Matthew Le God

Some shirt pulling the officials missed, not sure how...

Well you are wrong, for a start Saints are now pressing significantly higher up the pitch than they did under Adkins and the defence has a higher line.

We played the same formation in the second half, Lallana coming on made a big difference.

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Nonsense, as I hope you know but like to continue with this "character" of yours. If you do genuinely believe we were poor in the first half, God help you.

Pochettino has Saints playing a very high pressing game when the opposition have the ball in defence. Very risky, but on countless occasions Utd gave the ball away when pressured by packs of Saints players in United's half or the Utd defence lumped it long. We won't go down playing like this, as long as we finish our chances.

21 shots from an away team at Old Trafford. That doesn't happen often does it?

A bad run of about 30 to 40 years? You complained all through two years of back to back promotions ffs!

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Isn't he merely going to watch the game at Old Trafford tonight? It is a season long loan at Nottingham Forest.

It didn't vs Chelsea (2nd half), Everton or Arsenal in recent Premier League games.

That is the formation used for the majority of the time in the period that has seen us only lose 2 games from the last 13 in the Premier League.

I have no problem with that, but your post doesn't make sense as as of yet Pochettino hasn't picked that team. I think most Saints fans would be happy with this... (with the front four rotating during the game as normal, with Lallana to come on in the second half) Boruc Clyne Yoshida Forren Shaw Cork Schneiderlin Puncheon Lambert Ramirez Rodriguez

- Boruc in goal - Back four of Clyne, Yoshida, Forren, Shaw - Schneiderlin and Cork in central midfield - Puncheon, Ramirez, Rodriguez, Lambert as the front four rotating during the game as normal, with Lallana to come on in the second half

Yes it would, Fox in the Premier League (let alone at Old Trafford) is a disaster waiting to happen. He has no pace or positional sense.

Is this worthy of a thread of its own?

If they aren't out of admin by May/June, the Football League won't let them start the 2013/14 season.

Sinclair is playing out wide for the under 21's, he played centrally upfront for the under 18's. Shaw and JWP have the higher potential in FM13.

Are they planning a 2013 remake of this...? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAiWLy6lxVU

Sinclair is playing for the under 21's, like Stephens, Chambers and Reeves are.

Then why not use a centre back from the under 21's or under 18's rather than having 2 keepers on the bench?

Because you might as well make use of having a different outfield option on the bench. 7 subs allows you to cover for 6 outfield areas and 1 keeper. Yes you can only use 3 of the 7, but is useful for exampe to have a specialist centre back and fullbacks on the bench. To have 2 keepers in the 7 subs reduces your outfield options so for example you might be forced to play a centre back at full back.

You said it "shouldn't be near a relegation battle". I asked "Why? It really isn't anything special" because I think it should be near a relegation battle because it isn't that great.

"Pretty simple" what? Why have you put so much emphasis on one goal vs Derby County? Both players have hardly been given a chance, lets not write them off.

Why? It really isn't anything special.