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Birmingham 4-1. We were lucky at home and after Oxford shambles with subs and tactics cant see us not being out played. We will take Scienza off and play for a draw, put lots subs on and lose competiveness in key positions. Saints are too easy to defend against and teams have worked out we are a one man team. He goes off and they go in for the kill.

After the Oxford shambles it confirms we cant compete v bottom 3 once subs start. Any 5 will do as long as they are championship quality and can play for at least 60 mins without making 200 passes back and side and have experience in moving forward. Preferably able to dribble , not backwards.

Its only the lot at back of Northam from row X

All managers are obsessed with this its a squad game and insisting taking players off even if it means no chance of scoring from 40mis or earlier. That means Sub 1 playing with 10 Sub 2 playing with 9 We cant compete at any level when doing subs, no one has noticed which is a big concern if you don't want to end up backing bottom 6.

It just shows how bad football coaching badges are, we don't have RM but look at the football we play with a £70m squad. We keep getting managers with same tactics. Its a paradox the more new managers we have had the more possession nonsense we end up playing.

Its just a back up last resort as we don't appear to be able to play proper football for 90 mins. To me we are sliding back into directionless possession football. What's happened to the Charlton plus few games real football? Is Tonda confirming we are a one man team and he has to take Scienza off early to save him for next game. We then have little option for scoring. Then he takes more creative players off and its RM football

Get Russell Martin back Tonda needs his advice as he's trying to copy RM master class.

Saints are getting worse each game when we should be maintaining the level of football or getting better. The subs are just ridiculous coupled with no plan in 2nd half or as soon as Scienza goes off. We have just reverted to poor, uncoordinated panic possession football since a impressive run.

Get Russell Martin back. For someone getting the team playing Brazil style football v Charlton to now totally halting the 1st half football for 2nd half nonsense is baffling. Tonda can play a high level possession football like RM did during our promotion season. Stop copying RM as it not working, get your own tactics, the one applied v Charlton.

Have Saints really got a £183m Euro team. And we cant play football vs Oxford United, have no subs to maintain attack and just play for a draw or ultimately a loss. We are the Man United of the Championship. https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-southampton/startseite/verein/180

Yes we were, as the football was much better, more attacking and playing to win. Now he's just trying to emulate RM and its not working. If the club wants RM championship play off win then get him back. Why on earth has Tonda left the wheel and stuck the car in reverse. How can you put Romeo on when he's not even fit and take off our best players.

Managers over complicate what is a very simple game. Sooner or later someone is going to question Saints subs and say your throwing a game. Utter stupidity to take of players who can score or assist with players who one cant even run. Maybe the club put £1m on Saints to lose as that's the only way to generate Jan window transfer money 💰

Eckert looked to have got Saints playing a new style of attack football but now just trying possession football and failing terribly. People thought RM was bad but he got us promoted and just copying his tactics without the knowledge and experience is what happened v Oxford. If I were Scienza I would be looking in window to move to Bristol, Stoke, Boro if you want Premier football not play 45 mins then see side just pass back and sideways with no intention of getting 3 points

We had a £27m keep and played worst football in Saints history. We could have 2 keepers and still lose. Saints problem is that we play to draw not win. Then take off best players so playing to lose. Just ridiculous tactics. Its almost as though we want to be in bottom 6 not top 6

From the past 10 seasons, the average points required usually range between 45-47 points to avoid relegation. This is Saints target. Its like we are getting too many points so take best players off and try to lose game.

Totally agree, got some wins and out of bottom 3 and we are just targeting 48 points.

Unbelievable sub, the bloke need fitness in leaque 1, get him loaned out for 3 months. We are playing with 10 if he is on. Then the subs so 9

Excellent result Saints. Get Pompey relegated and avoid relegation

Defending is unbelievable, oh well at least Oxford above Pompey, may as well let them get a few more goals.

Same most games, subs on and chaos. We only have 11 players. 4 or 5 in window otherwise mid table safety. Back to nightmare football 2nd half.

He takes the better, creative players off for static defensive, slow players. It wouldn't surprise me if Oxford score now. We just invite opposition to attack after subs. On plus side it may help relegate Pompey

Fraser and Romeo on, cricky is this a relegation 6 pointer.

The players have been told this is the fa cup game and think they are at Doncaster.

He needs to play on wing.

Same football but less action up front.