Bournemouth (away) pre-match thread

[J_Bow]

Not watched Bournemouth often other than MOTD highlights but literally everyone is raving about them this season. I have noticed they concede often, 5th highest goals conceded with only the bottom four conceding more.

We should win but I can see a draw or scrappy home win, doubt Kev will be back fit enough to be our star.

 

[rnblade]

There's only going to be one goal in this game, hopefully we will get it, but realistically, we wouldn't hit the floor if we fell over away from home. Shocking, we actually NEED to win all out games at this stage of the season. Too many players know they're out the door when MP goes, looks like most of them don't give a shit.

 

[chaddblue]

They'll come at us like a whirlwind left right and centre and we'll have both eyes on next Wednesday. Not confident at all

 

[Ethan23]

I can see a 2-3 here, a similar match to the one against QPR away where toure scored the header.

Hoping we get a bit of joy over the next few games. Bournemouth away and west brom at home we should be looking at 6 points. Then hopefully nick a draw in Paris.

I actually think 4-4-2 would work against Bournemouth so I'd line up something like

............................Willy.........................

Sagna.....Otamendi...Mangala....Clichy

Navas.....Fernandinho...Yaya.....Silva

.................Aguero....Iheanacho..........

Take the we'll score one more than you approach

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Spurs went at them and scored after 40odd seconds, I know they played them at home but it's what we need to do, in fact it's what we've needed to do all season, start fast and get control. Instead we do the slow careful start and 'umbrella' pass around the edge of the area all first half in almost all games. Pelli it isn't the way to win games.....doubt he'll have an epiphany now though and we'll be pinning our hopes on not being outfought and a moment of individual brilliance.....

 

[dancity19]

These sailors are going to get one pell of a lesson in football this weekend. It's no more Mr Nice guy as far as Pellegrini is concerned. We are going to see from Saturday until the end of the season just how 'nice & charming' Senor Manuel is. Hang on Pablo1...your in for the ride of a lifetime.

I bet you said somethig similar before the Norwich game. And the Derby. I just have no idea where you get this constant optimism from. But whatever.
I agree with your earlier comments re starting kelechi, but again, he tends to start bony before him, for no good reason.

 

[5948947]

Proves how backwards we've gone when not confident about facing Bournemouth. Home or Away we should be beating them comfortable with what's been spent.

 

[Hungarian blue]

Given that Clichy, Mangala, Fernando, Yaya and Navas all had a two-week break from any games, I'm assuming they will start. Sagna, Silva won't be much fatigued either, and Aguero simply must start even if he has to travel quite a lot. So, along with Willy, I'm thinking these 9 places in the first eleven are sorted, just as is Otamendi, though he didn't feature at all in Argentina's game last night... Surely his injury problems didn't reoccur?

The remaining one player will be De Bruyne/Bony, as Pellegrini will hardly opt for Kelechi, sadly. I'm hoping Kevin can last about 60 minutes on the field by now, though he's not that effective coming from the left wing, so I'd like to see some reshuffling with Silva (as we must stick Navas to the right wing).

 

[bluemoon98]

Given that Clichy, Mangala, Fernando, Yaya and Navas all had a two-week break from any games, I'm assuming they will start. Sagna, Silva won't be much fatigued either, and Aguero simply must start even if he has to travel quite a lot. So, along with Willy, I'm thinking these 0 places in the first eleven are sorted, just as is Otamendi, though he didn't feature at all in Argentina's game last night... Surely his injury problems didn't reoccur?

The remaining one player will be De Bruyne/Bony, as Pellegrini will hardly opt for Kelechi, sadly. I'm hoping Kevin can last about 60 minutes on the field by now, though he's not that effective coming from the left wing, so I'd like to see some reshuffling with Silva (as we must stick Navas to the right wing).

Otamendi was suspended for Argentina so he went home a day earlier and was replaced in team by Demichelis.

 

[Hungarian blue]

Otamendi was suspended for Argentina so he went home a day earlier and was replaced in team by Demichelis.

Actually just checked it and was gonna edit the post, but yeah, thanks a lot for the info. Posivite news for us at least. Now if he can click with Mangala for the remainder of the season...