Most of the season*Lucas has been horrible today.
That was on toby. Full stop.Vertonghen was terrible for that goal, no urgency to track back and help out Alderweireld out.
Figure it out - that's Levy's job. Be ruthless with them. Or how about dont offer them contract extensions when they are 30?how can we sell players if they don’t want to go or we don’t get a suitable offer?
Its not even the defence thats shit atm, its our creativity, even the 2 goals vs Norwich were from set-pieces ..., shows how shit we can be without Son
Are you enjoying the game Daniel?we need to get away from this obsessive need to spend
Again.Lucas has been horrible today.
Ndombele off injured pissed me more than the goal
Figure it out - that's Levy's job. Be ruthless with them. Or how about dont offer them contract extensions when they are 30?
I’m more than happy to give Mourinho a season to bed in his ideas but this continuous lack of cohesion is damaging us significantlyThat might the worst half of football yet. Aimless and lethargic. No energy, little creativity, despite a midfield ostensibly full of constructive passers, attackers largely isolated and possession generally wasted.
There are predictable gaps in the defence, but that's not really a problem of today, it's down to injuries and personnel. Our midfield has been dire, really clueless. For much of the half, they've been outfought for the loose ball, but even when we do get a bit of possession, all anyone can think to do is to wait a few seconds, looking in vain for an unmarked player, and then hit a vague aerial ball that inevitably goes to the head of a Southampton defender.
Where's the passing and moving? The switching of play? The balls outside and then back in? The movement off the ball? Southampton are well organised and in good form, but no one is even trying anything ambitious - aimless lifted balls straight up the pitch appear to be the limits of our collective imagination.
Ings' goal was very good - we'd be impressed with Dele if he showed that skill - but our central defenders were too far apart and it's not as if there was much craft involved in creating the chance.
The defence is shit, it's just more apparent with no protection in front of them and a complete lack of threat going the other way to hide it.