Match Thread Southampton v Everton (Sunday 25 October 14:00)

[sageyefc]

Stop ings and you stop Southampton

 

[mill]

Pickford
Godfrey
Keane
Mina
Digne
Allan
Doucoure
Sigurdsson
James
Iwobi
DCL

I reckon

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Stop ings and you stop Southampton

Easier said than done - him and Newcastles Wilson are top quality and will be testing our backline all game.

Two tough away games these.

Think in both games we need to score early and sit deep and hit them on the counter like against Brighton in the 2nd half.

 

[Bullens Rd]

I think we'll win even without Richarlison. I think the players win dig in deep after a week of training and getting to know each other more.

 

[MockBu4]

Would go for a counter attack set up in this one as they play a high line.

Pickford

Godfrey Keane Mina Digne

Doucoure Allan
Iwobi

Rodriguez DCL Bernard

Think the trickery and pace of that front 3 would get through that high line - just dont rate Iwobi out wide whatsoever.

Shame Richarlison is banned as I fancied him to have gotten a brace in this one.

Hope his stupidity doesn't come back to bite us over the next 3 games - so unnecessary and such a big player for us.

Like! As far as I don't see Gomes in this line up!

 

[ForeverBlue92]

One thing thats not been picked up on is that this game will tell us a lot about the players mentality.

Come our game both Villa and RS could go above us albeit on GD for the RS so a win is needed to go back top - how many times in recent years have we been in a position to move top or into the European spots and blown it?

Villa away last season springs to mind when we could have gone top and ended up getting beat 2-0.

A win sunday shows that mental hurdle has been erased.

 

[Blue Roo]

Neils, DCL, James
Delph, Alan, Doucoure
Digne, Keane, Mina, Godfrey

 

[MockBu4]

Old Everton would trip up here.
New Everton will win 4-1.

Wuf...after Saturday's game, I don't know where we are. Feel like fricking Schroedinger's cat and maybe this game will be even a bigger test of our team's ambitions and mentality.
Saints have shown some character. And my guts are telling me nothing good about the upcoming game, and I simply hope that these stinky ropes of mine are just lyings snsofbtchs

 

[Joe123451978]

4 points out of the next 2 away games I would be quite happy with

 

[Drumblue]

Pickford
Godfrey
Keane
Mina
Digne
Allan
Doucoure
Sigurdsson
James
Iwobi
DCL

I reckon

Would have Gordon instead iwobi because he's a better at tracking back.

 

[MacAttack1878]

This in sky or BT or we getting pumped for £14,99?

 

[Drico]

This next game will tell a tale. I fear that the loss of Richarlison will take a toll. It's one game at a time, but a result here would consolidate the start. Villa will likely be top by the time we kick off, so this is an interesting test of our conviction. Are we going to defend the league leadership or attack it?

I hope Sigurdsson returns in place of Gomes. For balance, I'd have Gordon instead of Richarlison, but suspect Iwobi will get the nod. I really don't rate him at all, so I think we're significantly weaker for this one thanks to that rush of blood to the head on Saturday.

It's games like this that Iwobi needs to prove skeptics like me wrong. Gomes didn't on Saturday.

 

[Ivo]

This in sky or BT or we getting pumped for £14,99?

Sky

 

[devogue]

into these

 

[jbarber84]

Richy (before his red card) was the unsung hero, popping up all over the place, making some crucial interceptions and clearances on Saturday. Is sometimes overlooked his workrate post match and think hes going to be missed.