Matt1892

I have a lot of time for Slot after the way he behaved after the game, he came across like Pep in how humble he was. A big step up on Klopp personality wise.

I’m starting to warm to him a little bit more after that.

I had yesterday off as holiday as I knew Sunday was going to be a heavy day out, but the hangover has stretched in to today so they can have some presenteeism from me until I feel fully functional, because I won’t be doing much.

5/2 isn’t bad odds for lifting the trophy, Liverpool under Slot do look like big game bottlers when people expect them to win.

Stop being an attention seeker ffs.

Really happy for him.

I will take that as a yes.

Hopefully we can recover again and qualify for the Champions League this season.

Our brand of football is currently on par with Ten Hag at Man Utd, there is no real structure to what we do at all.

Don’t take this the wrong way but do you follow us exclusively on ceefax? Because I cannot believe anyone who watches us thinks our football is at the level of 2022/23.

We played fantastic football during the 2022/23 season, our press and intensity in play was up there with any team in the league, as well as the interchange between Joelinton and Willock down the left, and the link up play with Bruno, Almiron and Trippier down the right. We don’t play to that standard anymore, not anywhere near.

We have added Tonali (A) to midfield replacing Longstaff, Hall (B) replacing Burn at left back, Livramento (C) replacing Trippier. As well as Isak becoming World Class (A) and Gordon (B) becoming one of the best in his position, according to ratings by people on here. Yet, our football on the pitch has regressed.

It doesn’t look better, so it is fair to say that we have regressed. It isn’t a controversial statement.

Eddie Howe did. Do you think our football looks as good this season compared to the 22/23 season?

Do you think our football looks as good this season compared to the 22/23 season?

Of course I do. I support Newcastle United, not like some people on here who seem to support Eddie Howe FC.

If we fail to qualify for the Champions League and Forest do he can have more than a few months off.

I don’t think we will find out, because I don’t see a top club coming in for Howe.

Howe and Tindall got them relegated ffs.

It was great while it lasted but we have regressed massively as a team.

Which makes what he has done even more impressive. He came in, had a squad of players that were used to playing an awful style of football and had to coach them to play the style he wanted. They now play some of the most entertaining football in the league.

He delivered them their highest ever Premier League points total last season.

Bournemouth fans think Howe is a club legend, but you won’t find many who think he is a better manager than Iraola.

I thought it was a good interview and he makes valid points, especially about what would happen if he failed to qualify for Europe for 2 seasons running, which is a point I have made on here a number of times. I would go further and say he could be in trouble if we don’t qualify for the Champions League and miss out to Nottingham Forest, but maybe winning the cup will save him for a period, like it did for Ten Hag. What doesn’t get mentioned, and what I think is the reason some sections of the fan base get on Howe’s back when we lose, is that we play some really unattractive football for the vast majority of our games and have since the start of last season, with a scattering of memorable performances here and there, or individual brilliance by Isak. People will tolerate our style of football if we are winning, but will call out terrible displays and performances when we lose. You would think it would make it difficult for the club commercially too, as we are not going to attract foreign fans to support the club and buy merchandise with performances like against West Ham on Monday, even though we won. Maybe they will bring someone in to try and freshen it up, if they do then you have to hope it is someone that plays attractive football.

Couldn’t have asked for a better result, 120 minutes and completely deflated at the end of it.