‘Great’ players on paper

For all our ‘great’ players on paper, who out there yesterday was showing this greatness, and who has the character to dig us out of a hole?

In 2004/5 we had good players on paper but it doesn’t mean a thing unless they’re good on grass.

For the club’s much talked about due diligence into player’s character it seems the are missing the key ingredient: motivation.

Our players yesterday looked like a group of players who have given up playing for this football club, probably because most of them think they will get easy moves in the summer if we go down. They all get their money so why worry.

If our ‘great’ players have anything about themselves they would be rolling up their sleeves to get us out of a mess they are also responsible for. I look forward to them showing some character and professional integrity in the 11 matches left to save our premier league status. If they don’t, they will just be average players incable of showing a spirit and hunger for victory that defines truly great players.

On paper we have players who shouldn’t be where they are. We have a better squad than Brighton, Huddersfield, Burnley, and Bournemouth. We've just been horrifically mismanaged.

The fact is that if we do go down, 60% of this squad will be cherry picked as other managers will recognise the quality we have, and will have the ability to create a team with our quality left overs. The PL will be littered with ''former Southampton players''. That's nothing to be proud of, just sums up the colossal mismanagement at every level.

We have fantastic players in a shyte system with a numpty manager that has no idea in what he is doing.

Lemina could play for any team in the Prem

Bertrand, Romeo, JWP, Gabbi, Austin (when fit), Boufal would all get into any team outside the big boys.

Lemina could play for any team in the Prem

Bertrand, Romeo, JWP, Gabbi, Austin (when fit), Boufal would all get into any team outside the big boys.

Austin will never be fit, he knows how to pick up easy money, and that spirit has pervaded the Club

In general, we don’t have great players - you can look at the squads of many other average sides in the league and like us are bound to find players with international experience or experience at big clubs but who ultimately didn’t make the grade. Only Bertrand is legit.

Some of the talk on here -for example, Stephens being worth £30m is laughable. Clearly we shouldn’t be anywhere near the relegation places but we’re a midtable to lower midtable 45 point side.

In general, we don’t have great players - you can look at the squads of many other average sides in the league and like us are bound to find players with international experience or experience at big clubs but who ultimately didn’t make the grade. Only Bertrand is legit.

 

Some of the talk on here -for example, Stephens being worth £30m is laughable. Clearly we shouldn’t be anywhere near the relegation places but we’re a midtable to lower midtable 45 point side.

Yes, that's where we are now, a mid to lower midtable side. Our only genuinely good players are Lemina, Bertrand and perhaps Boufal. The rest are mid to lower midtable players.

In general, we don’t have great players - you can look at the squads of many other average sides in the league and like us are bound to find players with international experience or experience at big clubs but who ultimately didn’t make the grade. Only Bertrand is legit.

 

 

 

Some of the talk on here -for example, Stephens being worth £30m is laughable. Clearly we shouldn’t be anywhere near the relegation places but we’re a midtable to lower midtable 45 point side.

Pretty much.

I think there is an attitude problem in this bunch. How many of them are likeable or you feel an affinity for?

Romeu, Yoshida, Lemina perhaps. Maybe McCarthy. The rest seem like a bunch of helmets.

Edit: Davis has never struck me as a helmet so he is excepted from that.

Dave Merrington yesterday said Pellegrino couldn't motivate him to cross the road. No wonder the players say they back him, with a motivator they might have to bust a gut to get picked.

In general, we don’t have great players - you can look at the squads of many other average sides in the league and like us are bound to find players with international experience or experience at big clubs but who ultimately didn’t make the grade. Only Bertrand is legit.

 

Some of the talk on here -for example, Stephens being worth £30m is laughable. Clearly we shouldn’t be anywhere near the relegation places but we’re a midtable to lower midtable 45 point side.

Stephens isn't good enough in the air or even quick enough and shouldn't be keeping Yoshida on the bench. Another management mess up, we haven't replaced Fonte adequately yet.

Stephens isn't good enough in the air or even quick enough and shouldn't be keeping Yoshida on the bench. Another management mess up, we haven't replaced Fonte adequately yet.

Or Virgil.

We're at least £60m up though.