I guess he believes defending is optional. Southampton awful. Manning awful. Smallbone poor.
After over 200 games in the Championship Manning finally wins promotion to the Premier League at 28. Over 40 appearances for Southampton this season across all competitions, but a lot of them off the bench, so it will be interesting to see if he's kept around for the Premier League or if Southampton decide to leave him behind.
Can see them keeping him around as a squad player.
Not even on the bench today. Hard to see him getting many minutes unless Charlie Taylor gets injured. Would do well to get a move back down to a Championship team to keep playing.
He's waited so long to get to the Premier League, you'd think he'd want to give it a go until Christmas at least, even as a squad player. I'd say he'd be as likely to get minutes further forward as he would at left back.
Is he injured right now or this level is a bit too far for him?
"Now jump up there and stuff that son of a bitch in the basket, chief"
Just don't rate him. Walker Peters is seen as first choice LB or LWB and they brought in Charlie Taylor from Burnley who has started both EFL games. Even captained them in one of those games.Originally Posted by pateen
Pretty sure I saw him in Shannon airport last Sunday week ( late flight to London ) if that is of any interest to anybody !
He is a small fella ( if that was him )
Crossing his fingers for an injury crisis at Southampton I would guess. You couldn't play him at left back in the Premier League, he'd get torn apart. He could fill in on the left wing in an emergency, but he's not that fast so is unlikely to be Premier League standard there either. He might go out on loan in January and then try to get back in the Southampton team next season after they inevitably get relegated.
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