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Bournemouth Vs West Ham - Sat 22th 3pm
Nuno is managing like a Brazilian player, moments of brilliance but attempted flair that can fall flat on it's face and make you look silly when it doesn't come off.
Most of us said after our first few games that things looked really bleak because the players were far below what we needed and no one could turn this lot into a team. Nuno did just that however, he got them playing in a way that beat Newcastle, Burnley and take a 0-2 lead against Bournemouth. Players like Fernandes and even Tobido began to look like assets (of sorts).However.... his moments of eccentric managerial behaviour have fallen flat on their face.
He walks in assesses the state of things and says ' I know what this needs' I'm going to take the rookie, barely blooded left back Scarles and stick him on the right. Then I am putting the midfield general Irving straight into the side to try and get us up the pitch quicker as that silly Potters love affair with JWP was doomed to failure, leave it to me. Loses us two potential six pointers.
Then when he sorts things out he gets all eccentric again yesterday, says lets take off the two goal, hungry for a hat-trick, striker and our forward facing Midfielder to remove pressure on B'Mouth to defend in any noticeable way and see if our leaky defence can withstand 45 minutes of constant pressure.
We need him to start managing without the wacky ideas, hit through the ball rather than trying a managerial Rabona where you look like a genius. -
Bournemouth Vs West Ham - Sat 22th 3pm
One thing for certain, Wilson certainly hasn't lost his touch, even if his speed has gone a bit, he's an excellent option, even if not for 90 minutes.... -
Bournemouth Vs West Ham - Sat 22th 3pm
I think there is a bit more to it. Ultimately we did not have two of our most influential players in getting up the pitch; Paquetá & Summerville &, whilst we did well first half, the conditions & state of the game was only going to result in Bournemouth asking more and more questions, which we needed to answer with changes or an improved performance. Paquetá, when on form, dictates the tempo & pace of our play. Summerville gets us up the pitch quickly. We are still missing the likes of Mavropanos too (who would have been ideal that second half).
I think KWP on at HT was wrong, way too early. He had other options, including beefing up the midfield (Souček, Magassa) & going with Wilson & Bowen up top if he was not happy with Guilherme. Or, just leaving it as it was for 15 minutes. To then bring off Wilson for Souček after only 50 odd minutes was also wrong (he must have been shattered). Those changes could have happened but much later. It was a good half, followed by a bad half, which can happen in football. They would have been 4th with a win & the weather conditions didn’t help. I don’t think referring to Bournemouth as anything but an established, consistent, dangerous side is fair. Bournemouth have won every home game this season but one (0-0 with Newcastle, which they also dominated).
In the end, I think you have to try & look at the positives. After we lost to Leeds I predicted (at best) 3 points from Newcastle, Burnley, Bournemouth (& that really was optimistic). I genuinely thought we’d struggle to get another point this season (as did thorn 😉). We sit here with 7. We take the point, forget that second half onslaught & move on. Defensively we still need to improve significantly (no clean sheets under Nuno, but no more than 2 goals conceded in any game). A tough run of games to come but a couple of key players back & hopefully we can keep improving slowly. -
Bournemouth Vs West Ham - Sat 22th 3pm
That second half was torturous - in my best Victor Meldrew - “I just don’t believe it” in what universe can a professional coach look at that second half as anything other than an unmitigated disaster that was entirely predictable and preventable.
I am of course pleased with the point and I trust we raced straight to the bank without passing go to deposit it….but aside from Areola's heroics, we did not deserve it.
The first half was a much more competitive affair with Wilson scoring a brace of proper center forward goals that he should be proud of and Todibo also catching the eye at the back, however it was also clear that young Guilherme is a bit lightweight, but all in all at half time, I was delighted with the lead and happy with the general performance.
What upset me about the second half was the flashback that used to make me soooo mad. Nuno reverted to the tactics that DM often employed when ahead…park the bus and focus on defence….yet IMO… all that does is surrender territory and possession to the other team and invites immense pressure upon yourself that is impossible to resist….utterly maddening.
It is one thing to try and hold out to a team that is demonstrably superior but to do so against a peer just because you have carved out a lead………..insert head explode emoji -
MOTM vs Bournemouth
Areola, with thanks to Callum Wilson -
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Huge opportunity for Arsenal tomorrow with both Liverpool and City losing, Should be a good Derby tomorrow, which hopefully Spurs will lose badly. -
Bournemouth Vs West Ham - Sat 22th 3pm
A long way still to go but I think the current bottom 4 will be the relegation battle. Can't really see any of the others above getting pulled into it.
Going to be a long season if Nuno continues being this negative. -
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I’m sure they’ll find their form then -
Bournemouth Vs West Ham - Sat 22th 3pm
I hope Nuno just admits in hindsight it was a mistake to make the changes. -
Bournemouth Vs West Ham - Sat 22th 3pm
Nuno is both a hero and idiot all in the same match!
He was a hero in coming off two great results and managing to gain a two goal lead at half time against an in form team. He then decides we are rubbish and couldn't possibly go on to assert further and retreats into his own final third with one of the shakiest defences in the league, absolute idiot!
I would have been delighted with a draw before kick off, yet this feels like the worst kind of loss, the type you brought on your self.
