 poor performances so far in a Saints shirt.

Both deserved more England caps

And how did that approach work out?

You seem to have deliberately ignored many replies that have made the point that for a long period either side of half time we didn't try to get the extra goal, instead we passed the ball sideways and backwards without taking chances. The effect of this was that we created very few chances to get the second goal which would have rendered the Rotherham goal insignificant. This is why fans were despondent at the final whistle.

So who told the team to pass the ball slowly and negatively for half an hour, made three poor substitutions resulting on us losing the attacking iniative to put the game to bed which would have rendered their goal insignificant. You shouldn't sit back, at home on a 1-0 lead especially against the team bottom of the league.

David Hurst, Jamie Redknapp, Charlie Austin, Danny Ings

Oh, and the late substitutions of Bree and Aribo who both came on and chased shadows

Fair play to RM who got the starting 11 right (perhaps Charles for either Downes or Smallbone). Substitutions were about right also, although at the time I thought Sulemana was unlucky to be withdrawn. The only sour notes were the disappointing drop in intensity in the 2nd half and the inability of Downes or Smallbone to dominate the middle, particularly when the opposing team increases their intensity.

Brilliant work 🤤

That's because Ipswich sat back because they were protecting a 1-0 lead .. and it worked.

I know what you are saying. But in my opinion that is not a good reason to give less than your all; even if you don't agree with the manager you should still give 100% on match day.

I agree with you that Alcaraz and Sulemana don't appear to be giving their all. I would add Adams to that list and KWP prior to the Ipswich match. Perhaps because they all expected to be transferred.

Listened to the post match interview with RM on the way home. He sounded much flatter and despondent that usual He spoke repeatedly about needing to help the players needing to lose the scar tissue from last seasons relegation. If that is the case why is he trying to impose a style that requires huge confidence and ability and bravery on the ball whilst inevitably resulting in lots of goals conceded whilst being implemented ? Surely, a better approach would be playing a straightforward style that the players are used to, say 4-4-2, with players playing in their actual positions and in a style that they are used to e. G. KWP playing as a full back not an easy inverted fekin midfielder

Given the fact that we have conceded 9 in two games, starting with one defensive midfielder sounds too much of a risk to me when the opposition are third having won 5 and lost 1. I think Fraser has to be in the starting 11 as he is the only one of our wingers that can cross a ball.

I agree David. I thought Bazunu had his best game for Southampton and some of his distribution was world class. We seem to be much better when he kicks long as we don't have the players with the talent to pass it comfortably along the back when they are under pressure (which they will be now that other teams have sussed his out).

Pretty much how I see it too. I would like to see this given a try against Ipswich

If only it worked like that BW. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to. Van Dijk was a perfect example ..