Will Smallbone M Southampton b.2000

[tetsujin1979]

Mises out today with a hamstring injury

[rebelmusic]

Got a run out for 25 mins tonight along with 90 mins for Manning

[tetsujin1979]

Scored against Liverpool

[Eirambler]

And then gave away a penalty.

[liamoo11]

And then gave away a penalty.

I was at the game today was very impressed with smallbone, excellent on the ball and worked hard, closed pff passing lanes really well. I'd like him in a box 4 in midfield with Collins, molumby and Knight with a back four of obrien, o shea Scales and Manning with ferguson and parott up top

[Trequartista20]

Missed today's match with Wolves with a groin injury, leaving his manager to bemoan his lack of physical robustness:

'His manager added: "I think he did really well against Chelsea and against Liverpool. Technically he’s really good. His weakness is his physically and we’re starting to work on that in the gym. But the technique he has."'

https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/new...to-miss-wolves

Must be a doubt for the upcoming international window.

Manning started and by all accounts did well again today. Strange that he's continually overlooked. O'Shea's influence, you suspect.

[Olé Olé]

Missed today's match with Wolves with a groin injury, leaving his manager to bemoan his lack of physical robustness:



https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/new...to-miss-wolves

Must be a doubt for the upcoming international window.

Manning started and by all accounts did well again today. Strange that he's continually overlooked. O'Shea's influence, you suspect.

One of the skinniest players I've seen in an Ireland shirt and given he's 25 it is something that should have been addressed earlier. Whatever about injury prevention, I would have thought working on your weaknesses is the simplest way to improve season on season as a footballer and his apparent weakness would have appeared to be a weakness...

[Eirambler]

He has been a steady developer year on year in other areas for the last few years, after getting a few EPL games when he was younger his loan at Stoke brought him on a lot. Then he was an important player for Southampton in their promotion run last season. He's still not really Premier League quality as shown this season though, but if he can now improve the physical side of his game that might help him bridge the gap.

[Acornvilla]

There are some side effects to Alopecia (which he's spoken about before) that can include fatigue and muscle weakness/injuries. He might just struggle to build himself up physically in general regardless of how hard he works on it, on balance he could be considered to be doing incredibly well to be where he is already given his health/injury history.