Remember the fuss being made about West Brom this time last season? and how people were going on about how they were top 4 dark horses? Southampton could well finish best of the rest (8th) and will almost certainly make a mug out my prediction for them, but i will be amazed if they finish top 7.
As much as i was one of the fans that supported Benitez while he was here, i find it hilarious how all off a sudden thing's were great under Rafa. The way people go on about Benitez right now you would think we were winning every game playing like Brazil under the Spaniard
Just win, by hook or by crook, just win. Last minute winner of Ashley Cole's back (due to a failed WHU clearance from a corner) when he's not looking, 1-0.
Random but im torn, i need a hair cut badly but every time i do i seem to jinx the form (perfect example being i had one the day before Clattenburg gate last season). What do i do?
Full credit to his recent form but his passion and commitment to the cause has never been in question. Long term he is a still a (good) squad player for me.
I was saying the same about Eto'o before he started scoring, that while the 3 are struggling for goals he should play because he is the best technically etc etc. None are long term answer's however so hopefully we can find a solution sooner rather than later.
What's is not often mentioned is he is offering much more than just goals. Even at the start when he wasn't scoring, he was linking up the play and suffering very minimal turnovers and rarely losing possession. Unless Torres or Ba go on a major scoring rampage, Eto'o should be playing when fit.
Shame we lost to Basle as we would have secured the group tonight and effectively took two games off the calendar. Either way, hopefully we can secure the group in Switzerland as not having to worry about game 6 could come in handy considering we have two midweek trips to Sunderland next month.
People said Jose was the one who turned Mikel into a DM which wasn't true as he played him less than half his games in DM to cover for Maka. It was Scolari who started the trend of playing him there permanently. If Jose never left, i reckon Mikel would have been a lot more of an attacking player.
The worrying thing is a lot of people think Messi would actually struggle in the PL The same was said about Mata, Aguero, Silva, Negredo when they came to England, it seems to never sink in.