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AirborneLacer:
I guess Nihilist is only trying to point out how sub-par Soton have been on the final third.

I wouldn't call that under-estimation, I think it's constructive criticism.

I would only disagree with Nihilist when he starts throwing lines like 'Considering the fact that Soton have been sub-par on the final third, they don't deserve to be where they are'.

I would consider that a daft assertion cos I've seen great and title winning teams that were built on the foundation of great defense.

Nateevs the only folks who are under-estimating Soton's good run happens to be the dafts at the Manyoo thread.

Some weeks ago, I was trying to bring those lot up to speed with reality and the need to appreciate what Keoman has done so far, alas the simps weren't willing to learn

favoredgal:
Good move ke?


Her dad sent her to go get the DNA done so he will exchange her sample with Samantha's and the result will mean Samantha and willy are siblings.

How did you come up with your own interpretation?

blemon44:
do you watch football atall?

nateevs:
And the under-estimation continues. Especially exemplfied by the "So'ton are not the all conquering juggernaut their league position suggests" . . . What else could they be? The league position does not lie.

My post aimed to bring interesting facts to the fore by focusing on what makes them strong rather than their reputation as a small team. You are wrong that they are not what their league position suggests. Looking at the facts that matter, you realise quickly that apart from being free scoring in attack, they are exceptionally strong in defense. Conceding only 5 goals after 11 games. That's 6 less than Chelsea have conceded and 7 less than City. They have at this moment in time, the best defense in the league.

Look Southampton may well fall apart due to other reasons apart from team strength and ability (e.g squad depth, injuries to key players); what I find funny is that just like important parts of their success are being ignored now, many people will say 'oh we knew they were going to fall apart'.

To the point of expectation, nobody can win here right now. Based on their games I have seen, their organization in defense and the stats to back it up, I expect them to come out of the tight fixtures way better than most people give them credit for. If others don't I cannot force it. Time will tell.

Dhellake:
Zouma is Terry's successor

malvisguy212:
bros, is second place an automatic ticket? Thanks

raumdeuter:
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SIRcumalot:
@Noah13 he didn't mean that as a personal attack.
Just pointed out that Not to long ago CFC organization bought the EPL with russian blood money

raumdeuter:
[img]http://sidoxia.files./2009/09/pot-kettle-black.jpg[/img]

SIRcumalot:
Lol bro
City will probably triple that money

dopeJemi:
See them, bloody liars, everton vs chelsea ended 3-5

larride:
Sorry sir but Chelsea isn't the team with most goals in the division. While I agree that Chelsea has played some exciting football this season, you are not the side with the most goals.


Southampton has more goals than any other teams presently in the EPL.

Dhellake:
This won't happen

pamcode:
dosent this stuff burn data

Dhellake:
Forget Varane, Madrid won't sell that boy and he just signed a new 5year deal this season

Dhellake:
Felipe Luis Rainbow Flick


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZnossXf1tY

Philipsdael:
Eagles will win by 2 goals to 1....
But this OP should be flogged, why didn't he info us on the time schedule of the match.

mithel:
I know we have all been complaining about schurrle but seriously,i dont want us to sell him...he is like kalou to the team,one of them frustrating members of your team that you still like no how no now...i bin miss kalou when he go especially as na moses we come replace am with

AirborneLacer:
Man this is some pre-historic ish. Cool writ that could earn you the columnist of the year award

I disagree with your assertion that predictability wouldn't make the list of factors that've contributed to the EPL followership.

It does contribute to it, from every look of it.

Predictability from how I see it doesn't stop at who has and who hasn't been dominating the league, it only starts there.

I see it more like an all-encompassing term that covers many scopes of the game. Upsets, the relegation drama, the top four tussle, the final day drama etc.

These and many more twists are seen playing out in the EPL every season, and I mean every season.

Think about Citeh winning the League twice in a little space of four years, Spuds playing in the UCL at the expense of who? Manyoo finishing seventh and missing out the UCL party etc

Think about sitting down in a pub to watch Manyoo square up against Leicester with a little hope of a major upset happening or Chelsea travelling to East London only to get eviscerated by West Ham - that's unpredictability.

No passionate footie fan would want to stick with a league where these shows are hardly staged hence becoming an EPL fan makes much sense.

I'd be damned to imagine Stuttgart beating Bayern in Allianz Arena in these years, In-fact I have a greater chance of draining the Atlantic ocean with a straw than that happening.

This post isn't as lengthy as yours, so I'm gon' save me an apology.