AWAY TO LEICESTER

Can Saints win this or are they going to be fair and let all relegation candidates beat them? Leicester have hit form recently so this one promises to be difficult.

We haven't had much luck lately so maybe time to change. Will be a tough game and again depends on formation, if he starts Long, Pelle and Mane can see us being over run in the midfield, for me a chance for Reed to start with Wanyama, Toby and put Davis forward, chance of him scoring is nil but he can link the play and set up Pelle and Mane.

I am going for a draw though 2 - 2 as with no Schneiderlin and Forster we are beginning to ship goals again and cannot see us keeping a clean sheet again this season. If Arsenal then beat Swansea should mean 1 more point from villa/City would give us 7th spot at worst, 3 wins to end the season would be good though!

Well at the moment, the vibes are telling me Saints will win or draw this one.......hope my optimism is justified.

Well, the vibes completely misled me this time. Another terrible display by Saints. Hodgson, at the game must have wondered what was going on.


Armchair ratings....

GAZZANIGA 6
CLYNE 6
TOBY 5
FONTE 5
BERTRAND 6
WANYAMA 5
REED 6
DAVIS 5
ELIA 5
MANE 6
PELLE 5

LONG 6
DJURICIC 6

Only good news was Hodgson there now he may leave us alone.

Starting Gazzingia was for me a dumb bad move, he doesn't need to see what he can do he is never going to be a top level goal keeper, can only think likes of Reed want him to be given a chance as they bought him but just let him go and do not insult the paying fans by playing him next week at home to Villa, that should be Kelvins 300th game for saints, not away at city where he will injure his back picking the ball out the net! One of the reasons I would suggest we were slow starting is the players have no confidence in their goalie when Gazzainga is picked.

Our midfield has not looked good lately and Davis has had a poor end to the season. Ward Prowse will be available and I would prefer to see ward Prowse, Reed, Wanyama and Davis as a "typical" PL midfield of 4. Pelle and Mane playing as a front 2 with Bertrand and Clyne overlapping and putting in crosses. I would expect hard work next week and for me pointless playing Elija or Djuricic as neither will be there next season, hopefully. So lets see our youngsters on the bench, Gape, Gallagher, Hesketh, Seager, Targett, Cropper.

I agree. Play the youngsters, we have nothing to lose.