Bournemouth (H) - Tue 20th May, 20:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[johnny crossan]

Genuinely surprised by the SKY coverage, hats off to them for their efforts to give KDB a proper send off.

 

[TheBlueCat]

I don’t get why we rushed him back so soon. We was winning games.

I understand your point but it doesn’t excuse or explain his abdication

 

[Axel Freed]

Haaland has a lot to do to claw back some of his reputation..
Hope he does the business tonight.
I am sceptical.

His reputation is very much intact and he’s already done the business this season.

You’re daft, not sceptical

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Genuinely surprised by the SKY coverage, hats off to them for their efforts to give KDB a proper send off.

Really good isnt it? A small, childish bonus is that there will be red piss being boiled because of it.

 

[Gabriel]

That fuckin midfield tonight is infuriating!!!!!

I won't know if my stream has frozen or not...

 

[wolviedinho]

Why did we buy Gonzalez,Riess and Kushanov?????

Next season.

The old guard is going out in style tonight.

Tribute to king Kev the greatest midfielder the league has seen.

I’m ok with it.

This is the last hurrah for some.

 

[TheBlueCat]

Lol

Weird response, are you pissed? Fair play if you are

 

[HypnoticBlue]

Guardiol has to be playing Centre Half not LB ?
Very slow 90 mins incoming I think, hopefully wrong but will be surprised.

 

[Citizen Mike]

Long night Akanji and Nunes that's at least 2 goals shipped both of these are pure liabilities.
Pep is blind where these two clowns are concerned.

but both are quick. Let's support our team rather than slagging players off

 

[Bluearmy]

For the next 10 years

Yeah, but the next 10 games were the critical thing. Scandalous we bought them and not hardly play them, with so many issues elsewhere in the team at that time.

 

[wolviedinho]

Can’t believe Rodri is back on the bench.

wtf is that dick Richards doing at the club?

 

[TheBlueCat]

His reputation is very much intact and he’s already done the business this season.

You’re daft, not sceptical

He’s a fucking coward fella . Open your eyes! He’s only on the pitch for one thing..
And at £550,000 a week!

 

[Bluewonder]

Yeah, but the next 10 games were the critical thing. Scandalous we bought them and not hardly play them, with so many issues elsewhere in the team at that time.

But they aren't on loan for 10 games, nor does football end on Sunday.

 

[Damien10]

Next season.

The old guard is going out in style tonight.

Tribute to king Kev the greatest midfielder the league has seen.

I’m ok with it.

This is the last hurrah for some.

And what’s if we slip up tonight and it become obvious we was to slow and they was to energetic for us.

Pep will be to blame.

But let’s go!

 

[J.A.M]

when you look at the players that have been dropped completely from the match day team today, you have got to start to wonder if Grealish has something in his contract saying, if he is not injured he most be part of the team.

The guy can’t seem to get on the match for love nor money, but week in week out he’s on the bench.

Maybe that’s Pep’s way of punishing him, or stopping him from going to the pub. lol

 

[johnny crossan]

So Pep signs off at home with the old guard, unsurprisingly given the responsibility to redeem what's gone before - most of it down to him and them.

 

[colbee59]

Haaland needs to pull his finger out tonight

 

[Damien10]

Yeah, but the next 10 games were the critical thing. Scandalous we bought them and not hardly play them, with so many issues elsewhere in the team at that time.

I agree totally.

However let’s look on the bright side. They would be in a better position come the start of next season. They would have adjusted to life in Manchester and would have learnt a lot on the training ground. Learning the City way.

 

[wolviedinho]

And what’s if we slip up tonight and it become obvious we was to slow and they was to energetic for us.

Pep will be to blame.

But let’s go!

Nah fuck it. I’m right behind the coach.

The new players have an awful lot to prove.

Pep is doing what he thinks is best. He is due time and patience.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

not exactly ripped up trees when he's played though has he? There are 3 options for the midfield creator spot, and tbh none of them fill me with confidence atm

I just think that he's one of those lads that needs to be told he's important and that he's valued and then he shines.

IMO he's been given too much "stick" and not enough "carrot" and his game has suffered (and probably his lifestyle too - but maybe that's me putting the cart in front of the horse, I don't know).

Anyway, IMO in his very few opportunities I think he's done more than enough to deserve a spot in the 11, certainly got more energy than some that we persist in using week in week out.

All opinions I suppose.