Bournemouth (A) - Sat 25th Feb, 17:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[richards30]

Ederson
Rico
Dias
Laporte
Ake
Rodri
De Bruyne
Bernardo
Grealish
Foden
Haaland

 

[Big Swifty]

I expect us to go one up in the first half and then concede an equalizer after 80-odd minutes

 

[Ethan23]

We desperately need some pace, directness and dynamism, we've become so laboured and predictable.

When you have Grealish on the left and Mahrez on the right, you know they're only going to come inside every time, this wouldn't be a problem if we had overlapping full backs bombing on but we have Ake who doesn't want to cross the half way line and Walker who has dropped way off getting forward.

The lack of natural width and pace is criminal when you've got big Erling Haaland stood up top!

For Saturday I'd go

Ederson

Walker
Dias
Akanji
Ake

Rodri
KDB
Silva

Alvarez
Haaland
Foden

 

[Gray]

Play the new bloke Perrone, Bournemouth will not have a clue about him.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Play the new bloke Perrone, Bournemouth will not have a clue about him.

Either will we :)

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

Play the new bloke Perrone, Bournemouth will not have a clue about him.

Neither will our players

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

Bournemouth will be there for the taking but we really are becoming victims of our own success as we over-play in a way I've not seen anyone do before. Time to get back to a few basics and get the ball out wide, fast, and then get the fucking thing in the box for the big fella to do the business.

4-0 to the Champions

The way were playing at the moment, Bournemouth will think that, we're there for the taking

 

[TinFoilHat]

Will the Dortmund kit get another airing?

Eddie

Ake
Dias
Akanji
Rico

Gundo
Phillips
Foden

Bernie
Alvarez
Mahrez

Give Erling a breather.

 

[FantasyIreland]

The way were playing at the moment, Bournemouth will think that, we're there for the taking

We are playing brilliantly for the most part,just a couple of infuriating issues that need addressing.

I very much doubt Bournemouth are thinking anything other than they will have to be at their very best to even be in with a shout of a point.

 

[mancityscot]

Neither will our players

so bit like haaland recently then ;)