Turkish Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Really? Then why are their coaches outside the ground from such diverse suburbs of Manchester as Milton Keynes, Taunton, Haywards Heath, Margate, etc? Give Manchester City their due; all of their away coaches came from Manchester proper or near enough, when they were here the other week. Wasn't that what you told us would be the case with our home support if we extend st Mary's?
Bewildered Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Tadic was out on the pitch having a fitness test, according to Adam Blackmore.
Bobbyboy Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Ooga. Wanyama-Davis is our defensive midfield. Not sure about that, but what do you do?
nta786 Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 No Alderweireld, or Morgan and Bench very thin. *sigh* regardless, time to back the boys!
S-Clarke Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Wonder why Gardos, a £5.5m signing, isn't seen as good enough to start?? Thought he looked great against Arsenal in the league cup game.
nta786 Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Tadic starts yeah just realised lol :/ is it me or does yoshidas face sum up everything haha
S-Clarke Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 33 McNair 12 Smalling 05 Rojo 25 A Valencia I think that back 4 is gettable, to be honest.
doddisalegend Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Southampton 23 Forster 02 Clyne 06 Fonte 03 Yoshida 21 Bertrand 08 Davis 12 Wanyama 10 Mané 11 Tadic 19 Pellè 07 Long Substitutes 01 Davis 05 Gardos 24 Mayuka 27 Isgrove 28 Reed 33 Targett 42 Hesketh Manchester United 01 de Gea 33 McNair 12 Smalling 05 Rojo 25 A Valencia 31 Fellaini 16 Carrick 18 Young 08 Mata 10 Rooney 20 van Persie Substitutes 06 Evans 09 Falcao 11 Januzaj 13 Lindegaard 21 Herrera 24 Fletcher 49 Wilson err we don't really have a lot of options but I'm not keen on that team, didn't work very well against Villa having all our attacking options on the pitch.................... bench looks youthful
Goatboy Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Good to see Hesketh on the bench. Wrap up warm if going to the ground! Got my long johns on and I'm told they look dead sexy. She must be after the deluxe iron this year. COYS!!!!!!
captainchris Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Ooga. Wanyama-Davis is our defensive midfield. Not sure about that, but what do you do? For Gods sake did Koeman watch our last two games with Mane,Pelle, and Long together! No midfield ????? What the hell is he on? A poor team and asking for it against United !!! Unbelievable ... Our midfield will too far apart and completely overrun ala Man City....
The9 Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Wonder why Gardos, a £5.5m signing, isn't seen as good enough to start?? Thought he looked great against Arsenal in the league cup game. He was the opposite against Stoke.
Dan Johnson Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Koeman must fancy Yoshida over Gardos, it's not like Koeman doesn't have defensive pedigree so you have to respect his decision. I think Yosh is better when he grows into games, it's still a relatively strong 11 although no options off the bench. Mane needs to get a McNair or Valencia. He had a tough day up against Zabeletta (best right back in the world) but think he could be the difference tonight
The9 Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 For Gods sake did Koeman watch our last two games with Mane,Pelle, and Long together! No midfield ????? What the hell is he on? A poor team and asking for it against United !!! Unbelievable ... Our midfield will too far apart and completely overrun ala Man City.... And who else would you pick?
doddisalegend Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 For Gods sake did Koeman watch our last two games with Mane,Pelle, and Long together! No midfield ????? What the hell is he on? A poor team and asking for it against United !!! Unbelievable ... Our midfield will too far apart and completely overrun ala Man City.... What would you do different though? options are pretty limited.....though I would have been tempted to have Reed in the team with Mane as an impact sub.
Convict Colony Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Gonna be optimistic for this one, we've been outplayed, narrowly lost the last 2 so we are either due a draw or a resounding win.
sandwichsaint Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Here's hoping Mane / Pelle / Long can find a couple of goals between them because that's the weakest defensively our back 7 has been for for a long time. MS always leaves a man-size hole when he's out and Bertrand has been a real attacking find so far. COYRs! I'll take a squeaky 2-2 now.
Baird of the land Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Time to go bet on Man Utd. Crazy not to start reed imo and instead utterly unbalance the team the way that failed horribly in villa game.
The9 Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 It'll be.. Forster Clyne Fonte Yoshida Bertrand Wanyama Davis Long Tadic Mane Pelle I'm sure... Spot on. As was I.
Bwanamakubwa Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 And who else would you pick? Exactly. Mildly disappointed Reed isn't starting but that's an attacking side. This game will be very different to the villa game - Mata, Rooney, van persie aren't going to stay behind the ball.
Convict Colony Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 I do think Big Vic will be the busiest man on the pitch tonight with Davis as his partner looking at their midfield as I'd imagine it will be like being a copper on a Saturday night and your back up is a small policewoman.
Saint_Tony Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Fair play to RoKo, it might backfire but he's really going for it. We're going to need a massive performance from Wanyama
Causer Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Worried about tonight, midfield doesn't have right balance for me, would have thrown Reed in. In Koeman we trust though, Come on you Saints.
Convict Colony Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Fair play to RoKo, it might backfire but he's really going for it. We're going to need a massive performance from Wanyama we need this Vic to turn up hahahaha
Saint_Abroad Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Am I the only one that audibly sighs when they read Yoshida's in the starting 11?
trousers Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Am I the only one that audibly sighs when they read Yoshida's in the starting 11? Sigh of relief?
trousers Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Terrible bench Or, the glass half full viewpoint: "isn't it great that we've for so many decent academy products who are good enough to make the bench in the premier league"
trousers Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 A reminder of what Jake "Gascoigne" Hesketh is capable of... https://amp.twimg.com/v/7cdf1993-bae3-4669-926d-121cc7b4f6b6 OK, I know it was against really poor opposition, but....
Convict Colony Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Am I the only one that audibly sighs when they read Yoshida's in the starting 11? I know what you mean but to be fair he was pretty decent during the end of last season whenever he was needed, I just think he needs a run of games and since he comes in and out quite a few times his early games can result in errors which seem to be punished and hence magnified on here. All I want tonight is: 1) we clear the first man/wall from crosses, corners or freekicks 2) our players don't keep slipping cos they've got the wrong footwear on. 3) when we block it actually hits us instead of going through legs, under arses and into our goal.
Jonnyboy Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Anyone got a good thread? I have a yank one from Wiziwig with good picture but the accents are annoying.
Convict Colony Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 If you want free but quality variable then use this - http://www.eplsite.com/ If you want quality and able to play on ipad/iphone and can spend 20quid for 6 months coverage then sign up for this http://sportsnationhd.tv
nta786 Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Anyone got a good thread? I have a yank one from Wiziwig with good picture but the accents are annoying. buy sportsnationhd imo. quality stream.
JackFrost Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Am I the only one that audibly sighs when they read Yoshida's in the starting 11? Nope because Yoshida is currently the scapegoat of the month. He could play like John Terry in his prime and people would still slag him off on here. He is a very solid backup who gets a good half a page of "Yoshida is ****" etc. whenever he makes the smallest of mistakes, and is lucky to get more than 2 posts of acknowledgement whenever he makes a superb tackle (see vs Coutinho on the opening day of the season) or does something good. He isn't on the level of Toby or Fonte, but I'd rather trust RK's judgement over the posters on here, when it comes to our 1st choice backup CB.
Saints foreva Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 Anyone got a good thread? I have a yank one from Wiziwig with good picture but the accents are annoying. http://blabseal.de/bilbo/ That site should be showing it, it's the best flash stream around imo.
Jonnyboy Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 http://blabseal.de/bilbo/ That site should be showing it, it's the best flash stream around imo. Lovely picture, wrong match.
St Chalet Posted 8 December, 2014 Posted 8 December, 2014 http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?52646-Saints-v-Man-United-Match-Thread#.VIYBJEffWrU
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