This'll be an interesting listen....
Adam Blackmore @bigadamsport
Looking forward to interviewing #saintsfc director Les Reed this afternoon - hear it in the Sportshour tonight on @BBCRadioSolent after 6pm
Leipzig came 5th in the German 2nd tier last season. I haven't looked to check how strong a line-up they've used today, but the club is at a decent level.
Koeman said he missed training due to illness on Monday, if that is true then its not a surprise he doesn't play two days later, even though he trained on Tuesday and this morning.
5pm UK time
They aren't allowed to...
Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC 2h2 hours ago
Unfortunately. we're not allowed to stream the game. #saintsfc
Will be highlights on youtube later today.
How do you know that?
Just because Fonte, Alderweireld and Yoshida were ahead of him in pecking order that doesn't mean Koeman doesn't think he is a good player. Just that he preferred the others.
Chelsea don't have lots of academy players working with the first team & in match day squads like Saints do.
Our best under 21's are with the first team, our best under 18's are with the under 21's, our best under 16's are with the under 18's etc. That all then impacts on the quality of each of the youth sides.
The purpose of Southampton's under 18 manager is to produce players for our first team, not solely under 18 results. How many Chelsea youth products have been regularly in their first team since John Terry in the late 1990's?
Youth results are very much 2nd place to progressing and developing players.
The under 18's lose their best players a lot of the time when they are used in the under 21's.
There is A LOT of ill informed nonsense it that!
Lets start with this easy one to pick apart...
Saints finished above Spurs in the Premier League in...
1997/98
2000/01
2002/03
2003/04