Holloway Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 should be a bit sharper out of the blocks tomorrow and I strongly fancy an early Joelinton goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 12 minutes ago, Stottie said: If you look at the last 28 games of last season, Bournemouth got one fewer point than us and more points than Spurs. The 28 game thing comes from me looking at the table after the first 10 games. That's six months of better form than Tottenham. During that time, they got 11 more points than Brighton, who many will fear on their own park. I suppose the biggest question will be how much of it was Solanke powered. Did Solanke make Bournemouth/Ireola look good or was it vice versa? Anyway, not a must-win for me. Not at this stage. I don’t think it is a coincidence that Solanke found form in the Premier League after the arrival of Ireola, it took the players a while to get used to the style of football he wanted from them but once they did they have been very good. There is no reason why we can’t beat them, we just need to be disciplined in our performance as they will look to draw us out and then hit us for pace on the counter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 booo another day until we play Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Hate this fixture. Hopefully this time we turn up and blow them away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie_once_removed Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cm2n6pv7yezo An Arsenal fan still going on about, wrongly representing and selectively remembering the 3-2 . Anyway, Bournemouth even without Solanke need to be respected. I wonder of we'll see us a new formation of a 3-5-2 with Tino and Hall told to push on and overlap. Pope Tino, Krafth, Burn Kelly Hall Bruno Joelinton Barnes Isak Gordon I'm not sure this suits Joelinton and I'd wonder if Gordon, Barnes and Isak would get in each other's way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Not confident on this one. It’s got routine home win with us not turning up written all over it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 (edited) 16 hours ago, Stifler said: Sorry like, but in response to those who would take a draw. If you want us to be competing for the Champions League, or even Europe, then a draw away to Bournemouth would have to be a result you have to be disappointed with. If we are going to compete for the Champions league we are going to likely need a couple quality signings and a Gordon back in form. Getting Tonali back will also hopefully help massively. But as we stand right now I would be perfectly happy with a draw, think that is just being realistic based on our current circumstance. Edited August 24 by Displayname Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 4 hours ago, Sima said: Not confident on this one. It’s got routine home win with us not turning up written all over it. Yup. 2-0, won't lay a glove on them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 ‐----------pope-------- Livra---krafty--burn--kelly --longstaff--bruno---joe-- Murphy-----isak----gordon-- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 7 hours ago, Geordie_once_removed said: I wonder of we'll see us a new formation Sounds very unlike Howe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
On the Grid Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Five nowt. Top of the league 👍🏻 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 1 minute ago, On the Grid said: Five nowt. Top of the league 👍🏻 My fucking guy right here. Let’s go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Would like to see something like this: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Not a bad shout at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 15 minutes ago, 54 said: Would like to see something like this: Yeah, a pacy RCB and I think our players would be pretty well suited for a 3-4-3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 31 minutes ago, 54 said: Would like to see something like this: Nice way of getting Barnes and Gordon on at same time. Hall more midfield is good too. Also mitigates Kraft right of a back 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Has Schar been confirmed as suspended for this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 One of those where we should be aiming to win, but a point wouldn't be terrible. Both sides rely on the high press, but Bournemouth do look a bit short up top. Don't think there will be much in it at all, but I'll back us due to our superior firepower. 1-2 win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 On 23/08/2024 at 18:40, Stifler said: Sorry like, but in response to those who would take a draw. If you want us to be competing for the Champions League, or even Europe, then a draw away to Bournemouth would have to be a result you have to be disappointed with. I take your point, but we drew twice with these when we finished 4th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 I just hope we can look fluid and atleast pass the ball a few times before losing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 4 minutes ago, Lazarus said: Has Schar been confirmed as suspended for this? Yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickTop Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 This will be tricky. Long way to travel and these have been a bit of a bogey team of late. Keep it tight and if we can get Gordon in the game I'm hoping we can nick it. We'll need Burn to follow up on last week with another good show and hopefully Joelinton bang up for an away day battle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 On 23/08/2024 at 18:40, Stifler said: Sorry like, but in response to those who would take a draw. If you want us to be competing for the Champions League, or even Europe, then a draw away to Bournemouth would have to be a result you have to be disappointed with. It's a very basic metric but win your home game and draw your away = 76 points. Which is enough to get you Champions League. While I wouldn't be ecstatic with a point, it wouldn't be a disaster. That said, we need to win this game, mainly as our away from was so poor last season that getting a good start would set a precedent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Think Isak will get a goal. 1-2 away win. The win and circumstances last week will hopefully sharpen the players up and raise the intensity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Eddie knows we need to improve our away form from last season. I wonder what practical steps you can take to do that, other than just being better/improved game plans. Would love to know what the coaching team have tried, if they've tried owt. Tomorrow's game will be a small but good indicator whether it'll continue to be an issue this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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