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Thanks! Your explanation makes sense and I agree that you do need to take into account your player capabilities. I wasn’t thinking of constantly changing, but maybe moving from the 4-2-2-2 to a 4-3-3 or maybe a 4-2-3-1 or something for a bit and then changing back. Something where you only need to move one or two players. It would certainly take communication so that all players know what to do.

I’ll admit to still learning the subtleties of football, but why don’t more teams do this more often? I liken it to switch defenses in basketball from man-to-man to different type of zone defense in an attempt to confuse the opponent and foil their offensive plan that is predicated on you playing a specific formation. It wouldn’t have to be done often or for long. But if you can get the opponent spending time trying to figure out what formation you are playing, I think it would help. Is there a reason that this is a bad idea, e.g. lack of player skill flexibility to execute different formations? Thanks for assisting in my education.

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I saw this on the web. Anyone have any more info? This would seem a bold move. With the injury concern, the "try before you buy" approach of a half-season loan seems prudent. http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/735238/Liverpool-Daniel-Sturridge-Southampton-transfer-rumours-gossip-football-news Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Anyone have one of the Veho Saints Bluetooth speakers? How does It sound? Is it well built? For $15, I didn't think I could go too far wrong, so I ordered one. At a minimum, I'll be showing the Saints brand here in Minnesota. Cheers!

No worries... I've got plenty of experience with oddballs from my time on the forums (fora?) for my local university basketball & American football teams. It's par for the course on a Internet boards.

That's probably not far from the truth, we do tend to me homers or like to follow perennial winners. But I'm with the person you quoted. I've never liked big spending, arrogant teams, both here in the Colonies and across the pond. So, when I went looking for a Premiership team to support (once I could watch on NBC Sports), I was delighted to find Saints! The club's history and approach of building players in their system ha many similarities to my local baseball club, the Minnesota Twins. Even the fan attitudes seem amazingly similar, so I feel at home. I loved The Southampton Way! It was great to see behind the scenes. It reaffirmed me choice of Saints. Now, if only I could find more Saints fans here in Minnesota! Cheers!