Southampton match thread

[Doc_Piptorious]

Ha what a half.


Ref having a bit of a shocker, but nearly all of his bad calls have gone our way. Team playing poorly for the most part and Southampton looking the much better team.

And we still finish the half being a goal in front.

[marcus50bucks]

Lovren back in the side and we're all over the shop. He is shockingly bad.

[SK]

Riding our luck at the end and start of the half. Looked better inbetween. Need to keep the ball upfield more so our defence can get a break. **** i hope we hang on to this lead, would mean so much

[Red Wino]

Hope Brendan makes some changes at half time. Defence needs sorting out.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

We've been borderline shambolic and riding our luck is an understatement but we lead in a massive game in terrible conditions.

One of my biggest criticisms of Rodgers early on this year is when things are going against us and it looks a matter of time before we concede, he waits until that moment to make a change.

We need a sub, or some kind of adjustment because we won't get so lucky for another 45minutes, Southampton have bossed it for me, very comfortable in possession and their setup nullifies us well.

[Roboklopp]

Lovren is a trainwreck.

[Red_Polo]

Agreed we need to get Lovren off. Complete cluster****. Oh for Sakho to be available.

[Buzzo]

Conditions like these you really need a more traditional centre forward to play the ball up to. Any of the 3 on the bench would do.

Need them to hold the ball up and win free kicks (as Mario did when he came on on Thurs, but any of the three will do it).

Stay with this formation and we lose.

[Daniel 7]

Lovren is a red card waiting to happen, he has no confidence, looks bothered by his position, the conditions and the crowd. Is Toure on the bench? He needs to come on. Lovren is the biggest waste of money in LFC history, a complete fraud. Whoever signed him should be ashamed!

[Leyton388]

Very very lucky to be winning.

[Chris]

Southampton forum bemoaning Koeman's team selection and saying they've created **** all. On here our defence is **** and we are a shambles, funny old world!

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Lovren has been bad, yes but Can and Skrtel have hardly been great.

Our lack of control on the ball is my main concern, Allen has intercepted well but he's been poor on the ball, Henderson the same.

[McDermotX]

Which says precisely **** all.

All 3 of the CBs have been poor with Lovren the stand out of the lot, he needs to come off

Hey, I never said its a performance for the ages, but its not just the defence that isn't working out there.

[danperkins]

Everything positive in the attacking sense has been through Coutinho.

For all of Southampton's possession and bluster, they've mainly relied on the dink up to Pelle. Wanyama's done no more than Henderson apart from the odd burst into space. Reading your comments, you'd think they were poles apart.

You get on your high horse about people bringing up Skrtel's incompetencies, yet I reckon every match thread for the last three years will have a quote from you saying 'Henderson is terrible'.

Well considering we've had one shot on goal & haven't done anything else in an attacking sense... I can't really agree. Ibe has been the only one that has looked dangerous for us us going forward.

Would ya stop with this high horse bollox mate ffs What on earth are you talking about? Been giving Hendo his due credit since start of last season. Just because i said he's been poor today, just means I'm saying he's been poor...nothing else. Don't really know what you're trying to start to be honest.

[PTP]

Ha brilliant Thierry...sky paying him to be a pundit....so what do u think Thierry...there is nothing to say just watch it

Haha