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Chris Wise ‏@chriswisey #saintsfc boss Claude Puel tells me that Dusan Tadic can't train at present because nose injury is too painful. He broke it in two places.

If he does, I fully expect the Liverpool Echo to be all over it! Something like: "We understand the player has a release clause of £"X"m & is understood to have his heart set on a move to Anfield"

Chelsea now too.

I won't believe it until I see it on Noah Liebherr's Instagram

With Palace's record at defending set pieces, I'd rather JWP plays at Selhurst.

I'm still amazed nobody bid in the summer. We've sold a lot of players over the years, but Virgil is somebody I could literally see just about every big club wanting.

Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC Puel: "It's an important game. It's an opportunity to try to win something. All my squad is ambitious." #saintsfc Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC Puel: "The last game against #EFC was a fantastic game, with good intensity and a good physical level." #saintsfc Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC Puel: "Every time we can rotate the team and keep the same philosophy. #Arsenal are the same. It will be a good game of football." #saintsfc Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC Puel: "It's important to continue to develop young players, and not just from the academy, but the whole team – every player." #saintsfc Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC Puel on #SaintsFC's @VirgilvDijk: "He has the ability to become one of the five or six best defenders in the world." Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC Puel: "Do we have the squad to win this competition? Yes. But we must win tomorrow and every game is very difficult." #saintsfc Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC Puel says Dušan Tadić and @Mattytargett remain out, while @StevenDavis8 and Sofiane Boufal are available for the trip to #Arsenal. #saintsfc

A terrible tragedy.

I reckon he will be good for the Europa match.

Oh sh*t, really?!

Neil Taylor.

Gardos, Isgrove, Olomola all starting for U23's tonight, so none will be involved in Wednesday.

http://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/11667/10674625/manchester-united-make-benfica-defender-victor-lindelof-priority-for-january-transfer-window

Didn't know that. Very interesting. Remy is doubtful & Wickham will definitely miss the game on Saturday too. Pencil him (lightly) in for the Europa game next week?

The funniest thing about their summer was that for all their "we will spend £100m net" talk, they made a -£5m spend I expect them to vomit money out in January to try and course-correct themselves. (Semedo / Depay / Schneiderlin etc.)

When is he going to nail one of these long-distance scorchers he's been threatening?

I just don't see Austin / Redmond playing. (If we stick the rotation policy)

Virgil has been immense with us and I hope he stays for an extra season, but when/if the big clubs come in, without a shadow of a doubt, we should be a looking at £60m.

I'm not sure if Claude will go like he did against Sunderland in the last round with all of Reed, Stephens AND Isgrove... But I reckon it could be something like this: ------------Forster------------ Martina Fonte Yoshida McQueen -------------Reed------------- -------Clasie----Davis------- ------------Boufal----------- --------Long---J-Rod------- - Pretty sure Virgil, JWP, Hojbjerg, Redmond will be rotated out. - Bertrand & Cedric will likely be cycled out and utilized on Saturday. - Assuming Davis & Tadic are both ready to go. - Romeu could easily play again though.

When you take into account our struggle for goals, this is quite impressive IMO.

LOL! Don't think so.

It's very possible. Although after that game last night, the 1st thing I thought was that he should be the 1st name on the team sheet vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva next Thursday.

Just for reference: Arsenal: Martinez, Jenkinson, Holding, Gabriel, Gibbs, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Reine-Adelaide, Iwobi, Lucas Perez. Subs: Giroud, Bielik, Zelalem, Macey, Sheaf, Willock, Bola.

Interestingly, to back up what you've said about the kids not liking Ronald was a tweet earlier by Simon Peach who re-tweeted a chap who I assume is Sam McQueen's dad: "So glad @RonaldKoeman left"

Save JWP for set pieces on Saturday. Palace woeful at defending them.