Jonas.shaffer
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Bournemouth (A) | PL | Post Match Thread
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Scaring Europe to Death
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YepYes. We have been playing way too slow in the same set-up all season, devoid of creativity or urgency in midfield and inviting teams to counter us way too easily. Teams also braver in playing around our press these days on account of it not being there cause we are so slow centrally. Rodri is obviously a huge miss considering he is the beat holding midfielder on the planet, but other than him I don't see injuries as an excuse. Hopefully De Bruyne comes back with his creativity but he weren't puling up any trees before his injury.
Abysmal squad-building in the summer, a style of play that has been largely found out so far this season, a terrible balance in midfield that just doesn't work no it allmatter how many times he tries it and Pep for whatever reason not being proactive nor reactive at all in his game-management this season has way more do with our performance levels so far this season than injuries
Rodri provides the composure and his spacial awareness attracts opponents to the ball when they should be watching Foden etc
However Gundogan Walker and De Bruyne all peaked in recent seasons whilst Foden and Bernardo aren't really offering much, and aside from Rodri, and maybe Oscar Bobb, I don't see the return of the other injured players making that much of a difference in terms of a goal threat.
That's the really worrying aspect because you can pick any combination from Doku Savinho Grealish Lewis Kovacic Bernardo or Nunes (some of whom have been playing reasonably well) and they won't score 10 PL goals between them.
meeesh
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This is the sort of game where we miss Alvarez
We miss not spending the money we got for him more like
Answered your own question. OMG - imagine the criticism after the game on here if he had been picked - especially as we lostWe couldn't have played Simpson-Pusey at right back? I know a player making his debut out of position isn't ideal, but..
Alright whatever you say. Everyone was raving about his signing including me so he could come on late in games to control and play cup games. But I didn’t expect that to be it and for him to literally be starting every game. Bruno is good enough for us, a lot of players at the minute would be an improvement in the middle surely that’s not up for debate?There’s no such thing as an ITK. Everyone was raving about Gundy’s resigning & what’s Bruno got to do with this? Is he good enough for us?
In previous seasons at this point of the season, we weren't struggling with scoring goals, we were struggling with defending. This season we're struggling with both.Yep
Rodri provides the composure and his spacial awareness attracts opponents to the ball when they should be watching Foden etc
However Gundogan Walker and De Bruyne all peaked in recent seasons whilst Foden and Bernardo aren't really offering much, and aside from Rodri, and maybe Oscar Bobb, I don't see the return of the other injured players making that much of a difference in terms of a goal threat.
That's the really worrying aspect because you can pick any combination from Doku Savinho Grealish Lewis Kovacic Bernardo or Nunes (some of whom have been playing reasonably well) and they won't score 10 PL goals between them.
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You think we’re doomed - I don’t.Alright whatever you say. Everyone was raving about his signing including me so he could come on late in games to control and play cup games. But I didn’t expect that to be it and for him to literally be starting every game. Bruno is good enough for us, a lot of players at the minute would be an improvement in the middle surely that’s not up for debate?
I don’t think we’re doomed, we have the only man in the dugout I would trust to rectify it. But some decisions have been really poor and imo the board are relying on pep to paper the cracks something of which the next manager will not be able to do.You think we’re doomed - I don’t.
It's these never ending injuries more than the league table.Shite performance and result but we’ve just gone 32 unbeaten. We had to lose at one point. Some serious doom and gloom going on in here you’d think we were losing every week. We’ll be fine.
manimanc
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Oh and by the way @magistadreadnought isn't a city fan.
Only posts when we lose. Typical wum behaviour of posting one or two utter shite posts then doesn't come on again.
Never posts when we win, never. Just can't bring himself to.
You've been outed you rat.
Only posts when we lose. Typical wum behaviour of posting one or two utter shite posts then doesn't come on again.
Never posts when we win, never. Just can't bring himself to.
You've been outed you rat.
jim tolmies perm
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I do harbour a certain melancolía for attending 6-0 drubbings at the Baseball ground not least in reminding me that I was young back then and could easily deal with it by going straight out on the lash. Alas those days are but a distant memory
LangleyBlue1970
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There’s no need to be anything else, unless you’re a smacked arse.I like the positivity it’s rare around here
for all we know, the Board might be planning to buy in Jan. But there’s nothing they can do just now - that IS Pep’s jobI don’t think we’re doomed, we have the only man in the dugout I would trust to rectify it. But some decisions have been really poor and imo the board are relying on pep to paper the cracks something of which the next manager will not be able to do.
They have had two years for a Rodri contingency plan. Both windows of which have gradually gotten worse.for all we know, the Board might be planning to buy in Jan. But there’s nothing they can do just now - that IS Pep’s job
Hilarious if you think our fans will be taken in by this.Absolutely shocking, only turned up for last 10 mins. We need a big big overhaul next summer, makes you wonder if Txiki has ‘retired’ or if he’s been told to leave cause this squad is a disgrace, far too many old and injury prone players.
I do harbour a certain melancolía for attending 6-0 drubbings at the Baseball ground not least in reminding me that I was young back then and could easily deal with it by going straight out on the lash. Alas those days are but a distant memory
But we have won it all NOW and broke so many records in the process, You can not win every week but losing when you have something in the bank does not feel like the end of the world
Macca77macca
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Probably get into trouble for this but where the heck was John Stones? Is he injured and if so HOW??
If he isn’t injured he should have been there on that pitch playing.
Sorry.
His feet have … done something
Apparently may not play next two games
As I keep saying - no top player would come as a Rodri back up. But now he’s out for the season they probably would - knowing that if they play well, the onus will be on Rodri to win his place back.They have had two years for a Rodri contingency plan. Both windows of which have gradually gotten worse.