Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Havent read the whole thread but I am sure that's a good thing. On Yaya I was very surprised he stayed on for 90 minutes today. Played ok for a while and like the team looked up for it but it didn't last. A few times today he went down looking for the ref to bail him out and it was a little embarrassing. I think Pellers would have taken him off if there were not 2 other players coming back from injury and never likley to do the full 90.
Yaya has been great for us but not great at the moment and I hope Pellers knows how to use him.Today was ok as he didn't really have a key defensive role but his lethargy still caused us problems as the 2nd half wore on and Soton looked increasingly dangerous.
Overall delighted with the points but we didn't play great did we. good start with good energy and seemed to force Soton into errors and not least for the first goal where Sterling was excellent. kun looked a little sharper but he must try to avoid inviting tackles as he does some times as it is bound to lead to an injury.
KDB excellent most of the time and the more we can get the ball to him the better. He sees passes and can execute them and of course will score goals. Sterling still work in progress.Some good movement, great assist today but too many mess ups along the way. I liked the 2 in midfield, full backs ok today and Willie at least made that crucial save at 2.1 although I though he should have taken the cross for their goal.
How good was it to see Silva back on the field even if he did look very tentative.
As for the referee I though he was 100% shite
I agree with you in the majority mate but still thought, in part,that we played well. It was more of a PL win rather than a Barca like take them apart. As fans we tend to think back to past times, either way, and lately we've been on the back foot.
We had a lot of talk where the Saints had our card, we proved them wrong and battled for a change.