Jack

There’s something that just irritates me about listening to yanks talking about football, so it’s a no from me

If we were having this conversation 2+ months ago I’d have agreed, but the chances of getting anyone reputable in at this stage are so slim. SR should’ve pulled the trigger ages ago before we were so cut adrift and certain of relegation.

You think an expensive journeyman would instantly find 3 wins and get us right back in it? I think it’d be just as likely from the likes of Rohl

Exactly. It’s no shock that Downes has looked exposed given lack of any defensive qualities of Lallana, Aribo, big Les or even Manning helping him out in the middle. He’s been thrown under the bus

Very Saintsy defending that. Russ would be applauding the idea

Salisu goes full Russball and gifts Arsenal a tap in from fucking around at the back. #TheSouthamptonWay

It’s almost like they haven’t got the faintest fucking idea what they’re doing

Yeah but his possession stats are garbage, see the bigger picture

You just know they’ll turn up and actually play on Sunday, smash us 5-0. We’re the perfect game for them with Ange under pressure. Dreading it

And this season. We’ve got 23 more games to go, I don’t think the fans can endure what are essentially training games for the opposition, walking football, nothing to get excited about. We urgently need a change, at least some hope or something to cling onto. Russball sucked the life out of the club and fans within 10 games

Which is exactly what should’ve happened from day 1 in the Premier League, and exactly why Russ needs to go ASAP

It could be argued that the “massive rebuilding job” was going moderately successfully, if we hadn’t throw away so many points by the outrageous commitment to a tactical approach that clearly isn’t fit for purpose with this squad. People aren’t arguing that it was going to be tough, and our squad could be better, but we’ve given ourselves absolutely no chance and the season was a write off by November because of your mate Russell’s vanity project and stubborn obsession with fucking about at the back for no gain. We’ve made a difficult job absolutely impossible by sticking with it, and him.

Russ turning on the fans won’t end well, never does. How does he think he knows better when we’re on 5 points and will be at Christmas? How about the pissing about at the back that very nearly led to us conceding just before their goal. And how about zero chances in 90 mins because we refuse to shoot or cross in favour of keeping the ball and doing nothing with it. Russ and his shit philosophy are killing this club

#Brave

Even when we get up into the final third, we play tippy tappy triangles before giving it away. Might as well get the ball in a dangerous area and give it away that way, as at least it might come to something. No shots, no crosses, no points. Martin Out

Dull as fuck. Pointless possession over chance creation, shots, crosses. Risky possession in our own box. We’ve looked ok in possession at times but it’s worth fuck all, no idea how to create a chance

I reckon Taylor has been outspoken about the lunatic tactics, no other reason RM would’ve played everyone but him including players out of position. Taylor has been in relegation fights so will have a better idea what it takes to compete than most of them. Maybe he’s questioned Russell’s authority and paid the price.

It’s become part of the blueprint of beating us. Blow smoke up the manager’s arse in the hope he doubles down on the lunatic tactics, gifts them a couple of goals, and walk away with three easy points.

Having small and quick strikers is exactly the reason TO get the ball forward quickly, into space. Not 30 passes on the halfway line, allowing opposition to regroup and then maybe a cross into the box won’t cut it, but giving them something to run onto might

Yep, was plain to see from last season that we’d be horrendously exposed playing like this in the Prem. Leicester gave us a great insight into how it’d play out, and we haven’t learned a thing. Ridiculous situation.

Surely if you’re not blessed with the best centre backs, you don’t base your whole philosophy on them having as much of the ball as possible?

4-0, minimum

Fuck me, should be 4

I’ll rephrase, decent at times. We haven’t been able to be decent or show that we’ve improved, across a whole game, all season. We look decent in patches and then shoot ourselves in the foot trying to be all brave

Yes, 1 point from the previous 2 games is a serious uptick in form. Problem is, far too often we’re left talking about a decent performance and/or ‘real improvement’ without any points to show for it. Which really equates to fuck all as we haven’t got a clue how to beat the other shit teams in the league.