Match Thread Southampton v Everton. 15th Aug at 12.45.

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

If we play like we know we are capable, we'll lose this.

 

[Titus Bramble]

If we play like we know we are capable, we win this

Can you fume a bit more please mate, this is a bit out of touch with the general mood.

 

[Bluebill]

Hopefully koeman wouldn't have been expecting this, and at least it gives Southampton something to think about. Id hope we were slightly less predictable and sluggish with two up top.

 

[anton66]

Looks like we're going down the middle lads, maybe a bit of hoof ball if it all goes tits-up,

 

[Hellerad]

6am.

At least I'm not on Pacific time.

COYB.

 

[royalblue66]

The idea is to get Coleman and Galloway forward, centre mids drop in.

Also means we can hopefully pack the midfield and stop their wingers.

Yes like he did against Watford.

 

[Tubey]

If we played direct today we'd have a chance of winning this with that side.

 

[Blue Cheese]

Can you fume a bit more please mate, this is a bit out of touch with the general mood.

SouthamptonFFS Kev

 

[paulbefc]

The good thing about having Kone up there with Lukaku could be that it may allow Lukaku to play off the shoulder for more of the game, as Kone is much better at hold up play.

I'm ok with this team actually, just the lack of wingers is strange. Interested to see how it works.

 

[Baines' left foot]

ALL OF THE WINGERS ARE EITHER NOT FULLY FIT OR INJURED FFS THAT'S WHY NONE OF THEM ARE STARTING.

 

[chicoazul]

Martinez has learnt absolutely nothing, he won't be manager next season that is for sure.

All he needs to do is buddy up the flanks, fullbacks bombing on with proper Wingers working with them, the rest will take care of itself, width exposes teams, getting the ball out wide pulls the opposition apart to create space in the middle.

It's how we have played our best football under Moyes's last 3 seasons and Martinez's first.

Martinez is never going to go back to that, and for me that means he'll not be here for much longer.

Have you offered consultancy services to Martinez mate?

 

[streeky]

well we can't complain if our players go missing today seeing their wearing the camouflage gear.

 

[Titus Bramble]

SouthamptonFFS Kev

Much more like it.

 

[Dithering Dougie]

ALL OF THE WINGERS ARE EITHER NOT FULLY FIT OR INJURED FFS THAT'S WHY NONE OF THEM ARE STARTING.

A rare moment of reason breaks out in the match day thread...

 

[MACCA75]

What is the point of Oviedo? Lad is a waste of space if he's injured again.