Baird of the land

His authority has been somewhat eroded because he's been championing his this garbage 5-4-1 nonsense. However, memories are short if he now gets us playing the sort of football we ended up playing he'll get plenty of plaudits.

Prayers answered when we scored a minute after taking off shitnarek and going back to our attacking approach as far as i'm concerned. 2 points dropped sure but as long as it stops ralph thinking the Arsenal fluke is a template for success i'm relieved.

In a 4 our attackers can actually be a threat. Witness Adam armstrong working in the lines to set up our first goal. Also KWP becomes a weapon again bursting from deep, whereas in the 5 he offers much less threat and if anything gets caught out on the transition.

Guess i'm less of that view than you. Ralph being humiliated out of a ridiculous tactic set up is enough for me for now. If next week we revert and shitnarek gets in the lineup again then yeah it'll be a missed opprtunity.

Wish the fan forum was this week & have to hear him try and justify that cluster F*** of a system.

He's probably kept his job with draw. But my god how inept he is in terms of tactical approach setting up in a 5-4-1 in a winnable game at home Just look at the difference an attacking formation made. 2 points dropped. The positives, it looks like the recrutment department have made smart hires (Mara, Lavia, Bazanu, aribo all look decent) Please let that be the last time bednarek plays for southampton.

Glorious ball by Mara

what happens when you play 4 at the back

Finally donkey bednarek off

Got to be sacked. Dyche might at least teach this lot to defend a set piece.

our 3 at the back is pointless. Just robs us of any threat when we attack and doesn't offer defensive security. Get bednarek off for Artmstrong

Pathetic

I don't see it being different unless there's support. Not really a surprise leave a striker completely isolated and they will struggle.

Well ABK has been good, Lavia good again too. Bedanrek has been awful Nice save from Bazanu Leeds a bit fortunate with the marginal last man tackle. Don't get the formation at all. Gives us little in an attacking sense. Adams isolated on his own. Need to get armstrong on imo preferbaly for useless bednarek.

Absolutely appalling defening from bednarek. playing us into trouble. take a touch man.

Massive let off

Awful defening by Bednarek. Thankfully Bazanu bailed him out.

Looks like one of those ones where he needs to go through the man to get a touch on the ball.

Shame Perraud is out. Not really sure about repeating the Djenepo experiment. Guess valery is the FB cover, yeah no sure about that. Seemed clear from fan forum that silly 5 at the back was here to stay so that tempered my disappointment at that. Equally my annoyance at seeing Bednarek playing is tempered by knowledge that Lyanco is just back fit from injury. Good to see 'fish up a tree' romeu out of the attacking mid slot. Really wanted us to play 2 strikers up top. So not happy with the elyounessi/armstrong both being in.

Wonder if Ballard could play some part in the Cambridge game.

Maybe someone could point it out to the BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/extra/pf331s01hu/Thirty-years-of-the-premier-league-in-pictures

No Ramsay. Does that mean he’s off somewhere, injured or with first team?

Stay true + pray icon maybe equals not suffer relapse of injury.

See Rushdie has been stabbed in New York. Hopefully he doesn't die.

The team i'd like to see Bazanu KWP ABK Salisu Perraud Lavia JWP Aribo S.Armstrong A.Armstrong Adams I expect we'll get the 5 at the back nonsense, with the useless Bednarek present as ever, Romeu out of position as an attacking mid & maybe if we're really lucky 1 out & out striker.