| Southampton game season defining. 16:02 - Jan 26 with 6527 views | Blue_In_Boston |
I watched them v Forest (wife a Forest fan) and also v Newcastle this weekend. They're no mugs, probably more Premier League experience than us so don't write them off. 3 points absolutely essential. |  | | |  |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:05 - Jan 26 with 5177 views | gainsboroughblue |
As much as they've become a meme, I'm astonished they have such a paltry points total. They've shown up nicely in several games I've seen.
They will be looking at next Saturday as a game they can win, no doubt about it.
We need to be switched on, on and off the pitch. |  |
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| Southampton game season defining. on 16:06 - Jan 26 with 5153 views | DerryfromBury |
You wouldn't put your house on it. |  | | |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:15 - Jan 26 with 5024 views | FromReuserWithLove |
Despite their points haul, I think they're a stronger team than us. They were hamstrung by Russell Martin.
That isn't a criticism of us btw, just that we're still playing catch-up and i believe punching above our weight whilst Saints and Leicester are under-performing. |  | | |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:16 - Jan 26 with 5010 views | mistert |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:05 - Jan 26 by gainsboroughblue |
As much as they've become a meme, I'm astonished they have such a paltry points total. They've shown up nicely in several games I've seen.
They will be looking at next Saturday as a game they can win, no doubt about it.
We need to be switched on, on and off the pitch. |
I said it yesterday and I'll keep saying it all week, the crowd can't let their nerves transmit onto the pitch when we play Southampton. |  | | |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:16 - Jan 26 with 4991 views | SomethingBlue |
Yes, they are competitive in most games – especially away from home. We need to beat them but if our crowd show up assuming we'll roll them over then it'll add to the difficulty. | |
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| Southampton game season defining. on 16:20 - Jan 26 with 4923 views | Chrisd |
If we can’t beat them, then our players need to have a long, hard look at themselves. It’s without doubt a huge game for us. Yes, against City and Liverpool we were expecting nothing but the manner of the performances was disappointing. Home to Southampton is a must win, no excuses. [Post edited 26 Jan 16:38]
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| Southampton game season defining. on 16:24 - Jan 26 with 4812 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:20 - Jan 26 by Chrisd |
If we can’t beat them, then our players need to have a long, hard look at themselves. It’s without doubt a huge game for us. Yes, against City and Liverpool we were expecting nothing but the manner of the performances was disappointing. Home to Southampton is a must win, no excuses. [Post edited 26 Jan 16:38]
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It's not a given we beat them! We're not levels above them. Last season them and Leicester seemed like impossible asks now we're talking as if we should be steamrollering them. I know we've improved the squad etc but we're still playing catch-up imo and lack the experience of all the other 19 teams in this decision.
If we want to survive, yes we need to beat them but it won't be easy and I personally don't expect it. | | | |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:26 - Jan 26 with 4769 views | mistert |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:20 - Jan 26 by Chrisd |
If we can’t beat them, then our players need to have a long, hard look at themselves. It’s without doubt a huge game for us. Yes, against City and Liverpool we were expecting nothing but the manner of the performances was disappointing. Home to Southampton is a must win, no excuses. [Post edited 26 Jan 16:38]
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As long as we give it everything we've got then the players won't need to take a long hard look at themselves. Even if we give it 100% Southampton are better than a lot of people think. | | | |
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| Southampton game season defining. on 16:26 - Jan 26 with 4768 views | OldFart71 |
Their achilles heel is they can't hold on to a lead. But we must be aware that they will be no pushovers. A draw would be a better result for them than us because I do believe they are down and that would just drag us into a worse position than we already are. Need to get feisty and hard to beat. | | | |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:29 - Jan 26 with 4720 views | Chrisd |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:24 - Jan 26 by FromReuserWithLove |
It's not a given we beat them! We're not levels above them. Last season them and Leicester seemed like impossible asks now we're talking as if we should be steamrollering them. I know we've improved the squad etc but we're still playing catch-up imo and lack the experience of all the other 19 teams in this decision.
If we want to survive, yes we need to beat them but it won't be easy and I personally don't expect it. |
It’s certainly not a given, but if we have any hope of staying up these are the games we must win. There’s simply no excuse in this game, we need to be ruthless, resolute and tough to beat. Even against sides around us we have been far from convincing. It’s time we draw a line in the sand and start delivering in these type of matches.
If you can’t beat a side that’s bottom of the league on your own patch then, we don’t deserve to stay up. Where are the points coming from if you can’t beat Southampton? [Post edited 26 Jan 16:31]
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| Southampton game season defining. on 16:32 - Jan 26 with 4646 views | NeverSayDie |
It is the very definition of “must win”! They are rock bottom of the league and every form table for a reason, there is literally no room for anything but 3 points, it’s our best chance of a win in all the remaining games of the season and if we don’t do it, we are in very serious trouble. |  | | |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:35 - Jan 26 with 4598 views | Chrisd |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:26 - Jan 26 by mistert |
As long as we give it everything we've got then the players won't need to take a long hard look at themselves. Even if we give it 100% Southampton are better than a lot of people think. |
Southampton have won one league game all season are on course to get the lowest points total in EPL history and we’re having doubts we can’t beat them? Where do the points come from then, if we can’t beat those sides around us? If we don’t beat them, it will be hugely disappointing and quite frankly it will serve to show we deserve to go down with them. | |
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| Southampton game season defining. on 16:45 - Jan 26 with 4458 views | mistert |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:35 - Jan 26 by Chrisd |
Southampton have won one league game all season are on course to get the lowest points total in EPL history and we’re having doubts we can’t beat them? Where do the points come from then, if we can’t beat those sides around us? If we don’t beat them, it will be hugely disappointing and quite frankly it will serve to show we deserve to go down with them. |
We've only won 2 more than them though! If we were Liverpool or Man City I'd be agreeing with you. I just expect 100% effort from the players and no complacency from the fans. | | | |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:49 - Jan 26 with 4403 views | TractorWood |
I thought we were lucky to draw away at their gaff.
Our games with them have usually been tight.
Would love to be more positive but think it's got a painful draw written all over it. |  |
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| Southampton game season defining. on 16:51 - Jan 26 with 4384 views | LA_Tractor_Boy |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:20 - Jan 26 by Chrisd |
If we can’t beat them, then our players need to have a long, hard look at themselves. It’s without doubt a huge game for us. Yes, against City and Liverpool we were expecting nothing but the manner of the performances was disappointing. Home to Southampton is a must win, no excuses. [Post edited 26 Jan 16:38]
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Our players should be bang up for this, especially the lads who may not get another opportunity to play in the PL if we're relegated.
Davis, Hutch and Delap won't be returning to the Championship, but I doubt anyone else would be snapped up. | | | |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:54 - Jan 26 with 4331 views | Chrisd |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:45 - Jan 26 by mistert |
We've only won 2 more than them though! If we were Liverpool or Man City I'd be agreeing with you. I just expect 100% effort from the players and no complacency from the fans. |
Wow, you might as well accept relegation now then. If we were playing Southampton away, I’d take a point now. We aren’t, we are at home with a decent home support in our sails, my point being if we can’t beat the Saints in their current state then we deserve to go down. Otherwise we can make excuses about every EPL team we play between now and the end of season as to why we can’t win it. There simply is no excuses for this game, it’s a must 3pts and our players will know it too. | |
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| Southampton game season defining. on 17:05 - Jan 26 with 4189 views | _clive_baker_ |
Said it before, they’re a very decent side. 2 games against them last season could’ve gone either way in all honesty, and a very tight one at St Mary’s earlier this season. Harwood-Bellis, Walker-Peters, Downes, Armstrong, Dibling (injured thankfully), maybe Smallbone, Lallana, Aribo etc, you could make an argument they start for us if we had them.
Thought they were the better side at PR tbh but of course Sarmiento pops up with that winner, the result dictates the narrative and the rest is history. I fear if we have the same central midfield as yesterday we’ll be found wanting.
It’s not a gimme by any stretch, it’s a coin toss. It’s our most winnable game on paper but that’s more by virtue of them relative to others we’ll play, not necessarily us relative to Saints. Gotta be on, fans need to be on it, would be a massive win if we can get it. |  | | |
| Southampton game season defining. on 17:14 - Jan 26 with 4114 views | mistert |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:54 - Jan 26 by Chrisd |
Wow, you might as well accept relegation now then. If we were playing Southampton away, I’d take a point now. We aren’t, we are at home with a decent home support in our sails, my point being if we can’t beat the Saints in their current state then we deserve to go down. Otherwise we can make excuses about every EPL team we play between now and the end of season as to why we can’t win it. There simply is no excuses for this game, it’s a must 3pts and our players will know it too. |
Don't think we disagree on much here. If we're going to stay up then we almost certainly need to beat Southampton. It was just the way you said the players would need to take a "long hard look at themselves" if we don't win. Even if we do everything right we still might not win...we might just not be good enough...no need to call anyone out.
I actually think I'm quite positive. I haven't accepted anything yet and I probably won't even if the worst happens on Saturday. [Post edited 26 Jan 17:17]
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| Southampton game season defining. on 17:20 - Jan 26 with 4023 views | ITFCSG |
Considering we did the double over Saints last season when the discrepancy between our squads was much larger, failure to beat a struggling Saints side who have only won once this season and missing their star player Dibling would mean we have regressed.
Would like to see the team go all out attack from the whistle, no more fannying at the back and backwards passing all game like the past few we had. Saints are a de facto Championship team and we should treat this just like the games we had last season. | | | |
| Southampton game season defining. on 17:26 - Jan 26 with 3953 views | WeirdFishes |
If we don’t win next week we’re as good as down. |  |
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| Southampton game season defining. on 17:34 - Jan 26 with 3876 views | bsw72 |
| Southampton game season defining. on 17:26 - Jan 26 by WeirdFishes |
If we don’t win next week we’re as good as down. |
I’m not sure that’s true, I’m pretty sure worse case is we will only be 4 pts from safety still. |  | | |
| Southampton game season defining. on 17:44 - Jan 26 with 3753 views | pointofblue |
| Southampton game season defining. on 17:20 - Jan 26 by ITFCSG |
Considering we did the double over Saints last season when the discrepancy between our squads was much larger, failure to beat a struggling Saints side who have only won once this season and missing their star player Dibling would mean we have regressed.
Would like to see the team go all out attack from the whistle, no more fannying at the back and backwards passing all game like the past few we had. Saints are a de facto Championship team and we should treat this just like the games we had last season. |
Though it's important to comparmentalise performances and results. Southampton dominated us for the majority of the game down here - they had twice the possession, and we were forunate to win it. Same with the game down there. Luck went our way more often than not last season; it's mostly abandoned us this time around. | |
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| Southampton game season defining. on 17:50 - Jan 26 with 3695 views | Swansea_Blue |
I’ve sensed some posters thinking we’ve already got the 3 points. It’s one we have to target, but we know they’re a good team despite their low points total. I’ve not seen them since their fraud of a manager left, so it’ll be interesting to see if they’ve changed much. |  |
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| Southampton game season defining. on 17:53 - Jan 26 with 3651 views | Radlett_blue |
| Southampton game season defining. on 16:16 - Jan 26 by mistert |
I said it yesterday and I'll keep saying it all week, the crowd can't let their nerves transmit onto the pitch when we play Southampton. |
I am still worried about the ghost of Chris Marsden. |  |
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| Southampton game season defining. on 17:54 - Jan 26 with 3626 views | radiogaga |
Could not agree more with this post. They’ve been taken the lead a few times of late, first goal is really important I think. Of late we’ve really lost the nack of scoring first which is what was generally giving us a fighting chance in games earlier on in this season.
They are nowhere near as poor as their points total suggests they are. I think all of the bottom 4 arguably deserve to be on more points than they are, I think there is a very real argument that the quality of this season’s premier league has been as impressive and ruthless as it’s been for some time (even City have struggled badly/ clubs like Bournemouth, Forest and Brentford have been dramatically better. As bad as United and Spurs have been, their “worst” is still never going to embroil them into a relegation battle). |  |
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