Bournemouth Away Match Thread

[gerrytaggart]

Probably gonna buck the trend and judge the performance  after the match.

[Vindaloo FOX]

King + 442 = 

[Stevosevic]

1 minute ago, gerrytaggart said:

Probably gonna buck the trend and judge the performance  after the match.

Too sensible

[Nigel Graham Pearson]

Surely the absence of a fully fit Iborra shows that there's a disharmony between Shakespeare and those above. Why did we pay over £10m for the bloke if he's deemed so inadequate for the blessed 442 that Andy King is in ahead of him?

[dannythefox]

These kingy haters are getting boring, didn’t realise you all see all the players in training every day! 

[foxy boxing]

Ndidi and King just shows how lacking we are in central midfield for creativity!

[Guest Papasmurf]

Just now, gerrytaggart said:

Probably gonna buck the trend and judge the performance  after the match.

Match threads are no place for you. 

[Tuna]

Expecting a performance from Gray today.

 

He's got his chance, he needs to make sure he keeps his place.

 

Playing against a manager who likes and rates him - good call to bring him in.

[kingfox]

Scenes when Albrighton sets up King for the winner.

[Hammo]

1 minute ago, ZeGuy said:

*Sees line-up and formation... throws beer and gets rum*

 

Awesome game awaiting.

 

Dropping Mahrez is the right decision as he seriously needs a slap for his half hearted performance last week. However people saying he's been shit since forever is utter bollocks. He only had one bad game and it was last week. 

ONE bad game? Seriously??

[Legend_in_blue]

 

 

[UPinCarolina]

All of those subs are attack minded.

We'll be going for it today.

[ARTY_FOX]

Good god Gray starting? Let's hope he actually makes one right decision on the ball... 

[weller54]

4 minutes ago, Fox 4 Life said:

Iborra is match fit, he's ready......

 

Plays king again! Iheanacho needs to be starting too otherwise he will never get a chance to show what he can do.

Iheanacho won't impress until we get Silva playing..  

He's not cut out for our hoofball style of play!.. 

Desperate times when we need to keep playing King week in week out! 

Think we'll get beat today!! 

[steflcfc]

I cant understand Iborra not being included.

Played in the cup V Liverpool

 

I get that another 90 mins v Liverpool in the league is too much.

 

Trained all week and not included again when we are wanting in CM.

 

We risk Vardy again even tho we spent 32m Slimani, 25m Iheanacho and 15m Musa out....Shakey must not have any faith in these 3 to get us goals

 

Think we have a split squad or trouble behind the scenes....somethings not right.

 

[Nigel Graham Pearson]

3 minutes ago, gerrytaggart said:

Probably gonna buck the trend and judge the performance  after the match.

People are judging the team, which seems fair enough to me. It's a forum after all. 

 

They're certainly not judging the performance before it's happened since that'd be impossible. 

[gerrytaggart]

1 minute ago, Nigel Graham Pearson said:

People are judging the team, which seems fair enough to me. It's a forum after all. 

 

They're certainly not judging the performance before it's happened since that'd be impossible. 

Cheers Nige.

[Detroit Blues]

They're probably trying to break iborra in as a substitute before starting him.

[tsintskaro]

legend again in midfield

[ZeGuy]

6 minutes ago, Hammo said:

ONE bad game? Seriously??

Compared to the rest of the team? Yes, definitely and the the main attack threat. The only consistent performers are Simpson, Morgan, Schmeichel (bar his mistake against Salah) and Maguire. Albrighton in comparison has more shitty games yet no one bats an eyelid. 

 

Mahrez is always the ideal culprit on this forum as soon as things go south.

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

Playing 4-4-2 with King in the middle again. Shakey has no excuses if we start slow and lose the game, despite a 20 minute inspired period in the game when 2-0 down. Risky move but you cannot dispute the critics if it doesn't work again. 

[Sunbury Fox]

For once we shouldn't be outnumbered in midfield as they seem to be matching our formation, with Defoe up front with Joshua King just behind. 

[Dawko]

Don't believe that they can't play both Gray and Mahrez.

Different players Gray is a winger and Mahrez is not.

[reynard]

Our away form over the past 12 months is nothing short of a disgrace. Just 5 wins in all competitions and 19 defeats and can feel another loss coming on today. 56 goals conceded and just 31 scored. Shakespeare doesn't seem to be able to change this.

 

I suspect we will set up in a very negative way try and kick the ball down the pitch for Vardy to chase. He'll be almost completley isolated. Ndidi will be overrun in midfield. Maguire will go walk about again and we will let a cross in from one of the wings which will be headed into the goal. Kasper will wave his arms around in annoyance. Gray will be brilliant for 10 minutes and then fade away. At 2-0 down we will at last try to be positive and will score a consolation goal 7 minutes from time. We will then try our utmost using our most constructive piece of play, the long throw, but ultimatley fail to get the equaliser.

 

Of course we could play out and out exciting possession based attacking football full of flair and technique but a year of feeble away performances have made me even more of a sceptical old git.

 

On a serious note what is the point on spending close on 40 million on two supposedly good players but never play them?

[the fox]

Just now, dannythefox said:

These kingy haters are getting boring, didn’t realise you all see all the players in training every day! 

i don't hate kingy, i hate the fact that i set the bar low and still get disappointed