Team for SOUTHAMPTON

[Silent Bob]

I'd keep the midfield three as I think it worked well, but switch to two up front as against a better team we'd probably be caught at the back.

--------------Henderson---------
---Hinshelwood--McShane--Butters---
Hart----------------------------------Lynch
------Reid--Carpenter--Hammond-----
------Noel-Williams--Kazim-Richards----

Subs:
Dodd
Mayo
Carole/Frutos
Robinson
Gatting

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

For once Magoo. Just once...pretty pretty please DO NOT change a winning side.

Same as Millwall (Injuries/suspensions permitting).

Go on I DARE YOU.

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Same side. Simply has to be - no point settling for a draw here.

 

[Les Biehn]

Maybe swap Hart for Frutos but otherwise keep the same side.

 

[Seagullible]

I'd try to keep with Hart as he is the stronger player and bring Tuty Fruity on if we need some attacking flair in the second half

 

[Father Jack]

Same side - if it aint broke dont fix it!!

 

[Turkey]

It's going to be an interesting one tactically. I think the best way to play against Southampton is to get an early goal and sit on it. They love passing it about but can't break teams that well.

They'll play Fuller and Rasiak up front. Rasiak wins a lot in the air and it wouldn't suprise me to see Guy return to deal with him. Fuller is also an ariel threat but reasonably quick too. A McShane jobby.

However, if you do that, you cant play 4-3-3 and you risk a repeat of the Luton game. The 3-5-2 would work in terms of neutralising Fuller/Rasiak and having a good midfield battle where they're quite strong. However, again, we wouldn't have 3 up front (although maybe 3 up front has lost its suprise now that we've used it so succesfully and thats been seen in the press.

With 4-4-2 you'd in all likely hood have Frutos on the left - who isn't the best defencivly. I wouldn't like too see Nathan Dyer vs Frutos/Lynch!

I'm tempted to stick with 4-3-3 again as I recon thats the best way to hurt them. They're fullbacks are good so an extra man would help.

So same as last week but if we get the lead - 4-4-2 - Dodd on for Lynch - Butters on for El-Abd (Hinsh RB) and Hammond left mid. Kazim dropping behind Gifton.

 

[Ernest]

You just know that Magoo is going to CHOP and change the team

 

[blockhseagull]

You just know that Magoo is going to CHOP and change the team

 

[Del Boy]

Same side innit!

 

[Napper]

got to be same side, don't think Butters should come back in

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Assuming they are all fit it must be the same side.

Mc Ghee don't even think about it.

 

[London Irish]

For once Magoo. Just once...pretty pretty please DO NOT change a winning side.

Same as Millwall (Injuries/suspensions permitting).

Go on I DARE YOU.

Part of the reason why we played that formation was because he studied Millwall's shape/formation.

I hope McGhee does his job as manager and looks at the Saints' tactics/shape rather than just do the mindless thing and play the same team regardless.

 

[Giraffe]

Stick with the same team. To change it would be madness.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Part of the reason why we played that formation was because he studied Millwall's shape/formation.

I hope McGhee does his job as manager and looks at the Saints' tactics/shape rather than just do the mindless thing and play the same team regardless.

Seems you are the only one who thinks this.

I believe most managers agree you dont change a winning side.

Time to actually let the opposition worry about US. We ARE at home in case you hadnt noticed.

 

[Beeercan]

Same Starting line-up, but with Turienzo on the bench he is in reasonable form and still an unknown quantitiy

Worth a shot

 

[Les Biehn]

Seems you are the only one who thinks this.

I believe most managers agree you dont change a winning side.

Time to actually let the opposition worry about US. We ARE at home in case you hadnt noticed.

I have to say I agree with LI's basic sentiment, it would be stupid of MM to blindly play exactly the same formation from last week because it will be against a team who have different tactics. However there is certainly no need to change the personnel, but tweek the tactics so as to maximise the chances we have of exploiting their style of play.

 

[London Irish]

Seems you are the only one who thinks this.

I believe most managers agree you dont change a winning side.

Time to actually let the opposition worry about US. We ARE at home in case you hadnt noticed.

Very naive comments. Bluster like that doesn't win football games, detailed tactical analysis does.

That's what McGhee did with Millwall. He noticed that their wing-back/flank players played very advanced and hence there would leave space for our 3 up front to operate in. Southampton may pack their players in different parts of the pitch and render such a shape by us less effective.

It is the JOB of managers like McGhee to figure this out and plan accordingly.

It is interesting to read comments by informed supporters that try and anticipate these discussions. I direct you to the informed comments of Turkey on this thread as a model for you to follow.

On the other hand, your idea that Southampton with their squad including the likes of Rasiak should be "worried" about us is 1066 talk.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Very naive comments. Bluster like that doesn't win football games, detailed tactical analysis does.

That's what McGhee did with Millwall. He noticed that their wing-back/flank players played very advanced and hence there would leave space for our 3 up front to operate in. Southampton may pack their players in different parts of the pitch and render such a shape by us less effective.

It is the JOB of managers like McGhee to figure this out and plan accordingly.

It is interesting to read comments by informed supporters that try and anticipate these discussions. I direct you to the informed comments of Turkey on this thread as a model for you to follow.

On the other hand, your idea that Southampton with their squad including the likes of Rasiak should be "worried" about us is 1066 talk.

So in that case why have we only won 6 games this season if Magoo is such a great tactician? Or was it due to the fact that Millwall didnt really turn up?

You will find that in FOOTBALL most teams worry about the opposition when they play away. Like Magoo did against Millwall and like Burley should against us.

 

[aftershavedave]

Very naive comments. Bluster like that doesn't win football games, detailed tactical analysis does.

blimey gazza don't mince your words