----------Gazza---------------- -Clyne Fonte Hooiveld Shaw- ------------Davis---------------- Puncheon Schneiderlin Lallana ---------------Ramirez---------- -------Lambert----------------- My changes and opinions would be... I would personally replace Yoshida with Jos. None of our defenders have been outstanding. Feel Yoshida has looked a bit lost at times, but then so has Fonte and Jos. Fox needs to be dropped! He has been at fault numerous times this season and seems to always be out of position. What he was doing for the second goal I don't know, can only assume he hit a patch of superglue when tracking back. Shaw for the few minutes he was on closed down well (which is what we are not doing). Sit Davis in front of the back four to clean up before getting to defenders. Another line of defence. (not litturally we still would let goals in ha!) I think Schneiderlin has better ball distrabution than Davis so would play him more as an ACM. Would have Ramirez playing off Lambert like he did against Villa. Linked up well together. I feel he got lost out on the wing yesterday against WBA. Although partly could be due to returning from injury. Couple of other things I question: 1. Has Adkins given Lallana the captaincy to early? I don't think he is leader material on the pitch at the moment. I think I would have to give it to Lambert, Fonte or Davis. 2. What does Adkins see in Guly?!? I don't get it?!? 3. Maybe we need to look at bringing in another defensive coach?!? No nonsense says it as it is, knows the game?!? I.e. someone like Gary Neville, Tony Adams sort of person. 4. There was another one but i can't remember it.
Southampton v Swansea City (3pm) Referee: P Dowd Assistants: A Halliday, M Wilkes Fourth Official: S Hooper
-----------Gazza----------- Clyne--Yoshida--Fonte--Shaw ----Schneiderlin--Cork------- Puncheon-------------Lallana ---------Ramirez------------ ----------J-Rod-------------
Amazing how excited I got by that. Their player got to the goal-line and I was waiting for the cross. All of a sudden i'm out my seat, where's the cross? Shaw's only gone and bloody tackled him! Ha ha, love being a Saints fan, gives me a licence to get excited by the things other fans take for granted!
--------------Gazzaniga Clyne-----Fonte-----Yoshida-----Shaw -------------JWP-----Morgan ----------------Ramirez Puncheon--------------------Lallana ---------------Rodriguez
-----------Gazza------- Clyne Fonte Yoshida Fox ------Morgan-----Cork------ -Lallana-----------------Davis -----------Ramirez------------- -----------Lambert------------ Changed my mind. Realised we should probably go with a more defensive option on the left if Cork plays. Davis goes to the left. JWP/Puncheon could also be options there. Lallana moves right as Clyne doesn't need as much cover as Fox. Clyne's able to recover with raw pace with his high stamina if he's caught up field. Lallana has a great delivery which could cause problems for the opposition on the right. Ramirez should play central in a free role or he's wasted. For me Lambert or Rodriguez can't play in the same team if Ramirez is fit. They must play it like a 4-4-1-1 and be more organised and rigid than normal
-------------Gazza---------------- Clyne---Fonte---Yoshida----Shaw ------Morgan-------Cork---------- Guly-----------------------Ramirez --------------Lallana--------------- -------------Lambert---------------
