Match Thread | Bournemouth vs Man City (25/02/23)

[Cricket Blue]

Get the fat yodder on for 45 mins and lets see how good or bad he is

That's no way to talk about KDB

 

[jollylescott]

Excellent first half. He’s not getting much notice but Ruben’s incisive forward passing has got us going quickly. The rest has been top play by our forwards.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Much more like it in many respects.

We are moving the ball forward quicker and the team is linking better,one or two are still looking for the backwards pass as a first option.....but overall far more progressive and dynamic.
We have to be careful with this back 3/false full back thing though,as while it frees a man in midfield it also leave us susceptible to the counter and a superior team would have taken advantage already.

Great that the big man,Phil and Alvarez have the goals,i couldn't have chosen better.

The presence of Dias cannot be understated,he is a colossus at the back and we are so much better with him in the side.

 

[Legal Alien]

To eat up the second half minutes?

We need to get Phillips some minutes mainly so give him this half and Tuesday.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

City are back, hello hello. Mmmm we've been here before against this lot

Oooh don’t remind me ffs

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Quite simply we've not been as dominant on the ball because we're actually trying to do something with it. Higher possession football and safer passes work well with a false 9 because there's more men in the middle, it doesn't work with a proper 9. We need to be willing to trade 10% possession to create these kinds of chances.

Bournemouth are also pressing high instead of sitting in which helps.

 

[Keeper!]

Great goal for Foden but FFS he is struggling, looks a shadow of himself, hopefully that goal will give him a huge boost

 

[HertsPlastic]

I know we get a bad rap from commentators but Tony Pulis on 5 Live and the BBC commentator are really giving City and their players compliments and a positive commentary at the moment

 

[upb78]

Alvarez has done little and given the ball away a lot but his energy and pressing makes such a difference

I think he had very little service, specially from Gundogan. And i only remember one loose ball which he ended up recovering himself.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

What a fun afternoon that was, eh?

Should have been celebrating promotion that day...

Couldn't get a ticket for the Bradford game.