Eddie Howe

[JEToon]

10 minutes ago, Geogaddi said:

It's a myth we played well against Brighton mind , we did for the first 30 minutes then soon as they scored we did nothing and had no idea how to break them down, same as the West Ham game the other night .

 

You contradict any myth slightly by then saying we played well for a period of the game?  

 

In the first 30 minutes we should have scored a couple, it keeps being said teams will have a tactic and look at games like Brighton to give them confidence, the tactic of let a team miss loads of chances which seemed to be that which Brighton had.... I hope a lot of teams come to play us with that mindset 

 

 

Edited November 29, 2024 by JEToon

[Interpolic]

8 minutes ago, Tonalis Bookie said:

last night, Amorim....

 

The richest club in the world needing a plan B to beat the champions of Norway at home is ideal aye. 

[Interpolic]

26 minutes ago, Steve Charlton said:

Said he hasnt got time for birthdays and will open gifts at a later date.
 

We are going to Croydon for the 3 points

 

I'm on about having birthdays. I don't think Slot has them. 

[Dr.Spaceman]

Define playing well, because this suggests we were on top.

 

 

I thought we started the much better side but they came back into it and it was a much more even game after the goal.

[Gallowgate Toon]

Second half against Brighton:

• Gordon misses a header from 6 yards
• Isak is put through by Tonali but inexplicably runs into a defender
• Gordon is put through but decides to pass back to the 'keeper

 

Numerous half chances as well, one right in Isak's corridor where Hall plays him in.

 

 

Edited November 29, 2024 by Gallowgate Toon

[Tonalis Bookie]

11 minutes ago, Interpolic said:

 

The richest club in the world needing a plan B to beat the champions of Norway at home is ideal aye. 

 

We are the richest club in the world......

[El Prontonise]

Are we?  There's a difference in having rich owners and being the richest club.

 

We should know after being owned by Ashley.

[Erikse]

21 hours ago, Gallowgate Toon said:

Second half against Brighton:

• Gordon misses a header from 6 yards
• Isak is put through by Tonali but inexplicably runs into a defender
• Gordon is put through but decides to pass back to the 'keeper

 

Numerous half chances as well, one right in Isak's corridor where Hall plays him in.

 

 

 

 

I think Gordon was also through on a 1v1, but the defender had dived, and ofcourse they got the free kick. Gordon would probably have missed that one aswell, mind. There were 2 penalty situations aswell. These three situations were all more clumsiness on their part, but that game was the most one sided refereeing I've seen in ages.

 

 

Edited November 30, 2024 by Erikse

[Geogaddi]

7 hours ago, JEToon said:

 

You contradict any myth slightly by then saying we played well for a period of the game?  

 

In the first 30 minutes we should have scored a couple, it keeps being said teams will have a tactic and look at games like Brighton to give them confidence, the tactic of let a team miss loads of chances which seemed to be that which Brighton had.... I hope a lot of teams come to play us with that mindset 

 

 

 

I am one of the biggest Eddie fans going but to me the only home league game this season where we have looked anywhere near our best was the Arsenal one , it's a far cry from the last few years where we were literally running all over teams and blowing them away.

[Rod]

8 hours ago, Geogaddi said:

It's a myth we played well against Brighton mind , we did for the first 30 minutes then soon as they scored we did nothing and had no idea how to break them down, same as the West Ham game the other night .

We battered Brighton.  Not sure what you watched .......... "yeah but we still got beat" (in a whiney voice).

[Rod]

9 hours ago, Geogaddi said:

It's a myth we played well against Brighton mind , we did for the first 30 minutes then soon as they scored we did nothing and had no idea how to break them down, same as the West Ham game the other night .

And you also talk absolute shite!  Just my opinion like.  😚

[Geogaddi]

28 minutes ago, Rod said:

We battered Brighton.  Not sure what you watched .......... "yeah but we still got beat" (in a whiney voice).

Yep we battered them for the first 30 minutes.

 

 

Edited November 29, 2024 by Geogaddi

[Kid Icarus]

Put it this way, I'm thankful that Rod's on my side on this one.

[TheBrownBottle]

9 hours ago, Interpolic said:

 

The richest club in the world needing a plan B to beat the champions of Norway at home is ideal aye. 

I can remember Rosenberg going unbeaten at home in the Champions League for fourteen matches - which included matches against Real (who they beat) Bayern and Juve, and during the run they beat AC Milan in the San Siro.

 

European football today is utter cack, it really is. 

[HawK]

He needs to get to Tonali and Bruno playing together. They are mainstays of Italy and Brazil. If that means changing the shape of the team, it needs to happen. We're not married to 4-3-3.

[toon25]

Fucking hell man, I don't half love Eddie.

[ExiledGeordie]

2 hours ago, HawK said:

He needs to get to Tonali and Bruno playing together. They are mainstays of Italy and Brazil. If that means changing the shape of the team, it needs to happen. We're not married to 4-3-3.

His managerial spell here might depend on him getting this sorted to be honest 

[Holmesy]

34 minutes ago, ExiledGeordie said:

His managerial spell here might depend on him getting this sorted to be honest 

It is mental that we have a starting Brazil CM and starting Italy CM in the squad, and one of them has to sit on the bench.

Nothing should be stopping those two from playing together in our midfield at the moment, especially not Longstaff (all due respect)

[TRon]

24 minutes ago, Holmesy said:

It is mental that we have a starting Brazil CM and starting Italy CM in the squad, and one of them has to sit on the bench.

Nothing should be stopping those two from playing together in our midfield at the moment, especially not Longstaff (all due respect)

 

 

It does make you wonder whether it's just the high pressing style which doesn't seem to fit those two playing together. If we played a more possession based game slightly slower like they do on the continent, would they be better suited to that?

 

 

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, TRon said:

 

 

It does make you wonder whether it's just the high pressing style which doesn't seem to fit those two playing together. If we played a more possession based game slightly slower like they do on the continent, would they be better suited to that?

 

 

They might be, the rest of our squad wouldn’t be.

[HawK]

Just now, TRon said:

 

 

It does make you wonder whether it's just the high pressing style which doesn't seem to fit those two playing together. If we played a more possession based game slightly slower like they do on the continent, would they be better suited to that?

 

 

 

With players like Isak, Hall, Tonali, Bruno, Schar we certainly have enough players to make a good fist of playing a more possession-based system.

[David Edgar]

Tick tock.

[Andy84]

Just now, David Edgar said:

Tick tock.

[Erikse]

We're been looking like just another Fulham for most of our games (apart from not getting smahed from time to time). In the Ashley area this season would have been acceptable so far, but our squad isn't a mid table one anymore, and we don't have Europe. No excuses for it. Hopefully second half will be way way different.

 

 

Edited November 30, 2024 by Erikse

[La Parka]