Southampton

It’s best to take the positives in life right now, never mind a game of football. A point against an upwardly mobile Southampton side, who should really have won but for typical Walcott wastage, is one to take from this game, not to mention an impressive reaction to falling a goal behind. We fashioned 20 […]

If there’s one thing I’d dare to challenge Nuno on it’s his reluctance to throw caution to the wind when chasing a game. More specifically I’d ask him why he never sacrifices a defender in favour of getting another body in the attacking third of the pitch. Leicester were defending their penalty area for the […]

Winning by the odd goal at Southampton shouldn’t feel seminal, but in the context of the season, it does. The Saints were in a moment, the sweet spot, the holy grail. That magical place where it feels like you can win without exertion. Two crosses, two expert finishes – football has never been easier. Meanwhile, […]

I must say it gave me enormous pleasure to see Southampton beat Leicester last weekend. There was a sneering, unpleasant quality to the 9-0 defeat the Foxes inflicted on them earlier in the season so revenge must have felt very sweet. All our games against the Saints in recent times have been closely fought affairs […]

We all know Moutinho is capable of turning water into wine, so you’d think a chap going by the name of Jesus could magic up something a little better than Aldi’s £2 range. The intensity we began with; playing on the front foot (refreshing to see a fast start), unsettling a clueless Southampton defence with […]

I should probably start with an apology. Such was my conviction we’d be smashed to smithereens at The Etihad I’d probably have accepted a narrow defeat even before a ball was kicked. How wrong I was so a heartfelt, grovelling ‘sorry’ to Nuno and this group of players who so rarely disappoint. What a superb, […]