When did @McDonaldsUK stop becoming fast food? When they started allowing Uber, Deliveroo and the like to take precedent on food orders. 25 mins takes the piss in a sit down restaurant.
To kick things off, Southampton are a team that I really, really like.
I'll definitely be including them in an Outright that I'll share next week.
โ๏ธ Here's my thoughts into notes:
The first and main thing is that they're priced more generously than I expected.
I think that their squad is probably the deepest in the division, certainly in central defence and in forward areas.
There are question marks against their manager Will Still who is coming into his first job in England, but he has good experience managing in Ligue 1, which is technically a higher level.
We have seen numerous examples in recent years of how a group of players is just so strong that their quality can carry coaches who may not be the strongest in the league into the Premier League.
Watford did this with Xisco Munoz and some would argue that Scott Parker has benefited from this scenario as well.
England international goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, England international defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Yukinari Sugawara, and Ryan Manning as a potential back four.
Huge talent Mateus Fernandes, Flynn Downes, Will Smallbone, and Shea Charles, all of whom have been premium performers at this level recently, as central midfield options, not even including Europa League finalist Joe Aribo.
Forward options include Cameron Archer, Adam Armstrong who scores for fun at this level, Ben Brereton Diaz, new signing US international Damion Downs, Japanese talent Kuryu Matsuki, and, currently, Tyler Dibling as well. Oh, and fit again Ross Stewart as well.
There has also been a very, very strong trend of relegated teams coming straight back up. Ipswich have a strong chance, but so do Southampton.
Let me know if you agree. ๐ค๐ผ