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Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #105 on: February 22, 2020, 03:16:39 PM »
The reverse fixture at villa park was the turning point for me.  Points tally pretty decent, chance to go clear against a side struggling, goal difference was really positive and mcguinn wasn’t injured. That was a horrible afternoon.

Was it a horrible one?

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #106 on: February 22, 2020, 03:16:41 PM »
They just run away from us so easily. There's no zip or energy about us. We're so slow with and without the ball.

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #107 on: February 22, 2020, 03:16:43 PM »
We have literally next to no ideas going forward and continue to look horrendous every time they go forward.

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #108 on: February 22, 2020, 03:16:52 PM »
What was Smith saying about their home record? Fucking idiot.

How can anyone defend him. Useless defensively, can’t create crap at set pieces can’t motivate a team for 90 minutes.

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #109 on: February 22, 2020, 03:17:07 PM »
Dismal, absolutely fucking dismal. I really don’t get what the thinking was behind keeping Smith, he’s fucking clueless.

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #110 on: February 22, 2020, 03:17:14 PM »
Change the manager.

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #111 on: February 22, 2020, 03:17:20 PM »
I think Grealish has to move into the middle.  He's barely in this game at the moment and he really is our only hope of surviving this season.  Lose today and I think Smith will be gone.  Just a feeling 

It's NOT going to happen.  Even if we get relegated. I doubt we can even afford to sack him.

Offline Nii Lamptey

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #112 on: February 22, 2020, 03:17:24 PM »
I think Grealish has to move into the middle.  He's barely in this game at the moment and he really is our only hope of surviving this season.  Lose today and I think Smith will be gone.  Just a feeling 

Sadly I don't. As much as I think this is a step too far for him, I don't think the board are even contemplating getting rid.

Offline Rigadon

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #113 on: February 22, 2020, 03:17:28 PM »
Dirty fecker dragging his studs down his calf.  No card of course. 

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #114 on: February 22, 2020, 03:17:29 PM »
AEG looks a threat

Offline BoVillan esq

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #115 on: February 22, 2020, 03:17:33 PM »
Smith is a fish out of water I'm sorry to say.

I think this has been obvious for some time now.

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #116 on: February 22, 2020, 03:17:42 PM »
Our back three seems to consist of Mings on his own.
What's happened to the plan to keep a clean sheet and get the crowd on their backs?

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #117 on: February 22, 2020, 03:17:52 PM »
What a fucking waste of talent it is to have Jack wide left

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #118 on: February 22, 2020, 03:17:57 PM »
What was Smith saying about their home record? Fucking idiot.

How can anyone defend him. Useless defensively, can’t create crap at set pieces can’t motivate a team for 90 minutes.

Easily really. But that's a discussion for another thread.

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #119 on: February 22, 2020, 03:18:00 PM »
I think Grealish has to move into the middle.  He's barely in this game at the moment and he really is our only hope of surviving this season.  Lose today and I think Smith will be gone.  Just a feeling 
No chance

 


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