SaintTex

Who exactly is going to be doing the scoring? Goal production has fallen off a cliff. First 17 matches - 26 goals for Last 17 matches - 15 goals for even worse.. who is going to stop our opponents from scoring? We are giving up nearly 2 1/2 goals a match in 2021. first 17 matches - 19 goals against last 17 matches - 42 goals against (wow!) oh, and 1 clean sheet in 17 matches - and that was against Sheff United.

29 points in our first 17 matches 8 points in our last 17 matches I guess it is all about the timing.. if Saints had started this season with 8 points on 17 matches, Ralph would be sacked (one would think). - so much optimism as we headed into 2021. We were on pace to finish with 65 points.

ala Hojbjerg.

increased our league lead.

I thought Osvaldo was no longer on the training pitch.

we have a very real chance of finishing 17th.

Apparently the Board didn't have the hindsight to purchase a service contract for the Black Box. It's running a bit ragged.

Agreed. For our station in this league, he is about the best we can do. As far as priorities, Ings replacements is paramount, but we really need to look at the entire defence. 2nd worst in goals allowed in the League. No bueno!

Liverpool and Sheff United are the only clubs we have beaten since December 7th.

i am going to be a bit more optimistic and say 42 points wins - Burnley, West Brom (6 points) draws - Leeds, Fulham, Palace (3 points) losses - Spurs, Liverpool, West Ham, Leicester

Did we even do that in injury time? When the whistle blew we were in the process of completing another back pass.

Brighton on Sunday is a pretty big 6 pointer. A win gets us to 36 points and would put us 10 points clear of the relegation zone with 9 matches left.

Newcastle better hope to pick up some points in the next three, because after that, they have a brutal stretch. Spurs (8) Burnley (15) West Ham (4) Liverpool (6) Arsenal (10) Leicester (3) City (1) before closing out with Shef United and Fulham.

So we just need Newcastle to pull a : Swansea 2018

Remember last season when we said "Boy, where would we be without Ings goals?!" Well we are getting our answer now. in this 9 game winless streak, Ings has scored 1 goal. His performance in the last season and a half had evidently papered over a lot of cracks. If you want to be even more cynical - 2018/2019 - Ings 7 goals (16th place | 39 points) 2019/2020 - ings 22 goals (11th place | 52 points) 2020/2021 - Ings 8 goals (14th place | 30 points) - SO FAR you could argue the team had been static the last 3 years with Danny's one stellar year & half being the only real difference maker. Southampton goes, as Danny goes.

Getting busy in the PL For the next 15 days, there are only 3 days without a scheduled match.

with injuries we have had this season, does Ralph (or anyone else) know our preferred formation/starting XI if every player was available? i assume preferred formation is 4-2-2-2, but who goes where is a big mystery (debates for sure on GK, CB, MF, maybe even striker pairing)

circle the date.. 12-05-21 a true six pointer

Does he know if Ings has plans to score any more goals while at Saints?

Saints know they are playing a team with 9 men and down a goal, right?

the club/players don't need last Tuesday's score define them. Guess what? 8 other teams didn't get any points on Tuesday and Wednesday either : West Brom, Arsenal, Newcastle, Burnley, Fulham, Leeds, Villa and Liverpool. point differential this season , with the points we currently have, isn't really going to be a factor. we aren't ready for Europe and we aren't getting relegated.

who is Tchaptchet? I guess i am a not a super supporter.

yeah, my apologies, i fouled that all up. Miramino played in Austria, not Germany.

time will tell. couldnt get any playing time at Liverpool Ralph should be very aware of him from his Bundesliga days. Looked back at his Red Bull Salzburg stats....was expecting a bit more productivity considering Liverpool made a move for him a year ago. can he plan left or right back?