Chez

Theres that Tella `sloppiness' that I think Ralf alluded to. Losing the ball when you have en pushed up can kill you. didn't then.

yeah, I agree, no formation stops Salah, but I just don't see us being tighter with 3 CBs. Three CBs and 3 strikers...very unusual. Wonder if it might work against a middling team

look at that. Our corner, their keeper catches it and then a quick long ball creates a 2 on 2 situation. Every fucking time. Didn't hurt us this time, but when will we learn?

why also add extra CBs rather than extra CMs. The only time we should have extra CBs is at the end of games when opponents are smashing long balls into the box. We dont know what we are doing with that formation.

Only Mourinho seemed to have the balls to change things after 20 minutes.

I'd say after about 90 seconds it was clear.

easily could have been another 9-0. Touch wood it still wont be. We should have scored one ourselves mind.

Jota should have his hatrick by now. No CB anywhere near him

he's played well in some of the other games. Not today though.

another brilliant chance on the break...absolute garbage fro Armstrong. He's had a shocker today. Championship level attacking play.

Remember when Forrest left about four up against us at SMS? We didn't know what to do. Is someone like Tella really essential to have back there at corners?

very good point. Conceding to Liverpool is bound to happen, but when you get chances you ave to take them and we've had two or three good ones and failed. Strikers never get the criticism defenders ad keepers get, but Armstrong HAS to score with his chance. Imagine we need that goal to stay up...no lets not do that actually. At least we have created a few, but the balance of the side is always wrong. Not enough quality causes that.

easily. They have had two other opportunities where they really should have scored. A tight offside goal too. It's horrible, but in the end the defeat at Norwich is still gonna haunt us more.

That is such a horrible goal to concede, CBs that don't win headers... Armstrong has to score there. Woeful finishing.

its easy with hindsight, and I am not sure what formation work for us agaist these, but who the hell plays three strikers against Liverpool at Anfield? PSG and....???

is that still with lube or without?

when I hear `The Southampton Way', this is what I think of. Clueless tactics (or a failure to see what i obvious to most fans) from managers and coaching staff

another one focusing on McCarthy.

another going after McCarthy for no reason at all.

my word. We are getting stuffed, McCarty has done nothing wrong, yet you still pick him out for criticism. How about taking a look at the ten outfield players that have allowed them to walk goals in?

I was asking that before we started. Sometimes managers think five at the back offers more security, but more often than not it just means center backs pulled out wide and massive gaps as no one really knows what they are doing.

I don't like.

Is every post going to be a moan about McCarthy?

was it handball?

I blame you