SuperSAINT Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Straightforward 2 nil win for Saints. Probably won't be particularly pretty to watch though. Because we've had so many of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 If we are going to win 1 nil, score in the last 4 minutes not the bloody first four. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 @SouthamptonFC: Mauricio Pellegrino confirms that a late decision will be made on the fitness of #SaintsFC's @ryanbertrand3 ahead of #BHAFC: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 I work with someone who is a Brighton fan and he thinks they are down if they don't win this as we would leapfrog them (as well as a few other teams) and their last 5 games are pretty harsh. Yes same as us, they need to be above the relegation 3 places by at least 3 points going into April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Quite a few selection dilemmas for this one. Yoshida back in? Who plays left back if no Bertrand? Boufal or JWP (assuming we stick with a midfield 3 of Hoj, Rom and Lem) Long, Gabbi or Colonel Carillo up front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Patrik Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Late fitness test for Bertrand tomorrow according to the presser - fingers crossed he can play now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Late fitness test for Bertrand tomorrow according to the presser - fingers crossed he can play now Hamstring too. Not a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Well clearly he is not a clown he is managing a team which lacks goal scoring attacking players which has been apparent for the last two seasons Puel had the same problem last season but seems to be doing OK at Leicester. Puel did better last season with VVD playing well we had a better defence and Fraser was not such a liability. Now that McCarthy is fully fit he has been replaced and things are getting better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbert Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 https://southamptonfc.com/news/2018-01-29/team-news-southampton-brighton-premier-league-1718 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Late fitness test for Bertrand tomorrow according to the presser - fingers crossed he can play now Will still be surprised if Cedric is fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Late fitness test for Bertrand tomorrow according to the presser - fingers crossed he can play now Surely be better to rest him I thought Pied played well enough at left back !? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Ulloa will score, mirrored by Sturridge after. Our dithering will cost us again. Not looking good. Then again, Carillo might prove more than a lump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Ulloa will score, mirrored by Sturridge after. Our dithering will cost us again. Not looking good. Then again, Carillo might prove more than a lump Yeah, good point. Instead of dithering we should be signing every striker who might score against us. ****ing genius plan, mate. Can't believe the club haven't thought of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Yeah, good point. Instead of dithering we should be signing every striker who might score against us. ****ing genius plan, mate. Can't believe the club haven't thought of that. Lol. A lot of the stuff DT posts should probably stay in his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Lol. A lot of the stuff DT posts should probably stay in his head. Or his ar se. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 I love Kelly Brook. Oh damn, I've done it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Fear of losing has been regularly causing us to fail to win. I hope MP at some point just goes for the throat against weaker opposition but I won’t hold my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Ulloa will score, mirrored by Sturridge after. Our dithering will cost us again. Not looking good. Then again, Carillo might prove more than a lump last three seasons he's managed 6 goals in 33 1goal in 23 0 goals in 6 this season That is some Shane Long levels of goal scoring ability right there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 (edited) Big test for Carrillo if he starts. Dunk & Duffy both absolute units. Edited 29 January, 2018 by SuperSAINT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Big test for Carrillo if he starts. Virgo & Duffy both absolute units. Virgo????? That's going back a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Virgo????? That's going back a bit! He’s got to beat Ankergren in goal too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Virgo????? That's going back a bit! Fixed it! (At least I didn't say Steve Foster ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 Quite a few selection dilemmas for this one. Yoshida back in? Who plays left back if no Bertrand? Boufal or JWP (assuming we stick with a midfield 3 of Hoj, Rom and Lem) Long, Gabbi or Colonel Carillo up front? Why leave out Captain Corelli - has he got mandolin practice on Wednesdays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza82 Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 If Bertrand is fit the go with this, otherwise Mqueen in for him Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Pete Posted 29 January, 2018 Share Posted 29 January, 2018 McCarthy Cedric Yoshi Hoedt Bertrand Romeu Hojbjerg JWP Boufal Tadic Carrillo Get a couple of goals up, then bring on Lemina and Long for Boufal and Carrillo to shore things up for last 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 I'm hoping for a refereeing display from Mike Dean as good as the one when we last played each other at SMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Lol. A lot of the stuff DT posts should probably stay in his head.Or be flushed. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suomi Saint Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Fear of losing has been regularly causing us to fail to win. I hope MP at some point just goes for the throat against weaker opposition but I won’t hold my breath. This is a good point. I watched Pardew's interview after WBA beat Liverpool, and he said that at this stage of the season it is important to play with no fear and just go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Or be flushed. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Looks like you should do that with your ‘tablet’. Lol Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Miller Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 You can see Ulloa coming off the subs bench and making it 1-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Yeah, good point. Instead of dithering we should be signing every striker who might score against us. ****ing genius plan, mate. Can't believe the club haven't thought of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 To be honest I think an 80% Bertrand is still better than anyone else. And I'd give Carillo a start, didn't he score in his last game for Monaco? Surely should be more confident than our other fit strikers and we have looked our best this season with Austin up front, so Austin mk 2, is surely the next best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 To be honest I think an 80% Bertrand is still better than anyone else. And I'd give Carillo a start, didn't he score in his last game for Monaco? Surely should be more confident than our other fit strikers and we have looked our best this season with Austin up front, so Austin mk 2, is surely the next best option. I'd start him I can't see Brighton playing in a way that would suit Long's skill set. So assuming we will spend most of the game trying to break down a well organized 11 behind the ball defence looking to play on the break. I'd be inclined to play Gudio, with Boufal in behind and Tadic and Gabbi out wide and attack them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBitterne Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Mccarthy Cedric Hoedt Stephans Bertrand(if fit) Romeu Hoijberg JWP Boufal Tadic Carrillo 2-0 Southampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 If Bertrand is fit the go with this, otherwise Mqueen in for him Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk The only change I would make to this would be to swap Tadic and Boufal. Tadic is far more effective on the left and Boufal less so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golac's Iron Gonads Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Yeah, good point. Instead of dithering we should be signing every striker who might score against us. ****ing genius plan, mate. Can't believe the club haven't thought of that. Hasn't that been the way Liverpool have chosen which Southampton player to sign for the last few seasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guan 2.0 Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 To be honest I think an 80% Bertrand is still better than anyone else. But if an 80% plays and injures himself for a a month or longer, a 0% Bertrand is significantly worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guan 2.0 Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 The only change I would make to this would be to swap Tadic and Boufal. Tadic is far more effective on the left and Boufal less so. Agreed. Tadic should start on the left, always IMO. Boufal can pick up loose balls behind strikers and to his mazy dribble thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Dreading tomorrow and the potential horrendous mood I will be in if we don't win. Massive game, one of which if we don't get all 3 points I'll really start to think we're doomed to go down. Quietly confident we might do just enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 But if an 80% plays and injures himself for a a month or longer, a 0% Bertrand is significantly worse. You have to wonder whether we rushed him back too soon after he limped off in the added minutes of the Chelsea game just before Christmas...... being a touch cynical; World Cup on the horizon you would imagine that players in the reckoning to go will be getting neurotic to any little tweek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyell Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Bertrand not in today's released training pics. But McQueen is. So there's probably a good chance of us fielding an actual left back at left back. Not that he's doing anything more than making up the numbers in training because the U23s played last night, also in the pics, the brilliantly named Will Smallbone. Smallbone? It is cold out... Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Would be happy with McQueen, really like him as a player, very direct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Fear of losing has been regularly causing us to fail to win. I hope MP at some point just goes for the throat against weaker opposition but I won’t hold my breath. He's calling on composure from the team. I hope that this is not another word for caution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Would be happy with McQueen, really like him as a player, very direct. Same, not seen him have a bad game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Would be happy with McQueen, really like him as a player, very direct. Really? Don’t see it with him at all, very slow, we’ll lose a lot if he starts tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Bertrand not in today's released training pics. But McQueen is. So there's probably a good chance of us fielding an actual left back at left back. Bertrand was in training pics released on Facebook (2nd picture). If I knew how to share a Facebook picture on here I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Bertrand was in training pics released on Facebook (2nd picture). If I knew how to share a Facebook picture on here I would.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Really? Don’t see it with him at all, very slow, we’ll lose a lot if he starts tomorrow. Have you got him confused with Targett? I wouldn't say McQueen is slow he is a winger rather than a fullback so tends to be decent at the attacking side of the game not as good defensively though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 Have you got him confused with Targett? I wouldn't say McQueen is slow he is a winger rather than a fullback so tends to be decent at the attacking side of the game not as good defensively though. Possibly yeah, would still worry if we are relying on him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackedoff Posted 30 January, 2018 Share Posted 30 January, 2018 He will play one striker tomorrow, and we will fail to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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