Bournemouth (A) | Post Match Thread

[bluwes]

I think the word tw8t was invented for Hinchcliffe - all the insight of a tardigrade without any of the looks

Beglin on Bien sports was quite complimentary

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

We still have another couple of gears to go ,we played better at Forest , but we took some of our chances today , the commentators stressed how we have had a frustrating run of results ??
Four away games , to wins , two draws, nine goals , beat a team that has not lost at home this season and top of the league then drew with a team that has only lost one of their last twenty games.
Expect us to advance to the quarter finals of the F.A.Cup next week , one foot in the quarter finals of the Champs league and nicely placed to reel in a young Goon side with zero title winning experience

We all know as fans that we are not playing our best football , but its hardly the disaster the media are trying to paint, cannot see us putting a ten game winning run together but still expect us to be involved in the title race until the end of the season ,as for the Champs league you need favourable draws and a dollop of luck , after all its cup competition and its rare the best team wins them , the luckiest team like Real last season often succeed.

 

[Ajm1985]

Happy enough with that - attacked with energy & pace. Also happy that squad players were able to get minutes

Bit sloppy and open defensively but Bournemouth aren't awful

 

[ysmsa]

2 amazing stats courtesy of Radio Manchester

Phil Fodens 200th game for City, he's 22! Well done Phil.

Haaland has only 4 PL teams to score against this season, we still have to play them all, fuckinell!!!!!!!

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

We only drew the second half according to Sky? Does that mean we have to split the points?

 

[blue for life]

4-1 victory and yet some like to concentrate on the negative and player bashing

Just had to put my dad right about moaning about that!!! And he has seen more shite than me!

 

[117 M34]

Good performance.
Things got sloppy towards the end, which led to conceding the goal but suppose that's to be expected with the subs made.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Gundo was brilliant. Always found the half space and spread the out ball.

Thought Foden was meh, but then one sees his contribution in the stats and it makes one realize just how good he can be when playing well!

Glad to see both Haaland & Alvarez getting on the scoresheet when playing together.

Obvious drop in last 20 mins, but still created chances.

Looks like Eddie is losing his Golden Gloves after 4(?) straight seasons winning them! Interesting factoid, though…Eddie was the only player on the team who finished the game playing in the same position he started it!

Won by HT. Could have put them to the sword in the Second Half, but rest more important this weekend.

 

[city saint]

Loads of positives today. IMO the starting eleven is probably our best team at the moment. Lots of positive energy from Lewis and Alvarez in particular.

Good to see Perrone get a run out. Certainly didn't let himself down.

Bournemouth were ideal fodder for us to get Phil back into action, and he delivered the goods. Not 100% yet, but getting there.

Concerns...
Switching off defensively is unacceptable, no matter how far ahead we are.
Walker looks done. Can't see him holding down the RB slot much longer.
Phillips... Bloody hell. He looked like a 'play for City' raffle winner. Hopeless.

to be fair to phillips hes hardly played so will take him time to get going

 

[mcfcpride]

Perrone looked pretty sharp. Constantly calling for the ball. Good movement. Promising.