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Oh gabbiadini... Great run... Should've shot

Would you be saying that if we were 2-1 down...?

Yep

This. Alpine nails it again

This slag-a-player tactic is working better than the nuns of yesteryear!

Redmond!!!!

Well played sir. That's an Alpine-esque intervention

Tadic!!!!!!

Great run from Gabbiadini

The price you play for not "freshening up" the team....

The main reason I'm in favour of video technology in football is because of how much it'll annoy those who don't want it.

I wonder if he's ever thought of joining SaintsWeb....?

Keep up Jimmy.... It's only the bad stuff they've airbrushed and/or disowned from 'their' history. The trophies 'they' acquired through overspending/cheating/relying on world wars still count. Every nutjob should know that by now...

I reckon we'll finish 9th

The main reason I like the way the BBC is funded is because it annoys those who don't

I know it's bad form to answer a question with a question but... What (non-circumstantial) evidence is there that he's (currently) not good enough and also not fit enough for 90 minutes?

I wouldn't advocate "freshening up" the team just for the sake doing so, but Puel should pick the player mix that he feels is best placed to beat Watford. All opponents we play have different strengths and weaknesses. To blindly pick the same team simply because they played well in a final is sentiment over logic. Yes, I think his aim should be to maintain as much of the team that played so well on Sunday, but not just for the sake of doing so. I would start Cáceres (for Stephens) and Boufal (for Tadic) vs Watford as I think that will make us an even better team than the one that started vs Man Utd.

Where did you hear this rumour?

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/southampton/story/3070809/manolo-gabbiadini-jose-mourinho-called-me-outstanding-in-efl-cup-final

Maybe their "intention" is different because they know they stand more chance of succeeding due to the different overall situation with contracts. Who knows? Probably no-one on here for starters

It was mentioned on here by someone, in the build up thread I think. Probably warranted a thread of its own to raise awareness.