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Who the hell is Flynn!?

Or it could pay right into our hands.

It's just born out of frustration at the fact that we just can't seem to find the right attacking formula at the moment. 4 goals in our last 9 games (discounting the og against Burnley) is very, very poor form. Everton have been poor this season defensively, but we just didn't give them enough to think about on Saturday because our attacking play is too slow and predictable at the moment, with a lack of quality in delivery into the box and a lack of players making runs into it to get on the end of anything. Our expectations were raised very high earlier in the season. We seemed to be scoring for fun up until December. Our defence is still doing its job, but as an attacking force we seem to have taken a massive step backwards. We're football fans, and we're fickle. We need things to cheer about, and we haven't been getting that very much in recent weeks.

I really hoped his goal against England in midweek would give him a confidence boost, but it was just a case of same old same old from him today. It's all very well pointing at the wonder save from Howard early on, but you have to ask the question: why is Pelle trying to lob him instead of smashing it and giving the keeper no chance? As somebody else has already mentioned, he is a defender's dream to play against because he is such an ineffective target man.

Yeah let's just chalk it up to superstition then shall we? Whatever results we may have had there in the past should have no bearing whatsoever. Apart from the short period before we conceded we were utter turd today.

Yep. He's been a total waste of space again today. I fail to see why Koeman keeps persisting with him.

Morgan a stupid boy. Could have got himself sent off for that.

Djuricic on for Toby

Come on Saints. It's that time.....

Naismith should have got a yellow for diving there.

How the holy fook is that not a foul on Mane?!?

Still just trying to walk it into the net though.

Yep. Elia and JWP coming off. Thought Prowsey has had a decent game but the switch makes sense.

Tadic getting ready

That's got to be a yellow surely?

Both sets of fans really quiet today.

Yep. Elia just not in the game enough so far. Mane would surely be a better option.

Schneiderlin caught napping in the build up to that attempt. Should have cleared that easily.

Another great stop from Howard. It's going to be one of those days isn't it.

Take your red and white tinted specs off. Blatant bodycheck to stop him running clear. Obvious yellow.

Shall we have a sweepstake on the first poster to blame it on Kelvin?

Well that was soft.

People keep referring to this as if it's just bad luck. But a shot against the woodwork is still a shot OFF target, meaning luck has nothing to do with it. The most recent one, against Burnley, was unforgivable. No more than 8 yards out with nobody closing him down and the keeper rooted to his line. He simply had to hit the target. It's not just his poor conversion rate, it's the number of very easy chances that he fluffs completely that irks me.

Spurs 4-2 now

Yep. Absolutely shocking miss.