Not likely to win anything under Ole.
Same old crap as last season.
When you start rubbish like Maguire and Lindelof, and then put an ageing Matic in front of them, and an inept RB in AWB. You deserve the sack.
Rubbish line up, rubbish tactics, rubbish subs. Outcoached by Ralf and a terrible soton team.
Fitness is an issue but that's what subs are for. Just like with Villareal, Ole makes a sub when Matic and Fred are have already completely killed the momentum of the game.
Temper your expectations. Going to be a long season and Varane and Sancho can't fix Ole's flaws.
Reality Check
posted on 22/8/21
comment by N2 (U22280)
posted 2 minutes ago
We thrash Leeds and struggle to Southampton—no different to last season so far.
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when teams open up we destroy them
when they park the bus or press us high up the pitch we struggle
Ralf took off his best attacker but that sub changed the game. it looked like a routine win for us but he didn't sit back. Instead he exploited all our weakness from last season and went for it.
Expect more performances like this.
We'll go on a great run of form before xmas and then the team will be run in to the ground again by Ole.
it's gonna be a long season.
posted on 22/8/21
The really top teams would be attacking relentlessly towards the end of that game, seeking out a winner. And they'd probably have got it. So long as our players aren't actually fit enough to do that, we'll be a long way off where we want to be. Not being good enough is forgivable, not being fit enough isn't.
posted on 22/8/21
comment by One Love - Admin 3 (U1250)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 3 minutes ago
We were poor today.
But a great win at home, followed by a draw away doesn't deserve ole9 out articles
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Nowhere does the OP write Ole out.
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3 seasons of the same wanck decisions does though.
posted on 22/8/21
The usual suspects are trickling back after the disappointing Leeds result
posted on 22/8/21
comment by The Post Nearly Man Says Our Number 7 is the King of Uruguay (U1270)
posted 16 seconds ago
The usual suspects are trickling back after the disappointing Leeds result
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you get the feeling these results and performances will be common place this season
posted on 22/8/21
I can’t see no way out of this mess
We’re fvcked
posted on 22/8/21
comment by Lurker - "We did it on derby day" (U21432)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man Says Our Number 7 is the King of Uruguay (U1270)
posted 16 seconds ago
The usual suspects are trickling back after the disappointing Leeds result
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you get the feeling these results and performances will be common place this season
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You may, I don't.
posted on 22/8/21
comment by One Love - Admin 3 (U1250)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 3 minutes ago
We were poor today.
But a great win at home, followed by a draw away doesn't deserve ole9 out articles
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Nowhere does the OP write Ole out.
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No, he doesn't use those words, but he implies them.
posted on 22/8/21
No, he doesn't use those words, but he implies them.
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Implies or implodes?
posted on 22/8/21
comment by Lurker - "We did it on derby day" (U21432)
posted 46 minutes ago
comment by N2 (U22280)
posted 2 minutes ago
We thrash Leeds and struggle to Southampton—no different to last season so far.
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when teams open up we destroy them
when they park the bus or press us high up the pitch we struggle
Ralf took off his best attacker but that sub changed the game. it looked like a routine win for us but he didn't sit back. Instead he exploited all our weakness from last season and went for it.
Expect more performances like this.
We'll go on a great run of form before xmas and then the team will be run in to the ground again by Ole.
it's gonna be a long season.
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Good luck to the players—they'll have to work harder to compensate for poor management again.