Southampton (away) February 19

[Btay]

Big game and we need another 3 points with some hard games around the corner.

Same team for me as Leeds. Same intensity from the start and we should see another 3 points.

[Cornish Steve]

Same team for me as well, although it's possible Mykolenko may start over Kenny. Gray should replace Rondon on the bench.

[Romey 1878]

Another game where we'll have had proper training sessions in the build-up so I'm at least confident we'll put in a decent performance.

[Hafnia]

4 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:

Another game where we'll have had proper training sessions in the build-up so I'm at least confident we'll put in a decent performance.

The message should be “are you a group of players who need the fans to make you do the workrate you should be doing anyway?  Because if you are then you will not be part of my plans”

if we get 3 points away at Southampton we will be really on an upward curve and hopefully end the season pushing up to the top 7. 

[Btay]

1 hour ago, Hafnia said:

The message should be “are you a group of players who need the fans to make you do the workrate you should be doing anyway?  Because if you are then you will not be part of my plans”

if we get 3 points away at Southampton we will be really on an upward curve and hopefully end the season pushing up to the top 7. 

Fingers crossed. Personally I’m not looking so much as where we finish this year but more to what our points per game under Lampard would bring us for the next season.

[Palfy]

6 hours ago, Btay said:

Fingers crossed. Personally I’m not looking so much as where we finish this year but more to what our points per game under Lampard would bring us for the next season.

What if we finish 18th you wouldn’t be happy then

[dunlopp9987]

2 minutes ago, Palfy said:

What if we finish 18th you wouldn’t be happy then

When we end up finishing 18th, I'm sending a flaming bag of dog poo straight to your front step

[Bailey]

Southampton are a decent unit. I dont think they have a lot of genuine quality but Broja is a real handful and will certainly test our back line and JWP is industrious and should be feared anywhere around the box. 

I think the rest of the team are fairly solid without and they play to the managers instructions. They work hard and can create chances. 

I think this will be a really tough game and will be a lot more like the Newcastle game than either of the other two. Hopefully we will be more up to the task this time around.

[London Blue]

Don't forget Ward Prowse who is a very good player and has great dead ball delivery.

[dunlopp9987]

9 minutes ago, London Blue said:

Don't forget Ward Prowse who is a very good player and has great dead ball delivery.

 

2 hours ago, Bailey said:

Southampton are a decent unit. I dont think they have a lot of genuine quality but Broja is a real handful and will certainly test our back line and JWP is industrious and should be feared anywhere around the box. 

I think the rest of the team are fairly solid without and they play to the managers instructions. They work hard and can create chances. 

I think this will be a really tough game and will be a lot more like the Newcastle game than either of the other two. Hopefully we will be more up to the task this time around.

[London Blue]

12 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said:

 

For some reason thought that was KWP, my dyslexia kicking in!! 

[Btay]

4 hours ago, Palfy said:

What if we finish 18th you wouldn’t be happy then

Strangely enough I feel we are in safer hands/better direction now - even if we got relegated this season than if we continued with Rafa ( and stayed up )

[Btay]

Is Allan rumoured to be injured? Seen quite a few predicted lineups online with Gomes and DVB in midfield. Would be a huge loss as I don’t think Gomes is anywhere industrial enough for that midfield 2.

[milesey05]

14 minutes ago, Btay said:

Is Allan rumoured to be injured? Seen quite a few predicted lineups online with Gomes and DVB in midfield. Would be a huge loss as I don’t think Gomes is anywhere industrial enough for that midfield 2.

5th yellow?

[Palfy]

Not an easy game this one the Saints have their tails up and we face them on a good run, without a Doucoure or Allan in the CM role protecting our fragile defence I can see us struggling to contain them. We need to control the ball and make sure we take our chances by improving our conversion rate. 

[Bill]

The only Midfield injuries we have are...... Gray, Doucoure, Davies, Delph, nothing about Allan being injured.

He's still available to be chosen in the fantasy league, which is usually a good indication.

[MikeO]

On 09/02/2022 at 09:15, Bill said:

I see we still have forum members who still don't know we have a player called Gray, Not Grey.

 

2 minutes ago, Bill said:

The only Midfield injuries we have are...... Grey, Doucoure, Davies, Delph, nothing about Allan being injured.

Strange that

[Bill]

Aargh ......  Was so worried if Doucoure was right or wrong that I missed it Mike.

I have had my nose stuck in paint colour charts all week, so I'm using that as an excuse. .  Sorted it.

[MikeO]

https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2491644/everton-and-southampton-join-forces-for-diversity-campaign

[MikeO]

[Hoof_It_Nev]

Looks good to me

[Hoof_It_Nev]

Straight 4-4-2?

 

If Iwobi reverts back to his usual self then stick Richarlison in his place and get Dele playing off DCL. Interested to see the Allan/VDB combo in the middle! 

[Isaiah]

Ye gads, a bench! An actually useful-looking bench!! 

[Hoof_It_Nev]

32 minutes ago, Isaiah said:

Ye gads, a bench! An actually useful-looking bench!! 

Imagine having Godfrey, Doucoure, Mina and Grey on there 

[dunlopp9987]

Just now, Hoof_It_Nev said:

Imagine having Godfrey, Doucoure, Mina and Grey on there 

@MikeOincoming

[dunlopp9987]

3 points here would be absolutely massive, put us 8 points above the drop

COYB!

[dunlopp9987]

Second game in a row where we have a golden opportunity in the first couple minutes, right in front of goal, and fluff it

[duncanmckenzieismagic]

Bright start

[dunlopp9987]

Clear pen. Absolute horseshit we didn't have that called

[Aidan]

How can VAR still be this bad?