Bournemouth (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[dhruvblue]

Too many slow and non scoring one-paced, midfielders starting to look their age

They're not insurmountable but we've definitely got problems and they won't be resolved without dipping into the transfer market either in January or next Summer

This idea that it's just our traditional mid Autumn slum will soon be exposed as a total myth and our the only consolation is that Arsenal also lost.

When Bournemouth got the ball they moved quickly and moved forward. We looked to two steps and were slow everywhere

 

[ScottSinclair]

Injuries are a major part of the problems we have..
Do you really think if we had a fully fit squad we would be struggling through games???

Yes. 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 matter 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

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

It's the first time we've lost in the league in 11 months.

I watch football with my eyes- not a stat sheet.

 

[CC1]

Yeh sometimes I think they need a reality check, mental issues because you played shit at the euros, I wish they were my problems. No one could have seen the type of injury but come on loads were predicting it at some point like it was impossible to keep up that amount of games injury free. And it wasn’t like we haven’t had any warnings of how bad we play without him, zero contingency plan.

Not sure where you’re getting these observations from. Mental issues?
After winning consecutive 4 PL titles just after the treble, there are bound to be tired players who take some time to be motivated. I understand that.
Rodri & Bobb’s injuries could NOT be foreseen & no top player would have come knowing they would not get in the team in Rodri’s position. However- the situation is different now IMHO & we SHOULD buy a top replacement in January & it would be up to Rodri to fight for his place.

City fans aren’t known as entitled fans so let’s stop pretending we know what our owners & Pep are thinking

 

[ken tali]

good point. i remember leipzig doing it sometimes when losing and wondering why. i’ll never understand it i guess.

i wonder how many players who started today would actually be on the pitch today without all the injuries.

5-6 i think

 

[baggy]

as @Rammy Blue says, anyone could see this result coming. It's how we deal with it that matters. Next week is equally if not more difficult. C'mon Pep, sort this out...

 

[JRockBlues]

Just a game too far with a squad stretched too thin. Bournemouth played well (especially Kerkez & Semenyo). They also had the full week to prepare and were able to play with a lot more energy than us. Only Ederson & Gvardiol can really hold their heads up today. Foden & Silva kept trying but it just didn't work out for them today. Might as well have played O'Reilly & McAtee for all the use Kovacic & Gundogan were today.

 

[CC1]

Thankfully I`ll not be joining some of you who appear to be ready for suicide watch. This was our first defeat in 33 games and sooner or later it was always going to happen that we lose a game.
Some of you are forgetting that we`re involved in a hard match in Portugal in 72 hours so maybe Pep decided that he would/could not make some major substitutions.
Just one of those days I`m afraid, so some of you need to take a grip and look at the broader picture.

Exactly

 

[Inter Me Nan]

We had to hit the brick wall at some point and we have now.

We need to get behind the lads and keep the faith. This team and this manager have give us so many brilliant memories over the years, to be a mardarse and slag them off isn't even in my thinking.

Bournemouth aren't no slouches, they're organised and full of energy.

Have a good night you proper blues, let the usual nobheads and rags post their comical shite when we don't win.

Super city.

We were shite but this.

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

One for the history buffs, is that our first defeat against Bournemouth? I honestly can’t remember them ever beating us.