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Typical Saints this game, plenty of possession, some missed golden chances, but we'll still limp to a 2 nil win. Long and Morgan to score. Kelvin won't have much to do.

 

No disrespect to Hull but our back 6 should keep them quiet, just hope the front 4 play well.

 

I'd love us to do a Sunderland...

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odd selection

 

ah well.come on saints

 

#SaintsFC team vs @HullCity: K. Davis, Alderweireld, Fonte ©, Yoshida, Bertrand, Wanyama, Schneiderlin, S. Davis, Mané, Long, Pellè.

 

#SaintsFC substitutes vs @HullCity: Gazzaniga (GK), Clyne, Tadić, Ward-Prowse, Elia, Reed, Targett.

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Interesting team, looks like a back 3 with the 2 DMs in front, more than one way to offset your need to be solid at the back I guess...

 

if it is a back 3, who is playing wide right then?

 

mane maybe? that would be putting our best attacker further away from goal

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Won't know til they line up, would be very surprised if Koeman has stuck with 2 DMs if he doesn't have something planned tactically. I see Hull are starting with Aluko and N'Doye, which suggests they may be a bit more attacking than usual...

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What good would dropping him do? We have no one to play in his place.

 

Much as I don't think he should be dropped, we do have the opportunity to play Long/Mané up top in a different style if needs must, and today would have been one of those opportunities. But if you're not picking your leading scorer at home to a bottom 6 team you have other problems.

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They're not like for like, and they are playing anyway so they couldn't replace him, would have to be a different formation.

 

I agree, he'll score again soon.

 

Not like for like, but if (and it's not confirmed) we play 3 at the back we've already changed formation.

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Clyne has not been great lately. Toby will give us some good delivery from that right hand side, lots of diagonal balls I reckon.

 

I don't think he'll get forward much, probably designed to shut down their left sided overlap.

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@southamptonfc Koeman on changes: "It's about freshness. I spoke to @Nathaniel_Clyne yesterday. It's just a rest for the player." #saintsfc

 

Koeman: "I was very happy how @MayaYoshida3 came back from #AC2015 and we know @AlderweireldTob can play at right-back." #saintsfc

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Mm, I can't say I think Schneiderlin has been anything other than completely professional.

 

Except gobbing off to the press every other week fishing for a move. He's a great player but a complete tosser. He's not here out of professionalism it's because we told him he's staying, he got in a strop and wouldn't train for a week or two remember? Koeman had to put him back in his place and remind him he wouldn't get international football in the reserves

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Another 1 nil loss to a long range shot to the near post . Koeman will then claim we were the better team because we had more possession yet had no shots at all . Will claim we were unlucky .

Then many posters will abuse the rest for complaining because we've had a decent season and that Saints are still awesome ignoring how clueless they seem now .

 

Sound about right ?

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But Reed is a defensive player?

 

Two different points - Reed gives us energy and increases the pace of things - I am a big fan - the attacking options are limited - Tadic could come on but there's no Seager which is a shame. Hopefully Pelle will start performing again today.

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