The thing about #NFFC away form is that, yes its terrible, but in the 9 away games we've played this season we've lost to Man City, Arsenal, Newcastle, Man Utd, Leicester and Wolves. The top 4 teams are very good, especially at home. The Leicester game was a terrible performance, granted, but Wolves should really have been a draw. The other 2 away games were draws against Everton, which was one mistake away from being a win and Brighton, which was a decent result against a good side.
So I can definitely see us picking up away points, starting tonight at Southampton.
@majiming I think we’re turning a corner tomorrow
@its_notrich Yeah. I think so too. Southampton are going to really go for it, because they have to win games like these but in doing so, they'll leave holes that we can exploit. We've proven that we can absorb pressure and hit teams on the counter-attack and if Southampton push forward as much as they probably need to, i think we'll really punish them for it. I reckon we'll win 1-3.
@majiming @its_notrich I wish I was as confident as you.
Form says we should win but I'm never confident these days.
Mainly because it feels so important tonight, and also because the prem is so utterly ruthless. You can play a perfect game then give away a silly free kick and Ward-Prowse takes all the points from you.
I'm bricking it!
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@Phil_C @majiming @its_notrich how's that confidence?
@Bakeri666 @majiming @its_notrich with this second half performance my nerves are shredded.
I'd fancy Scarpa for Johnson at this rate, just to try and get some control of the ball and possession.
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@Phil_C @Bakeri666 @majiming could do with a second goal
@its_notrich @Phil_C @majiming we've more chance of that if players gain a willingness to enter the box
@Bakeri666 @Phil_C @majiming shocking positioning on that Lodi cross
@its_notrich @Bakeri666 @majiming Awoniyi would've attacked the front post and had a go at that cross, guaranteed.
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@Phil_C @its_notrich @Bakeri666 never in doubt😅😅😅
@Bakeri666 @majiming @its_notrich I shall have to start sharing your confidence!
On the plus side, Scarpa looks a hell of a player.
Midfield looked a bit ragged but I guess we only had 3 days rest and they had four. The lads looked a bit leggy at the end. I'd be interested to know why Colback was preferred to O'Brien, but having said that he added a bit of calm to midfield when he came on.
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@Phil_C @Bakeri666 @its_notrich i think cooper sees colback as having more defensive qualities than O'Brien. He tends to bring Colback on when we're trying to close out the game and O'Brien on when we're chasing the game.
@majiming @Phil_C @Bakeri666 He wasn’t even on the bench, which seems surprising because I thought he had a good start to the season
@its_notrich @majiming @Phil_C I wouldn't read to much into it, could be anything. Maybe just a heavy cold, or family commitment, or shit week in training
@Bakeri666 @its_notrich @majiming I sometimes wonder if he prefers Colback in difficult away matches, for control of the game, and O'Brien at home to push for points.
Either way, it worked. Trust the process!
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