Southampton (Away) Saturday January 19th

[Shukes 2,565]

Good footwork from Gana eh? Must have been a mistake because he isn’t capable of it 😉

And a great interception there. Brilliant as the commentators said. 

We atill look shaky though when they have the ball. Need to get Richarlison and Siggy involved. They are ghosts at the minute.

[Aidan 1,053]

8 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said:

You want to bench Digne, who has arguably been our best player all season, for Baines, who happened to play well against a League Two side? 

Go on....

Not even arguably the lads been a cut above the rest!

[Sev 79]

Where the hell did I say I wanted to bench Digne?

[Bailey 3,143]

Very good save from Pickford.

[Palfy 1,111]

Good save

[Bailey 3,143]

No control on the game at the minute. Siggy needs to get his foot on the ball and then hopefully start feeding more into Richie/Lookman/Bernard.

Great header Zouma.

[Matt 5,406]

Brilliant from Pickford. Zonal marking made irrelevant again 

desperate defending this 

[Aidan 1,053]

Not sure if we're going to be able to get at Southampton from the wide areas today.

[Palfy 1,111]

COYB

[Bailey 3,143]

That was superb football. Front 4 all involved.

[Aidan 1,053]

Better 

[markjazzbassist 1,964]

Wonderful sequence there

[Shukes 2,565]

Lookmans looking our best attacking option at the moment. Very sharp and fast feet.

Lovely football there from Richarlison, Siggy to Bernard and a good shot blocked from Lookman. Bernard’s looking good to.

[dunlopp9987 93]

8 minutes ago, Sev said:

Where the hell did I say I wanted to bench Digne?

Where ya gonna play Baines and Digne in the same XI?

[Sev 79]

Just now, dunlopp9987 said:

Where ya gonna play Baines and Digne in the same XI?

Bingo!

[Palfy 1,111]

Just now, dunlopp9987 said:

Where ya gonna play Baines and Digne in the same XI?

Stop Gana for Baines😀

[chicagoblue 211]

Some slick touches from Bernard. Were slowly coming into the match

[johnh 1,619]

After 15 minutes we haven't had a single attempt on goal.

[Aidan 1,053]

3 minutes ago, Shukes said:

Lookmans looking our best attacking option at the moment. Very sharp and fast feet.

Lovely football there from Richarlison, Siggy to Bernard and a good shot blocked from Lookman. Bernard’s looking good to.

Rarely losses the ball it sticks to him!

[Shukes 2,565]

Before any of you say it... that was Gomes, not Gana! GOMES... you can easily tell the difference, Gomes is the one with the orange boots.

[Palfy 1,111]

1 minute ago, Aidan said:

Rarely losses the ball it sticks to him!

I really think he should be more central fuck Pickford is going to have busy afternoon

[Aidan 1,053]

Gomes needs a kick up the arse. He hasn't proven himself yet stop getting complacent.

[Matt 5,406]

Keane and Coleman sleeping there, another good block

[Shukes 2,565]

5 minutes ago, Palfy said:

Stop Gana for Baines😀

You can’t stop Gana, you should know that by now!

[chicagoblue 211]

Donkey of a run from Richarlison

[Matt 5,406]

Has Richarlison done anything other than be offside?

[Aidan 1,053]

Fucking hell richy. So poor, wanted the glory.

[Bailey 3,143]

Comical terrible touch at the worst moment from Richarlison. Great counter up until that point.

[Sev 79]

1 minute ago, Shukes said:

You can’t stop Gana, you should know that by now!

[Palfy 1,111]

1 minute ago, Shukes said:

You can’t stop Gana, you should know that by now!

I know fucked up

[Bailey 3,143]

3 minutes ago, Shukes said:

Before any of you say it... that was Gomes, not Gana! GOMES... you can easily tell the difference, Gomes is the one with the orange boots.

Gomes with the ball but Gana not tracking the run! 😂

Plenty of cover behind Gomes. He should be encouraged to try them balls (so should Gana) but they have to make a better effort than that!

[Aidan 1,053]

Gomes and richarlison isn'tt working in this game need to change something.

[Bailey 3,143]

Both Gana and Gomes flying out of position and not winning the ball. Lucky.

[Shukes 2,565]

Lucky lucky lucky there. We have no pace at the back whatsoever.

[Matt 5,406]

Great positioning by Pickford 

[Bailey 3,143]

If your going to play Richarlison up front, the ball has to go to feet. We are a different animal when we do that.

[Palfy 1,111]

We need to start better than this in games we look lost

[Palfy 1,111]

1 minute ago, Matt said:

Great positioning by Pickford 

If it carries on like this he's gonna be motm

[markjazzbassist 1,964]

DCL for gomes would be the change for me

[Shukes 2,565]

Problem is we don’t have a player that can do a job to take Gomes out of the firing line for a bit. We need him on the pitch and have to hope his form comes back. 

Having a terrible game again. Can’t work out what’s wrong with him recently, or did he just have a few matches at the start out of his skin and this is the real Gomes?

[Matt 5,406]

Brilliant interception from Gana there 

[Aidan 1,053]

Fuck off gomes what the hell is happening he's lost the ball every single time he's got it 

[Bailey 3,143]

FFS Gomes find a pass!

[dunlopp9987 93]

And now Gomes goes inches from an own goal. We look dreadful out there. 

[Palfy 1,111]

2 minutes ago, Shukes said:

Problem is we don’t have a player that can do a job to take Gomes out of the firing line for a bit. We need him on the pitch and have to hope his form comes back. 

Having a terrible game again. Can’t work out what’s wrong with him recently, or did he just have a few matches at the start out of his skin and this is the real Gomes?

The common denominator got to him it happens to them all eventually.

[Shukes 2,565]

Bloody hell were even trying to beat ourselves now. Living on the edge is not the words.

[chicagoblue 211]

Nearly shooting ourselves in the foot at the back. Another very poor first half. Lucky not to be 2 down

[Bailey 3,143]

We just cant find a pass. I think I agree about DCL. We need to be able to go long and hold the ball up to take the press out of the game.

[Sev 79]

Poor Gomes. I wonder what have happened to him. He looked so good and promising ealier this season. Any?

[Matt 5,406]

Stupid pass from Zouma, who’s been quite good otherwise. 

Calculated from Gomes

[Shukes 2,565]

Just now, Palfy said:

The common denominator got to him it happens to them all eventually.

I agree. But they pay the money to be there so have the right. 

[dunlopp9987 93]

The passing across the board has just been poor

[Matt 5,406]

1 minute ago, Bailey said:

We just cant find a pass. I think I agree about DCL. We need to be able to go long and hold the ball up to take the press out of the game.

Richarlison is basically doing what Haf accuses Rom did, only without the goals 

[markjazzbassist 1,964]

BernRd really looking nice today

[Bailey 3,143]

Siggy pissing me off too. Passing also crap and in that move he should have been flying into the box to get on Digne's cross but instead he jogs around. 

[Aidan 1,053]

Sending the ball up to Richarlison against 3 big centre halves isn'tt working. Even when he does get a sniff he's only playing for himself. 

We can't get any control of the game out wide because of the way Southampton have set up.

Gomes is putting on one of the worst displays I've seen this season in a blue shirt and that's quite an accolade.

Every time we go forward and space opens up we switch the play and allow Southampton to reorganize, often ending up going back to our centre halves.

No movement upfront, nobody showing for the ball or moving into space either. 

Absolutely shite.

[Palfy 1,111]

Just now, Shukes said:

I agree. But they pay the money to be there so have the right. 

But seriously Shukes this is shit were going backwards again some poor performances by a few players no one is taking control and throwing some fucks around.

[Matt 5,406]

He movement of the front 4 is so uncoordinated 

[Shukes 2,565]

3 minutes ago, Sev said:

Poor Gomes. I wonder what have happened to him. He looked so good and promising ealier this season. Any?

I think he’s trying a little too hard to influence the game. He needs to relax a bit.

Good spell from him there on the edge, but a minute later gives the simplest ten yard ball away.

[Gwlad all over 204]

Hope it's a game of two halves like last week otherwise we're finished.