That was a really flat poor performance. We really don’t seem to lift our game unless we are playing the big big clubs.
It was his attitude I loved. If his first touch was off he kept going and made up format in his second touch. His work rate was incredible. He realised on one corner that there were two Southampton defenders in him. So he moved away from the goal and the two defenders followed him out of the 6 yard box to the edge of the penalty box freeing up so much space. That level of intelligence can only helps us
I was at the game today. We really needed that Southampton goal to wake us up. We looked so good in first half but didn’t looked clinical enough in front of goal. Southampton defended corners strangely, their player had their back to the corner focusing on our players. Calafiori is an immense player, he was man of the match by a long way. I love Saka but he seems to pick up that award by default now.
Don’t forget to vote for Paul Merson on Strictly!
Not sure if you heard John Stones interview after the game. This is part of his interview. It looks like we have them spooked. There were no dark arts or cheating in that second half. But it certainly seems we have them running scared.
Will this game ever end or will it keep going until city score again??
These are the longest minutes of my life. The longer this goes on the more heartbreaking it will be if we don’t hold on.
We don’t need to do it this way. We could keep someone a little further forward to give us a break when we manage to clear.
This is such a risky strategy. Keeping everyone behind the ball means there is absolutely no room for error