Match Thread Southampton - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 20th Dec (98 Viewers)

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

I’d take a draw now to be honest

 

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[covcity4life]

Is saka ill too or injured?

 

[procdoc]

I should think they play together in practice games with Kitch & Bobby on the other side.

Not the same though in training, as we saw at Wrexham

 

[shmmeee]

We can still get a point out of this

Is the point to Doug about our squad depth?

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

I for one am pleased Joel is getting a game. It will be very hard for him and going to be a tough game defensively . Just have to hope our goalscoring threat means we score more than Southampton or the same.

 

[RoysterE17]

This game has now turnt into a we must outscore them because that defence is wank

 

[procdoc]

Lati hate is OTT.

True; he’s had zero minutes and has zero acceleration. But he’s a decent enough CB at this level and he won’t lack commitment either.

I am more worried about Woolf next to him.

Rest of the team isn’t that weak other than missing a natural winger. Wonder if we’ll see Wright left and Simms up top at some point.

You’re more worried about the one who has promotion and premier league experience?

 

[Marty]

Lati isn’t a bad player. My concern is his lack of game time and starting alongside someone he’s never played with before

Today he's facing probably the fastest forward in the Championship, he hasn't got the pace (not that Thomas or Pitching would have kept up either), we'll get caught every time over the top.

 

[sc1940]

I should think they play together in practice games with Kitch & Bobby on the other side.

I would be very surprised if that wasn't the case. Obvious thing to do.

 

[procdoc]

Today he's facing probably the fastest forward in the Championship, he hasn't got the pace (not that Thomas or Pitching would have kept up either), we'll get caught every time over the top.

Don’t think we will play with a high line to be honest, more of a low block potentially?

 

[jordan210]

If Lati gets sent off today I will Personally drive him to a league 1 club in Jan

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Don’t think we will play with a high line to be honest, more of a low block potentially?

Have we ever done that with a back 4?

 

[skybluecam]

Lati finding himself starting in a back 4 for the runaway league leaders

 

[procdoc]

If Lati gets sent off today I will Personally drive him to a league 1 club in Jan

He’s a championship standard defender, people make out he’s disabled or something

 

[procdoc]

Have we ever done that with a back 4?

God knows!

 

[covcity4life]

Need to get myself one of these cov Christmas jumpers on sky right now

 

[Bristol sky blue]

3-3 draw I reckon with atrocious goals at both ends. Point would be a great result though. Wright to get a couple today, he has been unlucky recently.

 

[procdoc]

Are we the main game on Sky?

 

[shmmeee]

It’s not nonsense in relation to the seasonal flue vaccine or COVID…

Yes it is. Post your medical qualifications or shut the fuck up about your mental illness on the match thread FFS. Literally can’t even spell flu and think you can outsmart the medical community. JFC.

 

[SleepyGinger]

It wasn’t that long ago Lati was getting selected over Thomas and Kitching

 

[Great_Expectations]

You’re more worried about the one who has promotion and premier league experience?

As a general point, Premier League experience doesn’t automatically equate to a player being good.

I think Woolf has not looked match sharp or comfortable when I’ve seen him so far.

Not saying he’s a bad player, but he’s also coming in pretty cold and possibly under confident too.

 

[quinn1971]

Our back 4 v their back 3 nothing in it we match up more or less the same everywhere else, still very winable

 

[gspotgaz]

He’s a championship standard defender, people make out he’s disabled or something

He isn’t

 

[Tommo1993]

Lati hate is OTT.

True; he’s had zero minutes and has zero acceleration. But he’s a decent enough CB at this level and he won’t lack commitment either.

I am more worried about Woolf next to him.

Rest of the team isn’t that weak other than missing a natural winger. Wonder if we’ll see Wright left and Simms up top at some point.

Disagree. Although I don’t hate him, Latibeaudiere is poor.

 

[skybluecam]

He’s a championship standard defender, people make out he’s disabled or something

The problem is he doesn’t suit playing a high line in a back 4 at all.

 

[procdoc]

Positionally I worry about Rudoni on the left

 

[coop]

Are we the main game on Sky?

Yes skysports football.

 

[Marty]

What minute will we see the Lati flop? I'm going 10 minutes, no free kick, Armstrong scores.

 

[procdoc]

He isn’t

So why has he played most of his career in the championship then?

 

[Deity]

Is the point to Doug about our squad depth?

We have 2 centre halves on the bench most weeks and 3 when you include Perry.

How many can you credibly keep happy ?

 

[procdoc]

Yes skysports football.

Oh great

 

[StrettoBoy]

I just hope that Lati is match fit, given that he hasn't played for us for a while.

Having Lati and Wolfenden as our CBs shouldn't be disastrous but clearly it's a downgrade on Thomas and Kitching. I wonder if Grimes will be told to concentrate more on the defensive side of his game today.

We must try and concede no more than one and score at least two

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

still top

 

[jordan210]

He’s a championship standard defender, people make out he’s disabled or something

he looks it when he runs

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Who was it making sarcastic comments about not needing players last week?