Suhari

Yep. Players look slow, passionless and without real direction. Hate to jump on the bandwagon, but for me MoPe's time is up.

So that old question...... manager ****, or players not good enough? Ultimately it's up to the manager to get a tune out of the team.... sadly MP is miles off.

A bit better....at least we have forced a couple of saves.

Great piece of skill.

Fabulous piece of skill from Boufal, spinning away from a couple of players...and Redmond slows it down and doesn't use the overlap.

Cedric seems to be going for the ball over the top - a lot.

So no Hoot - perhaps the 'Yoshida for when we face quick strikers' approach? Redmond, Tadic and Boufal together - which Saintsweb wisdom (and a bit of history too) suggests can't work. Davis in may mitigate this I guess..helping knit things together. Definitely attacking intent here. Let's hope they can deliver for once.

Just tuned in.....how are we?

Decent line up - might watch it...is it on anywhere?

Will he be backed in January? Do you have any interesting snippets?

It's gone past any type of knee-jerk reaction...... we're going nowhere at the moment. I remember comments last season about how players were concerned how standards were slipping. So..... what are they doing now? No apparent shape or style beyond slow, possession dullness. Can't see it improving sadly.

Strange subs today. Really don't get what he's trying to do with this team.

The Southampton Way it seems, on evidence.

Why are we standing off so much? It's ****ing Brighton! Where's the pressure? The urgency?

We. Are. So. Slow. And. Dull.

Boom!

Hadn't considered this. Perhaps some considered planning here afterall.

Feel for Yoshi! Interested to see VVD and Hoot together though. JWP needs to step up with something creative today.

This. Our poor club didn't even exist before Lemina signed. We have zero chance of doing anything until he returns. Might as well forfeit the games while he is out. #leminashapedholeisunfillable

Is there a Chinese translation?

Interesting that we are pressing then...certainly more than I thought we do. I think part of the 'no-longer pressing' view many of us have is that in the old days of Poch we'd press, force an error and immediately spring into a fast attack. So the press would immediately lead to action/opportunities/goals (unless of course I'm creating my own fond memories!) We certainly don't seem to spring forward after a successful press like we use to.

Good fun. Our media team does do a good job. Though I can't help feeling that the quality of the 'product' we're experiencing on match days, and this type of trumpet-blowing don't really live together too well. Perhap's I'm drifting towards the Saints-cynic side of the force?

Missed it, sadly. Read about Lolvrens 'performance': is it cruel to laugh?

Thought he only wanted a CL club? If he is considering China, surely it's worth us trying again?