Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran

[algy]

Them 0-2 The Villa

[brontebilly]

I'd be tempted to start with Coutinho on the basis he played his best game for us against them last season and scored loads of times for Liverpool on that pitch.

Not start Buendia even though he scored the winner last week?

[brontebilly]

Also McGinn?

He's off boozing in Dublin, after checking out the Book of Kells first.

[SamTheMouse]

I see everyone's predicting a comfortable win for us, which is usually a nailed-on guarantee that we'll play like a bag of shit and get humped.

[Legion]

I see everyone's predicting a comfortable win for us, which is usually a nailed-on guarantee that we'll play like a bag of shit and get humped.

Nope. My glass is definitely half empty.

[Risso]

I see everyone's predicting a comfortable win for us, which is usually a nailed-on guarantee that we'll play like a bag of shit and get humped.

We've started quite badly in all of the last 4-5 league games, but then have improved after the break in all of them. We really need to be much better from the start, as one ofthesegames, we'll go into the second half 2-0 down and then struggle to bet back into it. Southampton have been mostly shit, but are improving of late and we know that JWP can smash one in against us anywhere from 30 yards out or closer, so we'll need to be disciplined.

[LeeB]

I see everyone's predicting a comfortable win for us, which is usually a nailed-on guarantee that we'll play like a bag of shit and get humped.

We've started quite badly in all of the last 4-5 league games, but then have improved after the break in all of them. We really need to be much better from the start, as one ofthesegames, we'll go into the second half 2-0 down and then struggle to bet back into it. Southampton have been mostly shit, but are improving of late and we know that JWP can smash one in against us anywhere from 30 yards out or closer, so we'll need to be disciplined.

We were awful for the first 2 and a half minutes on Friday

[Hookeysmith]

I actually wonder if it may be a tactical thing to draw the sting out of the opposition for first 45 then turn on the heat in 2nd - bit dangerous if that is the case.

Agree that their biggest threat is from set pieces so we need to minimise what we give away around our area (yes im looking at you Luiz) and not give them 10+ corners like we did against Leedz

[Axl Rose]

3-2 us. Ings with the winner

[Risso]

I actually wonder if it may be a tactical thing to draw the sting out of the opposition for first 45 then turn on the heat in 2nd - bit dangerous if that is the case.

I think that was the intention against Spurs when we had 6 men behind the ball a lot of the time, but against Wolves at home we were just outplayed first half. The first 15 minutes it was just a question of when they scored.

[eamonn]

3-2 us. Ings with the winner

With a muted celebration? Fuck it, we'll take it if it means 3 points.

[Mister E]

We should be beating teams like this, and with the league being so tight this season we probably should not want to be losing it.

[eamonn]

Bednarkek parent-tied? Shame. He's a good 17th man to have.

[VILLA MOLE]

We are wearing black ,  I like the kit but we dont seem to win in it do we?

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Another hoodoo to banish!