Thought the performance today was very poor. Schlup looks to me as if he has no idea what his role is in the team. Time after time gets sucked in allowing the opposition to deliver un challenged crosses in to our box.

In my opinion Cabaye is beginning to look a huge loss. I am sure this is the reason Luka is not looking half the player he was last season.

We huffed and puffed in the second half but really never looked like breaking through a very defiant Southampton rear guard. Yet again it is so clear that we lack a natural goal scorer. Benteke and Sorloth unfortunately don’t have that killer instinct in front of goal.

All in all very disappointing and very concerning

So in your book he's just supposed to stay on his line and wait and see what happens, jeez give me strength.

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I was sat in the Main stand directly in line with Højbjerg when he scored the second. As good as Hennessey has been this year he was completely out of position for the goal. He may have come off his line but seemed to have no idea as to where his goal was as he was protecting none of it!

Højbjerg passed it into an empty net and Hennessey should’ve done more to spread himself in front of the ball, just like the Great Dane Peter Schmeichel used to do, week in week out.

I don’t fault him for the first goal as it was just a good finish with a stroke of good fortune but for the second he was totally out of position and was left flapping lamely at thin air.

That said, he kept us in it at Fulham and also today and has generally been excellent and vastly improved on last season. I can’t however defend him for the second goal today.

Edited by Phil’s Barber (02 Sep 2018 12.05am)

I think your right but he will get a rest now during the international break . Other players will get the time to shake off niggles and maybe a few long term absentees will be nearer a return . Poor start to the season result wise but apart from the frustrating situation with our centre forward we have looked half decent . Today we were a bit open defensively Hennessy earnt his corn but yet again no Zaha = no points .

And we still need a striker

I totally agree.

I am certainly not hitting the 'Panic button' but when one loses three on the bounce and regularly plays a striker who has only scored 1 goal (Penalty) since the end of January then certainly cause for concern.

Lose at Huddersfield on the back of yet another abject Benteke performance and I suspect supporters will really start to vent their spleen.

Well I remember Mandanda against Liverpool when he came out and spread himself and all Firmino did was dink it over him for a goal. Dead easy this goalkeeping lark when you're sitting in the stands. And that's the second time this season at home that late breakaways have left our keeper exposed.

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