Today's team

[HeySethUTB]

With limited pace on show, you would expect us/any team to be set up with the aim of controlling the possession and pin in the opposition.

Not doing so will ensure pressure builds with no quick way of getting out our own half. Like boxing a heavyweight that doesn’t knock people out, there’re begging for a beating.

 

[Revolution]

Have the ever WON a league match yet when Wilder has started with Sharp and McBurnie upfront together.

Norwich last year.

 

[ancientblade]

It will only work if we stop having 5 or 6 passes before crossing the ball into the box. Create the chance to cross and get in into the box straight away. No extra passes and touches like we have been doing

spot on get the early crosses in instead of pissing about with it out wide in tippy tappy triangles still dont think we will get owt che to get 2

 

[BigBed]

Can only assume Burke and Bryan injured?

Not sure about Burke, but I assume Bryan is just shit??

 

[Gavlar]

Christ
Christ didn’t make the team sadly as he is self isolating til dec 25th

 

[robbiez666]

This starting line up fills me with dread!

This. Some of these decisions make little or no sense.

for the first time this season he's made a choice which will leave me questioning his management should it go very wrong.

 

[lazyfecklessblade]

Jags, Stevens and Sharp might just be a case of getting as much leadership on the field as possible.

I think that midfield 3 is the strongest we can field on paper - if Fleck can find his feet we’ve a chance of winning that battle, everywhere else is a bit concerning

 

[Espania blade]

Lump it to McBurnie and let Billy feed of the scraps, it's going to be a long afternoon!

 

[8lade]

Sharp totally understandable anybody need it explaining maybe should watch formula 1 instead. Jags, I hope he's still got it his pace was one of his key attributes so maybe he's still fast enough.

 

[8lade]

Also, strong bench today.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Ffs I thought we’d seen the last of McBurnie and Sharp starting together.

Don’t watch, then you will have...

 

[Antonb]

ffs just start Brewster from now on. Get him up to speed and give him experience. He is the future

 

[Gavlar]

In all seriousness best lineup for a while for me. We will probably still lose tho

 

[silver blade]

Norwich last year.

Can't remember when we last won a match

 

[Ukkonen]

Proper experience is everything for me

I think Brewster playing at the side of someone like Billy epuld do him the world of good, got to remember McBurnie is still fairly young, would learn loads from Billy.

Same at the back, im not suggesting Lowe should start now but him playing alongside Jags or Oconnell we would see a totally different player.

I think today will be a good day.

 

[8lade]

In all seriousness best lineup for a while for me. We will probably still lose tho

Agree this line up gives me a lot of heart that a good performance is on the cards, hope no one gets injured nobody sent off by a heavy handed ref and Jags (my only query) is still up to it.
Season starts today Blades!

 

[jono_t2000]

I think we have reached this stage now

 

[Wireblade]

Jags is there because Southampton score so many from set pieces.

 

[SteveBlade]

 

[Mumbo]

Billy in his new fat suit.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

For me THIS is the best midfield we can put out.

If it doesn't look to work then we really do have problems going forward for the rest of the season..

UTB

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

Like the balance of this. He's bombed out Norwood and Lowe which are good decisions. Billy is the only real finisher at the club, and christ knows we need that. I think it'll be a long afternoon but we might get something here. UTB

 

[Maidenhead]

In all seriousness best lineup for a while for me. We will probably still lose tho

I tend to agree.

Wilder needed to change something and bringing experience in is sensible enough although the lack of pace does worry me a bit.

It's a tough one today as they're a strong powerful team and I think we will struggle to cope with Adams and Ings up top.

I can see us scoring more than one for the first time today but I can also see us conceding more than two.

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

Like the balance of this. He's bombed out Norwood and Lowe which are good decisions. Billy is the only real finisher at the club, and christ knows we need that. I think it'll be a long afternoon but we might get something here. UTB

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Lack of pace up front is a worry for me.

UTB !

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

 

[Luke1993]

Southampton, a team that presses very high, cw, let's play our slowest team possible. Baffling. We have no out ball.

 

[ComedyClub]

I totally get why he's put Sharp in with the amount of chances that we've failed to put away in recent games.
I would imagine young Brewster won't be too happy tho, Billy coming straight into the team seemingly from nowhere.
The Jags one is somewhat perplexing.
Maybe he's there to do a man marking roll on Ings

Brewster can be unhappy for all I care. Strikers are there to score goals. Billy does that when given chances.

 

[Mumbo]

Jags is there because Southampton score so many from set pieces.

Let’s hope he can organise our defence.

 

[riselikeasalmon]

8/1 Billy Sharp to score and win, just don’t put your house on it.......