Saint Charlie

How was it a foul on Clasie?

Targett and Bertrand both quite poor so far.

You joking?

Thats never a pen IMO.

Much better now.

Massive chance that.

He is totally outnumbered. Not much more Pelle could be doing. We have had such little decent possession.

System just not working. How long do you wait to change it? Okazaki isn't playing up top, they are outnumbering us in midfield areas.

Its not getting that far. We are too deep, effectively have a back 7 and it invites pressure and gives them possession.

3 CBs not giving us enough bodies further up the pitch and out wide to keep the ball. Similar to the Bournemouth game.

Very poor start from us after 8mins.

We haven't put two passes together yet.

Thats it. Presumably to lead GK coaching through the age groups.

Good lineup and bench options.

City and the FA wanting Watson according to The Sun. Koeman certainly very complimentary about him since he has been here.

Probably the source is Tadic's/JWP agent to see what inerest there is in the player because they don't play much. Daily Mail won't just be sat making this stuff up. Its probably not true but someone with an interest in doing so will have informed them it is. Could even be club PR trying to put other teams off Koeman or because they know he will leave and are softening the blow. All agenda driven in some form, and the agenda isn't from the newspaper.

Need to be extending his contract this summer or we will have to sell next summer anyway.

Kane is brilliant. Has every attribute you want from a striker.

25 year old Karl Darlow with over 100 games for Nottingham Forest? Otherwise agree. They need a win. Taylor is awful. Hopefully Long is fit for that one.

Koeman hasn't decided yet if he is staying or not. http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/southampton-boss-believes-his-team-has-a-crucial-role-to-play-in

The squad is stronger numbers wise yes. But the reason it is used is because some players we have brought in aren't putting in consistently good performance each week so they don't always play. That is why the likes of Cedric, Clasie and Romeu are in and out whereas Bertrand, Fonte, Van Dijk, Wanyama etc play every week because they can be relied upon to play at a high level, like Clyne and Schneiderlin did. If we still had them they would start every week when fit. Of course its a good season, but Koeman certainly doesnt seem sold on Cedric or Romeu because he consistently has taken them out the team and Clasie has been up and down but probably not as influential as many thought when he signed. Of the new signings only Van Dijk would come into a Player of The Year discussion. I think thats fair.

Bit of a shame that neither the Clyne nor Schneiderlin replacements have really nailed their places by April!

Forster had a patella tendon injury but like any severity can vary. Koeman nor Martin O'Neill have seemed overly concerned so probably a minor one.

Long likely to miss out with a patella tendon injury. Shame but at least we have options up top.