5string Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Can’t complain with the managers team selection - Forster, Redmond and Lemina drooped - all have been awful lately. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Did he run out of viagra for them?
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Didn't you say the same thing last week? How did that turn out? Think you need a break mate as you have been having a shocking few months on here. Wannabe mod alert
saintsmike25 Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 I can understand this selection. He's gone with players who will stay in January. Like it or not, Gab is probably off in January back to Italy, he hasn't settled down well and has struggled with the language and lifestyle. Lemina looked awful against Spurs, he's still injured and needs more time so he's being rested today. Targett also picked up a knock against Spurs, so he's being replaced by McQueen who is itching for first team football. I think this team has been put out to appease players and show he is "thinking of the squad", but come the end of January the team will look far different with the new acquisitions that are due to come in.
vivasadio Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 So who’s our whipping boy today? Long? The striker who hasn't scored in more than 30 games and 10 months, but it's ok because he tries hard and runs about a bit
John Boy Saint Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Didn’t Targett play well at Spurs? Is he injured today or is this another strange Pellegrino decision? I was thinking the same especially as he isn't even on the bench - he did look a bit piddled off at being taken off when the TVs camera picked him out.
1576 Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 He's been no worse than others but not great but to boo your own player is the work of knob heads and to call your fellow fans knob heads makes you a ****.
5string Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 With the spectre of VVD finally lifted they will absolutely beast those puny forwards. JWP will be picking the corners with 35 yard swerving free kicks. Long will judge the offside trap perfectly time and time again and Tadic and Redmond will be skinning fullbacks and whipping in perfect crosses to the forwards and supporting midfielders in the box. It's what they should all be bloody doing!
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Long, NR and FF are all gash, I think it’s you that’s the real cretin. So are you admiting to being one of those aforementioned cretins....... Well done
OttawaSaint Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 I can understand this selection. He's gone with players who will stay in January. Like it or not, Gab is probably off in January back to Italy, he hasn't settled down well and has struggled with the language and lifestyle. Lemina looked awful against Spurs, he's still injured and needs more time so he's being rested today. Targett also picked up a knock against Spurs, so he's being replaced by McQueen who is itching for first team football. I think this team has been put out to appease players and show he is "thinking of the squad", but come the end of January the team will look far different with the new acquisitions that are due to come in. I’m holding on to hope for your last sentence.
shurlock Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 What a completely uninspiring lineup.......and how the f**k does Long keep starting. He would miss a barn door from 2 yards out. Shows what a gash squad we actually have. Maybe there's truth to the rumours that Gabbi's off. For all the pony about rotating players, it's now the second straight game that Long has started. Or possibly MP doesn't rate Gabbi. Hard to believe that playing on the counter means that Long is almost always the answer.
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 and to call your fellow fans knob heads makes you a ****. Key board hard man.... Probably about 12 Anyone booing their own is a knob head. IMO
Greenridge Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 So are you admiting to being one of those aforementioned cretins....... Well done Are you going to ruin this thread too?
Saint Albert Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Perhaps it’s a back 3 with JWP at RWB? Also Shaw, starting, and Ibra is not even on the bench for Man U.
shurlock Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 ALWAYS_TRIGGERED going through his prematch warmup I see.
MOSaint Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 The fact that we have to choose between Long and Gabbiadini shows how badly we need a striker.
Baird of the land Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Rather strange lineup. Mccarthy, happy he's getting a chance. Stephens, why is he at right back again rather than as a 3 man defence. Why is Pied considered so poor he can't play right wing back. Romeu: who was horrendous against Spurs keeps his place Long, makes sense to play him just as it did when he was effective away to man city. until we buy someone else with pace to replace him he's always going to be the option for this sort of game.
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 ALWAYS_TRIGGERED going through his prematch warmup I see. Hello sweetie, finally cracked and posted about me. Good effort in lasting this long
Lord Duckhunter Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Long, makes sense to play him just as it did when he was effective away to man city. until we buy someone else with pace to replace him he's always going to be the option for this sort of game. Finally, somebody gets it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Faz Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Rather strange lineup. Mccarthy, happy he's getting a chance. Stephens, why is he at right back again rather than as a 3 man defence. Why is Pied considered so poor he can't play right wing back. Romeu: who was horrendous against Spurs keeps his place Long, makes sense to play him just as it did when he was effective away to man city. until we buy someone else with pace to replace him he's always going to be the option for this sort of game. Agree re McCarthy. FF has had the yips for 18months now Stephens - who says it isn't a back three? Romeu - yes he was poor, but not as poor as Lemina. I hope the reason is Lemina is carrying a knock - he hasn't been the same since he came back from injury. Long - agree. I guess Gabbi is off.
shurlock Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Finally, somebody gets it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Gabbi has pace.
SKD Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Finally, somebody gets it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Tbf he played against Tottenham and didn’t touch the ball. I understand why Long has been selected, but in games like this you need to take your chances. Long won’t. Also, gabbi is pretty quick, quick enough to do that job but I’m just not sure he has the work rate to.
saintsmike25 Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 I'm going with a 3-1 Man Utd win, we might threaten occassionally but the pace and power of Lukaku and co and Pogba running past the likes of JWP and straight at Yoshida will be a nightmare to deal with. Jack Stephens has to be 100 times better than the **** show he put up against Spurs. Boufal HAS to support Long, and Tadic i wish wasn't playing but what is the alternative? Redmond? This is where we need young hungry players from our u23 ready to step up. Frankly I'd rather get beaten with a bunch of hungry youngsters who will learn and can only improve than journeymen who have been at the club too long and have gone stale like Tadic. I think we could put in a surprise performance or play well for 30 mins and then get sucker punched which drains all the confidence out of this team, the Spurs game and Leicester game showed what this team is made of and that is glass like confidence which shatters, we're easy meat for any team that has the ability to hit us on the break and run straight at us. Especially with how Pellegrino has us playing. We don't press and when we do rarely press it's messy and uncordinated and leaves us open. I like to think this is Pellegrino's last game and Reed has already told him as much and he's told him to give some "bit part players" like McQueen/McCarthy and Long a start at Old Trafford.
Saints foreva Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Tbf he played against Tottenham and didn’t touch the ball. I understand why Long has been selected, but in games like this you need to take your chances. Long won’t. We probably won't even create any chances tbf.
DT Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 One point from relegation spot now. Odd selections again Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Saint Albert Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 We probably won't even create any chances tbf. Man U have not exactly been pulling up trees lately. With JWP starting I can see us scoring via a set piece. Maybe Long will break his duck.
whelk Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 The answer is the low quality of back up. Forster is ten times better than McCarthy, and I think Forster is rubbish. Fcking clown. There isn’t a worse keeper around.
Fabrice29 Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Pretty sure Gabbi will start Tuesday. We'll need Long more today sadly as he'll get us up the pitch. Gabbi will start Tuesday when we don't need that. Pellegrino has looked to rotate in double game weeks. No difference here.
stknowle Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Whilst dropping FF can only be applauded when taken at face value, why has it taken this long. He's been sh!t all season so why not do it sooner and give McCarthy an easier introduction than away to feckin Man Utd?
SaintRobbie Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 One point off relegation entering this game, are we allowed to panic now? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
shurlock Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Everything is pointing to a bloodbath unfortunately. Don't rate united but their power and pace will be too much for our midfield and defense.
SKD Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Everything is pointing to a bloodbath unfortunately. Don't rate united but their power and pace will be too much for our midfield and defense. Lukaku up against Yoshida / Stephens..... very strong chance he’ll refind his form again today.
Lord Duckhunter Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Tbf he played against Tottenham and didn’t touch the ball. I understand why Long has been selected, but in games like this you need to take your chances. Long won’t. Also, gabbi is pretty quick, quick enough to do that job but I’m just not sure he has the work rate to. He’s not physical enough. Longs far from perfect, but he’s the only player that could play isolated alone. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
mrfahaji Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Maybe there's truth to the rumours that Gabbi's off. For all the pony about rotating players, it's now the second straight game that Long has started. Or possibly MP doesn't rate Gabbi. Hard to believe that playing on the counter means that Long is almost always the answer. If he hasn't settled and wants to go back, that's a real shame. If he leaves because MP doesn't rate him, it's a bleeding and unforgivable travesty.
whelk Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Everything is pointing to a bloodbath unfortunately. Don't rate united but their power and pace will be too much for our midfield and defense. It always has been. We are sh1t and don’t look interested against one of strongest teams in league away. Still i will have faith as put in good shift against City.....well for first 5 mins at least
Badger Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Maybe there's truth to the rumours that Gabbi's off. For all the pony about rotating players, it's now the second straight game that Long has started. Or possibly MP doesn't rate Gabbi. Hard to believe that playing on the counter means that Long is almost always the answer. So that's both Gabbiadini and Austin he seemingly doesn't rate,although they are the only ones likely to score. Despite this he still fails to consider whether playing an isolated striker might be the problem.
Micky Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 So who’s our whipping boy today? Long?Take your pick, any one of the 11 on the pitch. It would appear that everybody is fair game, tis the Southampton way. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk
Dalek2003 Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 We might win, miracles happen. The table shows we are in a relegation fight, surely people are not still denying this.
Chewy Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Dropping Forster is fine, the level of back up isn't Playing Stephens at right back has already proved to be madness Yoshida and hoed the are not a premier league standard centre back pairing I'm assuming target has a knock, otherwise that's an odd one Romeu was gash at Spurs, but at least he's not dropped Hojberg Lemina is clearly not fit so makes sense to rest him. Makes no sense to have him on the bench though He's not pairing tadic and Davis in the same team which is a bonus He is, however, pairing tadic and jwp which is not a bonus Long playing must mean the rumours of gabbi not settling and moving on true, which is a shame And with no gabbi, Austin injured and long not being able to score we are royally screwed up front. Otherwise, all is well.
davefoggy Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Whilst dropping FF can only be applauded when taken at face value, why has it taken this long. He's been sh!t all season so why not do it sooner and give McCarthy an easier introduction than away to feckin Man Utd? Must be the Kelvin Davies effect. No coincidence that KD is made senior first team coach and the next day FF is dropped
adrian lord Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Can't see where our goals are coming from.
Convict Colony Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Can’t complain with the managers team selection - Forster, Redmond and Lemina drooped - all have been awful lately. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I would say redmond and forster all season
davefoggy Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Everything is pointing to a bloodbath unfortunately. Don't rate united but their power and pace will be too much for our midfield and defense. Can I just say fair play to every Saints fan that have traveled up to Manchester today, here's hoping we all have something to cheer about!
SKD Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 He’s not physical enough. Longs far from perfect, but he’s the only player that could play isolated alone. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Neither are suited to the way MP (and Puel to a degree) play. That’s why we look so much better when Austin is up there. Imo, we need to really change the way we play and take the game to the big teams. We might get beaten, sometimes heavily, but that is no different to what is happening at the moment.
DT Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Looks like a 'please sack me' line up to me. Compensation awaits Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
SKD Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 Must be the Kelvin Davies effect. No coincidence that KD is made senior first team coach and the next day FF is dropped Do you honestly believe that an assistant coach would pick the team? I would say it is pure coincidence (and the fact FF has been sh!te for 18 months now).
SNSUN Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 United to win and more than 4 goals in the match seems like free money. A win would be the biggest surprise since Martina's wonderful wondergoal against Arsenal in the 4-0 drubbing.
angelman Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 I've currently got my optimistic pessimists hat on and think it could be an inspired line up.
hackedoff Posted 30 December, 2017 Posted 30 December, 2017 We might win, miracles happen. The table shows we are in a relegation fight, surely people are not still denying this. It's taken a long time for the penny to drop,but I think the stark realism is beginning to dawn on them. Still Pompey derbies to look forward to next season.
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