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I suggest you read my post match comment. Clyne, Pelle and Davis criticised. Koeman needs to be more innovative, it's all very well having a 4231 preference but it isn't working. Maybe Long and Mane up front together. Mane is a waste of space wide and on his arse. Tadic played for a long time with a chronic groin problem. It was only his willpower that kept him playing. most of the rest wouldn't have kept going. We should have stopped him from playing as we have now done and sorted the problem.

He is absolutely spot on. Davis is giving us nothing and too often he is the closest player to the threat when a goal goes in. Eg Spurs, he failed twice to close down Dier before both goals despite being close enough to block him off easily. He often stops our attacks by passing sideways or backwards just to keep the ball or fails to release the ball early to an unmarked attacker. I will say when we went down to ten men last week he played in the way he should play every week. No goals and no forward threat isn't good enough for one of the three attackers behind Pelle. His goal attempts in the last home game were a joke.

Pelle has to do more, standing in the middle just waiting doesn't cut it. Mane has to stay on his feet. Ticket back to Bremen for Elia. Clyne less than 100% effort. We were poor very static, plenty of possession, slow tempo, with absolutely lack of movement and no threat. If they think the season is over then leave them out. Spurs left the door open. We need the sort of effort and tempo that Sunderland and Leicester have shown. Without it they aren't worth watching. Time to say goodbye to Clyne and bring in somebody who wants to play. Time to take the money for the ones who won't sign contracts and move on.

Why is everybody picking Tadic. Koeman said last week he won't play again this season. His groin strain once and for all needs to be rested.

Lambert has gone from being the focal point that the players looked to play to and play off to a spectator watching the nippy egos running in circles and nobody looking to play to or off him. I'm afraid he doubled his money but stalled his career. Lallana and Lovren have gone backwards.

I didn't see it on the day because of position but saw the 2nd goal on tv, yet again S Davis was the closest to Dier before the pass and because he doesn't press but stands off, the pass was allowed. If Davis had stepped forward and blocked Dier that pass couldn't have been made. He did the same against Coutino if he had stepped forward Liverpool wouldn't have scored. It is my biggest criticism of his game, he floats around in front of the ball but rarely closes down tight preferring to hold 5 yds short without pressing. Our defenders, defensive midfielders press in tight but Davis gives too much room.

Playing Davis and JWP was crass. Koeman stated that it was a must win game. Playing two non scoring square passers in front of two holding midfielders wasn't going for it. We looked far better after they went off and were replaced by Long and Elia. Spurs were hanging on at the end. We have nothing to lose by starting that team or Wanyama for Yoshida and reverting to the best back six and four proper forwards. In any event I personally prefer Harry Reed to both Davis and JWP. JWP isn't bad but as far as I am concerned Davis has run his course, he just doesn't do enough for me. The lack of goals from midfield has cost us several places. Kelvin Davis wasn't good enough three years ago. He has managed to destroy our passing game overnight as he just won't pass it and kicks long mostly turning over possession. Keeping him as third choice backup for Boruc made sense but not as the reserve goalkeeper.

We cannot afford any player playing in the four forwards that is incapable of scoring and making the runs that unsettle defences. Yesterday Davis who is pretty inept and hasn't scored this season, sloppily got Fonte booked with a hospital ball and provided nothing except backwards and sideways. Tadic is nowhere as good as I first thought and now produces little, worse, disappears for long periods and is another that prefers to pass rather than shoot. Our corners even if we scored after one yesterday are hopeless. Koeman must be kicking himself for leaving KD as the only back up goalkeeper after Boruc threw a wobbler. He just isn't a Premier class goalkeeper, being an occasional shot stopper doesn't cut it. Boruc should have been replaced before he was allowed to leave. We are in a good position but need to bring in a cutting edge up front to reinforce Pelle and Mane, plus at least one Premier goalkeeper, if we are to move up in overall class. I personally would like to see Austin brought in up top and at least two regular goal scorers behind. I think objectively Schneiderlin, Clyne and Rodriguez unless they sign contracts will leave for big fees in the summer, which with Tv money, provide funds to purchase replacements and the above.

Pay through the nose time approaching.

We could have refused and made the referee drop for a contested drop ball. I think it should be left to the referee to stop play and restart with a contested drop ball otherwise play on.

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The problem has been there for quite a while. The midfielders Davis, Ward-Prowse, Wanyama and Schneiderlin had all stopped making runs preferring to sit behind the ball and in front of the massed defence indulging in possession football often going back to Forster. The service to the front three was poor. Pelle has had the rough end of the stick, yes I know he has snatched at the few real chances but he was always under pressure and isolated. Schneiderlin and Wanyama have three goals each from way back but apart from Schneiderlin's air shot v WBA in recent times no threat at all. JWP and Davis have both squandered gilt edged chances and seem unnerved in front of goal. .. It badly needs the midfielders to run the channels. I'd like to see Djuricic as the third midfielder behind Pelle and two from Mane, Long, Tadic and Elia. Reed for me when he played displayed the dynamism required the others were playing with a very slow tempo. We have to step up the tempo overall.

The ex Saints playing is probably good for us as it will guarantee that the present players will be really up for this one.

Apart from a bit of a snarl up at the traffic lights jct mountbatten way/westquay rd I had no trouble going west. I live locally and avoid the M271 and M27 Jct 3. You will find it a lot easier if you take the A36 through Totton to Ower. Either take the old road or switch to the A326 to cross over the M27 at Ower at the mini roundabout just before Ower.

Elia was bailed out by Forster's save from Austin's deflection. He stayed by the right post as everyone else came out. Austin would have been offside if he had come out. No doubt he will be schooled on that situation. Fonte confirmed that the referee told him that he saw both offences. Onuha jumping in at Forster and the offside when the ball hit Onuha on the head.

No Onuha jumped into him as he was just about to catch the ball.

Several things are required of midfielders, passing, ability to drive forward and score some goals, ability to defend competently. Some of our players possess two of these, Wanyama and Schneiderlin pass well and are good defenders who sometimes can break forward and score the odd goal which makes them outstanding holding midfielders. Reed passes well, defends well and is mobile enough to be a good all round midfielder. Davis and Ward-Prowse fall into an entirely different category. They both are content to just circulate possession and rarely break forward with the intent to do anything other than pass. Neither is a good defender, they just don't go in hard, just try and jockey or nick the ball away. Davis yesterday had the opportunity to clatter Shelvey thirty yards before he eventually hit the post but just let him run, he pulled out of several tackles and just let Shelvey run past him for the goal. IMO we cannot afford to play both of them as their circulation of the ball in front of the opposition usually goes back to the defenders and the goalkeeper to launch. Defensively they are an open door. As an attacking goal threat non existent. Tadic is an enigma. The first dozen games he was brilliant. I get the feeling of brittle confidence, would he be better on the other side or in the middle? It looks like Djuricic is nearly done deal. Mainz have announced going to us but Benfica have to finalise. He could well be the missing link as an AM. Sunday we were far too slow in moving the ball and allowed Swansea to compact their defence. Reed had a good game but the other two were too comfortable passing, we needed the three midfielders to make runs off Pelle but they didn't. Possession doesn't win matches nor does pressure. Dead ball specialists, don't make me laugh, it was disgracefully wasteful.

I was in the South Stand, I left straight after the goal. Was picked up close by and had no trouble at all.

I contacted the ticket office the day after the replay and buying the ST seat online, they confirmed use season ticket.

I've seen them given but that doesn't make it right. My opinion for what it's worth, with the pace of the ball and the short distance involved could Fonte have got out of the way. The key for me he turned his head away and that was all he had time to do. Good decision as was the situation seconds before. Remind me, how many times did Poll book the player in the World Cup without sending him off ?

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At least one person who saw what happened. Stupid defending and ridiculous goalkeeping. Good control and a cross straight to a defender who got in a mess. The assist was from the panicking goalkeeper.

I thought he signed a new 5 year contract in 2013?

It may be that the absence of both Bertrand and Clyne with Targett at left back persuaded Koeman that putting McCarthy in against Chelsea at right back would be a bigger risk than Yoshida and going back to a four. With Bertrand back and now Schneiderlin out against Arsenal he could opt for a five with McCarthy at right back and leave Tadic out. We did pretty well against Arsenal with a back four. At least we have the options including Yoshida at right back and Fonte, Alderweireld and Gardos at centre back and Bertrand left back.

I wouldn't swear to it but I thought had to be signed by the previous Sat noon for the FA Cup, ie Sat 27th.