Saint Albert Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 Puel returns (again).Vardy is suspended for this game. Will be interesting to see what defensive personnel Hughes employees for this one after the Everton match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 Has to be 433/4231 It’s what we have the players for Austin not to start please and no way Do we want a pairing at the back to the chuckle brothers McCarthy Cedric vest yoshida Bertrand Rom Hoj/Lemina Armstrong Remond Mo Ings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 I just shivered as I thought about last seasons match at St Mary's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 I just shivered as I thought about last seasons match at St Mary's. No Mahrez or Vardy potentially makes it easier compared to last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 Is Puel’s two game ultimatum reset now or does this game count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 Has to be 433/4231 It’s what we have the players for Austin not to start please and no way Do we want a pairing at the back to the chuckle brothers McCarthy Cedric vest yoshida Bertrand Rom Hoj/Lemina Armstrong Remond Mo Ings This all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 McCarthy Cedric Yoshida Vestergaard Bertrand Lemina Hojbjerg Redmond Armstrong Elyounossi Ings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 Leicester are a better team than Everton, but no Vardy is a bonus for us. If we can get our act together defensively then I fancy us for the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 Draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefoggy Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 A must win already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 Anything other than a win will mean a poor start to the season. We need to start getting points and building confidence. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 Home v a team managed by Puel. This game must have interesting possibilities. But anything less than a home win will be disappointing. Hopefully not 5 at the back, the cumbersome Austin on the bench, and Gabbiadini and Ings to start would be my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 Anything other than a win will mean a poor start to the season. We need to start getting points and building confidence. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk The 5 points we picked up in our first three games last season proved absolutely crucial. Like last season, we have a relatively easy start to the season, not having to play any of the big 6. Fixtures will get much more difficult than this and points will be harder to come by. So, you are right, a home win v a weakened Leicester team is vital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 would like to see hojberg & yoshi start & gallagher to at least be on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 18 August, 2018 Share Posted 18 August, 2018 McCarthy Cedric Yoshida Vestergaard Bertrand Lemina Hojbjerg Redmond Armstrong Elyounossi Ings This, for the rest of the season please. I was luckily enough to miss the first half of today's game as I was sleeping through it, but as soon as I saw the line up, I thought "formation better, personnel wrong". OK, Vestergaard was ill, but really we need our best players playing. The above, with possibly Romeu or Gabbiadini slipping in, is our strongest team. Vardy suspended could help us, but we have a history of Iheanacho scoring against us, so that alone is written in the stars. We need a win pretty quickly - I'd hope for 6 points from the next 3 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandy_Top_89 Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 -----------------McCarthy---------------- -Cedric-Vestergaard-Yoshida-Bertrand- -----Prowse---Armstrong---Lemina----- -----Redmond----Ings---Elyounoussi--- Subs; Gunn, Bednarek, Targett, Romeu, Højbjerg, Gabbiadini, Austin. In reality it will probably be Hoedt and Stephens again and a 4-4-2 featuring Gabbi or Austin instead of Armstrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 Mark, please don't include Austin, Long, Stephens, Hoedt, Ward-Prowse as starters very often. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 Has to be 433/4231 It’s what we have the players for Austin not to start please and no way Do we want a pairing at the back to the chuckle brothers McCarthy Cedric vest yoshida Bertrand Rom Hoj/Lemina Armstrong Remond Mo Ings Spot on for me too but Hoj not Lemina. Some players that have recently started or featured should be miles away from the team and swapped with Targett, McQueen, Gallagher and Sims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis17 Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 McCarthy Cedric Yoshida Vestergaard Bertrand Lemina Hojbjerg Redmond Armstrong Elyounossi Ings Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 I'd go with similar teams to Batman and Appy. -------------McCarthy-------------- Cedric-Vest--Yoshida-Bertrand -----------Romeu--Lemina------------ ---------------Armstrong--------------- ----Gabbi-------Ings--------Mo------ Bench: Gunn, Stephens, Bednarek, Hojbjerg, JWP, Redmond, Austin Slightly harsh on Redmond who has been one of our best players so far but evidence suggests he won't suddenly start producing goals and assists. Ings has shown a willingness to pull wide and look for a strike partner in the box so I think having Gabbiadini ghosting in might work. That team has 4 players you would realistically hope would get a few goals from open play over a season and should be reasonably solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 Not sure what team I would go for. Problem is that Romeu and Lemina are both horribly off form/off the pace and are offering no protection to our defence, and letting in attacks especially down our left side. Bertrand also is very poor defensively at the moment (and not offering much in attack). But who do you replace Romeu and Lemina with? Hojbjerg? Pssibly. Or do we continue to hope that Romeu and Lemina find their feet and start doing what we know they can do. I want to see Targett instead of Bertrand but can't see Hughes dropping Bertie as he is currently the skipper. He could play him left of the back 3 but prefer Yoshida there (why is he not playing? Is there something going on, he is infinitely better than Hoedt who continues to be a complete disaster - but he will improve and one day be good, I'm sure). Austin has to be benched. I would go with McCarthy, Stephens, Vestergaard, Yoshida, Cedric, Targett, Romeu, Armstong, Moi, Ings, Gabbi but I know that won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 -------------McCarthy-------------- Cedric-Vest--Yoshida-Bertrand -----------Hoejberg--Lemina------------ ---------------Armstrong--------------- ----Moi-------Ings--------Gabbi------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 Gotta win this, we won’t. Think we will either be relegated or finish 15th or lower. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 (edited) We have just 3 league wins in the last 28 games. Leicester have 5 wins in the last 24. 2 pretty rank form teams. 1-1 Edited 19 August, 2018 by Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefScummer Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 As long as the chuckle brothers don't play then I think we will be fine. Vest and yoshi at cb is a must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show me the mané Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 McCarthy Cedric Yoshida Vestergaard Bertrand Lemina Hojbjerg Redmond Armstrong Elyounossi Ings This. Please no Romeu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchris Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 McCarthy Cedric Yoshida Vestergaard Bertrand Lemina Hojbjerg Redmond Armstrong Elyounossi Ings Nailed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchris Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 McCarthy Cedric Yoshida Vestergaard Bertrand Lemina Hojbjerg Redmond Armstrong Elyounossi Ings Though I’d like to Gabbiadini In we really do need to flood the midfield and build from there at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 Though I’d like to Gabbiadini In we really do need to flood the midfield and build from there at the moment. That's too simplistic a view on it. There are many formations which could work with the players we have, it's about how we play them. Poor finishing and defensive mistakes cost us against Everton, no formation in the world will get Austin's header on target, allow Cedric to win a header or make Hoedt and Stephens good players. Ings and Gabbi would give Leicester a lot of problems, if we play them correctly. I'd go with: - - - - - - - - McC - - - - - - - - Cedric - Yoshi - Vest - Bertrand - - - Lemina - - - Romeu - - - - - - - - - - Armstrong - - - - - Redmond - - - - - - - - - Gabbi - - - - - - - - - Ings - - - - - - - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsaint Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 Gotta win this, we won’t. Think we will either be relegated or finish 15th or lower. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Which is it? Relegated or not? You're a bundle of optimism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue_Saint Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 Has to be 433/4231 It’s what we have the players for Austin not to start please and no way Do we want a pairing at the back to the chuckle brothers McCarthy Cedric vest yoshida Bertrand Rom Hoj/Lemina Armstrong Remond Mo Ings This or this: McCarthy Cedric Yoshida Vestergaard Bertrand Redmond Lemina Armstrong Elyounoussi Gabbiadini Ings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfp1 Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 This or this: McCarthy Cedric Yoshida Vestergaard Bertrand Redmond Lemina Armstrong Elyounoussi Gabbiadini IngsNeither will happen because.. A: It would mean the fans would be happy And B: We would win Neither of those things happen anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchris Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 That's too simplistic a view on it. There are many formations which could work with the players we have, it's about how we play them. Poor finishing and defensive mistakes cost us against Everton, no formation in the world will get Austin's header on target, allow Cedric to win a header or make Hoedt and Stephens good players. Ings and Gabbi would give Leicester a lot of problems, if we play them correctly. I'd go with: - - - - - - - - McC - - - - - - - - Cedric - Yoshi - Vest - Bertrand - - - Lemina - - - Romeu - - - - - - - - - - Armstrong - - - - - Redmond - - - - - - - - - Gabbi - - - - - - - - - Ings - - - - - - - Oh ‘simplistic’ ..... Really... If it’s about individual mistakes then you can put one of your choices for your midfield right up there. Romeu has been very poor for a long time now... Clumsy, slow of thought and well short of the required level. Not fit to clean Wanyama’s boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 Which is it? Relegated or not? You're a bundle of optimism To be fair, most bookies already have us at 7/2 to be relegated. If we fail to beat Leicester, those odds are going to shorten further. The range most bookies and pundits expect us to fall into this season is lower mid table to bottom 3. Judging from the posts on here so far this season, it seems that nearly all of us would be pleasantly surprised if we did any better than that. Let's hope that we beat Leicester and have some real cause for optimism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 19 August, 2018 Share Posted 19 August, 2018 I would really like us to show Puel that we are no longer afraid of taking risks, we have left his brand of football behind. Let's have a go. If we don't win, fair enough, but I want to see some expansive football. A couple of goals would be nice too. Last year was a shambles, but that was mostly down to the players not putting a shift in for Pellegrino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 It seems the vast majority can agree on the same 11, here's hoping Hughes will deliver it. Without Vardy this is a winnable game, and can we please win some of our home games this season. That will be the difference between another battle against relegation or comfy mid table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 Leicester are a better team than Everton, Don't think they are, without Mahrez the offensive ability of that team is diminished a lot, very hard to replace someone that contributed 12 goals and 10 assists last year. Without Vardy as well they'll be facing us without a pairing that scored 32 of their league goals last year, almost 60% of the team's goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 Oh ‘simplistic’ ..... Really... If it’s about individual mistakes then you can put one of your choices for your midfield right up there. Romeu has been very poor for a long time now... Clumsy, slow of thought and well short of the required level. Not fit to clean Wanyama’s boots. Agreed, Romeu shouldn’t play, been dreadful for ages, fans seem to like him because he aimlessly flies into tackles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 With Vardy out, who do they play up top? Iheanacho? Slimani / Miss / Ulloa have all left haven't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 Agreed, Romeu shouldn’t play, been dreadful for ages, fans seem to like him because he aimlessly flies into tackles. Who you gonna play instead? Lemina - has been mixed generally poor for a while but clearly has some ability Hoj - just awful can't string two passes together has had about three good games in two seasons Romeu - has also been poor for a while though unlike the other two has actually had a good PL season so has proved capable of playing well in the PL Davis - aging always looks awful when played as a holding midfielder JWP - enough said. Armstrong - totally waste of his abilities. Stephens - out of position still won't win a header. There is a reason why Romeu and Lemina will play most of this season as the holding in midfields because our other options are even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 Who you gonna play instead? Lemina - has been mixed generally poor for a while but clearly has some ability Hoj - just awful can't string two passes together has had about three good games in two seasons Romeu - has also been poor for a while though unlike the other two has actually had a good PL season so has proved capable of playing well in the PL Davis - aging always looks awful when played as a holding midfielder JWP - enough said. Armstrong - totally waste of his abilities. Stephens - out of position still won't win a header. There is a reason why Romeu and Lemina will play most of this season as the holding in midfields because our other options are even worse. Are you saying this man doesn't know what he's talking about? https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/southampton/news/reed-southampton-have-best-midfield-in-pl_276561.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 Are you saying this man doesn't know what he's talking about? https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/southampton/news/reed-southampton-have-best-midfield-in-pl_276561.html I'm not one of the rabid Les haters but even I called him out for that bull****e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 Going to have to marshal Maddison closely, he looks a hell of a talent. ----------------McCarthy----------------------- Cedric----Yoshida----Vestergaard-----Bertrand ------------Lemina---Hojbjerg---------------- ----------------Armstrong--------------------- Elyounossi------------------------Redmond -------------------Ings----------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show me the mané Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 Who you gonna play instead? Lemina - has been mixed generally poor for a while but clearly has some ability Hoj - just awful can't string two passes together has had about three good games in two seasons Romeu - has also been poor for a while though unlike the other two has actually had a good PL season so has proved capable of playing well in the PL Davis - aging always looks awful when played as a holding midfielder JWP - enough said. Armstrong - totally waste of his abilities. Stephens - out of position still won't win a header. There is a reason why Romeu and Lemina will play most of this season as the holding in midfields because our other options are even worse. Very unfair on Hoijberg. He was excellent for much of last season. Agree re Davis and Lemina JWP is better in the middle as he doesn’t have the pace or skill to play out wide and is wasted there imo. Genuinely think Harry Reed has more to his game than Romeu. Better range of passing, faster, more agile, knows how to tackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 Need to come straight out of the blocks and get in their faces. Start slow as we have done in first two games and it will be more of the same. Hughes needs to get them fired up from the first kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 Didnt look like Moi trained with the team today, must be a doubt for this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon3737 Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 McCarthy Cedric Yoshi Vesterguard Bertrand Romeu Hojbjerg Armstrong Gabbiadini Ings Mo Please just play this team for 10 games and let them gel. For once, please, a coherent team with attacking intent and movement. I can't watch anymore of Austin and Long it's too painful. I agree with that team. If Moi isn’t fit, I’d go with JWP on the right (instead of Gabbi) as we need someone to take free kicks/corners. Redmond or McQueen as back-up choice for the left side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchris Posted 20 August, 2018 Share Posted 20 August, 2018 If Hughes picks Hoedt for the next game then we have a massive problem for this season. There is little hope if he can’t see the guy is way off PL standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsey Posted 21 August, 2018 Share Posted 21 August, 2018 Very pleased about Vardy being out, that means they will play Iheanacho who looked poor against United, Vestegaard and Yoshi should be able to handle him easily. Obviously if Hoedt and Stephens start again then we'll concede about 4 headed goals. This is the last Saints-Leicester game while I'm living with the in-laws who are massive Leicester fans, hope we can get something out of this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintoaks Posted 21 August, 2018 Share Posted 21 August, 2018 Didnt look like Moi trained with the team today, must be a doubt for this game. To say he is a doubt on Monday is a bit exaggerated mate ! It was a PR exercise yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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