Southampton news: Goin Home With Adam And Jo on ‘consistency’

On the latest episode of BBC Radio Solent’s Goin’ Home With Adam And Jo podcast, Adam Blackmore calls for continuity within the starting XI after Southampton almost held on to beat Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

“Let’s have the manager not overcomplicate it and just go again,” Blackmore said. “Also, do it for the rest of the season unless you’e got a real reason to change it.

“Part of my thinking is, some fans might be saying ‘well you’ve got to put Tyler Dibling in there’. Frankly, I don’t think you have.

“I don’t think he has been the same player since his injury. I don’t think he’s been the same player since the transfer talk and although he’s young and I don’t want to pick on him, I don’t see the same player in the past two months.”

Former Saints player Jo Tessem added: “With the game we had against Crystal Palace, [boss Ivan Juric] doesn’t need to make many changes. He just needs to put the same team out again – without Flynn Downes obviously – because he is suspended and go with that.

“I think that would keep a little bit of calmness in there towards the Tottenham game.”

Listen to the full episode