Match Day Thread Southampton vs Everton 26/11/17 1:30PM KO - Embarrassment on National TV Edition

Oh, the goalkeeper should also take the pressure off the centre backs! more little precious things!

 

Especially referees...

 

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“Spin back two years and we had Romeu dropping into a 3 x centre back line when we were in posssession. This allowed Targett and Cedric to storm forward down the wings, overlap and allow more of the midfield / forward line to get in the box.”

Which is what Watford did at SMS, when in possession, and very effective they were too.
Everyone bombed forward except for three players, giving our defence nightmares because they were regularly faced with four or five opponents in the penalty area, waiting for crosses/passes.

 

Sky have done me a favour here - I think. Couldn't get the day off work on Saturday, but I eventually spotted the fact that the game is now on Sunday, so I can go. Hooray

 

and the good news is:-
Sunday 26 November
13:30 Southampton v Everton
Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistants: Simon Beck, Mark Scholes
Fourth official: Lee Probert

 

I'll be gutted if Jake Hesketh isn't at least on the bench, I would start him personally. I'd like to see Matty Targett (if fit) or Sam McQueen involved in some way and JWP HAS to start IMO.

 

https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017...aining-pre-southampton-everton-premier-league

 

I thought 'Why is this good news?', then I noticed the blue writing!

 

Same as...For the first time Saturday 3pm fixtures are no good to me

 

If Saints lose th is one.......a six pointer...........I can’t see MP2 lasting for the next game.

 

Aye up, Beddy lad. Bit late to this particular party I think. You're probably right, but where this will leave us is anyone's guess. Puel was the world's unluckiest manager - the part that injuries played last season is too often ignored. On Sunday we should have enough to put a modest Everton team to the sword. That we almost certainly won't weighs heavily on me. As my local pub is 45% Red, 45% Blue with a smattering of United fans, to be humiliated two weekends running could see me signing the pledge!

 

Oh well, at least the United fans will be pissed off next Wednesday when City give us a tonking then!

 

So we will be missing Rom & Mario for this one. I'd do something drastic were I MP. Wes & Yosh as CB's and stick Virgil in midfield & tell him Klopp's looking for another attacking player in Jan.
This is of course a joke, as I know now that we can't rely on VvD for anything other than a wage-drain.

This is going to be more painful than Burnley, isn't it.

 

Well at least Koeman is no longer their manager. Too positive?

 

I don't rate Unsworth. But even if we have a good day, we'll miss chances. Add to that no defensive midfield, a keeper that looks shot, this has got an easy 2-0 written on it. Siggy with a 40yarder to start proceedings.
Christ, I cannot remember feeling this hopeless about getting result for a long time.

 

---------Forster
---Yoshi VVD Hoedt
Cedric Hojberg Bertrand
------JWP Davis
---------Boufal
---------Gabbi

Kind of a 3-5-2 formation

 

2 attacking players

Is Mario definitely out still?

 

I'm fearing the worst, and with Romeu and Lemina out, we need to be a bit better defensively organised, hence 3 CBs.

 

Rumours saying Feb.
Not confirmed, but very worrying.