jarhead5

No worries guys. I'm just glad to have a place to talk Southampton Football. Not a lot of PL fans in my area.

Pelle isn't being used properly. He is a big, strong, aerial striker. He is best when he is fed the ball: in the air or through passes. If he has the ball more than a second or two, he isn't utilized properly. It's up to the team around him to be creative and cross/play the ball into him. One on one (in the air) he should win. Look at his 8 goals. Is the team currently playing him the balls that he scored with early in the season? He deserves blame, but he is a limited player. If we need creativity from that position, we should shop around for it. JRod will be that change of pace, but we may not see it this year. Long hasn't proven to be the change of pace we hoped for... Koeman has brought in a lot of pacey players to compliment Pelle, but it has failed to produce. Mane, Mayuka, Elia, Durcic. Tadic, Davis, JWP help with creativity, but fail to provide assists. The team and Koeman's system hasn't "gelled" yet. We see flashes of it, but not consistence. I hope we can keep the majority of the team for next season. Saints will be a force to reckon with in Koeman's second season!

Yes. Jarhead (in my case) is US Marine. I have followed the Saints for a few years. I've slowly become a fan and watch most of the matches (all from NBC/streaming). I hope to visit St Mary's in the future.

Hello all, I'm new to the board. I'm a Yank so go easy on me. First touches were poor in the last match. Pelle and Long turned it over the most. 3-4-3 may be the way to go against Hull. ------------------Davis ---------Toby---Fonte----Yoshida Clyne---Wanyama--Schneiderlin---Bertrain --------Mane----Pelle-----Tadic Gazz, Gardos, Targett, Reed, JWP, Long, Davis (if health) or Elia Pelle needs to be played a ball in the air or to his feet for a quick shot. We are asking too much from him currently. He is slow and doesn't offer good passes. Allow him to use his height and strength and he will start scoring. Tadic and Mane should try to be more creative.