Three points, job done. Some good displays, but we were never at our best. VVD adds a lot of authority at the back which helps spread calm. There’s more to come from him and I expect the defence, including goalkeeper, to keep getting better and better and the clean sheet tally to increase.
Credit to Southampton, they are better than their current position. They had a lot of the ball, especially in the first half, and they played it around nicely and created a few chances. They were very unlucky to go in 2-0 down at halftime, but then again that’s the difference between a top side and a middling-bottom side. In boxing terminology Southampton had a good jab, but when push came to shove, we were the ones who delivered the knockout punches.
I liked the control we had in the second half. Southampton couldn’t get near us, and the only minor gripe was that we were a bit wasteful and should have added to the score line, but on the other hand there’s a big game coming up against Porto and conserving a bit of energy is no bad thing.
Oh, and Man Utd? Ha ha ha!