Match Day Thread FC Midtjylland V Saints. Europa League Play Off 2nd Leg 27/08/15 ko 19:45

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/arti...ery-pre-midtjylland-away-england-2646598.aspx

Training gallery...no sign of Mane, but no Wanyama either. Wouldn't read too much into that as there are no crowd scenes, so may just have got a few shots off early in a training session.

 

4 engined safety! They have apparently arrived safely.

 

Am at another bloody Orlando theme park this afternoon and tomorrow so will miss the match before I get out.....Saints to win by 2 clear goals though, cos wolves are just rough dogs and Ron will be using one of those high frequency whistles to put them off

 

The wide cm 's protect the cb's wide. The wide cb's can also protect wide with Romeu and Wanyama dropping deeper when necessary. I expect the other team to have a negative approach and not get many men forward anyway.

The problem is you are also thinking of the formation in a rigid way and underestimating Davis and Wanyama's sense of danger. You aren't understanding the high line either and high press along with the fact that we certainly don't need to keep a clean sheet if we set up this attacking. I could see the opponent retreating and panicking if we played like it. As a result offering next to nothing on the counter. People generally don't like unconventional tactics that are for one game and one opponent so I'm not surprised by your response.

One more thing Re:crossing . We'd be so on top Davis and Ward-Prowse would get in positions to cross. Even Yoshida. Rodirguez and Long would find themselves on the flanks too in crossing positions. I'm confident we could batter and outplay them like this as we simply have the better players. But I understand if you don't like it as it's really gung-ho

 

Whens the presser? Today?

 

The issue in the first leg was that we do not have a left sided midfielder in the squad so Matt Targett was very exposed to arguably their best player, the flying winger who was a pain in the backside until he was substituted in the second half.
I don't see that they will play any different in the second leg so it will be interesting to see if/how RK protects our left sided defence

 

Couple of tweets saying that Vic was having a medical examination today, details vague and differ. Not with the squad apparently.

 

1. I am really pleased you know what I am thinking. That's clever You also know what I am not understanding, that's really clever (especially as neither of us mentioned the high line)

2. Not sure how all those player are going to get into wide positions to cross it, if we are knocking it long and direct to the front three... unless of course they too will be bullish and not bother tracking back.

Just two question? How much of the ball do you think the opposition will get and what will they do when they get it?

I think we will win comfortably, anyway.

 

It's ok DL he's not going to be a threat this time as he will be bamboozled by our new tactics.

 

Is that at Tottenham?

 

No latest tweet said at The Spire which is local.

 

Are these our starting DM's?

 

Dastardly and Muttley?

 

Means Davis must start alongside. Or 3-5-2?

 

They'd better blooming win 6-0 and sign VVD and Messi if they are going to sell Wanyama to the North London Yobbos.

 

Presser scheduled for 16:45 not seen a link yet.

 

Wasn't Vlaar being unveiled today?

 

Vlaar?! Hes crocked and off the radar.

 

Rumour the other day although it was the star, said we have signed him and unveiling today (although Connor said this was unlikely).