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Wade Garrett

Wade Garrett

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Not the best example, Nicholl suffered brain damage from a career of heading a ball (like Jeff Astle and others), other than that I'd agree with you about the "nation of softies"/over-pampered footballers.

 

Draw best I can imagine for us tonight.

 

I didn't know Nicholl had brain damage, how sad. Not surprised though, he would put his head where others wouldn't even put their boots. Absolute beast of a player.

Dark Munster

Dark Munster

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Lose this and Pellegrino will go. But I think we'll win 2-1 - Bertrand and Tadic. Townsend will, of course, score a Townsend Goal because we seemingly have no concept of closing down players well known for 25-yarders when they're just outside the box.

But if the statue isn't in goal it will be harder for them to score a 25-yarder.

lickierambert

lickierambert

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No excuses tonight. We have to win.

 

Looked at our remaining fixtures earlier. We have 4 home games left against non top 6 sides, 2 of which are derbies.

 

Time and favour are running out

Donatello

Donatello

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Seems a daft move to me. Banged his head on Saturday, can't play on Wednesday! We really are a nation of softies.

 

Chris Nicholl wouldn't have played 50 games for us if this was the case back then.

 

I thought dinosaurs were extinct :wave:

DT

DT

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But if the statue isn't in goal it will be harder for them to score a 25-yarder.

 

You just know he’ll pick him. And that will mean we’ll need to score at least two

 

 

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Forester

Forester

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No excuses tonight. We have to win.

 

Looked at our remaining fixtures earlier. We have 4 home games left against non top 6 sides, 2 of which are derbies.

 

Time and favour are running out

This is spot on. I am optimistic given Old Trafford result, and crucially we have the greatest advantage you could ask for in terms of Palace three games in five days.

 

This is our chance to get ahead of the dreaded “point per match” ratio which is the absolute minimum needed to stay up. Failure to win would be very grim I fear given the makeup of our remaining home games...

5string

5string

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I was optimistic after Everton.

 

Unfortunately, that optimism was subsequently dashed by rubbish performances. Until Old Trafford, which has renewed optimism...

 

... oh dear!

S-Clarke

S-Clarke

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I was optimistic after Everton.

 

Unfortunately, that optimism was subsequently dashed by rubbish performances. Until Old Trafford, which has renewed optimism...

 

... oh dear!

 

Same. I'm actually kinda looking forward to tonight, I wonder how misguided that will proove...

Lord Duckhunter

Lord Duckhunter

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Seems a daft move to me. Banged his head on Saturday, can't play on Wednesday! We really are a nation of softies.

 

Chris Nicholl wouldn't have played 50 games for us if this was the case back then.

 

It's that the same Chris Nicholl suffering with memory and health issues now?

 

 

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simo

simo

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I was optimistic after Everton.

 

Unfortunately, that optimism was subsequently dashed by rubbish performances. Until Old Trafford, which has renewed optimism...

 

... oh dear!

 

That's the story of our season , Mostly put on a decent performance when we expect to lose (dippers and spurs excluded) then have a shocker Vs the teams we should be doing better against !

Bad Wolf

Bad Wolf

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Boufal has to play. He's the only player we have capable of using that "Le Tissieresq" piece of magic that's capable of unlocking what will be a tight and compact and organised defence.

Matthew Le God

Matthew Le God

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Boufal has to play. He's the only player we have capable of using that "Le Tissieresq" piece of magic that's capable of unlocking what will be a tight and compact and organised defence.

 

What about the player who is second only to Le Tissier in terms of the number of Southampton Premier League assists?

hackedoff

hackedoff

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Still a long way to go this season and nothing is going to be sorted until at least spring .However a failure to win tonight and I think the writing is on the wall.

5string

5string

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That's the story of our season , Mostly put on a decent performance when we expect to lose (dippers and spurs excluded) then have a shocker Vs the teams we should be doing better against !

 

True.

 

Raising your game for the 'big' teams is natural, but really we should be raising our game for the 'similar' teams (ie. not 'top 6').

DT

DT

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McCarthy in goal. Good call. No Redmond. Good call. Hoj. Good call. Finally.

 

 

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derry

derry

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The forecast is awful tonight I'm going to watch it on ManiaHD. It's not the match so much as the walk after in heavy rain and storm force winds. After the results this season I just don't fancy being ****ed off and soaked. They might actually do better if I'm not there as I missed the WBA and Everton games through sickness, probably clutching at straws.

James

James

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Surprised to see Long starting again given he's played the last two (oh and given he hasn't scored for almost an entire season's worth of matches).

trousers

trousers

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Happy that he hasn't made wholesale changes. Only oddity for me is that McQuuen had a good game at Old Trafford and doesn't even make the bench tonight.

Saint Benali

Saint Benali

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I think they have the joint worst away record or something so I think we should win this one quite comfortably. Had more time off and don't have the amount of injuries they have. I'm going for a 3-1 Saints win. Shlong to end his drought, in the rain.

Sheaf Saint

Sheaf Saint

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Quite a decent lineup with the glaringly obvious weakness of Long as a lone striker. Given that his only strength is his ability to bother teams playing a high defensive line and that Palace will obviously not do that, I fail to see the logic of picking him.

5string

5string

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McCarthy

 

Bertrand

Pied

Yoshida ©

Stephens

 

Romeu

Tadic

Hojbjerg

Ward-Prowse

Boufal

 

Long

 

Subs: Forster, Bednarek, Targett, Davis, Lemina, Redmond, Gabbiadini

SNSUN

SNSUN

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Form be damned, I can see a win for us tonight. Improved performance against United for confidence, home tie, fresh new year, and while Palace have improved since the start of the season, they're still beatable. Long will score too.

 

Quite simply, a six pointer but if we don't get all three points, then Pellegrino has to go. Has to. One of the only teams we can do the double over this season. I envisage a 3-1 thriller.

stknowle

stknowle

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McCarthy

 

Bertrand

Pied

Yoshida ©

Stephens

 

Romeu

Tadic

Hojbjerg

Ward-Prowse

Boufal

 

Long

 

Subs: Forster, Bednarek, Targett, Davis, Lemina, Redmond, Gabbiadini

 

Gabbiadini must be really ripping up trees in training.

captainchris

captainchris

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At least not quite as many changes. The problem is though his positional tactics which are dire!

Watch as soon as we have possession in the hands of our defensive midfield JWP is instructed to sprint infield players to the centre circle where he is marked and restricts the outlet pass. Why? God knows because this results in a lot of recycling of the ball around our back four and back to the goalkeeper whilst our opponents get organised.

Pellegrino must demonstrate tonight that he understands the counter attack and stretching the opponents across the pitch. This was beautifully shown by Huddersfield when they visited us last week.

They probably didn’t have one player that would make selection in our team, however their Manager completely out thought Pellegrino...

patred44

patred44

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I'd like to be on what your taking..

a draw isthe best I can see.

I cannot see us scoring more than one, and cannot see that back 4 keeping a clean sheet...

hope I'm wrong

Saint Albert

Saint Albert

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A decent enough line up considering injuries to Hoedt, and Lemina’s ankle may still be bothering him. I thought Long played a good game against Man U, but still he’s still a striker who has not scored in 35 games or thereabouts.

 

Pellegrino does not rate Gabbiadini at all, it seems.

austsaint

austsaint

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Zaha, Benteke and Townsend look much more dangerous than Long, Tadic and Ward-Prowse......only Boufal gives some hope Saints attack will have some bite. At least MP has given the right side some width and run with Pied selected and McCarthy's retention is well merited.

trousers

trousers

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Gabbiadini must be really ripping up trees in training.
He looked half fit and/or half arsed at Old Trafford when he came on, so not surprised to see him not warranting a starting place
jasoneuelllfanclub

jasoneuelllfanclub

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Best line up with what we have available bar shane long. Big concern where the goals will come from. Even more so if we go one down. Must stop Zaha getting ball and running at us. Be nice to stop crosses coming in for a change as well.

 

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igsey

igsey

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Hope Bertrand decides to put some effort in tonight, he's more than a match for any of their attackers when he's on song. Hopefully he'll want to fight for his England place.

Saint Albert

Saint Albert

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Every stream I can find so far is showing ice hockey, taking the p*ss out of Krueger perhaps?

 

Damn world junior hockey game on TSN went into overtime...Saints match to follow the conclusion.

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