Match Thread Southampton v. Sheffield United - 26th July 2020

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EPL Week 38 - Sunday 26th July 2020 - St Mary's Stadium​

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[Welshblade]

You waste chances at this level and this inevitably happens.

Confident we'll do the business we need in the summer without sentiment.

Bit late aint it, already extended his contract by two years.

 

[AdamSufc1997]

We're in serious trouble next season

 

[Freddie]

Well I think we are going to be in trouble next season. Unless Wilder can sign 8,9 or 10 players we don’t look at all anymore.

Win a game. World beaters. Lose a game. Everybody out. Ffs.

 

[petcharlie]

This has been a problem all season ,poor finishing and to rub salt in to the wound it is one of our old boys doing the damage

 

[Conspiracy realist]

Win a game. World beaters. Lose a game. Everybody out. Ffs.

Tbf this is a poor second half

 

[A Storm of Blades]

We currently have our 6th choice striker and a trialist upfront, one of which replaced our 34 year old talisman. We don’t need 8-9 players, we need 2-3 quality signings to improve our forward line and a new keeper.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

We’ve been undone by an unfortunate goal where Berge’s tackle inadvertently slid it through to Adams who shot early, and by a second where a ricochet went to Adams straight in front of goal. Disappointing but hardly one to lose any sleep over.

 

[shrubbery]

Leon and Zivkovic up front? I'm afraid that Chris is having a nightmare there.

 

[FriethBlade]

Adams 2 chances buried em both, Billy 2 chances, not only missed em both but never really looked like he wanted to shoot

We are desperately in need of some quality up front.

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

We've gone from potentially finishing fifth to finishing tenth in just three games. We look a shadow of the team that beat Spurs and Chelsea. We've always struggled up top all season as none of the strikers look capable of getting into double figures, but organisation and defense were our key to success this season, and now we just look poor.

We've no right to moan really as we've surpassed expectations, but it's very un-Wilder like to watch our season fizzle out in successive defeats and average performances all round.

It's a mixed bag of feelings. Happy and relieved that we've been top ten all season and haven't been in a relegation fight, but disappointing that we've not hit out standards in recent matches in a very poor end to the season. We can't blame the lockdown either as other teams have come out of it flying, particularly the team we're facing today.

 

[Blade58]

Second half has been poor
Hardly had a kick

 

[LoughboroBlade]

We've got from potentially finishing fifth to finishing tenth in just three games.

Have we?

 

[shrubbery]

We’ve been undone by an unfortunate goal where Berge’s tackle inadvertently slid it through to Adams who shot early, and by a second where a ricochet went to Adams straight in front of goal. Disappointing but hardly one to lose any sleep over.

Have also been undone by some abject finishing. They have taken both of their chances regardless of how lucky they were and we have missed three.

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

We’ve been undone by an unfortunate goal where Berge’s tackle inadvertently slid it through to Adams who shot early, and by a second where a ricochet went to Adams straight in front of goal. Disappointing but hardly one to lose any sleep over.

Southampton lucky AF

 

[vas borbokis]

'Kin JEC!!
That is all...

 

[Blade58]

Has Zivkovic touched it yet?

 

[Hague Blade]

Brilliant season. Massive over-achievement, but we’re going out with a whimper. That’s about the size of it.

 

[A Storm of Blades]

Surely we’d have been better putting some youngsters on the bench for this?

 

[SouthportBlade]

Midfield and forwards offering literally nothing 2nd half, shame seasons petering out.

Midfield really poor today, can't recall Fleck touching the ball.

 

[A Storm of Blades]

Oh FFS!

 

[Shoreham_Bhoys]

Lazy leg.

 

[SwindonBladeJnr]

Everyone will do well to remember that we are a newly promoted side this season, a top 10 finish is absolutely excellent and a real achievement given the financial disparity between us and even the most 'average' Premier League teams (Southampton a case in point).

Yes, we look like ending the season with 3 straight defeats. BUT - the lads deserve us acknowledging and remembering what went directly before that; a run of games against Spurs, Wolves, Burnley, Chelsea yielded 10 points. That was incredible and showed what we can do when we get it right.

As unexciting as it may be, for now, simply staying in this division is success.

 

[AdamSufc1997]

Well done Norwood fantastic sub

 

[Bobby b]

Didn't look like much contact, fuck off Hendrie

 

[Blade58]

Fk off

 

[varkanoid]

Turned it off cant watch this crap. We should be at least 3-1 up. Diabolical. Need some decent strikers.

 

[Mojo]

Hows that a pen. Absolute joke

 

[Bobby b]

First half we were the best side and should've scored 2 second half they're the best and scored 3

 

[petcharlie]

It's a replay of the game at the Lane.They take the chances we have not.

 

[AdamSufc1997]

Not sure why you complaining about that being a pen?