benjii Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 Expect us to lose but fancy Hoedt to score for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTONS EAST SIDE Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 Now in the bottom 3. And I think still will be after tomorrows game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchris Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 The tactically inept clown will go with his usual 4-4-1-1 with Tadic behind Long, and the back4 will be cut apart by their movement. However, I would like him to try going with Jack S as a man for man marker on Kane and play a back 4 behind him (Cedric, Maya, Wesley & Ryan). Jack should follow Kane around the pitch and never be more than a yard away from him, exactly the way that Lawrie would use Manny A in certain games, try to make the game 10 v 10. If he pushes on to the back 4 then the FBs should push wide on the overlapping FBs, if he drops into the midfield follow him and Maya & Wesley job is to pick up the runners (son and dele). No side has ever tried man-marker Kane and he is such an important player in their system, his movement allows the runners the space to play in. Try to make the game 10 v 10. Interesting take ..... You do know that MP follows an al complete opposite ‘tactic’ that which you offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchris Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 Apologies for that last ridiculous statement... I do realise MP doesn’t understand tactics at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Fred Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 Now in the bottom 3. And I think still will be after tomorrows game! Hmm bottom two...luckily Swansea will lose or we could have been a point off bottom at the end of the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 Puel now taken Leicester up to 7th having been below us when appointed. Looks odds on for two top 8 finishes and at least one cup final including managing us without Pelle, Mane and Wanyama. Sure does look a great decision to buckle to complaints about insufficient entertainment at home and some upset players after a fifty match season. Crikey, after all we are flying now aren’t we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringwood Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 well the atmosphere will struggle to be anything but flat, once they score it'll get bad, once they go two up I reckon the stadium will empty , and worse thing will be them singing OWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 We could go up to 14th tomorrow or am I dreaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M271 Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 We could go up to 14th tomorrow or am I dreaming. And would be only 2 points off 10th and top half. Can't see a win tomorrow unfortunately, but it's a 'funny old game'. Those 5 points dropped from winning positions against Palace and Watford bitting us big time, putting even more pressure on games like tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 Puel now taken Leicester up to 7th having been below us when appointed. Looks odds on for two top 8 finishes and at least one cup final including managing us without Pelle, Mane and Wanyama. Sure does look a great decision to buckle to complaints about insufficient entertainment at home and some upset players after a fifty match season. Crikey, after all we are flying now aren’t we? People wanted to be entertained, they’ll see some cracking football tomorrow. Much better than the boring 0-0’s they complained about last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 Puel now taken Leicester up to 7th having been below us when appointed. Looks odds on for two top 8 finishes and at least one cup final including managing us without Pelle, Mane and Wanyama. Sure does look a great decision to buckle to complaints about insufficient entertainment at home and some upset players after a fifty match season. Crikey, after all we are flying now aren’t we? Sacking him was Les Reed’s worst decision here. Second worse decision was appointing Pellegrino. Sadly, two wrongs do not make a right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pass the Dutchie Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 We played very boring (and often bad) football last year. Sacking Puel was the right decision. It's just too bad that this year is even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 Puel now taken Leicester up to 7th having been below us when appointed. Looks odds on for two top 8 finishes and at least one cup final including managing us without Pelle, Mane and Wanyama. Sure does look a great decision to buckle to complaints about insufficient entertainment at home and some upset players after a fifty match season. Crikey, after all we are flying now aren’t we? I'm absolutely certain if Puel was still here we wouldn't be staring relegation in the face. I doubt we would be anywhere near 7th either but we would be better organised than the current clown has us. Of course Ryan Bertrand wouldn't be happy so it was probably best to sack Puel to keep him happy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 We played very boring (and often bad) football last year. Sacking Puel was the right decision. It's just too bad that this year is even worse. arguably because of the ****e state of the squad something we failed to address properly again in the summer. As Puel is showing, at Leicester, if we had given him better tools we'd have done better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza82 Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 I'd go with that, maybe long up top for hold up play and his running Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 People wanted to be entertained, they’ll see some cracking football tomorrow. Much better than the boring 0-0’s they complained about last season. Must have missed the 0-0 against Spurs? Oh yeah, the greatest manager of all time oversaw a 4-1 defeat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 We played very boring (and often bad) football last year. Sacking Puel was the right decision. It's just too bad that this year is even worse.That really is abject rubbish. We played very little bad football, and it wasn't half as boring as some keep insisting. We also got to a cup final, which we could have won, playing great football, we finished 8th and had a good, if slightly disappointing Euro campaign. And that with VVD out and sulking, and lacking a striker. If we'd kept Puel to benefit from his experience, with better players and fewer games, we would not be in this mess. He should never have been sacked without a certain better replacement, which we never had. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlanta Saint Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 And would be only 2 points off 10th and top half. Can't see a win tomorrow unfortunately, but it's a 'funny old game'. Those 5 points dropped from winning positions against Palace and Watford bitting us big time, putting even more pressure on games like tomorrow. And add in the late leveler from Arsenal for another 2 points dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 That really is abject rubbish. We played very little bad football, and it wasn't half as boring as some keep insisting. We also got to a cup final, which we could have won, playing great football, we finished 8th and had a good, if slightly disappointing Euro campaign. And that with VVD out and sulking, and lacking a striker. If we'd kept Puel to benefit from his experience, with better players and fewer games, we would not be in this mess. He should never have been sacked without a certain better replacement, which we never had. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk I’m sorry, but as one of those unfortunate enough to travel to all three European aways and not witness a goal, I can’t agree with you that we had a “good” European campaign. The fact we failed to progress from that group was serious underperformance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 I’m sorry, but as one of those unfortunate enough to travel to all three European aways and not witness a goal, I can’t agree with you that we had a “good” European campaign. The fact we failed to progress from that group was serious underperformance.I went to all three as well. I did say it was ultimately disappointing. We beat Inter and Sparta at home - a far cry from where we are today. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 I’m sorry, but as one of those unfortunate enough to travel to all three European aways and not witness a goal, I can’t agree with you that we had a “good” European campaign. The fact we failed to progress from that group was serious underperformance. Depends what you're comparing it to it was good compared to Everton's attempt this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 20 January, 2018 Author Share Posted 20 January, 2018 Depends what you're comparing it to it was good compared to Everton's attempt this season It was the same. We both fell at the first (short) fence Everton could potentially excuse things with a new squad gelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 I'm absolutely certain if Puel was still here we wouldn't be staring relegation in the face. I doubt we would be anywhere near 7th either but we would be better organised than the current clown has us. Of course Ryan Bertrand wouldn't be happy so it was probably best to sack Puel to keep him happy.... Agree - but it also tells you there is quite a bit of mediocrity studded throughout the squad, along with the selection, tactics and substitution blunders. Was it Tadic, Long, Davis, Ward-Prowse starting as our front four last week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 No doubt the usual idiots in block 39 will start anti Pompey chants and have a problem with people who do anti board/Pellegrino chants after we got 3-0 down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBizzier69 Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 What's annoying me right now is that tomorrow is match day, and I'm looking forward more to the pre-match beers than the game itself. Really don't like being sat here feeling like a doom-monger, and should be feeling much more up for it especially given who we're playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musesaint Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 I can now categorically confirm that we are doomed....how have we fallen so far so quickly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 Must have missed the 0-0 against Spurs? Oh yeah, the greatest manager of all time oversaw a 4-1 defeat.... James on most topics I have you down as one of the sensible posters but it’s very weird that you dig out the Spurs result last season as some sort of evidence that Puel is crap. The facts are 8th, a cup final via glorious away wins at Liverpool and Arsenal, and he took over a Leicester team that finished below us last season, were below us this season and they are now 7th. Last season he had no Wanyama and crucially Pelle and Mane. Then no Austin and VVD for half a season. Can’t work out why this doesn’t speak for itself. It’s a shame if we can’t be seen to admit it was a huge error to fire him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted 20 January, 2018 Share Posted 20 January, 2018 Sacking him was Les Reed’s worst decision here. Second worse decision was appointing Pellegrino. Sadly, two wrongs do not make a right.Id say it's the other way around! Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyNumber7 Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 No doubt the usual idiots in block 39 will start anti Pompey chants and have a problem with people who do anti board/Pellegrino chants after we got 3-0 down. Yes how dare we sing nasty songs about our rivals, much better to chant against our own club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 McCarthy Cedric Yoshida Hoedt Bertrand Romeu Hobjerg Lemina JWP Long Tadic Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 I can now categorically confirm that we are doomed....how have we fallen so far so quickly? when your attacking options go from this to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 when your attacking options go from this to this You do seem to be talking a great deal of sense this morning With outstanding attacking players it is hardly surprising that we are struggling this season but we do seem to concede late in games and hardly ever score late ourselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 but Redmond was/is "fine" as a replacement for Mane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 but Redmond was/is "fine" as a replacement for Mane. That thread is pure gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 but Redmond was/is "fine" as a replacement for Mane. We shouldn't forget that Pelle was an absolute donkey who offered no movement up front as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portugalsaint Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 It will be a difficult game to watch for all of you going to St Mary’s today. I will watch over here. 0-6 is my prediction. Protests after? Probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 The last time we beat spurs at home was the season we went down, there are so many similarities between now and then I fully expect us to win 1-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 when your attacking options go from this to this Feel like crying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 but Redmond was/is "fine" as a replacement for Mane. Juanmi Batman, Juanmi, but I guess you knew that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 I'm weirdly optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 And would be only 2 points off 10th and top half. Can't see a win tomorrow unfortunately, but it's a 'funny old game'. Those 5 points dropped from winning positions against Palace and Watford bitting us big time, putting even more pressure on games like tomorrow. This is precisely the point. The bottom half of the league is rubbish. We can easily climb the table with some decent management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalisburySaints Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 That really is abject rubbish. We played very little bad football, and it wasn't half as boring as some keep insisting. We also got to a cup final, which we could have won, playing great football, we finished 8th and had a good, if slightly disappointing Euro campaign. And that with VVD out and sulking, and lacking a striker. If we'd kept Puel to benefit from his experience, with better players and fewer games, we would not be in this mess. He should never have been sacked without a certain better replacement, which we never had. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Sorry but it WAS boring. The last two home games of last season were awful and many season ticket holders stayed away. I'm not saying it turned out to be the correct decision but clearly he has more to work with at Leicester. I think its more a case of someone above the managers dictating the style of play and limiting their role. Cannot see anything other than a big defeat today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARCELONASAINT Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 Best result we can hope for today is the heavens open on what must already be a sodden pitch and the game is cancelled.....at least we might have some new players in (i'm not holding my breath on that one!) by the time we play them in a re-arranged game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_lambden Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 The last time we beat spurs at home was the season we went down, there are so many similarities between now and then I fully expect us to win 1-0. Slight difference being that Spurs were sh!te then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 3 - 1 Saints - Put your money on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Fred Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 Sorry but it WAS boring. The last two home games of last season were awful and many season ticket holders stayed away. I'm not saying it turned out to be the correct decision but clearly he has more to work with at Leicester. I think its more a case of someone above the managers dictating the style of play and limiting their role. Cannot see anything other than a big defeat today. We scored our lowest EVER premier league home goals tally last season (17) previous worst was 21. We scored 3, 3 times. So in the remaining 16 games we scored 8 goals...if that isn't boring, I don't know what is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 James on most topics I have you down as one of the sensible posters but it’s very weird that you dig out the Spurs result last season as some sort of evidence that Puel is crap. The facts are 8th, a cup final via glorious away wins at Liverpool and Arsenal, and he took over a Leicester team that finished below us last season, were below us this season and they are now 7th. Last season he had no Wanyama and crucially Pelle and Mane. Then no Austin and VVD for half a season. Can’t work out why this doesn’t speak for itself. It’s a shame if we can’t be seen to admit it was a huge error to fire him Apologies, was being flippant. No argument from me that Puel is a better manager than Pellegrino and, with the benefit of hindsight, he did a much better job than I appreciated at the time. I don't necessarily agree it was an error to fire him but it was certainly an error to fire him and appoint a vastly inferior manager in Pellegrino. We shouldn't have sacked him until we knew we had someone better lined up but we messed up, couldn't get Tuchel across the line and were left scrabbling around for anyone who was available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 Apologies, was being flippant. No argument from me that Puel is a better manager than Pellegrino and, with the benefit of hindsight, he did a much better job than I appreciated at the time. I don't necessarily agree it was an error to fire him but it was certainly an error to fire him and appoint a vastly inferior manager in Pellegrino. We shouldn't have sacked him until we knew we had someone better lined up but we messed up, couldn't get Tuchel across the line and were left scrabbling around for anyone who was available.Yeah pretty much this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 Apologies, was being flippant. No argument from me that Puel is a better manager than Pellegrino and, with the benefit of hindsight, he did a much better job than I appreciated at the time. I don't necessarily agree it was an error to fire him but it was certainly an error to fire him and appoint a vastly inferior manager in Pellegrino. We shouldn't have sacked him until we knew we had someone better lined up but we messed up, couldn't get Tuchel across the line and were left scrabbling around for anyone who was available. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted 21 January, 2018 Share Posted 21 January, 2018 Apologies, was being flippant. No argument from me that Puel is a better manager than Pellegrino and, with the benefit of hindsight, he did a much better job than I appreciated at the time. I don't necessarily agree it was an error to fire him but it was certainly an error to fire him and appoint a vastly inferior manager in Pellegrino. We shouldn't have sacked him until we knew we had someone better lined up but we messed up, couldn't get Tuchel across the line and were left scrabbling around for anyone who was available. We agree! Well put Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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