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Comment | Daily Echo Hint At Player Power Issues In Southampton Squad
at 11:30:45
What Alfie implies makes sense, but is it really the RM brigade who are manipulating the terrible tactics of tippy tappy football and 3 centre backs? Surely the two manager/coaches this season choose the back 3 / 2 wingback formation so the CBs are inclined to play safely sideways until eventually the midfielders have to play risky balls forward often intercepted…
Clearly, however, most of the players from the last disastrous season have PTSD and Alfie is right they should be cleared out, maybe not from the club yet due to contracts, but certainly from the team.
The key is to find a 2 CB pairing, by process of elimination it’s Edwards and Quarshie, although Harwood-Bellis has been the most aggressive and consistent defender this season so I would make him the exception (and captain) and the tall, young, strong Quarshie can sub in and continue to learn his trade.
Fullbacks - Jelert is good but too small long term, the lack of height and physicality must be addressed in the next transfer window and strong, athletic, tall full backs brought in to a back 4 - goodbye Manning and Welington.
Charles, Jander, Bragg, Azaz are good combinations in midfield, Fellows, Scienza, Robinson also good options on the wings, AA good but we must have a great CF, think Lambert, Pelle, Ings quality.
Lastly let’s hope the new GK Peretz comes in, commands his box (he’s 6’4”), that would certainly counter the reason for the extra defender it appears we’ve been forced to play, but hope he also saves some low shots!
So only three new signings needed IMO, 2 fullbacks and a centre forward - break the bank for the latter! |
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Comment | Southampton At Nottingham Forest The Verdict
at 13:09:13
0h well, let’s look forward to better days and an exciting upcoming Championship season and let’s play ‘Sell, Release, Return’ and pick our squad and starters…here goes:
Sell ((if the price is right): Adams, Bella-K, JWP, KWP, Lavia, Salisu
£200,000+ estimated in
Release: Armstrong S, Elynoussi, Maitland-Niles, McCarthy, Orsic, Walcott
£200,000+ per week £10M+ per annum estimated off the wage bill
Return: Chalke, Lawrence, Nlundulu, Payne, Simeu, Small, Smallbone, Stephens, Tella, Watts
Starting XI 4-3-3/4-2-1-3
Bazunu;
Livramento, Bednarek, Caleta-Car, Perraud;
Smallbone, Lyanco (capt), Alcatraz
Tella, Onuachu, Armstrong A;
Second XI
Cabillero;
Bree, Simeu, Stephens, Larios;
Aribo, Diallo, Djenepo;
Sulemana, Mara, Edozie
Academy XI:
Bycroft;
Payne, Lawrence, Otseh-Taiwo, Small;
Watts, Chalke, Dibling;
Ballard, Nlundulu, Diamond
Good enough to re-set win Championship. |
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Comment | Southampton at West Ham United The Verdict
at 11:35:24
Well, if Jones had been in charge of that shambles he would have been crucified: bad selection, bad formation, bad tactics, bad dead-ball defending, rank bad play. There’s one common denominator in that dreadful, disgraceful performance: Ruben Selles, first as coach now manager. Why on earth would he revert to that losing 4-2-2-2 formation, why would he play serial losers Ely, Armstrong, why oh why pair Mara and Walcott as lightweights up front?
Sorry to say but Jones had the right answer, although it took him several games to realise what rubbish our team was/is: play 3 strong men in defense and go for a shutout, bypass the non creative midfield and hit the ball long to a giant centre forward and go for knock ons to speedy forwards. What a great pity those two such forwards were signed after it was too late for Jones to make use of them. Blame the Board, the Managers, the Players if you like…but how about the fans whose noise made it impossible for Jones to stay and implement the only strategy that was ever going to work with this disparate team. |
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