Championship Kick off Head to Head: Southampton -vs- Leeds Utd

 

As the Championship is now upon us, the Football Water Cooler previews the clash of two of England’s finest football clubs. The not-so-long-ago Champions League qualifiers, Leeds United, take on the once-Man Utd-beating and club of the great Le Tissier, Southampton. Though more important than their recent falls from greatness is how they start what is a very important season for both clubs. Our two fanatics, Phil of Leeds and Stu of Southampton, go head-to-head below.

 

1.      How’s the preseason gone?

Stu (Southampton)

To be honest preseason has been fairly bland; a decent result against West Brom (2-2) and some really good football played in the memorial tri-tournament, but its been a bit slow in terms of building a squad ready for the leap up to the Championship. We have played pretty average teams – it would have been nice to see how we fared against stronger sides.

Phil (Leeds)

We have had a decent preseason and remained unbeaten. Indeed, with a fantastic win against a strong Newcastle side, we should be more than happy with the way it has gone.