Gingeletiss

It's been said several times........... “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.” As soon as I saw the team, I thought about the above quote. MoPe is an idiot to think that by playing the same formation, the same players, that he would get a different result. Make no mistake, we are in trouble, because the manager thinks, that we are playing well, and controlling games. He does't see that playing one up front, two defensive midfielders, and the ineffective Tadic and Redmond, is a problem. Cross after cross went into the opposition box, with only one or two of our players there, and it was a comfortable day for their two CB's. Like others, I'm asking, why oh why are we not trying 3-4-3 or even 3-4-1-2, try something different, because....... “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”

Yoshida is quick, can play on the right, can cross the ball, and can score! I was going to have McQueen instead of Bertrand imo, that would make us more attacking!

At home, Burnley, we should be the attacking team imho. --------------------------------Forster-------------------------------------- -------------Stephens---------Van Dijk--------------Hoedt---------------- Yoshida------------------------Romeu-----------------------------Bertrand ------------------------Davis----------------Boufal------------------------- -----------------------Gabbi-------------------Long--------------------------

It's not the players, it's the way he wants them to play!

This ^^^ Poetry my man. I do not bash my beloved Saints, I have seen us at our worst, and loved us at our best, but! this is hard to watch football. The only manager, who's head I have called for, was Branfoot, but this guy needs to be gone. Worst error imho, was playing Boufal wide, we are crying out for attacking flair in the centre, and he plays the one player capable of it, wide! Also, why switch back to this formation, the diamond gave us hope for one game. Slate me! but Davis causes a lot of our non-attacking problems, like Tadic JWP etc, he so often receives a ball, takes a couple of steps, then lays it back to a player further back than the one he received it from. Like others, I'd say we have some good players, but they are scared to play as they can, why? Whilst not advocating relegation, I do fear this will be a season of struggle under this man, we have some hard games coming up, and could be in a confidence sapping bottom of the table fight come Christmas.

Boufal central, and Tadic left, that team will work.

You believe that Redmond is better than Boufal, really! or that Yoshida is better than Hoedt! come on!

What's with this manager, we paid a lot of money for Hoedt Boufal Hojbjerg etc, and they aren't getting game time...why?

Getting a bit tasty now, lots of big hits going on, face offs etc, can see a red card happening. Very fast and open game.

Watching Utd v Spurs in the land down under. Utd having the best of the early exchanges.

Count how many players he beat, from first turning with the ball, and including the last two defenders and the keeper......eight I make it!

I thought that was how he started out, early in his career.

Why not, what we have put out so far has not worked. .....................McCarthy.................... ....Yoshida..........VVD.......... Hoedt.... Cedric...Stephens...Romeu....McQueen ...............Lemina.....Boufal............... ..................Gabbiadini.....................

No to the Scottish teams, why should they get a free pass into our top league, while our lower league clubs have to do it the hard way. These are the lot, that want to break away from the United Kingdom. Sod 'em, if they come, they should have to do it the hard way, from outside the leagues, and move up via promotion, but for me, no.

Just to say, I watched the whole match here in the land down under. I have just watched it again this morning. We are sh1te! fact. Even the commentators pointed out, that our sideways passing was easy to defend against, and our attack was ineffective. Now me, I rarely criticise my team, but this was truly a dire affair. Redmond was a total waste of space, Long needs to learn the offside rule, as for Tadic, see Redmond. As said by another poster, if something is not working, change it, don't keep repeating the same mistake match in match out. This was not pleasant viewing, and imho, if we continue to play this boring sideways, backwards football, we will have a season of struggle. Stoke were weakened in defence, yet apart from the last five minutes or so, we never tested them. Things need to change

You had to go and wake him up

This forum needs a 'like' button..............^Like^

Why would you want to do that? I'd rather bring Stephens into the mix, I think given what I have seen so far, that he could play at either DM or AM. Just a thought.

Watched the whole game here in Oz, and now the re-run. We were heaps better than last week. We were better than Palace. We were also lucky to win, as the two saves Forster made were crucial, and other than the goal, there keeper never had to make any 'worldly' saves.We have some very good players now, but seems like only nine turn up on matchdays. I cannot warm to either Tadic or Redman, and a 3 at the back would mean they could be dropped without penalty. A good win, but lets not kid ourselves, it was not an easy win, and that against the bottom club.

Imagine the team with these two, and that Loftus Cheek chappie in front of them.

You have to believe, or what is the point. That said, what price a Palace goal in the first ten minutes! COYS's

Slightly left field, but maybe this, it gives us a bit of beef in mid-field. .......................McCarthy......................... .........Yoshida......VVD.......... Hoedt.......... Cedric ......Romeu.....Stephens.......Bertrand ....................Lemina....Boufal.................... ..................... Gabbiadini........................

You really do have an agenda against the boy, don't you. He was not the worst player on the pitch, and had more than one touch, Davis was far worse. I'd love to know how he has wronged you.

New shirt, not been washed yet!

A fair bit, if rumour is to be believed. Was it not said, that the agent would of received the most money, with a VVD move to Liverpool. The very same agents agitated RK's move to Everton. Yes, VVD has been a d1ck, but like DT, I suspect a lot of it was down to the agent.