Saints start at Man City (From Daily Echo)

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  Costa Baz wrote:
  

  St Retford wrote:
  To me there's no doubt that we'll win the league this year. The only real question is what 'brand' of football we'll use to achieve that. Nicola's spoken a lot about 'the Southampon style' becoming a big thing in football and this is great. But the trouble is I've a terrible worry he wants us playing like Spain/Barcelona. I don't know about you but I find them unbelievably boring to watch. I'm not saying I want to watch Danny Shittu hoofing it up to Peter Crouch every week but there's something slightly wearing about watching 900 leisurely five-yard passes in a one game.
  
  It's a bit like in The Matrix when Agent Smith explains to Neil (or whatever Keanu Reeves' character is called) that the first matrix was rejected by mankind because it was so nice and pleasant that people got bored and couldn't handle it.

  I hope you are firmly tongue in cheek, with your comment about Spain and Barca.
  
  Their passing and movement off the ball are how I would LOVE to see us playing.
  
  Barca are also one of the most hard working teams you will see. I know they normally have he ball, but look at how they close teams down when they don't have it, quickly getting the ball back.
  
  Remember their passing game is designed to move defences out of position for the killer through ball.
  
  If we become only half as good as Barca, we will become Premier League Champions.

  Must admit it's prettier than my idea ie get seven extremely fat blokes to surround the ball and then shuffle it, in a closed circle, all the way into the opposition goal. (extremely fat blokes also to block goal when on defensive duties). Ugly but I do think my scenario would take 3 points off Barca - indeed would beat them approx 16-2 every time."
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