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

[NilSatisOptimum]

Missing the intensity of Richarlson brings to the team, asking Iwobi or Gilfy to replace is like asking a Dolphin to get out of the water and do the charleston dance!

 

[windymiller]

What this first half performance shows is that behind our first 11 there is not a lot of talent. If Richarlison, James or DCL are out for any length of time we're going to struggle against well organised teams.

 

[kingduncan]

We don't have another fit right back at all, who else could we put there?

 

[ProZ]

Who would you play there then when Seamus and JJK are crocked?

Absolutely anybody, I’d play Davies there, or if one of our youth isn’t better than this display from Godfrey then their careers are over.

 

[Milkman]

They have two midfield options to pass to every time their CBs have the ball. We have none. Partly them pressing well, but most Sigurdsson being an absolute shirked as usual. Just when you start warming to him again, he goes back to his invisible worst.

 

[Goat]

wE dOnT nEeD aNoThEr FoRwArD dOh LaDs

We could have Pele on the pitch there and it wouldn't have helped.

 

[Debunkology]

People have a go at Sigs but he's played better than James and that's a fact

 

[BigDuncTributeBand]

That was utter [Poor language removed]. In hindsight, unenforced change of Siggi for Gomes hasn’t paid off. Maybe there’s something to be said for trying to keep as many of the players who have been part of the winning start on the pitch. The Richarlison replacement was forced, we could maybe get away with one but adding an unnecessary second change seems to have completely lost the balance. They don’t look like they know what they’re doing.

 

[Kantareller]

We've been really poor

 

[Jonte]

Watching this on delay - just reached half time - I see Sigurdson and Iwobi already making a difference.

 

[paulbefc]

Carlo said we were nowhere near e.g. Liverpool level and he was absolutely right. At no point this season have we hit those levels and now on an off day with a couple of players out against a side that's bang up for it, it gets painfully highlighted.

 

[arbok]

Not a single cross into DCL

 

[roy vernon]

It's all breaking down when it goes toIwobi, he just isn't a winger. I'm not sure what he is. We need to get Gordon on and get Iwobi off. The number of times Lucas has bombed past him and Iwobi has ignored him, tried to take his man on and lost possession.

Iwoful today I'm afraid, get him off.

 

[Efcjake]

Arsed picking on Iwobi when every one of them has been just as bad tbh.

 

[Lloydystark]

Right Coleman and JJK injured so why not promote the Rb from the youth set up instead of playing Godfrey out of position?