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Azaz switch teams?

Baz has more clean sheets than Peretz, this season.

PTSD or scar tissue?

Lincoln played very sound. They kept their shape all day and wasn't really bothered by our attack. We had a lot of the ball, but didn't do much with it. Had Welington not made that incredible shot, we lose. Stephens had a few brain dead moments today. Terrible pass back, allowing players to turn on goal, not marking close, i don't think he won a header all day.. Any time we broke down the flanks, there was never crosses into Larin. Some of that is because we played a right footer on the left and a lefty on the right. One moment we gave away: the free kick on the left center from about 40 yards out. JWP tried a shot. If Manning were on the field, we could've played at into the box for Larin or Schlotterberg. But Manning might have cost us more goals if he had started. 5 minutes on the field and falls over and allows his man to get a shot off. We need to find a way to play quicker. Most teams will watch this match and know how to stop/slow us down. We will have a good season. But without finding answers for the low block, will determine if we have a fantastic season.

Don't the free agents have to be registered tonight too?

Downes and Harwood-Bellis picked up yellow cards on Wednesday. They are out for Oxford?

http://www.fawanews.sc/Fulham vs Southampton.html

Time to go full r-word (mad Nat). Rambo Bree Harwood-B Bednerak Taylor Suga Lallana Downes KWP Arma Paul Pump it long all game. Bring Archer and Ross when the forwards wear down. A proper Dyche setup. We will get scored on regardless of what we do and we won't get many clear chances. But this might keep it close......er?

Thank you for the updates! No streams and I'm in the US, so i can't listen ether.

Saints match isn't on ESPN+

Bazunu Livramento (only because of injury rebound), Bree, Perraud, Larios Lyanco, Simeu Diallo, S. Armstrong, Smallbone Djenepo, Tella, Edozie Armstrong, Mara

Anyone know what happened to Vokins? Instagram photo shows him with an injured right leg.

Where is Tella?

Right, but are we bringing in a replacement for Reed? I think Reed is our cover this season.

For some time now, (most) everyone describes our style of play as sideways or backwards. I agree. We used to be able to play in that manner and still upend good teams. We are no longer that team, but we still play slow side to side (and backwards) and we don't have the team/skill to play in that manner. The team needs a new outlook. A fresh look at style and directness. Maybe that's the reason for a preseason with 5 at the back. Hughes saw Burnley play very defensive and take an odd goal for a win. Burnley never held the ball, passed it around. They kept there shape and used quick counters and good set pieces. Leister did the same a few years back and overachieved. I'm not suggesting that we try to play like those teams, but we should stop trying to play like Saints of 15-16. It's starting to look like we won't use 5/4/1 (how we were built in the summer), so Vestergaard (who should be a sweeper) will not be as effective as Yoshida/Stephens/Bednarek in a 4 man back line. If we continue in a 4/4/2, Cedric will continue his poor to fair games as he needs to be higher up the pitch (unless JWP plays right mid and will tuck in and allow Cedric to overlap). Cedric is poor in defending, so he is a waste in this formation.....but we have no one else. That leaves left mid for MoEly/Redmond/Armstrong (not his best position). I guess Long is supposed to be our version of Vardy.....? We don't have the players to be 15-16 Leister either.. I wish we had an identity. We always hope that new coaches will bring one....The last two coaches have not. Puel brought an identity, but it was boring and everyone ran him off.