Southampton v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Legion]

Available Wednesday 4.12.13 @6.45pm

[Rodders]

UTV. Can sniff Soton's weakness even from up here in the Shropshire Hills. Could tonight be the night that Tekkers finds his mojo again?

[Legion]

Benteke on the bench!?

[berneboy]

Guzan, Bacuna, Vlaar, Clark, Baker, Luna, El Ahmadi, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, Kozak
subs Steer, Lowton, Albrighton, Sylla, Tonev, Benteke, Weimann

[aj2k77]

5 at the back?

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

He's lost the plot. An out of form Benteke is better than Kozak, fuck me.

[Uknowthescore]

5-3-2 or 3-5-2 either way not the best don't think benteke should of been dropped personally

[ciggiesnbeer]

5-3-2 each wingback rotating forwards for width? Interesting.

[PeterWithesShin]

Apparently the official coaches have gone the wrong way. No wonder they were free!

[CJ]

Well that's a bit weird. 3 at the back with Bacuna and Tony Moon as wing-backs? Bit shocked that Benteke is on the bench. Maybe he's got a slight knock or maybe Lambert has recognised his confidence is shot? Pretty weak starting XI to be honest.

[Clampy]

Apparently the official coaches have gone the wrong way. No wonder they were free!

Mate of mine text me at 6.30pm saying they had just got there and they could see the ground at 5.15pm.

[Bully2345]

It's patently obvious that Benteke isn't right at the moment. Let's see how it goes

[Toronto Villa]

he needs to earn back his place and he might just need a breather. We are also allowed to rotate our best players. I realise that a month ago a fit Benteke not starting was unthinkable but players need to perform. Maybe starting on the bench will give him a bit of kick that when he does come on tonight be will be like a caged animal.

[Ian.]

Could give Benteke a kick up the arse he needs. Brave move, but it was said by most on here the other day he needs to be dropped.

Come villa we need a good performance tonight, in a strange way we need that more than the points.

[PeterWithesShin]

I like that he has dropped Benteke. Lets every player at the club know that no starting place is guaranteed. I'd prefer Benteke to be in undroppable form mind.