Eddie Howe

[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 8 hours ago by Erikse

[La Parka]

[Pilko]

Looked like we'd ran out of ideas that half. Hopefully second half will be different.

[The Butcher]

Just now, Pilko said:

Looked like we'd ran out of ideas that half. Hopefully second half will be different.

[Myleftboot]

4 minutes ago, La Parka said:

 

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

17 minutes ago, Erikse said:

We're been looking like just another Fulham for most of our games. 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.

 

 

 

Our squad isn’t all that. 

[BlazeT44]

4 minutes ago, La Parka said:

 

As much as I liked his mentality when he first came to England, I really don't want to put 10 men behind the ball until we buy a £70m striker that can stay fit, due to his petulance. 

 

[Erikse]

Just now, Shays Given Tim Flowers said:

Our squad isn’t all that. 

 

How many teams have a better squad than us? 6, maybe 7 at best.

[Weezertron]

In all the media I've seen this week, Eddie has been pushing back on the narrative that we played poorly in the last game. The amount of times I've heard him mention we were only 'poor for 30 mins'. Not sure if he's trying to convince himself or us. Comes across abit tetchy. 

 

Still my guy. 

[La Parka]

He's run out of ideas.

 

 

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

1 minute ago, Erikse said:

 

How many teams have a better squad than us? 6, maybe 7 at best.

How many players do we have that can genuinely hurt teams? We are not packed with top quality. 

[La Parka]

2 minutes ago, BlazeT44 said:

 

As much as I liked his mentality when he first came to England, I really don't want to put 10 men behind the ball until we buy a £70m striker that can stay fit, due to his petulance. 

 

Squad is set up for that imo. Pace is one of our strengths. 

[BlazeT44]

Football is a funny game. We're only 3 points off top 4. Only Brentford and Forest I'd really say we should be above. 

 

If someone told me at the start of the s ason we'd be 4 points behind City after 13 games, I'd have bit their hand off.

 

[Erikse]

Just now, Shays Given Tim Flowers said:

How many players do we have that can genuinely hurt teams? We are not packed with top quality. 

 

We don't need to be packed with top quality to look better than a mid table side for more than a few games.

[BlazeT44]

2 minutes ago, La Parka said:

Squad is set up for that imo. Pace is one of our strengths. 

 

I don't necessarily disagree with you man. Just his style of football when he goes into a sulk with the board is tedious AF.

[TRC]

3 minutes ago, La Parka said:

Squad is set up for that imo. Pace is one of our strengths. 

Apart from in transition, where we get ran through

[Erikse]

2 minutes ago, BlazeT44 said:

Football is a funny game. We're only 3 points off top 4. Only Brentford and Forest I'd really say we should be above. 

 

If someone told me at the start of the s ason we'd be 4 points behind City after 13 games, I'd have bit their hand off.

 

 

That's a meaningless argument. What if someone told you we would be behind Forest or Brentford, would you still bite their hand off?

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by Erikse

[RS]

Can we not blame that useless bastard that shot his wad trying to get the palace centre half?  We’ve been shit since he joined. 

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

4 minutes ago, Erikse said:

 

We don't need to be packed with top quality to look better than a mid table side for more than a few games.

Being better than a mid table side for a few games probably gets you Europe.