v Soton

[gavin]

 Bravo, Stones, Kompany (C), Kolarov, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling, Sane, Aguero

Caballero, Fernando, Nolito, Navas, Clichy, Otamendi, Iheanacho

Interesting, looks like back three again

[Rowley Birkin QC]

I'm keeping everything crossed for Kompany...

[Swiss]

Back 3 more out of necessity than design. We have sagna and zab out of action.

[Swiss]

Guess Maffeo could have come in ...

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Stones looked so composed in the early season! What's wrong with him?

[Victoria]

Different manager; same shit! Southampton goalkeeper has not made a save - something has to change quickly.

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Put Sterling back on the right for a start - and maybe Nolito on for Sane.

[Swiss]

We are the tampon of doom

[gavin]

Garbage half. Totally lack lustre. They need a kick up the arse at half time.

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Iheanacho on for De Bruyne?

[Lekos]

51 minutes in, zero shots on target

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Indeed. Put your foot through it and at least test the keeper!

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Errr - just ignore what I said about taking Sane off... 

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Pah!

[goat]

pep still god?

i know he was on the pitch but did aguero play?

[gavin]

Starting to question whether some of these players are good enough to play the way he wants

[gavin]

And that includes the players bought this summer

[goat]

ill cut gundy and  sane a little slack because of injury and they are both german internationals. if they are like  this after xmas, fuck em

[KunDB]

Undone again by a lapse of concentration and failure to keep a clean sheet.

[clevblue]

Disappointing but not all that bad, we will improve now I'm sure

[zacc]

and staggeringly still top of the table

[Ludo]

That was hard to watch.

I'm not sure anyone can come out of that with their heads held high. A special mention must go to the poorness of our passing.

[Swiss]

and staggeringly still top of the table

Aye, considering we;re in melt down, how shit are the rest! 

We were poor again today. No zip about the play, too many players walking around the pitch. It took for the 90 mins to tick over before we exerted any real pressure!

But hey ho, top of the league and the rags lost 4-0

[KunDB]

Aye, considering we;re in melt down, how shit are the rest! 

We were poor again today. No zip about the play, too many players walking around the pitch. It took for the 90 mins to tick over before we exerted any real pressure!

But hey ho, top of the league and the rags lost 4-0

That is spot on, 10 games in the new manager effect wore off, players back to playing at 80% and not supporting and working for each other. Pep will not take that shit and the culprits can expect to be shown the door.

[lee]

That is spot on, 10 games in the new manager effect wore off, players back to playing at 80% and not supporting and working for each other. Pep will not take that shit and the culprits can expect to be shown the door.

really?

he was harping on yesterday how he would like yaya back in the team!!

[KunDB]

really?

he was harping on yesterday how he would like yaya back in the team!!

really

Lee, I think you will find that means do not blame me, blame Seluk for Yaya not playing when all Seluk has to do is say sorry to me and the club and then stay shut up Is that going to happen? Win win for Pep.

[gavin]

To be honest I can't really judge whether Pep was being genuine that he would love Yaya to be available or not. It is clear though that he is not mellowing about Seluk and the situation. It proper ruffles him when he gets asked about it still.

[Rowley Birkin QC]

That was hard to watch.

I'm not sure anyone can come out of that with their heads held high. A special mention must go to the poorness of our passing.

Yes, I finally got to watch the full replay of this game.yesterday, and the one thing that really caught my eye was our poor passing. I soon lost count of the number of passes we under hit- which inevitably put team mates under unnecessary pressure and slowed down our movement. Much of Southampton's passing was notably crisper and more precise.

[KunDB]

To be honest I can't really judge whether Pep was being genuine that he would love Yaya to be available or not. It is clear though that he is not mellowing about Seluk and the situation. It proper ruffles him when he gets asked about it still.

You are spot on about that Pep definitely gets irritated when asked, the body language tells that story.