Bournemouth (A) 31/8: Build-Up & Match Thread

[Del Woppio]

I'd rather we do the Wilder thing, and have the full backs tuck in a Kilman and Collins go forward, they've both shown far more vision and weight of pass than Semedo* and Jonny

*one cross aside.

Raul is done. Guedes is nothing. We've not once got it into Nunes on the half turn. Fullbacks are useless in the opposition half. Manager is a clueless cunt. Neves being so deep and spraying is clearly the tactic, but the tactic is to spray it to the wrong people.

 

[Walnut]

Raul is finished.

 

[The Bear]

Traore was a must start for this game. Instead we have to watch a bunch of fairies frightened to force a save out of their goalkeeper.

Was he? I don't remember anyone on here saying they wanted him starting.

 

[WsWolf]

Traore was a must start for this game. Instead we have to watch a bunch of fairies frightened to force a save out of their goalkeeper.

What use would he be here, they've got 4 absolute giants in the box at all times.

 

[The Bear]

Raul is finished.

If he starts on Saturday over Sasa I'm going to be livid.

 

[Wolvensam]

But if the tactic is to keep Neves deep to spray it, why get rid of the Coady role?

 

[EdgeOfTheAlps]

Worst Match of the season, i think it's time for Bruno to jog on

 

[WsWolf]

And Bruno Solbakken makes no changes

 

[jd1981]

Even if we scrape this a change needs to be made it’s just not working at all.

 

[Del Woppio]

And Bruno Solbakken makes no changes

Stale would get a tune out of these players, he was trying to make lemonade with gravel when he was here

 

[AndyWolves]

As it stands, we're out of the relegation zone.

You lot are so ungrateful

 

[jd1981]

Could easily be behind either side of Sa and that’s a goal

 

[Wolvensam]

We’re going to lose this aren’t we?

 

[Jinky]

What exactly has Lage said to them at half time?

We’ve somehow come out and looked worse.

 

[thisisgil]

Started the day gutted that I couldn't get to the Vitality this evening, but now I'm thinking home is the better option for watching an inevitable 0-0 play out.

It's incredibly frustrating, but struggling against teams parking the bus is not exactly a new trait - it was one of the hallmarks of the Nuno era. Despite the move to 4-4-2 at a glacial pace, we still have a spine of a team who are at their best on the counter attack.

Jiminez has been particularly disappointing this evening - he's seemed a yard off everything, looked like he was too slow to react when through on goal and seems to perpetually making the wrong runs at the wrong time this evening. I wonder if it's a case of a player not being suited to the new system, or if he's genuinely washed up.

 

[WsWolf]

Goal coming here.

 

[Jack Regan]

Bournemouth have realised that we've got nothing and decided to have a go it would seem.

 

[Wolvensam]

Jimenez just looks a bit fed up. Loses the ball and either falls over and throws his arms in the air, or just throws his arms in the air generally.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Bournemouth have woken up. Time for subs.

 

[Wolf Hunting]

Interesting that after Kilman made that good clearance he just walked back and looked around. You'd really think he'd have been bollocking a couple of his mates, or having a fucking good shout... Nope. Nothing.