Bournemouth (A) 01/03/25 - FA Cup (5th Round) - Build Up & Match Thread

[lemonjelly]

I'd really like to see Lima playing tbh. It's an opportunity to test him. Djiga if VP feels he is ready (excellent rationale by @Lycan earlier on the thread).
JSL to start to build fitness.

 

[Deano]

If the club rate Mane as highly as they say he could play in this one, probably worth a look considering the lack of attacking options that are fit for purpose.

 

[Sniffer]

It’s one step away from an FA Cup quarter final whereby Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are already out.
Let’s play our best side and try and go through. There’s not another game in the league for a week FFS and only one other before the end of March. Apart from Djiga it will be madness to experiment especially as it looks likely that they’ll be a few games towards the end of the season where that can be done (if the bookies are correct).

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

He will, but I hope he doesn't play SJ.

 

[Lycan]

Not the same scenario as when Nuno was dropping Rui Patrício for John Ruddy in the cup, Sá and Johnstone are both shite, it doesn't really matter who plays.

 

[The Bear]

It'll be the 3rd game in a week so there's bound to be some rotation, but we don't have another game for a week so it should be fairly strong to start with.

I'd be tempted to rest Cunha and use him from the bench and have Hwang/JSL/Sarabia as the front three. They should be good enough to cause Bournemouth's defence problems and if they aren't then there's something wrong.


.............. Johnstone

...... Djiga - Bueno - Toti

Lima - Andre - Doyle - RAN

. Sarabia - Larsen - Hwang


Maybe even start Traore for Andre, and Rodrigo for RAN if they're both fit.

 

[Jinky]

I'd be very, very surprised if he rotates it that much.

 

[From Distant Shores]

I'd be tempted to rest Cunha and use him from the bench and have Hwang/JSL/Sarabia as the front three. They should be good enough to cause Blackburn's defence problems and if they aren't then there's something wrong.

Hwang and Sarabia might be too strong for Blackburn's defence but I don't see them being too strong for Bournemouth's. In particular, I don't think Sarabia would cope with the Bournemouth's physicality. He certainly wouldn't be up to defending against Bournemouth's left back if he could even get near him.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Not the same scenario as when Nuno was dropping Rui Patrício for John Ruddy in the cup, Sá and Johnstone are both shite, it doesn't really matter who plays.

Na. Sa is much better.

 

[Mel Evo]

Na. Sa is much better.

Yep. We need an upgrade on Sa, but that doesn’t stop Johnstone being worse, and thats without regular game time. I hate the custom of playing a weaker keeper in the cup for no reason.

 

[The Bear]

Another thing to contend with is Ait-Nouri will be fasting until sundown for Ramadan which starts tomorrow morning. It could be common sense that he doesn't start the game to help him out.

I think Boubacar Traore is the only other player from the first team observing Ramadan.

 

[Mel Evo]

Another thing to contend with is Ait-Nouri will be fasting until sundown for Ramadan which starts tomorrow morning. It could be common sense that he doesn't start the game to help him out.

[Insert out of character low energy RAN punchline here]

 

[Stan Hullis]

Another thing to contend with is Ait-Nouri will be fasting until sundown for Ramadan which starts tomorrow morning. It could be common sense that he doesn't start the game to help him out.

I think Boubacar Traore is the only other player from the first team observing Ramadan.

JRB as well I think

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Oh great, we’ve got a month of does fasting affect players or not !

 

[Lupo]

Oh great, we’ve got a month of does fasting affect players or not !

They asked Vitor pretty much this question in the presser today

 

[Wilf Wolf]

They asked Vitor pretty much this question in the presser today

Be impossible to tell with RAN as it’s always a mixed bag, often from one minute to the next.

 

[AndyWolves]

We're safe now barring a major fuck up on our part.

This game decides if our season has something interesting about it from here on in. Id be really disappointed if we don't play our strongest team.

 

[Dire Wolf]

We're safe now barring a major fuck up on our part.

This game decides if our season has something interesting about it from here on in. Id be really disappointed if we don't play our strongest team.

We have that capability.

 

[Lupo]

Four changes from #WOLFUL
Johnstone, Djiga, Sarabia and Strand Larsen in


How we line-up to face @afcbournemouth.

 

[The Bear]