Bournemouth Away Pre Match Thread

[norwichfox]

23 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

We've got to vary the 442 away from home. Play this again at Bournemouth and I'm convinced we'll lose.

Seen you post the same thing on a number of occasions last season, it was true then and still is....sadly

[Farrington fox]

The last 2 games we haven’t started to play football for 40+ minutes. Shakey cannot allow that to happen again. Vardy and nacho up top to start. Cos the latter needs to get to get off the mark, or his confidence will suffer. Now fu#king get into em. 

[Stadt]

We lose this and there'll still be coming out and saying "Bournemouth away is a difficult game.

[Callabinho]

Reckon we will lose anyway. We’re always shit at their place. 

[Hammo]

If Shakespeare goes along the latter-day Ranieri route of perservering blindly with 4-4-2 away from home against a team that like to knock the ball around, therefore conceding ground in midfield and surrendering the bulk of possession - and as an inevitable consequence we play woefully and lose - then the meltdown on here will be fully justified and his job will be on the line.

 

so Craig, show us you've got what it takes...

[CosbehFox]

38 minutes ago, suffolk fox said:

I have said this all season.  This is where both Nigel Pearson and Shakespeare have gone wrong.  Trying to contain the opposition, playing defensively and cautiously showing too much respect to the opposition gets you nowhere.  Take the shackles off the team, let the opposition worry about us, play attacking football and give the opposition something to think about.  Stop pulling everyone back for a corner too why do we do this?  Would rather get beat knowing my team have given it a bloody good go not surrendering mildly but we only lost by one etc.  A defeat is a defeat,

Except this issue isnt restricted to Pearson or Shakespeare like your agenda tells you. Some utter defensive, negative codswallop under Ranieri in the second season. Trying to play 11 behind the ball; getting whacked 4 at Old Trafford, 4 at Stamford Bridge, 4 at Anfield. Was confirmed that Ranieri last season concentrated on the opposition too much in the Guardian. 

 

Did we surround meakily against Arsenal or Chelsea or Liverpool this season? No, there's some incredible revisionism going on here.

 

Just for a game of 'I told you so'. I was right about this manager blah blah

[the messenger]

For what it's worth.

             Schmeichal

 

Simpson Dragovic Morgan Fuchs

 

             Maguire   Iborra

 

                     Ndidi

 

      Gray        Vardy      Okazaki

 

[Farrington fox]

26 minutes ago, the messenger said:

For what it's worth.

             Schmeichal

 

Simpson Dragovic Morgan Fuchs

 

             Maguire   Iborra

 

                     Ndidi

 

      Gray        Vardy      Okazaki

 

Christ that’s a revolutionary lineup 

[Red Squirrel]

36 minutes ago, Farrington fox said:

Christ that’s a revolutionary lineup 

I'd go for this revolutionary line-up

               Che Guevara

Zapata  Trotsky     Lenin      Castro

      Marx    Chairman Mao

Gaddafi  Paine (Thomas)  Pancho Villa

                 Nelson Mandela

 

I think the midfield of Marx and Chairman Mao is strong 

Having Ricki Villa's relative on the left wing is creative and Gaddafi on the right gives the team unpredictability

If we are struggling at half time we can bring on Stalin, Rasputin and Jeremy Corbyn!!

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

   

[Dr The Singh]

20 minutes ago, Red Squirrel said:

I'd go for this revolutionary line-up

               Che Guevara

Zapata  Trotsky     Lenin      Castro

      Marx    Chairman Mao

Gaddafi  Paine (Thomas)  Pancho Villa

                 Nelson Mandela

 

I think the midfield of Marx and Chairman Mao is strong 

Having Ricki Villa's relative on the left wing is creative and Gaddafi on the right gives the team unpredictability

If we are struggling at half time we can bring on Stalin, Rasputin and Jeremy Corbyn!!

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

   

I think the signing of Gandhi would be the icing on the cake

[Farrington fox]

There has to be a start for the boy Trump... surely! We can’t have a team of left wingers. 

[Sionnach gorm]

Not sure why people here think we would do better without the 442.  If you have a strong midfield or defense you can go with a 3313, a 3214, a 334, whatever your little heart desires!  But we don't have a strong defense or a strong midfield.  We have little choice here and so does Shakey.

[Gary Eatfood]

4 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

I think the signing of Gandhi would be the icing on the cake

I think Spartacus would be more suited to an attritional midfield battle than Gandhi, Spartacus has got a good engine on him.

 

I'd like to see Wat Tyler given his chance up top too.

[AlloverthefloorYesNdidi]

28 minutes ago, Red Squirrel said:

I'd go for this revolutionary line-up

               Che Guevara

Zapata  Trotsky     Lenin      Castro

      Marx    Chairman Mao

Gaddafi  Paine (Thomas)  Pancho Villa

                 Nelson Mandela

 

I think the midfield of Marx and Chairman Mao is strong 

Having Ricki Villa's relative on the left wing is creative and Gaddafi on the right gives the team unpredictability

If we are struggling at half time we can bring on Stalin, Rasputin and Jeremy Corbyn!!

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

   

I enjoyed this

[UPinCarolina]

34 minutes ago, Red Squirrel said:

I'd go for this revolutionary line-up

               Che Guevara

Zapata  Trotsky     Lenin      Castro

      Marx    Chairman Mao

Gaddafi  Paine (Thomas)  Pancho Villa

                 Nelson Mandela

 

I think the midfield of Marx and Chairman Mao is strong 

Having Ricki Villa's relative on the left wing is creative and Gaddafi on the right gives the team unpredictability

If we are struggling at half time we can bring on Stalin, Rasputin and Jeremy Corbyn!!

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

   

How TF do you not give someone like Touissant L'Overture a run out? Pace and power.

 

I'd also lobby for somebody like Socrates on the touch line.

[Red Squirrel]

9 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

I think the signing of Gandhi would be the icing on the cake

Yes I did consider Gandhi but I was worried about his physicality and if he'd get stuck in - he's the only bloke with skinnier legs than Mahrez. Plus Its difficult to get him out of the white away strip!!

[Red Squirrel]

8 minutes ago, UPinCarolina said:

How TF do you not give someone like Touissant L'Overture a run out? Pace and power.

 

I'd also lobby for somebody like Socrates on the touch line.

L'Overture could orchestrate the midfield I suppose. 

[maddog]

Bournemouth haven't really clicked this season yet, and I feel they will Saturday unfortunately. 

 

2-1 win for the cherries I reckon. 

[harpendenfox]

Could we sign Kim il Jong on an emergency loan. He scored 56 in his only round of golf to date. If he plays we will win about 38-0 and the entire Bournemouth crowd will applaud us from start to finish. He has his critics, but gets results.

[weller54]

50 minutes ago, Red Squirrel said:

I'd go for this revolutionary line-up

               Che Guevara

Zapata  Trotsky     Lenin      Castro

      Marx    Chairman Mao

Gaddafi  Paine (Thomas)  Pancho Villa

                 Nelson Mandela

 

I think the midfield of Marx and Chairman Mao is strong 

Having Ricki Villa's relative on the left wing is creative and Gaddafi on the right gives the team unpredictability

If we are struggling at half time we can bring on Stalin, Rasputin and Jeremy Corbyn!!

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

   

Having Gaddafi on the right is quackers!.. 

[Wymsey]

1 hour ago, Red Squirrel said:

I'd go for this revolutionary line-up

               Che Guevara

Zapata  Trotsky     Lenin      Castro

      Marx    Chairman Mao

Gaddafi  Paine (Thomas)  Pancho Villa

                 Nelson Mandela

 

I think the midfield of Marx and Chairman Mao is strong 

Having Ricki Villa's relative on the left wing is creative and Gaddafi on the right gives the team unpredictability

If we are struggling at half time we can bring on Stalin, Rasputin and Jeremy Corbyn!!

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

   

Surprised Kim Jong-Un isn't in goal.

The large-presence, and a nuisance to deal with, no-nonsense-taken of an individual.

[PhillippaT]

31 minutes ago, maddog said:

Bournemouth haven't really clicked this season yet, and I feel they will Saturday unfortunately. 

 

2-1 win for the cherries I reckon. 

I've gone for a 1-1 draw on that BBC predictor thing - got a good result this week, though - 6 correct results and 2 correct scores   Hope I'm being pessimistic with this one?

 

1 hour ago, Red Squirrel said:

I'd go for this revolutionary line-up

               Che Guevara

Zapata  Trotsky     Lenin      Castro

      Marx    Chairman Mao

Gaddafi  Paine (Thomas)  Pancho Villa

                 Nelson Mandela

 

I think the midfield of Marx and Chairman Mao is strong 

Having Ricki Villa's relative on the left wing is creative and Gaddafi on the right gives the team unpredictability

If we are struggling at half time we can bring on Stalin, Rasputin and Jeremy Corbyn!!

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

   

Unfortunately they're up against Jesus in goal - and he always saves

[UPinCarolina]

22 minutes ago, PhillippaT said:

I've gone for a 1-1 draw on that BBC predictor thing - got a good result this week, though - 6 correct results and 2 correct scores   Hope I'm being pessimistic with this one?

 

Unfortunately they're up against Jesus in goal - and he always saves

We'll counter with Stalin. He'll bend, but not break - and he's devastating on the counter attack.  

[ARM1968]

Think we'll win this 3-1. Just a hunch. I'm at Notre Dam. 

[Aus Fox]

1 hour ago, PhillippaT said:

I've gone for a 1-1 draw on that BBC predictor thing - got a good result this week, though - 6 correct results and 2 correct scores   Hope I'm being pessimistic with this one?

 

Unfortunately they're up against Jesus in goal - and he always saves

Not so good on crosses though