Saint Garrett

Injury is bad apparently...

all I’ve been told is that he was on track as expected. I was expecting him to be back involved after the World Cup so maybe we’ll see him involved in the B team at some point in the coming weeks

What makes you think he could do a job in the championship for us? So far with us, he’s proved that he is tactically atrocious, and can’t build a way of playing with the players we have. The only way he has any success with our team is buying a bunch of 6 foot 5 players and playing long ball. If by some miracle he managed to get us promoted (I’m almost certain he wouldn’t) that way of playing would get absolutely crucified in the premier league. The best teams that have come up from the championship in recent years, are those that have played decent football which has given them a platform to build something long term. Jones hasn’t given anyone 1 positive in 2 months. At least there was some positives under Ralph despite being out of form. We can barely create a chance.

But none of the above should be playing anyway. It should be 2 of Salisu, ABK and DCC. In a back 4. Keane has been an appalling signing for Everton, weak defender, no leadership at all, and goes into his shell. Only time he’s ever been successful is when he was playing in a very solid unit at Burnley. He would, like all our centre backs, be horribly exposed in our side, unless we sign a Wanyama type midfielder to sit in front of him along with Lavia. The back 5 experiment should be finished now after failing all season. We do not have another 3 months to work that out.

Fair play to Adam Blackmore. I know he sometimes has to be careful with what he says because it causes issues with access etc, but it’s very damning from him. Well worth a listen.

But surely the board will look at the data (0 points) and accept the fact they have got it wrong. There is nothing positive about the way he manages. Whether that’s relating to staying up, or promotion next season. Do the fans just accept relegation and just get behind Jones? I can’t see that happening, St Mary’s was as toxic as I’ve mostly seen it last night, if we lose the next one surely it just snowballs? They have to address the issue to give us a chance…surely ?

I just don’t really understand the benefit to the owners/board of forcing a formation on a team. Especially when you’ve got a shit tonne of money involved. Wasn’t “The Southampton Way” developed around forward thinking, attacking free flowing football. Namely 4222 or 4333 or similar.

None of our centre backs want to play in a back 3/5 apart from Lyanco and he’s not good enough. That’s pretty much it. ABK and Salisu were fine in a 2 at the start of the season, and DCC was comfortable there. Now Lavia is back to screen the defence, we should 100% be playing a back 4 with Lavia and JWP in front, it’s really not that difficult.

Dont need another CB, Definitely don't need another shit CB, no thanks.

More like Wankerson

So will we see the end of this shite 5 at the back then? For me, we have to go back to a 4-3-3 or 4-4-2, or however you want to view it. Orsic isn't a striker, he probably would play left of a front 3. I wonder if he'll come in to play LWB like Edozie came on to play last night. I'm positive about this bloke, but I fear he's just going to be watching the ball go over his head and struggle to get involved. I hope he's on a sensible contract, as we know we're going to be playing championship football next season.

Been thinking all day...what are SR seeing to keep him? What are the positives that he's brought in so far? And I cannot think of 1. The first team has got worse The players don't want to play for him The fans are unanimously against him The pull for young players to come here playing like this will be nil He doesn't fit the clubs "ethos" in the slightest The club has less of a pull with transfers The style of football is 10x worse than under Ralph We would struggle under him if we got relegated unless we have a completely different squad If we did build a completely different squad for a promotion push playing his long ball shite, and he did get us promoted, we'd get absolutely killed in back in the premier league I'm just completely baffled by the appointment, and then why he hasn't yet been sacked. The whole thing is so weird.

Whoever signed Mara and decided he could be a first team option this season needs shooting. He runs around like he's still playing in the u18s. Offers absolutely nothing. He's another player we bought in this summer who cannot seem to sprint, along with AMN and Aribo. No pace in this side at all, and Mara doesnt even seem to know when to run and where to run to. dross.

He didnt walk, he was pushed out by SR.

Only positive to have this game, is it gives Jones a free hit to play a back 4 and try and get something working. Although hopefully he’s sacked by then.

Love his heart, but it’s not enough at this level, nowhere near good enough to play in this league unfortunately

They’ve had a shocker, focusing too much on making money, the ladies team, light shows, etc and forgetting about the most important thing - the first team. Getting rid of everyone over the age of 18 in the summer, and replacing them all with children who may or may not be good at some point, has cost us massively. I don’t have much positive to say about them other than “they’re not Gao” but he did a far better job!

We don’t have the players to play it. None of the CBs want to play left or right, and they all get horribly exposed, the full backs get stuck with nowhere to go, and leave huge gaps in behind them. The midfield 3 look completely lost and no idea where to go, and the forwards are nowhere to be seen. We’re not good enough attacking, to take a forward player out for a CB. If Jones is to stay, and I 100% hope he doesn’t, then he needs to bin this 5 atb now. He’s tried it multiple times and it’s failed miserably, and only looked decent when we’ve switched back to a 4. We threw Fulham result away by changing back to a 5 when we were on top, and it cost us a result tonight IMO.

Edozie hasn’t trained

Sell on value.

Yeah think he was dropped due to performance. Probably also because of shape. Think KWP played there instead.

Wonder if Salisu is seen as that guy, he played left back against Fulham until Perraud came on and we went back to a back 5. Jones has spoken about having more height so might make sense.

Apparently he's a "bad egg". And he's not very good.

Haha, couldnt write it. Absolute classic Saints,

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