EFL Cup - Southampton (Second Leg) - Match Thread

[S-RED]

utter rubbish 1st half, brainless TBH

[Maxiedge]

I have to say, so much of our issues are down to confidence. Passes not played in front of players are a classic sign

[ric.williams]

love playing against 541 formation week in week out

[Infadel]

They're bloody sitting back & attacking on the counter! Most of our play is in front of their 8 bodies!!

That's twice now they've made a cut back and player has managed to get at least one touch on the ball in our box yet we can't get any touches in their box!

Get the ball wide, get a cross in and attack the ball either a direct header/volley at goal or head ball it back across goal and have midfield runners attack! I can't see us finding a way through their middle while they sit back.

They're packing the centre of their defence because we have no width - missing Mane in games like this!

[S-RED]

need to stretch the play, get gini on & can off, hook studge too

[Rich]

Take Sturridge off, bring Origi on. Play Firmino through the middle.

Take Can off, shoot him. Bring Wijnaldum on.

[Gibbo]

Wij and Origi for Can and Sturridge.

[Exiled_red]

We've been really poor, we just don't look like scoring

[labourRed]

Our form for a few months had been dreadful.

This team needs pace.

[Kenneth]

Earlier in the season when we counter pressed the opposing team didn't have the time to even find the pass.

We just let them have the ball so easily at the moment

True, but earlier in the season we drew 0-0 against Southampton.

[danperkins]

They're packing the centre of their defence because we have no width - missing Mane in games like this!

yup and they defending our crosses with ease as the only width we have is from the full backs.

[Tribute]

Can and Sturridge off? Origi and Wijnaldum on? Not sure we have any other cards to play... Unless Lucas can come on for his second in seven years...

[Kenneth]

love playing against 541 formation week in week out

Yeah, annoying but effective.

Moreno to make the difference

[Maxiedge]

There's no way I'd take Sturridge off in a game like this. No way.

[Fredo]

I don't think we were rubbish. We're showing the right kind of patience but we've let Soton off two or three times on the counter which we should be doing better. They are a quality side set up very well defensively. We only need a goal to square the tie, so we should believe that with a bit more incisiveness in our passing, at the same time keeping patient, we'll score. We need a bit of precision in that final third and try to get Lallana and Sturridge in and around the box, which hasn't happened yet.