Southampton (A) - EFL Cup - Post Match Thread

[Maxiedge]

One hand means 'I'm not going to beat the first man'

Two hands means 'this is going straight to the keeper'

[Kenneth]

No way are we that good with our delivery from corners.

[labourRed]

One hand means 'I'm not going to beat the first man'

Two hands means 'this is going straight to the keeper'

To be fair Coutinho was putting in some delicious corners earlier in the season. Might be saving the ankle a bit for resuming duty, at least on the left.

[BigChief]

One hand means 'I'm not going to beat the first man'

Two hands means 'this is going straight to the keeper'

Southampton defenders were diving to save the ball going out for throw-ins by kicking it behind for corners instead.

[S-RED]

long corners are ok when MATIP plays, but when he is out its an absoloute waste of time

[gratziani]

I played against guys at schoolboy level who went on the play lower league football in the UK and a couple that played for Ireland. Even now I play astroturf with two lads who are ex league of Ireland - they make the game seem so simple.

One guy used to play astro turf with us who was ex semi pro in England - he was years older than us at the time but he was the hardest ****er I ever saw on the pitch (even astroturf)- was that Lec I wonder?

It is weird , you think you are pretty good then come up against someone who is miles better than you and you know why professionals are a different stratosphere

Players like Vardy / are the ones who impress me , who never give up and still reach the top when not many slip thru the net anymore.

[BigChief]

It is weird , you think you are pretty good then come up against someone who is miles better than you and you know why professionals are a different stratosphere

Players like Vardy / are the ones who impress me , who never give up and still reach the top when not many slip thru the net anymore.

Still doesn't mean they're necessarily more gifted. They've just been through a better regime, a bit like having a great career and accent if put through elite schools. But yes semi-pros/pros do have another level of understanding and fitness of the game than us mere mortals.

Same with any professional sport really, darts, snooker, running, etc.

[gratziani]

Still doesn't mean they're necessarily more gifted. They've just been through a better regime, a bit like having a great career and accent if put through elite schools. But yes semi-pros/pros do have another level of understanding and fitness of the game than us mere mortals.

Same with any professional sport really, darts, snooker, running, etc.

Think that is true with a lot of sports , if you are good at a young age you normally get picked up anyhow and then get coached even better

But look at the players who have made it from poorer countries , their talent got them to the top.

[Cormack74]

All this "I played in a game against" reminds me of a time when I played in a match on the same team as David James. He refused to go in goal and went into central midfield instead. The general standard of play was nothing special but he was a level above - just stuff like his first touch. I left a straightforward pass to him a bit short at one stage and he looked at me as if I was some sort of simpleton.

There was also a league 2 pro playing who was in his normal position up front but DJ was streets ahead of him. It was more like the league 2 fella was the one who normally went in goal. I'm not sure if it was DJ's natural ability or the fact he spent so much of his career playing with guys at the top level. Maybe a combination of both?

[MrMichael]

Edited

Not having that at all, how many warnings previously? Banned for a week.