Southampton v Leeds Utd Match Thread - Casilla, Cooper and Rodrigo all start

[Irish Ian]

Tbf that Klich shaped hole in midfield has been there even when he has been on the pitch.

[Cjay]

Cooper coming in has made the defence worse.

Ayling has been dreadful in possession also.

Dallas trying an embarrassing flop and gifting a chance.

Midfield is totally out of shape, huge gaps all over it.

Harrison has had a few chances to cross or play a decent pass and hasnt (and people wonder why some arent convinced).

We miss Klich and Struijk.

Casilla has flapped (made some ok saves but expected) the whole defence looks nervous

[mothbanquet]

Well, the game's following the blueprint from the last encounter so far.

Need to turn up the heat from the first whistle in the second half and shred them.

[White Riot]

Don’t worry guys this is the football equivalent of the Ali rope a dope

Exactly, they're gonna get knocked out like Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle

[60sUnited]

We would look alot better if we didn't give the ball away so often.

[Irish Ian]

Hopefully they will tire out but they should have scored at least twice.

Despite his flap and poor distribution Casilla has been our best player.

[White Riot]

Cooper coming in has made the defence worse.

Ayling has been dreadful in possession also.

Dallas trying an embarrassing flop and gifting a chance.

Midfield is totally out of shape, huge gaps all over it.

Harrison has had a few chances to cross or play a decent pass and hasnt (and people wonder why some arent convinced).

We miss Klich and Struijk.

Casilla has flapped (made some ok saves but expected) the whole defence looks nervous

I wonder why the defence is nervous

[Finnatic]

Was that a possible penalty on Ayling?
He seemed to head it poorly but then the defender knocked into him.
Maybe in clutching at straws!

[DDB220]

Can see PB getting the hoof early again - Roberts will come on and Rodrigo will play as the 9.

[mothbanquet]

Also, can we say that Southampton did well in the first half? I know there was some sloppy play from us at times but give credit where it's due eh?

[Chilli D]

We have a huge Klich-shaped hole in midfield.

I'd give it 15 minutes and if it's still not happening then either:
Take Bamford and move Rodrigo up and bring Shackleton on
OR
Take Rodrigo off, bring Struijk on and move Llorente into midfield to allow Phillips to push on a bit.

[John in Louisiana]

Only saw the last 15, but if the first 30 were as bad as that, I'm glad I showed up late.

Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. No sense of urgency.

[Carrick Dave]

I wonder why the defence is nervous

[Leeds1000]

Have to agree with the gaping holes in Midfield, its harping to early season when Kalvin was getting exposed. Why do we need Dallas on the right wing along with Raph, get him in the middle and involved, i don't like this system when we play effectively 3 CB we don't have any forward passes on in midfield cos it all get congested down the wings.
Raphs looking up for it when they can be bothered to pass to him, Bamford's dropped deep and won the ball back but feeding off scraps again up top. A disjointed almost labored performance so far but we still look like the team most likely to score even tho we haven't had a shot on target.

[Carrick Dave]

Tbf that Klich shaped hole in midfield has been there even when he has been on the pitch.

Last two games he’s filled it, but what we really need is his ankle-biting disruption - their back four are making us look like tits.

[White Riot]

Only saw the last 15, but if the first 30 were as bad as that, I'm glad I showed up late.

Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. No sense of urgency.

The first 30 was much worse John we're lucky to be level

[Carrick Dave]

Struijk on?

Berardi - what was I saying about ankle-biting?

[White Riot]

Also, can we say that Southampton did well in the first half? I know there was some sloppy play from us at times but give credit where it's due eh?

Yeah, they've been decent and we've made them look better

[Irish Ian]

Just spotter a Bielsa clone zitting with the Saints fans.

I hope it was a clone

[White Riot]

Struijk on?

Bernardo - what was I saying about ankle-biting?

Yes, plus Shacks or Pablo