Southampton away match thread

[petehinton]

Mehmeti

[LondonBristolian]

You have to admire our commitment to giving the opposition a fair chance to defend the opportunities we create…

[AppyDAZE]

'ere we go, the ******* fake injury

Edited November 29, 2023 by AppyDAZE

[Silvio Dante]

Just now, Kid in the Riot said:

Fair enough. Can't say I've ever met one, nor would I visit their online following. 

I mean they were very, very good in his first season there tho, before getting shithoused by Ainsworths dour Wycombe in the play off semi. 

Yeah agree - and if you can get a team playing like that Dons side with Darling, Twine, O’Reilly then nobody’s complaining. But I don’t think it’s unfair to give the question mark considering what happened post their departure.

[Curr Avon]

Mehmeti should have used his left foot there.

[George Rs]

Mehmeti go on your left

[Lew-T]

Frustrating as we get into good positions.

[Better Red]

Look ok tonight but we are toothless up front.

Desperate need something upfront.

[AppyDAZE]

make 'em pay

[cidercity1987]

I think someone in recruitment was pissed last January

[George Rs]

Only 4 mins added wtf

[Redrascal2]

1 minute ago, Andrew_V1 said:

That break just sums us up. Absolutely devoid of quality. 

Nest egg needs to be opened considerably 

Let's hope so.

[Wade Wilson]

1 minute ago, petehinton said:

Mehmeti

He moves like he’s lagging. 

[Better Red]

4 mins..

Should be at least 5 maybe 6

[LondonBristolian]

And now a new rule where the ball doesn’t actually have to go near your hand for handball to be given…

[Kid in the Riot]

Just now, Silvio Dante said:

Yeah agree - and if you can get a team playing like that Dons side with Darling, Twine, O’Reilly then nobody’s complaining. But I don’t think it’s unfair to give the question mark considering what happened post their departure.

No, I've just never heard the specific about in-game management. At Oxford it seems to have been a strength. Let's see how it unfolds here.

[Redrascal2]

Just now, Wade Wilson said:

He moves like he’s lagging. 

And he doesn't seem to know what to do when he gets in good positions.

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

6 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

You please yourself then and ignore any prior posts to suit an agenda. Bit sad is all.

Hahahahah!

[Wade Wilson]

Just now, Redrascal2 said:

And he doesn't seem to know what to do when he gets in good positions.

He’ll know in 3 minutes when the connection catches up 

[Northern Red]

Deffo get the sense that certain people enjoy certain individuals making errors because they don't like/rate them.

Bit weird if you ask me.

[tin]

Decent first half; dross after the break. Got to take our chances when we’re on top. Top six still on, JL? 

[Silvio Dante]

Just now, Marina's Rolls Royce said:

Hahahahah!

Please post where I’ve been unfair to Liam. 
 

Clue: You can’t.

So, I suggest you put up or shut up.

[And Its Smith]

Weimann has touched the ball 6 times in 30 mins! 

[Jerseybean]

Immediate thoughts after that performance are generally positive.

We looked far more composed and comfortable with the ball throughout, although failing to be very creative with possession. we certainly look to be trying to play the ball forward at every opportunity and much quicker than in the past and it was a solid team performance. We didn’t seem to be under any massive threat from Southampton.

The two pivotal moments were a world class strike at the start of the second half and a marvelous save from their keeper when we looked like scoring towards the end of the first half.

Hopefully Naismith’s injury is nothing too serious, although I suspect it’s a reoccurrence of his recent hamstring issue.

On balance a draw tonight would’ve been the right result, but we were undone by a truly excellent strike.

Overall a tidy performance, which reinforced our weaknesses upfront in my opinion.  Bell and Conway both worked hard, but never really troubled Southampton. We didn’t create a chance in the second half as far as I can remember.

Great noise from the traveling fans who were a credit to the club.

 

[SydneyCity]

I think Manning needs to work on his half time team talks.

[petehinton]

Massively missed opportunity for points that. We looked totally out of ideas after they scored, which doesn’t make any sense after playing so well first half. We looked happy to just lose it 1-0. 
 

Given we were playing a side who would shag the ball if they could, the amount of times we needlessly turned the ball over was absolutely staggering.  
 

Second half was truly, truly horrific and was a borderline copy and paste of QPR. 

[lenred]

Bollocks 

[cityexile]

Bit of a curates egg. Some good stuff, some clearly work in progress.

Southampton clearly the better side in the second half but still only managed one. We had more than enough chances to put the ball in their bloody net. Not scoring away is becoming a thing.

Ho hum. Frustrated more than anything.

[Kid in the Riot]

Feels like groundhog day a bit.

Single goal defeats away to all three of the relegated teams isn't too bad though.

And at times we've given it a go against all three: Leeds, Leicester and Saints. 

Can take tonight if we follow it up with a win against an average Norwich side on Sunday. 

[Super]

Oh well good 1st half rubbish 2nd.