jack j Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Bournemouth were class i thought like. Made us look average. Fair play to them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 A winning run brings confidence, sometimes over confidence with a hint of arrogance. We were so calm from the first whistle to the point of being passive in defence. Maybe a misguided confidence we would get back into any game if we went a goal behind. Bournemouth had us down tactically from the start. The press and closing down wide angles. We had no idea how to break them down and could cared less about closing them down or marking runs. It was an absolute shambles. Congrats to Bournemouth and their fans that traveled. Maybe we had nothing in the tank but it appeared we simply didn't want to risk starting the engine at times. Credit to Tonali and Bruno. Gordon ran his heart out at times too. Overall as passive a performance as we have seen for good while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE690 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 There you go. Now it doesn't feel so bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) That was a negative and right now I need two positives. One to cancel out the negative and another one just so I can have a positive. Edited January 18 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheikBoom Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 No complaints here. We looked gassed from the start and 4-1 is fair reflection on the game. As awful as we played, whether its fatigue or not... They tactically did a number on us today. They'll get praise and rightly so. My only gripe today. Bruno expecting a foul every time he does down and Joelinton thinking he can hold off 11 men at once opposed to releasing the ball. However, we're on the back of 9 in a row, one game from a potential final and on course for European football again. Today isn't a disaster by any stretch. Onto Southampton! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 The team have had a lot of attention this last week, with getting into the top four, and suddenly being talked about as title contenders. Maybe a bit of edge went out of our game with those extra expectations. I particularly felt that at the start. But all in all, Bournemouth had us beaten physically. We were exposed as slow in defence and they won most of the 50-50 balls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintdempsey Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) We were really, really poor all game long. And they were good. We made a bad decision or execution on so many levels. They didn't. We weren't comfortable in possession. They were. We gifted them two or maybe three of their goals. We had an off day (I hope). They didn't. Simple as that. Frustrating and disappointing to say the least. But it's still nine wins in the last ten games. And we have a week to rest and regroup ahead of a winnable game. Bournemouth were good, they came with a plan and executed it well. I'm sure we had a plan as well but we were severely lacking in the fundamentals today imo. Poor passing out, a lot of unforced errors (Burn a couple of times, Schär within minutes of coming on). Anyways, we go again. This won't break our push for CL. Edited January 18 by clintdempsey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 That was my second game this season after Brighton. Next up for the Forest game. 😬 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 12 minutes ago, Elma said: That was my second game this season after Brighton. Next up for the Forest game. 😬 Stop him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Collectively off it after a busy schedule against a team that played well with high energy. Hopefully they have all got it out their system, enjoy a few needed days off and kick on again. No need to over analyse beyond that imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandrotastico Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Just in from the game. Much like parts of the second half of the Wolves game, today. We were generally shit all over the field. Both wingers were terrible and gave very little support to the young FB's today. Murphy and Gordon both looked disinterested to me. The midfield three were off the boil, Bruno especially, who, yes wins fouls but also delays releasing the ball and it kills momentum - a bad day at the office for him and most his teammates. The subs were the only thing I'd point towards Eddie, Gordon should have come off a lot earlier, lad looked to be on LSD today. Bournemouth were one of the most organised teams I've seen here and deserved their win. And, I'd take a reality check every 10 if if means we go on another run of 9.... Simply put, it was one of those days - but were still 4th. (Some fans in SJP and on here need to realise, football teams can be beat by other good football teams). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 3 minutes ago, Oregon_Geordie said: Just in from the game. Much like parts of the second half of the Wolves game, today. We were generally shit all over the field. Both wingers were terrible and gave very little support to the young FB's today. Murphy and Gordon both looked disinterested to me. The midfield three were off the boil, Bruno especially, who, yes wins fouls but also delays releasing the ball and it kills momentum - a bad day at the office for him and most his teammates. The subs were the only thing I'd point towards Eddie, Gordon should have come off a lot earlier, lad looked to be on LSD today. Bournemouth were one of the most organised teams I've seen here and deserved their win. And, I'd take a reality check every 10 if if means we go on another run of 9.... Simply put, it was one of those days - but were still 4th. (Some fans in SJP and on here need to realise, football teams can be beat by other good football teams). Nailed it, great post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo123 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 3 minutes ago, Oregon_Geordie said: Just in from the game. Much like parts of the second half of the Wolves game, today. We were generally shit all over the field. Both wingers were terrible and gave very little support to the young FB's today. Murphy and Gordon both looked disinterested to me. The midfield three were off the boil, Bruno especially, who, yes wins fouls but also delays releasing the ball and it kills momentum - a bad day at the office for him and most his teammates. The subs were the only thing I'd point towards Eddie, Gordon should have come off a lot earlier, lad looked to be on LSD today. Bournemouth were one of the most organised teams I've seen here and deserved their win. And, I'd take a reality check every 10 if if means we go on another run of 9.... Simply put, it was one of those days - but were still 4th. (Some fans in SJP and on here need to realise, football teams can be beat by other good football teams). Good post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I don’t buy that anyone was disinterested. Just shit and/or tired Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, Superior Acuña said: I don’t buy that anyone was disinterested. Just shit and/or tired Same, always amuses me this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I don't think anyone expects us to win every game tbh, but it did come as a surprise to get so comprehensively outplayed, that too at home. I am chalking it down to a clash of styles. They had the game plan and physicality to stop us imposing ours on them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 minutes ago, Superior Acuña said: I don’t buy that anyone was disinterested. Just shit and/or tired Losing interest at the cusp of getting 10 wins in a row would be quite something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 28 minutes ago, Elma said: That was my second game this season after Brighton. Next up for the Forest game. 😬 I'll pay you £50 not to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 That second goal demonstrated why Bruno needs to be kept away from the 6 and avoid passing to him there, don't think it was a sensible pass from Burn tbf but if that's Tonali he is one touch passing it to the side or back to Burn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Just now, TRon said: I don't think anyone expects us to win every game tbh, but it did come as a surprise to get so comprehensively outplayed, that too at home. I am chalking it down to a clash of styles. They had the game plan and physicality to stop us imposing ours on them. If we had a team full on energy we would have punished the room they left open at the back. But "everytime" we got through we only had 1 or 2 players joining in on the attack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 13 minutes ago, Oregon_Geordie said: Just in from the game. Much like parts of the second half of the Wolves game, today. We were generally shit all over the field. Both wingers were terrible and gave very little support to the young FB's today. Murphy and Gordon both looked disinterested to me. The midfield three were off the boil, Bruno especially, who, yes wins fouls but also delays releasing the ball and it kills momentum - a bad day at the office for him and most his teammates. The subs were the only thing I'd point towards Eddie, Gordon should have come off a lot earlier, lad looked to be on LSD today. Bournemouth were one of the most organised teams I've seen here and deserved their win. And, I'd take a reality check every 10 if if means we go on another run of 9.... Simply put, it was one of those days - but were still 4th. (Some fans in SJP and on here need to realise, football teams can be beat by other good football teams). Aye this is a great post. I was having a little think about what went wrong and couldn't help thinking about how little Murphy and Gordon did. I honestly think Murphy looked so tired. In fairness to the lad, he's worked his absolute socks off and this is where you need to rotate but wr can't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 They knew what they were doing today and played us, the game, and the ref like a fiddle. I'd go so far to say as they were probably the best organised team here since we played Dortmund last year. They were very good. We were miles off it. Fair play to them. 6 points from the next two before some really serious stuff in the league and cups and we're still laughing. Onwards and upwards and howay the fucking lads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 minutes ago, Adam said: I'll pay you £50 not to go. I've got a terrible record and I'm also going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Was one of them games , outclassed from the first minute to the last , done like a kipper basically , still nothing to panic about we go again next week and beat Southampton and Fulham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palestoon Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) Unfortunately Bournemouth are a team set up to take advantage of all of the chinks in our armor. Our front 3 are really sloppy playing with their back to goal. Murphy and Gordon struggle technically, and Isak isn't physical enough to hold up. We're at our best when are forwards running towards goal. Also funny that Bournemouth having no recognized striker was probably a negative for us. I think Burn/Bowman/Schar probably prefer a traditional center forward that they can battle than someone like kluivert who's just roaming around finding space pulling them out of their comfort zone. Oh well, I'm sure Howe will have them motivated and ready for next week Edited January 18 by Palestoon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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