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On the other hand people I know who know MH tell me his coaching team, MB and EN, are well regarded.

No idea whether or not Boufal has a poor attitude but I do think he doesn’t play enough with his head up. Stating the bleeding obvious but it’s a team game. It’s a real pity because he can play a pass with a good weight, but all too infrequently because he’s got his head down trying to slalom through the opposition.

All very interesting but totally irrelevant. You can’t answer the question can you?

So explain why Southgate played Bertrand over Rose in the qualifiers?

Yes the strategy is inherently risky. Liverpool will have known about Mane and Van Dyke but will have been unsure about how they would go in the PL. Saints take a risk on these kinds of players. Some work out, some don’t.

Everyone is ignoring the elephant in the room. Nellie.

“Bertrand got what his performances deserved, dropped”. So, a) why wasn’t he dropped before now (he played in qualifiers if I recall correctly) and b) Do you think Rose’s 10 performances for Tottenham deserved him being selected and why? Since I have just 3 posts I’ll anticipate a response along the lines of the manager thinks Rose is a better player. Well that would be a different argument from the manager selecting, or not selecting in Bertrand’s case, on the basis of form, your point.

I think that’s a little unfair. Being as objective as possible I recognise Rose is a good left back but he’s barely played this season whereas Bertrand has played regularly for Saints and for England. Delph and Young are not specialist fullbacks and Young is right footed which isn’t a plus in my view, especially if England want to hit teams on the break. In terms of versatility, Bertrand can play as one of three at the back as he did under Koeman. I know Southgate has walker at right back who has played there for England but just the once I believe and that was experimental. It’s a genuine surprise Bertrand has been dropped.

May not be just you but it’s single digits.

In a squad whose quality has been so diminished why on earth would any fan want to sell Tadic?

Yet there’s nothing special about sliced bread.

Give them one then kick the sh1t out of them.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/may/08/david-squires-on-the-premier-league-relegation-battle?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other What Carvalhal says and what he means. “Southampton are out of the bottom three which I’m fine with. Even a bloated corpse farts sometimes”. No clowns required, just Shane Long with a stuck on nose, MLT style.

Magic in his feet, sawdust in his head.

Well said.

Just watched Hughes’ interview on OS. Seems there won’t be wholesale changes. Referred to a few changes where players feeling the affect of Thursday rather than preserving anyone for Bournemouth.

If you don’t want to go, don’t go but don’t come on here telling everyone about it. Nobody gives a ****.

Yeah we don’t want drums, we want percussion. Anybody play triangle?

He bust a gut to beat his marker, get in the box and set up Tadic for the first goal. One of the few moments of quality from Saints. If he was joking with Chelsea players after the match, not a good look but it’s his old team and some will be mates. And the match was over. Nothing more to be done at that point.

Sisu.

I know someone who bought upper tier at 8.55 this morning but would much prefer lower tier. I think the policy is no exchange of seats. The club has no control over the ticket prices but it does control the sales procedure. Unless there’s a reasonable explanation for these “sold” seats suddenly appearing as if by magic then it’s pretty poor by the club.

Hadn’t we taken one of the three centre backs off (Yoshida) just before they scored their third?

Assume you mean the conversion of debt to equity. Isn’t there an argument that in foregoing interest on the loans she allowed the club to invest and grow thereby getting her money back when she sold?

Just like to add my name to the positive feedback. Very enjoyable.

Had the same problem two days ago.