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

[WsWolf]

Great ball by Nunes but Raul is mooching about at the back post behind a defender.

 

[Jinky]

I’m really sorry, but this is shite.

30 minutes in. Nunes did a bit of magic and hit the crossbar, but has their keeper had a save to make yet?

Their crowd was silent when the match kicked off and we’ve given them hope and encouragement by being completely lacklustre as soon as we get in to their half.

Perfect example there - how many goals could we have scored if Raul attacked the front post occasionally?

 

[Deano]

This is predictably fucking crap. Keepers done fuck all again.

 

[Wolvensam]

Great cross by Nunes but no one there…

 

[jd1981]

We in control but doing very little with it

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Why is Raul waiting at the back post for the Nunes cross there? It fucks me right off how we so rarely attack the right areas.

 

[Carsy]

I’m not really sure what to make of this.

 

[Del Woppio]

Raul doing the Firmino thing of desperately avoiding goalscoring positions but working hard and being tidy.

Jonny and Semedo will be highest up on the heat maps but they're both shit in the final third.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

On replay looked even worse, Raul just hiding behind the defender. A top striker busts a gut to get in front.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Their Neto is shit.

 

[Tony Towner]

Why is Raul waiting at the back post for the Nunes cross there? It fucks me right off how we so rarely attack the right areas.

The classic conundrum. Mark will tell you it's the players, I think it's the coaching

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Raul doing the Firmino thing of desperately avoiding goalscoring positions but working hard and being tidy.

100%.

 

[jd1981]

I’ll make the most un bald prediction we’re not scoring tonight

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

The classic conundrum. Mark will tell you it's the players, I think it's the coaching

It's both.

Raul should have the desire to attack that near post, as it's a bloody obvious thing to do, and Lage should be bollocking him hard enough so that he does it next time.

 

[WsWolf]

This is absolutely dross.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Haaland hat trick already?

 

[NicholasG1973]

Their Neto is shit.

Ours isn’t much better.

 

[Jinky]

I’ll make the most un bald prediction we’re not scoring tonight

I’ll make another - they will

 

[WsWolf]

Haaland hat trick already?

He'll outscore us this year.

 

[Tony Towner]

He'll outscore us this year.

He does have a 9-2 lead