Match Thread | Bournemouth vs. Manchester City (19/05/26)

[LangleyBlue1970]

The media will be happy

They won’t. They’ll be desperate for last day drama.

 

[Blu1]

Playing 3 non attacking midfielders and having the winger stay wide is just a shite decision.. Said pre-match thread we'd struggle first half and need the subs to do something

100%

 

[waspish]

Don’t like Donno moaning sulking there at the end! Seems a bit of a soft arse

 

[I'm Blue]

We need players in the summer.
We need energy in the squad.
This walking football can’t last.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Cherki for Kovacic there’s loads of space for him to work his magic, just go for it.

 

[toutmaster]

Cause we’ve not got Iraola
We’ve not got Iraola

 

[WallyA]

9 days rest vs 2 days rest is a big difference it turns out.

Schedule is so stupid.

FA Cup final is punished when Champions League isnt.

So our own domestic league punishes teams who play in the final of their own cup, how stupid is that.

 

[heslops barnet]

I’d sell Semenyo this summer. Decent goalscorer, will never be good enough

One of many unfortunately

 

[Tb1981]

Gonna be s

Wrong team from pep end of. Not playing cherki is stupid in a must win game

Rodders, Kova & Bernie midfield killing us. Too old not fit & exhausted

awful midfield

 

[King Jay]

Can we sign Kroupe?

Where is he supposed to play? He’s not a winger at all.

 

[Bluewonder]

Khusanov and Guehi just aren't good enough on the ball. We really need Gvardiol in there.

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

They are so open in the middle but no one has any fucking bollocks to play a forward pass.

 

[Blu1]

Get cherki and foden on

From the start not on 65 mins

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Big team talk coming up! Let’s go outwith a bang lads

 

[bert38]

I was v surprised seeing that line up-and as expected we look knackered.

Foden, Cherki and Savio on now to bring some energy.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Foden and Cherki on for Bernardo and Kovacic we've got a League to win

 

[Gobshiight]

Players look knackered. No surprise, really

 

[OrigamiNinja]

I honestly watch us and wonder what the fuck we actually do in training. Does anyone have idea what the tactics are here? It’s fucking abysmal.

The midfield is fucking pointless. It doesn’t defend and it doesn’t attack. If it’s not playing 5 yard passes sideways and backwards, it’s not doing anything, Don’t even get me started on how easy they are to play through.

Semenyo might be good at back heels from 6 yards but the rest of his game is fucking terrible.

We need big changes here. We have to go for it. Might as well lose by 4 than carry on with this negative, boring shite. Get Cherki and Foden on. Keep Semenyo and Doku wide and give ourselves a chance.

 

[M Gaudino]

Foden & Cherki for Semenyo & Rodri, I think.

Just got to stay in this until the 70th minute and see what we've got in front of us at that point.

i dont think you take semenyo off. we need goals. he scores them

 

[axlgod]

Oh well, a stress free last game then.
Back to 1 shot on target = goal.
Team needs a big refresh in the summer, pace and energy needed and get our attackers finishing again as been a horrid 2nd half of the season from Haaland.

Don’t think Maresca (if it is him) is going to stray too far from what we’re seeing.
It’ll be more of the same.