Bournemouth (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Nellies left peg]

Big question for me is why have the goals dried up?

When the ball goes to Doku there is no end product

 

[nellyonthewing]

Great result but fucking hell we have lost the ability to bury teams haven’t we? 3 goals in the last 3 games and we just look so pedestrian! So frustrating how poor we have been for half a season, Erling needs to get back in the goals properly and we need to start hitting the goal trail as the dippers and the arse are scoring 4-5 a game the last few weeks and the dippers certainly have a load of injuries. Are the lads knackered already or is Pep holding us back?

The result flatters us. That second half they overwhelmed us physically.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Could easily have drawn that so grateful for the win but we need to start scoring more.

Could easily have lost. Only Bournemouth's dire finishing prevented it. Has it been Liverpool we'd have conceded 2 or 3 seconds half at least.

 

[city2]

Big question for me is why have the goals dried up?

Saving them for the rags next week.

 

[TrentGrisham]

I was sure Arsenal played ar 8:00.. Welp

 

[HarrytheBlue]

The result flatters us. That second half they overwhelmed us physically.

The lads are human - not robots. We've played more games than any other side - more intense games as well - travelling round the world collecting two trophies - those games were tough. Hard though Bournemouth made life for us with their hard work especially second half - with us not at capacity - we deserved the win however you look at the stats - especially the important one - goals scored.

 

[nellyonthewing]

When the ball goes to Doku there is no end product

There was no end product before he came on- he just continued the dross we were playing up front

 

[HarrytheBlue]

Could easily have lost. Only Bournemouth's dire finishing prevented it. Has it been Liverpool we'd have conceded 2 or 3 seconds half at least.

Cudda, wudda, shudda. If we want to review our performance on that basis we 'shudda' scored a few more. We had more 'shuddas' than Bournemouth.

 

[Bluefen]

Third clean sheet in five games - that also has to be a positive considering how few clean sheets we’ve had this season

 

[Franny 1234]

For all the Eddie haters AGAIN he's making crucial important saves.
Obviously having jonny stones back is also assisting with the cleansheets.
Foden is world class and showed it again tonight.
My only negative is how poor we are at corners especially after watching Arsenal keep scoring from them.
Keep the faith CTID

 

[HarrytheBlue]

For all the Eddie haters AGAIN he's making crucial important saves.
Obviously having jonny stones back is also assisting with the cleansheets.
Foden is world class and showed it again tonight.
My only negative is how poor we are at corners especially after watching Arsenal keep scoring from them.
Keep the faith CTID

Arsenal/Liverpool are on their limit. We have gears still to go through.

 

[HarrytheBlue]

One or two lunges at our players - we're seeing it regularly now and it's generally going unpunished.

 

[mscenterh750]

Up the beautiful blues and a thoroughly deserved 3 points.

 

[Franny 1234]

That winger (semeyo?) is pretty good. Ake
Kept him relatively quiet

Apart from his slip Ake had a solid game against a tricky opposition. Admittedly his throw ins were rubbish.

 

[NoCompromise]

In the 86th minute Bernardo intentionally fouled a Bournemouth player and took his yellow. He knew a dangerous counter attack was brewing and it may be one of the last opportunities for them to score. A savvy veteran move by him.

I'm aware. It was the best thing he did all match

 

[Craig]

When the ball goes to Doku there is no end product

Well, he’s not started either of the last 2 games so hardly down to him recently.

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

Saving them for the rags next week.

Let’s use the Fulham template…wear white away!

 

[Franny 1234]

For all those people worrying about retaining the title we're one point better off this season than we was last season. And we know how to score at Spurs away now too.
Keep The Faith CTID

 

[richards30]

The result flatters us. That second half they overwhelmed us physically.

Agreed! Really poor and it’s been getting like
that again recently. Are the lads just knackered?

 

[BlueAnorak]

Good job our defending is getting better.
It is worrying though that if Players man mark Rodri we aren't anything like as good as when he has space