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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/01/05/tactical-secrets-behing-southamptons-stunning-league-campaign/

Coming up at half time... A cheeky chunk of Roquefort and a wee glass of Graham's vintage port

Best to take it as a backhanded compliment. The better our form the more they seem to mention it

Now, that's how you punch a ball out

When was the last time we started poorly? We always seem to dominate the first 15 minutes or so

KWP looking good yet again

Strawberry and clotted cream cheesecake for puds

Sorry, I've no idea what either of them have eaten

Lamb koftas with roasted vegetable rice

Continuum

Nice one @stevegrant. All seems to be working well, although the system caught up with the fact that my subscription elapsed back in November! (I hadn't realised until now, as before the update I was still able to make more than 3 posts per day). Hey ho

Forward-wind to 8m 51s to hear our man speak

Any idea why someone with no future here would be made captain of the B-team?

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Does seem to be a tad at odds with our newly hailed philosophy. Even more strange, perhaps, as to why he was made B-Team captain. Surely if anyone in the B-Team was nailed on to be earmarked for progression to the first team, it would be the captain....?

Romeu defo fit again according to Hampshire Live's write-up of the press conference... https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/football-news/southampton-che-adams-injury-news-4888860?a=

So, if Ralph sticks to not playing people out of position (e.g. not pushing JWP or Diallo into more advanced positions), I guess we're looking at something like this.... McCarthy KWP - Bednarek - Stephens - Bertrand JWP - Romeu / Diallo Armstrong - Walcott Adams - Long / N'Lundulu Bench: Forster, Vokins, Valery, Ramsay / Salisu (?), Romeu / Diallo / Jankewitz, Chauke, Smallbone, Ferry / Watts / Robsie (?!), Long / N'Lundulu,

Is Romeu definitely back for this game? IIRC, his estimated return date was 16th Jan so I guess we assume he's OK given there's no mention of him in the pre-match squad news article?

Would love to see N'Lundulu start, but I reckon Ralph will go for experience (i.e. Long)

Salisu appears to have gone off the radar again? (No update on his injury in the above squad news article)