Bournemouth (A) - FA Cup | Post Match Thread

[Gingers Dad]

Last thing we needed was Jack having shots with 6 minutes to go, keep the ball, knock it back and keep it. Jack brings a control to our game that nobody else can.

We're not capable of keeping the ball. Better to try to score another than play keep ball until they break.

 

[elbearos]

Jack! For f...s sake, hit it!!!

 

[Barcon]

Atwell is, was and always will be a useless twst. Got the penalty right but allowed Bournemouth tons of little fouls that were never punished. Took him way too long to book any of them. Also missed the foul on Haaland that injured him.

On Haaland, wasn’t at his best but at least he scored. I’m convinced that whenever that the longer he takes over a penalty the greater the chance he misses it. Hopefully he won’t be out long and the boot is precautionary.

Unless I missed something, he didn't give us a free kick until the 41st min.

 

[B\connellblue]

Do you stand behind calling Pep a coward?

I called the decision cowardly in response to another poster who said he felt it was precautionary. Pep usn't to do that or Fern would never have come out for the second half.

 

[Vic]

He also refused a couple of shots at goal.Took the wrong option with passing instead of shooting.
Did well though.
KDB controlled the second half brilliantly for us and Gundoghan and O'Reilly did great as well.
O'Reilly our player of the tournament so far.

Passed - didn't lose possession.

Shoot - 50% chance lose possession.

 

[super_city_si]

cant see him playing wednesday after today and internalional games

I’d play him. Looks to have his stride back.

 

[Citizen Mike]

The Bournemouth players seemed like a load of snidey cunts for the most part.
Lots of pushes in the back and little digs. Of course the ref didn't see any of that on account he was a blind bastard.

they got away with the pushes in the back whereas when we did it , it was a foul

 

[madloaf]

We played well in the 1st half and really really well in the 2nd

We didn't play at all well in the first half. We got a penalty, a deflected through ball by their own player and a good cross by nunes to haaland, we also conceded. Admitting you have a problem is the first step.

 

[super_city_si]

Pep loved that today. Had his faults this season but hes one of us.

 

[Wigan_Citizen]

You sound like a cricket commentator, history means nothing. Forest won the European Cup twice, and Villa did win it too. But it is all about next month or two. Anything can happen.

If history means nothing, why have both of these teams not won the FA Cup in the last 68 years? If City do get to the final, I know where my money is going.

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

Whilst we should have scored at least a couple in the first half the difference in the performance in each half was huge.

Second half was a confident and assured performance and we looked much more like ourselves. KDB, Gundo and Bernardo excellent (shades of the 4-0 performance against Newcastle). The impact of O’Reilly was excellent, his pace and energy seemed to be the catalyst, and he was great defensively. Gvardiol showed he’s not forgotten how to play centre back.

Grealish showed what we have been missing with the control he provides to the team (wish he would take a shot though!)

All in all every sub contributed when they came on.

Will give credit to Nunes, he dug in and out in a good performance. It would be nice if he could do that without any dropped bollocks first though.

All in all that second half gives belief that we can finish the season with a bit of impetus - food for thought for Pep with regards O’Reilly - can he not start him on Saturday after that today?

 

[Dereck Jeffries 3 wd]

We didn't play at all well in the first half. We got a penalty, a deflected through ball by their own player and a good cross by nunes to haaland, we also conceded. Admitting you have a problem is the first step.

Too old and slow in midfield until Nico came on thank god!!
Pep please play two Nicos in midfield

 

[cleavers]

We're not capable of keeping the ball.

Yet we did it for the final 45 52 minutes basically.

 

[Norbert D]

Seems to be becoming a habit of these stupid weak cross field passes which are intercepted and the opponent scores. Who was it who gifted the opponent a goal a few weeks ago doing exactly the same pass?

Foden at Arsenal

 

[Asa's left peg]

Weird what proper international break does. He looked refreshed and, more importantly, motivated to run. He's still slow but he competed and was valuable winning balls back and keeping possession. Missing that little bit in the final third but hard to complain.

He'll sleep tonight!

 

[Vic]

Atwell is, was and always will be a useless twst. Got the penalty right but allowed Bournemouth tons of little fouls that were never punished. Took him way too long to book any of them. Also missed the foul on Haaland that injured him.

On Haaland, wasn’t at his best but at least he scored. I’m convinced that whenever that the longer he takes over a penalty the greater the chance he misses it. Hopefully he won’t be out long and the boot is precautionary.

I'm not sure refs waiting for VAR to clear the penalty decision explains it, but allowing defenders and keepers to argue and to delay the restart doesn't help the taker.

 

[cleavers]

food for thought for Pep with regards O’Reilly - can he not start him on Saturday after that today?

We've a game midweek first ;-)

 

[Fordyboy46]

Foden at Arsenal

Yep

 

[Gingers Dad]

Yet we did it for the final 45 52 minutes basically.

Not really. Bournemouth didn't come out for the 2nd half but we had break up a lot of attacks on the edge of our own box.

 

[cleavers]

Not really. Bournemouth didn't come out for the 2nd half

Perhaps that was because of we played ?