Just heading back from the above match with a mate who had a spare season ticket.
Manning and Downes started for Southampton, Wood on the bench and Bianchini on the bench for Portsmouth - neither came on.
Looks like Southampton have torn up the Russ bible and gone as opposite as possible. Absolutely everything lumped to no one, Manning just whipping balls down the line straight to their defenders and Downes breaking up a lot then giving away 5 yard passes, got pulled in the second half.
Portsmouth tried to play a bit more football but the only tactic was across the back, try and get up the wing then repeat on the opposite flank.
Ended 0-0 and quite literally nothing happened. At all.
Oh and the Southampton right back has to be one of the absolute worst players I’ve seen at this level in a very long time. Our wingers should have a field day down that side in a few weeks.
Manning and Downes started for Southampton, Wood on the bench and Bianchini on the bench for Portsmouth - neither came on.
Looks like Southampton have torn up the Russ bible and gone as opposite as possible. Absolutely everything lumped to no one, Manning just whipping balls down the line straight to their defenders and Downes breaking up a lot then giving away 5 yard passes, got pulled in the second half.
Portsmouth tried to play a bit more football but the only tactic was across the back, try and get up the wing then repeat on the opposite flank.
Ended 0-0 and quite literally nothing happened. At all.
Oh and the Southampton right back has to be one of the absolute worst players I’ve seen at this level in a very long time. Our wingers should have a field day down that side in a few weeks.
