Match Thread Coventry City - Southampton Match Thread - Wednesday 13th Dec (5 Viewers)

Mcbean · Dec 13, 2023

I would rather take the points here - so go for it - then park the bus at Leeds for a point

SkyblueDad · Dec 13, 2023

PVA said:
I have a feeling O'Hare may be rested to manage his work load and this forum is going to lose its SHIT.

Back in the day Liverpool won the league,(42 matches) league cup, the & European cup using 14 players all season, and most of them played internationals too. how times have changed.

shmmeee · Dec 13, 2023

Mcbean said:
Need to go one game at a time

Nah we should play the rest of the league at once like those grandmasters playing chess in Central Park

shmmeee · Dec 13, 2023

SBT said:
Do we? Surely we could apply for special dispensation from the EFL to play both Southampton and Leeds simultaneously tonight. Would cut down on fixture congestion and boost the attendance too.

boo your quick wit

wingy · Dec 13, 2023

SBT said:
Do we? Surely we could apply for special dispensation from the EFL to play both Southampton and Leeds simultaneously tonight. Would cut down on fixture congestion and boost the attendance too.

Think of the economy!Not to mention the tertiary benefit!

Saddlebrains · Dec 13, 2023

Same 11

Godden back into squad, unsure who thats going to be for, could be Kasey Palmer as hes not firing on all cylinders yet

procdoc · Dec 13, 2023

Hopefully an unchanged team but I can see Eccles coming in

procdoc · Dec 13, 2023

Saddlebrains said:
Same 11

Godden back into squad, unsure who thats going to be for, could be Kasey Palmer as hes not firing on all cylinders yet

I imagine he will use the bench more

PVA · Dec 13, 2023

Surely one of the CBs would be the obvious contender to be left out the squad. We don’t need 3 on the bench, especially as we’re only playing with 2 anyway.

Latibeaudiere is useful in a couple of roles so it won’t be him, so it’s between Binks and Fadz. You could make a case for either.

Deleted member 9744 · Dec 13, 2023

Offhegoes said:
He won't rest the 2 best players from Friday night. No chance surely. I can understand O'Hare in a way, managing his recovery, and he will certainly be needed at Leeds on Sat. In that case Eccles comes in, and we push Allen further forward.

It's not a question of who was best. It's about fitness.

Boicey · Dec 13, 2023

2 things I dont want to see are Ayari playing and Palmer starting.
The players have had 5 nights rest, most should be absolutely fine to play again. Maybe a half for Calum but he's just hit form so let him continue to build on that rather than stop start.

standupforcity · Dec 13, 2023

No Eccles please!!! Slows the pace of the game

Martin180 · Dec 13, 2023

standupforcity said:
No Eccles please!!! Slows the pace of the game

He really doesn’t , that is just one of a few stupid throwaway comments made about him .

napolimp · Dec 13, 2023

Saddlebrains said:
Same 11

Godden back into squad, unsure who thats going to be for, could be Kasey Palmer as hes not firing on all cylinders yet

I'm surprised no Eccles tonight. But we are at home, and Allen does tend to play further forward. Also good to let a winning team keep playing together

stupot07 · Dec 13, 2023

Saddlebrains said:
Same 11

Godden back into squad, unsure who thats going to be for, could be Kasey Palmer as hes not firing on all cylinders yet

Ayari surely.

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David O'Day · Dec 13, 2023

slowpoke said:
Back in the day Liverpool won the league,(42 matches) league cup, the & European cup using 14 players all season, and most of them played internationals too. how times have changed.

yep, the game is my faster and athletic now

also if you tried that shit now you'd see players knees exploding all the time

BlueSkiesForever · Dec 13, 2023

Saddlebrains said:
Same 11

Godden back into squad, unsure who thats going to be for, could be Kasey Palmer as hes not firing on all cylinders yet

Pleased that we’re starting the same 11, Simms and Wright clearly need as much time together as they can get, every week we look better and better. Let’s hope the winning formula works again!

I’ll go for a tentative 1-1, I don’t think that’d be a bad result considering how good Adam Armstrong has been looking recently and the fact Southampton are 12 games unbeaten.

Gynnsthetonic · Dec 13, 2023

David O'Day said:
yep, the game is my faster and athletic now

also if you tried that shit now you'd see players knees exploding all the time

Did you see the state of the pitches in the 70s and 80s. Don't think that argument stacks up

Deleted member 5849 · Dec 13, 2023

slowpoke said:
Back in the day Liverpool won the league,(42 matches) league cup, the & European cup using 14 players all season, and most of them played internationals too. how times have changed.

Villa used 14 players to win the league

AFCCOVENTRY · Dec 13, 2023

Don’t change a winning team. We’ve got to be confident going into this game. Home game and team is clicking now.

David O'Day · Dec 13, 2023

Gynnsthetonic said:
Did you see the state of the pitches in the 70s and 80s. Don't think that argument stacks up

ok football in the past wasn't slower and less athletic because they played on absolutely shit pitches

shmmeee · Dec 13, 2023

Really don’t understand why people want three centrebacks over Ayari

Boicey · Dec 13, 2023

Must admit looking at some of the old cov games they were really physical played at very high tempo. Those lads were really fit.

Great_Expectations · Dec 13, 2023

To avoid my usual turnstile moan; which gates tend to be quieter? Last few games has been an absolute ballache.

I sat in Block 20 but don’t care where I walk in. Usually get there about 7/7:15.

covcity4life · Dec 13, 2023

Great_Expectations said:
To avoid my usual turnstile moan; which gates tend to be quieter? Last few games has been an absolute ballache.

I sat in Block 20 but don’t care where I walk in. Usually get there about 7/7:15.

715 shouldn't be too bad queues

I'm going to aim to get there for around then

ptr · Dec 13, 2023

Great_Expectations said:
To avoid my usual turnstile moan; which gates tend to be quieter? Last few games has been an absolute ballache.

I sat in Block 20 but don’t care where I walk in. Usually get there about 7/7:15.

fucking none of them. Bring back NOPM.

Great_Expectations · Dec 13, 2023

covcity4life said:
715 shouldn't be too bad queues

I'm going to aim to get there for around then

They are - it’s been poor this year.

Great_Expectations · Dec 13, 2023

ptr said:
fucking none of them. Bring back NOPM.

Agreed - I miss L2.

Matt smith · Dec 13, 2023

Saddlebrains said:
Same 11

Godden back into squad, unsure who thats going to be for, could be Kasey Palmer as hes not firing on all cylinders yet

When has he ever fired on all cylinders

blunted · Dec 13, 2023

The game has changed out of all proportion to the "we can play 14 players a season and win the league." Liverpool this season have used more players than anyone and regularly rotate. Incidentally, some Liverpool fans were calling for Klopp to be sacked when the team were changing their personal and were not doing so well, (sounds familiar?) The new subs rule has changed the dynamic and fresh legs can change a match. Forget the 70 and 80s when frankly players were relatively unfit and drank like fish. Wenger changed the dynamic with diet, exercise, warming up, warming down etc and that was the 90s. To keep the same team and tactics may sometimes be wrong and again 70/80s way of thinking. Sometimes changing formations does not work so well but I would pit MR and AV's footballing experience and brains against most football posters. They see training, form, illness and personal events that distrupt form. Sometimes you have to accept that a team were better than us, but we came within a whisker of a draw in the end at Ipswich. Southampton will be a tough game they are flying and we never do well against Martin even when 3-0 up! However, they sound as if the result is a foregone conclusion and that is always a great way to motivate the City

Johhny Blue · Dec 13, 2023

I can remember going from an all nighter straight to a Sunday League game, scoring a bullet header in the 2nd minute, puking in the 6 yard box, going off and sleeping on the sidelines for the rest of the game

covcity4life · Dec 13, 2023

Great_Expectations said:
They are - it’s been poor this year.

I usually find a queue 30 mins before KO that takes about 5-10 mins to get through

jordan210 · Dec 13, 2023

Saddlebrains · Dec 13, 2023

Didnt see Kelly dropping out

chiefdave · Dec 13, 2023

Great_Expectations said:
Agreed - I miss L2.

A row to yourself, no queue to get in, no queue at half time, easy to get away tickets. The good old days.

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