Pre Match Pre Match - Saints (A) - Worthington Cup QF - Weds 20:00

[Hansern]

Chiesa will get injured before tomorrow anyway.

 

[Hansern]

Endo confirmed starting and Kostas is back in training.

 

[jan]

View: https://x.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1868947044125315452


Haha

Unbelievable

 

[Hansern]

Unbelievable

He's expected to train today though and will be on the bench on Wednesday.
To be honest I wasn't expecting anything else after two months out.

 

[Modo]

I get that Jota hasn't been available much the last two seasons, but his last two major injuries came from players landing on him.
It's like blaming Van Dijk for getting his knee fucked by that Everton cunt.

 

[Frogfish]

Didn't he serve his ban against Fulham - hence we were shite in midfield

No

Is he? Why?

Oh yes he served it against Fulham. My bad.

 

[MomoWASright]

I get that Jota hasn't been available much the last two seasons, but his last two major injuries came from players landing on him.
It's like blaming Van Dijk for getting his knee fucked by that Everton cunt.

We’d be more sympathetic if it didn’t keep happening over, and over, and over again.

 

[Modo]

We’d be more sympathetic if it didn’t keep happening over, and over, and over again.

He's just been very unlucky. I think the frustration stems from his replacement being useless.

 

[Donavan Ried]

--------------------Kev--------------
Quansah---Gomez--VVD---Norris

------------Endo---Morton----------

----------------Harvey--------------

Chiesa-------Danns---------Gakpo

 

[mark1975]

I wonder if Endo might figure in the backline with Morton in midfield alongside Macca?

 

[mark1975]

-----------------Kelleher---------------
Endo----Quansah---Gomez---Tsimi--
-----------Morton--Macca-----------
-----------------Jones----------------
---Elliott-----Jota/Nunez-----Gapko

 

[Modo]

I wonder if Endo might figure in the backline with Morton in midfield alongside Macca?

Slot alluded to it in the pre match presser.

 

[Hansern]

I wonder if Endo might figure in the backline with Morton in midfield alongside Macca?

Thought so too. Endo and Quansah maybe

 

[Squiggles]

Encouraging signs Slot maybe resting more players than we thought. I'm glad Chiesa looks set to start.

 

[Hansern]

Oh yes he served it against Fulham. My bad.

He has missed two games now hasn't he? Must start tomorrow.

 

[rurikbird]

David Lynch came up with the following:

————-Kelleher————-
——-Quansah—-Nallo——-
Jones—————-——Norris
———Endo—-Macca———
————-Elliott——————
Chiesa——-Nunez—-Gakpo

He doesn’t have inside knowledge, that’s just his guess. Curtis played RB in a cup game under Klopp, maybe that’s what Slot was referring to when he said there will be players people don’t expect to see in the back line.

 

[Hansern]

I'd be okay with that.

 

[Brizzle]

He has missed two games now hasn't he? Must start tomorrow.

I’d still have him as a late sub and have him maximising rest. The lad has played non stop for 2 seasons

 

[Brizzle]

David Lynch came up with the following:

————-Kelleher————-
——-Quansah—-Nallo——-
Jones—————-——Norris
———Endo—-Macca———
————-Elliott——————
Chiesa——-Nunez—-Gakpo

He doesn’t have inside knowledge, that’s just his guess. Curtis played RB in a cup game under Klopp, maybe that’s what Slot was referring to when he said there will be players people don’t expect to see in the back line.

I’d jizz

 

[Donavan Ried]

Personally I don,t want to see Jota till the Spurs game,same goes for Szobo & Salah

 

[Frogfish]

David Lynch came up with the following:

————-Kelleher————-
——-Quansah—-Nallo——-
Jones—————-——Norris
———Endo—-Macca———
————-Elliott——————
Chiesa——-Nunez—-Gakpo

He doesn’t have inside knowledge, that’s just his guess. Curtis played RB in a cup game under Klopp, maybe that’s what Slot was referring to when he said there will be players people don’t expect to see in the back line.

That does NOT look anything like a Slot team. Is he on meth?

 

[binomial]

That does NOT look anything like a Slot team. Is he on meth?

Given none of these players are his, what DOES a Slot team look like?

Or rather what does a Slot team look like in a cup competition sandwiched between 2 Prem games and ravaged with injuries? I guess someone's (in this case Lynch's) guess is as good as the next man's.

 

[MomoWASright]

Given where we are and the current state of Southampton we should patch together a side which contains ZERO “best XI” players. Just get 11 bodies on the pitch and see what happens.

 

[Brizzle]

100%

Also Saints should rotate heavily as they have their work cut out in the league

 

[Fabio]

"players people don't expect to see in the back line" doesn't mean fucking mad players in the back line. He'll mean random kids. Norris will start probably, and I'd still expect to see Gomez quansah and probably Trent alongside him.

 

[Fabio]

Jones will absolutely not be played at right back, and endo will absolutely be in midfield.

 

[MomoWASright]

Given where we are and the current state of Southampton we should patch together a side which contains ZERO “best XI” players. Just get 11 bodies on the pitch and see what happens.

Ok I would play Mac for 60. That’s it.

 

[Hansern]

Jones could easily play right back tomorrow.

 

[Fabio]

Jones could easily play right back tomorrow.

I just cannot see it. Slot seems to have a soft spot for Jones and gets the best out of him, and Jones is enjoying his football at the moment. I can't see slot going to undo all that goodwill and push him to right back again.

Quansah, mcconnell, Morton, I'd expect to see any of them ahead of Jones at right back

 

[darkstarexodus]

Given where we are and the current state of Southampton we should patch together a side which contains ZERO “best XI” players. Just get 11 bodies on the pitch and see what happens.

I'm happy to get on a plane right now if the club can register me in time.