Match Day Thread Southampton vs Arsenal 10/05/2017 KO 7:45PM

Don't think I'd start Long, but if we're going to defend the way we did against Liverpool, I wouldn't be adverse to sticking Redmond or Boufal alongside Gabbiadini. Gives you at least a chance of some interplay, without having to wait 30 seconds for anyone to get forward to support the striker.

 

https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017...-part-two-claude-puel-pre-southampton-arsenal

Claude's pre-match interview for the written press. Said the team showed spirit and solidarity at Anfield, mainly keeping Liverpool to shots from 25 metres. He saw the same spirit v Hull, but we started too slowly....says he felt the same at the Hull game as Klopp must have felt at Anfield. He feels the Arsenal game will be more open with more chances for both teams. Asked about Gabbiadini, said that he is a player who needs to get the ball in the box and that recent games have not suited him, but also mentioned that he has come back from injury. Austin is fit as his injury was to his shoulder and not to his legs, but he isn't match fit. Says he is pleased with Forster in the second half of the season.

Puel may have used more words

 

Morning Fran.

 

Morning.

 

Cuco's goal v Arsenal...the one that will write him into Saints' folklore alongside Forte.

 

Beautiful one here

 

As once said, Southampton is a tropical paradise with palm trees....you could almost be abroad.

 

I would be jealous, but straight after the Arsenal game I have 2 weeks in the Greek Islands

 

Journalist asked Wenger about time wasting citing our game against Liverpool. Wenger said it usually come down to keepers and they should be yellow carded as a warning....but he did add that he didn't notice it especially with us at Liverpool. I suggest he will see a bit of it if we go one up on Wednesday.

 

Working hard again, Fats?

 

You wait until he sees how much time we waste at throw ins.
His head will explode.

 

I wonder which Arsenal player will be detailed off to roll around at Fraser's feet for 5 minutes until the rest of his team get the ball into our box.

 

I'm going for a 0-0 win to us.

 

Ooh lovely, whereabouts?

 

"Now it's another game, and another game at home, against another team and it will be important to have good possession, good possibilities to attack"

I'm sticking with my prediction he's going to switch back to 'outscore the opponent' mode for this match. Reckon there will be a few goals.

 

We started the Hull game in a sort of 4 - 2 - 4 formation, there didn't seem to be one player that knew how it worked, they obviously had not practised it as they were totally clueless, the rest of the game it was anyones guess what the formation was supposed to be, even after the substitutions.

 

Mykonos, Naxos and Santorini Can't wait

 

We tend to waste time on throw ins, no matter the score.

 

https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-05-09/gallery-training-southampton-arsenal