In the second hald after 60 minutes Everton was all over the place and Villa should have scored 2 or 3 goals. Peterson (Gordon didnt help at all) was unable to close his side, central midfield was overrun. It looked bad.
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The game became frantic and chances suddenly started happening at both ends. If I recall, our chances were better than theirs but then Buendia started to turn the game. If we’d have brought on Dele and Onana a bit earlier when there were spaces who knows what could’ve happened.
lancs blue
Player Valuation: £35m
Is it too early for Southampton to be must win
Just shows the transfer business should have been done sooner
Just shows the transfer business should have been done sooner
It should have, but we're all aware of why it potentially hasn't - the club doing diligence and being heavily restricted in terms of finances.
It it weren't for the finances, I suspect Gueye would already be in nor would we have been so reliant on getting the Richarlison deal done to help fund anything.
Going into the season with one respectable striker was never a good scenario, however it's what it was. If DCL wasn't injured, we could be on 3/4 points now.
We will sign a striker and it'll help us a lot although regrettably we're having to be patient as we can't afford a dud - financially and in terms of performances.
Me too. Defence seems pretty solid and once Onana is settled in and, hopefully, Gana is back, plus a new striker or two, we'll start the climb. I still say top ten at least.
Billy Dean
Player Valuation: £70m
I think none of us bar about 3 posters genuinely understand tactics.
barneygumble
Player Valuation: £60m
If we had Calvert Lewin and Richarlison there we’ve got 4-6 points.
I was frustrated before the season, because I felt the first 5 games were “generous” to us, in that we could realistically get points from all of them.
The issue has now cost us in the game significantly today, and probably last week too.
We weren’t really good today for most part, but Villa we’re there for the taking and every time we attacked we had a good opportunity, especially in the last 10 mins.
We desperately need a CF next week. If we get one, we’ll be fine overall, because they’re not playing terribly.
Rondon off the bench is an okay option, but he won’t last 90 minutes.
I was frustrated before the season, because I felt the first 5 games were “generous” to us, in that we could realistically get points from all of them.
The issue has now cost us in the game significantly today, and probably last week too.
We weren’t really good today for most part, but Villa we’re there for the taking and every time we attacked we had a good opportunity, especially in the last 10 mins.
We desperately need a CF next week. If we get one, we’ll be fine overall, because they’re not playing terribly.
Rondon off the bench is an okay option, but he won’t last 90 minutes.
Mickey
Player Valuation: £35m
Ah here
Glasshalffull
Player Valuation: £10m
Yes, surely nobody can think it was perfectly possible to sign all our top picks before the season, but the staff chose not to do it because they were on a fishing trip, grouting their new bathroom tiles, or were camping in Wales? Any delay is because we simply couldn't get the best possible player earlier, or were trying to stretch thin finances a long way. I guess we could have got fewer and inferior players early, but we'd have paid a price over the season, and beyond.
Drico
Player Valuation: £50m
It's not been an iffy start. It's been it a rank bad start and we need to acknowledge that.
I am happy to give Lampard plenty of time. His apologists, less so.
Cork Evertonian
Player Valuation: £40m
If we find a striker we'll be fine. This time last year we had Benitez as manager after all!
True, but we also managed to get a good start to the season, couple of wins.
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