Matthew Le God

Don't view it as 5 at the back then. View it as 3421.

Nominative determinism... Alex Crook...

He played in the game last week vs Spurs. I'd guess he is injured again.

Look at as a 3 at the back then

I'd guess Perraud is injured again, so no we don't have a better option as we don't have another decent right wing back to allow Walker-Peters to move over to the left.

I'd guess he is playing as a number 10 along with Stuart Armstrong in a 3421 formation behind Adams.

https://thisisfutbol.com/2022/08/blogs/premier-league/southampton/southampton-alex-crook-claims-saints-close-to-signing-premier-league-based-striker/

Just bring an extra lid with you

All they do is copy and paste from other sources. They do not claim to be the source and they credit where they got it from.

September 2020... https://theathletic.com/news/exclusive-jack-stephens-agrees-new-long-term-southampton-contract/bo8LfBeiblPj/

Jack Stephens did not sign his contract extension recently. It was in September 2020, a lot can change in nearly 2 years.

Would you walk away from millions of pounds in wages/payout?

It is an u21s team this season.

It says they were open to it earlier in the summer, but it is unknown if that remains the case now. Things can change.

Staplewood is still using sprinklers.

The Daily Mail article is not factually accurate. An example... "The response was to change the entirety of his coaching staff" Entire 1st team coaching department was not changed! Richard Kitzbichler & Andrew Sparkes are both 1st team coaches & did not leave. They can't even get the basics right. So why trust them to be right on the rest?

I think Lavia, Bazunu and Aribo will all immediately improve the starting XI compared to last season.