Jack

Yep, that’s on him, again.

What’s with not defending the edge of our box, again. Yes the ref was awful but Russ has done nothing to address our obvious issues. Not responding to Fatawu coming on, as if Manning on a booking and Fraser were going to deal with that. Get him gone.

Who’d have guessed that Manning and Fraser wouldn’t be up to defending down that side. But yeah, this referee needs suspending and investigating

SOU 45% - 55% LEI SOU 216 - 255 LEI Who would’ve thought you don’t need 80% possession to win a game of football?

Really need to think about how we’re going to finish the game with 11 men. Referee is shocking. Some tidy play in spells but this Ramsdale low suicide ball into midfield could easily get us in trouble. Very interesting to see how we look 2nd half.

No excuses, nothing but a win is good enough here after failing to beat Forest and Ipswich at SMS

Are you saying he didn’t change our approach in the playoffs?

Someone needs to ask him exactly what happened in the playoffs, and why, and what the outcome was. And then someone else needs to fire him.

And because all it does it inflate our pass completion stats, invites unnecessary pressure for zero gain, and is boring as fuck to watch

“We won’t always win” At least he got that bit right. Ok Russ, but see what happens when we never win

Feel like we’ll be the last to that party

Exactly, if it was closer to 50/50 and playing out was actually getting us up the pitch and scoring goals, people would be more behind it. Taking all the risks at the back then turning around to pass to Ramsdale as soon as we get into the opposition half, isn’t going to get much buy in.

Very subjective IMO. Championship is great when you’re winning most weeks and having a go at getting promoted. But if you fail then before long you’re rotting in mid table with no real chance of going up or down. The Prem only seems overly shit at the moment because the muppet in charge is trying to play like prime Barcelona (and failing miserably) and we’re getting dicked every week.

Wondering if the mentality of keeping the ball at all costs is coming into it there. Defenders should be putting a foot through it in those situations but looked like he gambled on taking it wide to go up the line. Their 2nd is maybe unlucky. Merino is offside and tried to play it, and if he’s not there then Ramsdale can maybe go to the flight of the ball rather than staying on the line. Maybe

Russell’s brand of football clearly only works against significantly inferior opposition, this was proved last season. For it to be any good for us, we either need far better players or to be playing far worse opposition. Neither of those are going to happen this season so he’s got to go for me, we all know he’s not going to change, and therefore neither will our results.

What’s interesting is the low block and last ditch defending was relatively solid and effective. All of our problems and goals conceded came from them letting us have the ball and shoot ourselves in the foot, again

Still very much hate how we play, even if it was slightly better than Monday. Still very much Martin out

No but we can judge him on his shit philosophy and tactics and inability to coach a defence which keep getting us in trouble. He won’t change and neither will our results

Exactly

How many Arsenal attacks are we going to start from goal kicks knocked around our 18 yard box? Fuck off Russell you stubborn goon

Never mind

What do I know about football

Clever tactic from Arsenal. Drop 10 yards, let us play ourselves into trouble

The Southampton Way™️

It’s all Arsenal but they haven’t had their shooting boots on. Won’t last. We’re defending ok but racking up the bookings and will get tired, still a comfortable win for Arsenal in the end IMO