markjazzbassist Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 For all the promise Eddie has (include my 7th place prediction for them ) they just aren’t doing well this year. I haven’t watched enough of them to know if it’s the players or Howe or a combo of both (likely). Regardless they are in a relegation battle and we are in a European spot battle, should be a win. Sit back and counter so I’m going 343 with pace in the front line to counter. Pickford Holgate Williams keane kenny Gana Schneiderlin lennon bolasie Niasse Vlasic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 Bournemouth are a team which I believe will be in the premier league for seasons to come. Credit where credit is due Eddie Howe and the players have been fantastic these past few seasons. They're struggling lately and I expect us to go for the jugular. Would like to see some semi rotation for this game. Pickford Kenny Holgate Jags Martina Morgan Rooney Lennon siggy Lookman DCL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 On 25/12/2017 at 17:52, Aidan Lewis said: Bournemouth are a team which I believe will be in the premier league for seasons to come. Credit where credit is due Eddie Howe and the players have been fantastic these past few seasons. They're struggling lately and I expect us to go for the jugular. Would like to see some semi rotation for this game. Pickford Kenny Holgate Jags Martina Morgan Rooney Lennon siggy Lookman DCL Sensible a straight back four Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 Would like to see Vlasic play a part in this game. Bournemouth aren't great so his naivety losing the ball shouldn't be as much of a worry. After the recent boring displays we could do with his creativity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 On 12/25/2017 at 12:52, Aidan Lewis said: Bournemouth are a team which I believe will be in the premier league for seasons to come. Credit where credit is due Eddie Howe and the players have been fantastic these past few seasons. They're struggling lately and I expect us to go for the jugular. Would like to see some semi rotation for this game. Pickford Kenny Holgate Jags Martina Morgan Rooney Lennon siggy Lookman DCL We played ultra defensive against West Brom so I don’t see any hope of being less so in this game. Rooney will be back (in place of Bolasie?), otherwise no change. markjazzbassist and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, Cornish Steve said: We played ultra defensive against West Brom so I don’t see any hope of being less so in this game. Rooney will be back (in place of Bolasie?), otherwise no change. Yeah I wrote that before the WBA game so I'm with you on not holding much hope for the attacking side of the game. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbanyNYToffee Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Pickford Kenny Holgate Jags Martina Davies Rooney Schneiderlin Lennon Siggy Niasse Get Schneiderlin, Davies and Lennon off around 60' so they can be used against Utd. Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Aidan Lewis said: Yeah I wrote that before the WBA game so I'm with you on not holding much hope for the attacking side of the game. I really hope I'm wrong, though. It would lend credence to the idea that the manager wants to play more expansive football once he believes the defence is shored up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Pickford Kenny Keane Jags Martina Davies Schneiderlin Besic Vlasic Sigurdssen Rooney Tis the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I like that team Pete, but for some reason Vlasic and Besic are not in Sam's thoughts, not sure if Besic is fit yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Bill said: I like that team Pete, but for some reason Vlasic and Besic are not in Sam's thoughts, not sure if Besic is fit yet. Find it strange that Vlasic has been overlooked by Unsworth and Alladyce. He's been the only player for us to get you on your feet this season. Matt and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Pickford Kenny Holgate Williams Cuco Beningime Schneiderlin Rooney Lennon DCL Gylfi Schneiderlin to sit in front of back four and Rooney and Beningime to hopefully put could balls through to a the front three with Rooney given the role of getting forward when possible, and Lennon or Gylfi at different times to try and get closer to DCL to try and interact and not leave him completely isolated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I think Vlasic is being kept out of the firing line a bit. He has has a habit of giving away cheap balls in dangerous areas for us, and at the moment we’re on a confidence building run. The manager is trying to manage Vlasic well by using him when we need him, or when it’s safe to. I’m sure we’ll see more of him when he is more used to this league. I don’t thonk we’ll see much more of Besic unfortunately. He’s just not adapted very well... through no fault of his own, more down to injury’s etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 23 minutes ago, Shukes said: I think Vlasic is being kept out of the firing line a bit. He has has a habit of giving away cheap balls in dangerous areas for us, and at the moment we’re on a confidence building run. The manager is trying to manage Vlasic well by using him when we need him, or when it’s safe to. I’m sure we’ll see more of him when he is more used to this league. I don’t thonk we’ll see much more of Besic unfortunately. He’s just not adapted very well... through no fault of his own, more down to injury’s etc. But Gana still gets selected. pete0 and Shukes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I think I is trying to give Besic a chance, but it would t surprise me if he is gone in the summer. I say that with a heavy heart by the way as I would love him to succeed here. Players that play with their heart on their sleeve are a rare commodity these days. Matt and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesey05 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 I would like to see : ( never going to happen ). Pickford Kenny Keane Williams Cuco Schneiderlin Lennon Gylfi Rooney Lookman DCL i have even included Cuco so it must be Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 I can see a loss here. 2-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn31 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 On 12/28/2017 at 08:57, TallPaul1878 said: This is a more winnable game than the West Brom one, bare with me here, as Bournemouth will likely try to play expansive football at home to entertain their fans. This is where Eddie Howe shows his naïvity. You can't play expansive entertaining football if your team isn'ttt good enough. We'll go there play miserable football and win by a goal against the run of play. Eventually Bournemouth will go down. You either play pragmatic football and stay up or you play cavalier and eventually you get relegated. Take your pick. You think Everton's squad is good enough to mix it with the big boys? Without Baines, Barkley, Coleman and Lukaku this squad is garbage. This. Will be much easier to nick a few goals against them. West Brom are tough to score on when they set up to play like yard dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 I agree. Having an open attacking team will be good for us, give us chance to have decent possession and pass the ball a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 If we play to win, we'll win. If we play not to lose, we'll lose. Sev 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 5 hours ago, TallPaul1878 said: Really?? Bournemouth are struggling and we've turned the corner with regards to losing games. Big Sam knows it's all about scoring the first goal. With Bournemouth being where they are in the league we know that by scoring the first goal we can put them under serious pressure, it changes the way they have to play. Bournemouth are still putting in the performances but aren' converting their chances. They created 20 odd chances against West Ham. This game is anything but about the first goal. If they score it we can still easily get back in the game and beat them as we will get chances. If we score, they still play good enough football that they will create at least 2 or 3 good chances. If we play like we did against West Brom we will lose. MikeO and markjazzbassist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 I am really excited about today. I think it’s going to be an exciting game with a few goals. Lets end this miserable year with something to give us a bit of hope. A good 3-0 win with Siggy hitting one, Rooney adding the second and Kenny ending an excellent year for him with a Coleman esc drive! Give potential new signings something to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Blue Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 1 hour ago, TallPaul1878 said: The emergence of Jonjo Kenny has eased my worries about replacing Coleman, it'd be fitting for him to end 2017 with a net buster today. It would be very well deserved. My team: Pickford Kenny Holgate Keane Coco (no other choice!) Morgan Vlasic Davies Siggy Lookman DCL Bournemouth are there for the taking, IF we try to attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Good team that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matt Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Wow, that’s defensive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Don't see where the goals are in that side, they'll have to come from the bench (hope I'm wrong). Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalkpie Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Not much creativity in that team sams put out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 So defensive! Pleased to see McCarthy back...although I'm sure it' only for a game or 2 (!!!)...but those 3 in CM? Away at Bournemouth? As Mike says, not much goal scoring going on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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