| Can’t tell if Liverpool are bad or if Southampton are really good 20:50 - Jan 4 with 3514 views | Illinoisblue |
Prob a bit of both. No way Liverpool win the league this year. |  |
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| Can’t tell if Liverpool are bad or if Southampton are really good on 14:04 - Jan 5 with 292 views | Chrisd |
| Can’t tell if Liverpool are bad or if Southampton are really good on 12:20 - Jan 5 by LankHenners |
Hasenhuttl is an outstanding coach, one of the best in the whole division and would be a natural successor to Klopp in a few years.
Think Liverpool still have enough to pick up wins consistently enough to win the league. Utd are on a hot streak with their better players really shining - they're a team of great individual talent but have never known how to use it (Pogba a prime example), and still only play a very particular way which is bringing success but makes them susceptible to being 'out thought'. Bruno Fernandes turning out to be genuinely world class has helped them quite a bit. On the evidence of the last few games Pep seems to have got City operating closer to normal again but possibly still rely on De Bruyne too much.
After everything everyone's been through, can't help but fell Mourinho sh!thousing his way to another title is the right thing to happen. |
I thought he did really well last season especially after their 0-9 drumming to Leicester City, they looked a side certs for relegation, but they turned it around and have gone from strength to strength. |  |
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| I'd lost interest in the Premier League on 14:10 - Jan 5 with 290 views | Chrisd |
| I'd lost interest in the Premier League on 11:36 - Jan 5 by unstableblue |
..... but I am really enjoying it this season.
Games seem to have more energy and attacking intent, whilst also the level of technical ability of the players (including the English) and technical/tactical set-up of the players is of a really high standard.
Teams like Leeds, Southampton, Leicester, Wolves and Aston Villa are making a real difference to the mix. Saints outfought and outplayed Liverpool overall last night.
Much needed in the lock down, especially with Ipswich playing so intermittently, and with such little tactical/technical acumen on display.
Who do you think will win the Premier League? I'm thinking Man City. But expect Man U to buy large, and perhaps mount a challenge. Rashford, Fernandes, Pogba and Martial are that good and playing into form. |
Man City were so good and in control on Sunday against Chelsea, it's hard to look past them, but Manchester United are also looking like a very decent and entertaining side. It's going to be very interesting to watch this unravel. | |
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| Loved his emotion last night... on 14:27 - Jan 5 with 271 views | unstableblue |
| Can’t tell if Liverpool are bad or if Southampton are really good on 12:20 - Jan 5 by LankHenners |
Hasenhuttl is an outstanding coach, one of the best in the whole division and would be a natural successor to Klopp in a few years.
Think Liverpool still have enough to pick up wins consistently enough to win the league. Utd are on a hot streak with their better players really shining - they're a team of great individual talent but have never known how to use it (Pogba a prime example), and still only play a very particular way which is bringing success but makes them susceptible to being 'out thought'. Bruno Fernandes turning out to be genuinely world class has helped them quite a bit. On the evidence of the last few games Pep seems to have got City operating closer to normal again but possibly still rely on De Bruyne too much.
After everything everyone's been through, can't help but fell Mourinho sh!thousing his way to another title is the right thing to happen. |
... must motivate and inspire the players
I just think he was blown away by the energy they gave him and just how well they kept their shape
great to see |  |
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| Can’t tell if Liverpool are bad or if Southampton are really good on 14:30 - Jan 5 with 270 views | LankHenners |
| Can’t tell if Liverpool are bad or if Southampton are really good on 14:04 - Jan 5 by Chrisd |
I thought he did really well last season especially after their 0-9 drumming to Leicester City, they looked a side certs for relegation, but they turned it around and have gone from strength to strength. |
The 9-0 was a red herring really - it was obviously a terrible result but it was neither the bellwether nor the turning point it was turned into at the time or since. It was sandwiched into a run against a lot of top 6 sides which, combined with it being early(ish) in the season, made it harder for them to really get their fast-paced, high-pressing style going. Plus, they were down to 10 and Brendan Rodgers specifically instructed his team to go for the most goals scored in a match record which is highly unusual.
They were always a good team with a great manager but needed a bit of time to get their feet right. |  |
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| Can’t tell if Liverpool are bad or if Southampton are really good on 17:35 - Jan 5 with 230 views | Chrisd |
| Can’t tell if Liverpool are bad or if Southampton are really good on 14:30 - Jan 5 by LankHenners |
The 9-0 was a red herring really - it was obviously a terrible result but it was neither the bellwether nor the turning point it was turned into at the time or since. It was sandwiched into a run against a lot of top 6 sides which, combined with it being early(ish) in the season, made it harder for them to really get their fast-paced, high-pressing style going. Plus, they were down to 10 and Brendan Rodgers specifically instructed his team to go for the most goals scored in a match record which is highly unusual.
They were always a good team with a great manager but needed a bit of time to get their feet right. |
If you look again, they were struggling and sliding down the table, in fact 17th and only out of the bottom 3 on goal difference, then the 0-9 drumming happened which plunged them into the relegation zone. Yes, the Leicester result was horrendous, but they weren't in decent form heading into that game either. As we know as Town fans a result like that normally only has 1 outcome for a club. In fact, they'd only won two of their first 9 EPL games. It did appear that result was the catalyst for the manager to revise his tactics and selection, since then they have been a different side. I know the Southampton fans do appreciate Ralph Hasenhüttl and want to keep him under wraps, but the more success he has at St Mary's the more his stock rises. | |
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| Can’t tell if Liverpool are bad or if Southampton are really good on 18:26 - Jan 5 with 213 views | LankHenners |
| Can’t tell if Liverpool are bad or if Southampton are really good on 17:35 - Jan 5 by Chrisd |
If you look again, they were struggling and sliding down the table, in fact 17th and only out of the bottom 3 on goal difference, then the 0-9 drumming happened which plunged them into the relegation zone. Yes, the Leicester result was horrendous, but they weren't in decent form heading into that game either. As we know as Town fans a result like that normally only has 1 outcome for a club. In fact, they'd only won two of their first 9 EPL games. It did appear that result was the catalyst for the manager to revise his tactics and selection, since then they have been a different side. I know the Southampton fans do appreciate Ralph Hasenhüttl and want to keep him under wraps, but the more success he has at St Mary's the more his stock rises. |
His tactics haven't changed much, the principles are, and have always been, the same, it was a case of working out how best to use his players to achieve what he wanted.
Speak to anyone who watched and wrote about Southampton at the time and they'll tell you to shut up about the 9-0 as if it was an era-defining event. Embarrassing for sure, it's the worst result in their history, but Hasenhuttl was keen to point out at the time they'd actually played worse in other matches, which is shown if you break things down statistically, and, as before, Leicester were on a mission to score goals and most of their shots went in.
Without looking it up I believe they lost to Everton where Hasenhuttl was furious with the team, seeing as they conceded far more chances and created less and were rather fortunate that Everton were a much much weaker team offensively than Leicester. After that they really kicked themselves back into gear. | |
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