Smal Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Will say one thing, I’m not sure this approach of sending all of our attacking play down the right is sustainable long term. It was great when Miggy was having his purple patch but when he’s not on it or the opponent has worked him out it really doesn’t work as we have seen this year so far. ASM is mostly isolated when he gets the ball too so it’s no surprise when it looks like hard work for him. I think it’s time to take Miggy out for a bit tbh. He was maddening today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Proud. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Bit worried as there does seem to be a trend of Eddie Howe’s team’s not carrying great form in to the second part of the season if I remember correctly. Hopefully that’s just because at Bournemouth he was operating on a limited budget with players that were playing for him in league one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Thanks for today, Eddie! Your hard work has led us to an incredible day just a shame we couldn't do more on the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 9 minutes ago, Rafalove said: Bit worried as there does seem to be a trend of Eddie Howe’s team’s not carrying great form in to the second part of the season if I remember correctly. Hopefully that’s just because at Bournemouth he was operating on a limited budget with players that were playing for him in league one. We were top 4 in the second half last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said: We were top 4 in the second half last season. He didn’t manage the first half last year in fairness. Though I think the WC break this season has a big part to play. That Howe has this squad where it is speaks volumes. He’s been the perfect man for the role - I think he’s one of those managers who are smart enough to learn from everything. I don’t doubt today will hurt him, but if (when!) we get to another final with him, he’ll take shitloads of learnings from today and make sure he implements them. The man inspires complete confidence from me Edited February 26, 2023 by TheBrownBottle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said: We were top 4 in the second half last season. Yes. But he wasn’t here for a full season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempiternal Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 39 minutes ago, Smal said: Will say one thing, I’m not sure this approach of sending all of our attacking play down the right is sustainable long term. It was great when Miggy was having his purple patch but when he’s not on it or the opponent has worked him out it really doesn’t work as we have seen this year so far. ASM is mostly isolated when he gets the ball too so it’s no surprise when it looks like hard work for him. I think it’s time to take Miggy out for a bit tbh. He was maddening today. Totally agree, it’s been figured out pretty much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Just now, TheBrownBottle said: He didn’t manage the first half in fairness. Though I think the WC break has a big part to play. That how has this squad where it is speaks volumes. He’s been the perfect man for the role - I think he’s one of those managers who are smart enough to learn from everything. I don’t doubt today will hurt him, but if (when!) we get to another final with him, he’ll take shitloads of learnings from today and make sure he implements them. The man inspires complete confidence from me He took over with a quarter of the season played out. We kept up form through most of 2022. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Sempiternal said: Totally agree, it’s been figured out pretty much Teams have mostly been playing deep against us since the world cup restart tbh and it makes Miggy and Wilson much more ineffective. We have to work on some new patterns of play. Like, I haven’t seen the Bruno clipped ball over the top for Almiron for ages, or even much of Trippier’s through balls for him. Edited February 26, 2023 by Smal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 He's done an incredible job far beyond expectations this season. The real test is in the summer window now. We need to have lots of options, more attacking threat, and most importantly not lose Bruno or any of the other key players. Up to the board to back him to the hilt, especially as their naivety in the transfer market should be gone now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempiternal Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Just now, Smal said: Teams have mostly been playing deep against us since the world cup restart tbh and it makes Miggy and Wilson much more ineffective. We have to work on some new patterns of play. I think getting Targett back with ASM can open up more avenues for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Gutted for Eddie Howe, think the work he's done in the last 16 months deserved a positive outcome but wasn't to be Hopefully with the final out of the way we can attack these 15 games with a bit more freedom Then in the summer the owners need to back him, give 2-3 top players at least Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Just now, Sempiternal said: I think getting Targett back with ASM can open up more avenues for us. yeah maybe, but I feel like if we're going to play more attacking full backs on both sides then we probably should've signed a more defensive DM so we're not exposing the CBs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempiternal Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Smal said: yeah maybe, but I feel like if we're going to play more attacking full backs on both sides then we probably should've signed a more defensive DM so we're not exposing the CBs. The thing with Targett is he’s not the most attacking full back, he’s definitely more effective than burn, but he’s got a good balance I think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maze Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Haven’t won a League game since 15th January. Lucky win, really. Been rather gash since new year tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronicfc Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 We are a few players away from competing with the top 4 really and it is disappointing that we did not improve the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Done us proud, but another big challenge for Eddie. Interested to see how we look 9-12 months from now. Hope to see some more variety. Genuinely relieved he made the Isak change at half time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 He's fucking class. He's given so many people so much hope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greydos Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Smal said: Will say one thing, I’m not sure this approach of sending all of our attacking play down the right is sustainable long term. It was great when Miggy was having his purple patch but when he’s not on it or the opponent has worked him out it really doesn’t work as we have seen this year so far. ASM is mostly isolated when he gets the ball too so it’s no surprise when it looks like hard work for him. I think it’s time to take Miggy out for a bit tbh. He was maddening today. Glad you showed this pass map. It was clear as day against Bournemouth. So hard for Maxi in this unbalanced inflexible system. To be at his best he needs to be picking up the ball opposite Bruno, in the deeper left half space Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNK Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Eddie my man, if there weren't any medical issues why the hell was Isak benched? If you think that he wasn't essential in ANY role starting the match please send me your weed dealer info because I wanna be that high to forget today's match! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 23 minutes ago, greydos said: Glad you showed this pass map. It was clear as day against Bournemouth. So hard for Maxi in this unbalanced inflexible system. To be at his best he needs to be picking up the ball opposite Bruno, in the deeper left half space Could the idea be that a quick switch to Maxi gives him more chance to isolate a defender? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Have huge respect for him, gutted for him tonight as I know he suffers as much as we do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 He is limited tactically with the players at his disposal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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