Eddie Howe

[SUPERTOON]

2 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

 

Isn't cowardly a bit much? Wasn't it more of a case of sit deep to conserve energy and hit them on the break ? Again I don't like this plan against the Mackems but I do see the logic. 

Possibly, I just think we went there not to lose.

[r0cafella]

Just now, Whitley mag said:

It was a surrender and emotions are running high, whatever  you want you want to call our approach on Sunday it was unacceptable in a game of that magnitude and not a game you conserve energy you in.

Agree, I found it unacceptable and was fuming still am but I'm not going as far as cowardly. Again I do see what we were trying to do but it was completely wrong imo. 

[Lush Vlad]

6 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

I actually thought the approach to the game on Sunday was a bit cowardly tbh. We went there to try not lose imo. Howe isn’t a coward mind.

I thought we were shit for 20 minutes and then started to slowly creep into the game. The OG straight after the half killed us. They had no real chances and neither did we. Dreadful game of football all round. 
 

I thought both teams were ‘cowardly’ if that is the case and the terminology you want to use. Both sides seemed to be playing not to lose and the stats bear that out. 

[magorific]

21 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

I certainly would on Sunday and today trying to justify it by saying it was the same set up as Everton is total bullshit and cowardly. Call it out for what it was a total shit show. Hey you disagree that's fine

 

 

 

You said he's a coward, full stop. You've since rowed back on that. Which is ironic...

[r0cafella]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

Possibly, I just think we went there not to lose.

Element of that imo. We definitely would have taken a draw which isnt acceptable to me. 

[Maggies]

Just my opinion but I thought Sunday’s setup was cowardly and a mess. 
 

There were many occasions when you see our defence and midfield in flat lines with Xhaka orchestrating in front. Neville (one of the worst managers in history) was calling it that our midfield and defence were far too deep which left Nick isolated.

 

Gordon and Elanga played poorly but they kept receiving the ball in our own half and having to run it up the pitch.

 

The only reaction we got was due to going a goal behind. It was not proactive, it was totally reactive. How many times do we make triple subs on the hour.

 

Then as the game went on, as has happened many times this season with subs, we ended up a mess. Willock running in to space that Hall would need etc. No structure at all.

 

In general I don’t think Howe is a coward, but the cowardly setup and performance on Sunday is on him.

[Pablo123]

1 minute ago, et tu brute said:

He was on Sunday though. Today disagreeing with his captain (after his captain said what he should have done) and then try and say it was a similar set up to Everton is cowardly also.

Eddie Howe said he's gonna chin you. He's just been on the wireless. He'll meet you outside Old Orleans at 3. He said leave your jaw in the ken, cos he'll just end up snapping it.

[SUPERTOON]

1 minute ago, Lush Vlad said:

I thought we were shit for 20 minutes and then started to slowly creep into the game. The OG straight after the half killed us. They had no real chances and neither did we. Dreadful game of football all round. 
 

I thought both teams were ‘cowardly’ if that is the case and the terminology you want to use. Both sides seemed to be playing not to lose and the stats bear that out. 

Aye, I agree with that. Obviously my focus is on us and as the superior team, it’s much worse for us to try not lose imo.

[et tu brute]

Just now, magorific said:

You said he's a coward, full stop. You've since rowed back on that. Which is ironic...

He was a coward on Sunday and today. I've never rowed back on anything you melt 

[dcmk]

@et tu bruteis the thickest and angriest member of this forum by a distance.  Bad combo.

[Lucky]

I’ve criticised the manager for many things but being a coward isn’t one of them.

 

Cautious yes, but that’s where we are because of the other elements.

 

The mackems game, they were taking the play to us and we were hoping to catch them on the counter which we as a team are still well capable of doing but once the goal went in they sat back and they were the ones looking to counter then.

 

That’s always been this teams weak spot, unlocking a low block. We just don’t have the patterns of play to do it and we never have.

 

I can’t see where he’s going to suddenly find that and ultimately why I feel a change is probably for the best.

[Matt1892]

Big week coming up.

 

If we go out of the cup and lose to Chelsea then I wouldn’t be surprised to see him moved on.

 

 

[et tu brute]

Dcmk posted - I put money on it's about me the super grass stalker 

[et tu brute]

Just now, Matt1892 said:

Big week coming up.

 

If we go out of the cup and lose to Chelsea then I wouldn’t be surprised to see him moved on.

 

 

Next four games are absolutely massive for him

[dcmk]

Just now, Matt1892 said:

Big week coming up.

 

If we go out of the cup and lose to Chelsea then I wouldn’t be surprised to see him moved on.

 

 

Even if we lose both those fixtures.

 

I would like to think he will have the January window to fix some of the issues in the squad.

 

 

[SUPERTOON]

3 minutes ago, Matt1892 said:

Big week coming up.

 

If we go out of the cup and lose to Chelsea then I wouldn’t be surprised to see him moved on.

 

 

We will win both imo

[et tu brute]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

We will win both imo

Hopefully we will 

[Shearergol]

9 minutes ago, dcmk said:

@et tu bruteis the thickest and angriest member of this forum by a distance.  Bad combo.

 

I hear he's also a coward. Pass it on.

[Scoot]

Some mad takes in here today. 

[Dr Venkman]

45 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

He was on Sunday though. Today disagreeing with his captain (after his captain said what he should have done) and then try and say it was a similar set up to Everton is cowardly also.

 

The setup can be similar and the game go a different way. There is another team in each game we play.

 

 

Edited December 16, 2025 by Dr Venkman

[et tu brute]

1 minute ago, Shearergol said:

 

I hear he's also a coward. Pass it on.

Thanks for confirming that the super grass stalker was talking about me. I knew he would be 

[jack j]

4 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

Hopefully we will 

Do you mean that?

 

You strike me as the type of bloke who'd rather see us lose so you could say I told you so

[The Butcher]

10 minutes ago, dcmk said:

Even if we lose both those fixtures.

 

I would like to think he will have the January window to fix some of the issues in the squad.

 

 

As long as he's not involved in who we bring in

[et tu brute]

19 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said:

 

The setup can be similar and they game go a different way. There is another team in each game we play.

Disagree there mind totally. The Everton and Sunderland set ups were like chalk and cheese. You get nothing, if just about your entire team is sitting in its own half. We didn't do that against Everton.

 

 

Edited December 16, 2025 by et tu brute

[jackyboy]

He is playing with what he's got. We've been playing 3 games a week and he would have been happy with a draw and so would I. The situation we are in is not what he chose, the rat destroyed the first half of our season