Bournemouth (A) - FA Cup | Post Match Thread

SiMCFC said:
The thing is, for all the moaning about embarrassing cunts moaning blah blah, we weren't actually very good until we made changes were we? We basically started of as we have for most of this season, the changes injected a bit of pace and urgency into our play and we we looked much better and won, I don't see the issue with criticising when it's bad as long as those people are also happy when we do change and win/play better.
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Don’t think the first half was that bad we made chances and should have been winning. What I don’t get is we’ve reached anFA cup semi final, for a record 7th time, and some posters are utterly joyless picking out negatives, many of the same posters were just as miserable last season too while winning 4 in a row.
Yes point out things that aren’t working but some just wallow in negativity, with no balance or awareness of just how good these 10 years have been and will probably continue to be going forward.
 
I am trying to work out whether Grealish not taking goal scoring opportunities was ridiculous or really contributed to the game management. Grealish had at least two attempts to bolt goals in at his own will. But he chose not to.
 
blueparrot said:
Don’t think the first half was that bad we made chances and should have been winning. What I don’t get is we’ve reached anFA cup semi final, for a record 7th time, and some posters are utterly joyless picking out negatives, many of the same posters were just as miserable last season too while winning 4 in a row.
Yes point out things that aren’t working but some just wallow in negativity, with no balance or awareness of just how good these 10 years have been and will probably continue to be going forward.
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Unfathomable, but if you ever comprehend the thought process of some of our so called support, let me know.
 
Deserved win in the end. Even at 1 down we were still the better team, albeit this season that hasn’t always produced the win. Good to see Kev on form, good performances from Gundo and Josko and brilliant to see young O’Reilly make such a positive impact.
 
SamTheGuru said:
I am trying to work out whether Grealish not taking goal scoring opportunities was ridiculous or really contributed to the game management. Grealish had at least two attempts to bolt goals in at his own will. But he chose not to.
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He set up a couple of really good chances. He played well.
 
blueparrot said:
Don’t think the first half was that bad we made chances and should have been winning. What I don’t get is we’ve reached anFA cup semi final, for a record 7th time, and some posters are utterly joyless picking out negatives, many of the same posters were just as miserable last season too while winning 4 in a row.
Yes point out things that aren’t working but some just wallow in negativity, with no balance or awareness of just how good these 10 years have been and will probably continue to be going forward.
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Just remembered that fordygirl poster said it would finish 1-0 at half-time.
 
SamTheGuru said:
I am trying to work out whether Grealish not taking goal scoring opportunities was ridiculous or really contributed to the game management. Grealish had at least two attempts to bolt goals in at his own will. But he chose not to.
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I'm sure he would have preferred to score (yeah, I know; no shit!). But I thought he was very good in his brief cameo. He added to the control we had in midfield in that second half. From memory, did Bournemouth have a shot on target after the break? I don't think so.
 
SamBlue said:
Good second half, that back line shift caught them off guard completely and the moment they energy levels dropped we moved into the safety zone. From 6-4 in attempted shots in the first half to 11-0 in the second.
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Gvardiol took to playing his natural position like a duck to water
 
Thank Christ for subs. O'Reilly changed the game giving us pace, purpose and muscle down the left - he should be playing most games now and couldnt have made a better case to do so. Marmoush looked lively and scored the winner, whilst Grealish was absolutely the right sub for the final 25-30 mins - nobody better at keeping the ball and taking the sting out of a game; thought he too was excellent though he needs to remember to shoot once in a while. We started with 4 old men in central midfield - I thought Gonzalez and Marmoush shouldve started tbh - but by the end of the game we had lots of younger, fresher legs on the park which helped us see it out in relative comfort.

Only downside was Haalands injury which from the angle the Bournemouth player fell on his ankle/foot Id fear the dreaded metatarsal break. Lets hope its not too bad. On to Wembley again - let's hope we can get one last hurrah out of this group.

I remember at the title parade last year Pep said we'd be back for the FA Cup next year after the shitshow last May; Im hoping he keeps his promise.
 
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