Southampton (H) 15/01/2022 3pm Build Up & Match Thread

[YoungWolf]

His receiving skills are weird. In a 352 he picks up good positions on the right inside channel yet is always facing where the ball has come from.

 

[YoungWolf]

Adams on for Diallo for them. So might make the midfield slightly less difficult to deal with but with more threat up top

 

[MARKakaJIM]

How unlucky is the penalty for them by the way. Gets his foot trapped in the ground trying to clear it and misses it!

RAN had already overrun the ball by the time there was contact too, shambles all round.

 

[sycophantia]

i wonder how we would look with a watkins, wilson or ings though

We'd look exactly the same cos we don't get our striker into good positions and don't feed him enough

 

[Alan]

I have a hard time gauging how good this Perraud guy is. Giving us problems without really... Doing anything.

 

[Alan]

Southampton bearing a striking resemblance to us in the first three games of the season.

 

[Freddeno]

We'd look exactly the same cos we don't get our striker into good positions and don't feed him enough

was thinking more of speed and doing things on their own

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Not the most convincing of stats. They've spent plenty of time around our box, had lots of corners, and put plenty of crosses in. But we've defended well as usual and Sa has made a couple of good saves.

We are definitely missing Neves in the middle but Donk is doing ok. Trincao really needs to get a bit more physical and put his foot in a bit and use his shoulders. Traore will be on soon for him IMO.

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I don't think it's even about physique or being competitive half the time with Trincao he's just casual and lose things because he isn't really trying hard enough to avoid losing the ball.

Was one after a Wolves corner broke down, Moutinho I think recovered the ball and played him in down the channel. He just sauntered towards a defender with the ball who then stepped forward and took it off him like it was a loose ball, no real attempt to beat the man or anything just walked straight into him like the bloke wouldn't even consider tackling him.

 

[Alan]

We'd look exactly the same cos we don't get our striker into good positions and don't feed him enough

If Raul isn't getting into good positions, that's on him.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

We'd look exactly the same cos we don't get our striker into good positions and don't feed him enough

It's only one person's responsibility for the striker to get in good positions, if they're not there then it's their own fault.

 

[sycophantia]

If Raul isn't getting into good positions, that's on him.

Depends on how he's been asked to play

 

[Alan]

Trincao has the unteachable ability to instinctively know how the ball is going to react to everything he does.

Unfortunately, he seems be conversely as bad at judging what a defender will do to get it off him.

 

[Jinky]

I think we’re always going to serve up this kind of performance when Neves isn’t in the team. Donk just isn’t capable of retaining possession and bringing other players in to play like Ruben. Moutinho has to effectively do it all by himself.

I’d be looking at Adama for Trincao quite soon otherwise they’re just going to keep coming at us.

 

[Jinky]

How good was that tackle from Kilman a minute ago, by the way?

 

[Alan]

Southampton look like they could cross the ball into our box until next week and not score.

 

[Freddeno]

How good was that tackle from Kilman a minute ago, by the way?

10 out of 10 on Perraud

 

[Alan]

Oh dear, would have been the icing on the cake for Toti, that.

 

[AndyWolves]

How can you let yourself be caught offside at a fk

 

[Alan]

I can't say enough about how impressive of a debut this has been from young Toti Gomes. Still time to go but he's been flawless defensively.

 

[Alan]

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