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5-1!

Um... 3-1 according to my newspaper..

Like we do when we try to short pass our way out.. so might as well try something different..

PSG struggled to beat their press yesterday so gawd knows how we'll cope. Both teams did resort to long balls though, and you can see why it's not often the preferred option as it gave the ball back to the opposition on too many occasions. But I'd certainly like to see us trying it a bit more to beat the press. How to implement it and with whom in which positions is beyond my pay grade though.

I didn't realise this site attracted so many masochists!

Lovely! Fried in beef fat!

If he had added something to the effect of Stewart not being fit enough for 90 minutes, or wanting him to play against a tiring defence it might have made a little more sense, but 5 of them?! Also why not score first and then bring on a defender, it's as if he's accepted that at some stage we will be chasing the game. All in all extremely odd and irrational.

Well, after that shit show I had an extra pint whilst I chatted with the locals in a local village pub rather than leave immediately in a completely shitty football mood, so I've had more on a Monday night than for many years.. I don't feel the same way about Martin as I did about Branfoot or Jones but I really think he's lost the dressing room, as they say. He certainly hasn't got the raw ingredients to work with - how have Bournemouth bought their first goal scorer tonight for about twice our highest priced player - but I think a change is necessary as he certainly is not getting the best out of our players.. As an aside I thought Aribo brought some much needed strength in midfield, and Lallana was a useful addition but patently not fit enough as a starter.

I'm in a pub in the PO area. Wish it wasn't so empty as my outbursts have been a bit noticeable..

That's all Greek to me..

Is he happy at that level or do you think he might go up a few levels? I can't recall his medical/injury situation and his employment, but it does seem a bit of a waste.

As the newspaper I read said: [Wolves] "They pass the ball around at the back for 30 seconds or so, prompting Gary Neville to go on a rant about their lack of urgency." Sounds familiar..

From reading the minute-by-minute in the newspaper looks like a lot of crap defending is going on in the Premier League. Saints have competition!

The game has come up on my synchronised calendar as Tuesday 29th, KO 19.45 so I might risk the train and hope it doesn't go to penalties..

How does it compare to Shirley's mutant mile?

Good grief: Alpine Saint has been giving seminars..

Nobody prepared to give their name to the byline: "Agency Staff".. Wonder if it was Factless Allen..

Can you explain that post as I don't understand. Is it one you meant to send _last_ Tuesday?

Lots of people have been parroting the idea. I tend to ignore the "why don't we" type questions on football forums, as they often naively assume any particular course of action is uncomplicated by things we don't know about and blandly ignore.

Surely there must be more to it than just thinking he's a prat or has behaved badly? After all, they're still paying him and he's better than we've got; certainly better than JS! Is it something for which you or I in employment would have been sacked but as he has a contract it's more difficult (or expensive) to pursue? Will the question get asked at any press conferences? Bear in mind that any reply has to be circumspect due to the danger of potential libel, or not getting shot of him in the January window.:-)

Whoops, Gazzanigga.. Playing alongside Romeu too.

Lambert fitted that description too!

I don't visit The Lounge very often but when I saw the OP and thread title I thought to myself, what is the sad old loony going on about this time? My expectations were not confounded. In the distant past I think I once called him Fire-and-Forget Missile but even that seems too high a level of intelligence.

Yeah! CA?

Although that fan analysis was reasonable I have hopes that with Fernandes and Lesley in midfield we'll have more drive there, along with maybe Dibling coming on earlier. Will Cornet and/or Fraser play as they too will add a bit of experience and directness? Something has got to change, obviously, the main thing perhaps is not giving the ball away in stupid positions although shooting and finishing from a few yards out would also help..