Match Thread EPL Bournemouth (A) Sat January 24th 17:30

[Gerry_A_Trick]

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[Momo]

Sack the cunt.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

Strange Ekitike isn't starting, but at least we have a decent option on the bench.

 

[Woland]

This is insane. I give up.

 

[dee]

Back 4 tick
Middle three tick
Front three Salah-Gakkers-Wirtz - hmmm

 

[Halmeister]

He's trying to get the fucking boot, the absolute fraud.

 

[Frogfish]

I hate Ekitike not playing but maybe he's being protected? Wasn't he just coming back from an injury vs Marseille?

 

[Shadey]

At least ol slaphead has reverted back to 2 reserve keepers.

 

[Momo]

He’s being protected by being thrown on in the last few minutes against Barnsley.

 

[Fabio]

Protect him by buying a fucking striker, or promoting youth.

Whatever. Not arsed. It's going to be the same shite.

Presume 4222 with gakpo and Salah up top

 

[binomial]

Considering we're playing with 9 men, I'd take a draw now.

 

[Fabio]

Need a wirtz or szob masterclass as sure as shit ain't no one else changing the game

 

[Best Believe It]

Protect him by buying a fucking striker, or promoting youth.

Whatever. Not arsed. It's going to be the same shite.

Presume 4222 with gakpo and Salah up top

It had better be

 

[Momo]

Fuck my fantasy team. I’ve not changed it in months I have Tekkers as captain and Haaland as vice. Neither start today.

 

[dogboy]

I hate Ekitike not playing but maybe he's being protected? Wasn't he just coming back from an injury vs Marseille?

He looks busted after 70 minutes, maybe it's his pipe cleaner legs?

 

[KopRed]

It's like we have already lost.

 

[Fabio]

We should have enough to win. Just friends if slot can get the team to perform and if slot doesn't shit himself in the 2nd half.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

Has to be that Ekitike isn't fit enough to start, which is another reason we needed an Isak, just a shame he's not fit either...

 

[dee]

Why so much negative stuff?

Aside from Ekitike / Gakpo the team is what most of us wanted?

 

[Fabio]

Has to be that Ekitike isn't fit enough to start, which is another reason we needed an Isak, just a shame he's not fit either...

Id doesn't have to be an Isak though. It just had to be a competent number 9. Even Danns could have done a job. We've got zero depth. 1 injury derails us so much

 

[Fabio]

Is chiesa injured btw?

Apparently so

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

Id doesn't have to be an Isak though. It just had to be a competent number 9. Even Danns could have done a job. We've got zero depth. 1 injury derails us so much

Yeah, but the better the player, the better we'll be. It should be a lot better than a 20 year old that's essentially never played nor scored a top flight goal.

 

[dee]

Apparently Isaak re-started individual training yesterday and should be training with the team in 3 weeks all being well

 

[Fabio]

Yeah, but the better the player, the better we'll be. It should be a lot better than a 20 year old that's essentially never played nor scored a top flight goal.

To a degree, but spending the 125m enables this. If we had bought a lw, gakpo goes st, LW comes in.

Overspending in 1 area made us weaker overall

But I'll stop flogging this dead horse

 

[Mystic]

Wirtz as a false nine then? Or maybe Salah comes central and Wirtz takes the right side??

 

[Fabio]

Apparently Isaak re-started individual training yesterday and should be training with the team in 3 weeks all being well

Amazing, so only 3 months after starting training he might be available to start getting fitness back. On course for a November reappearance

 

[Fabio]

Wirtz as a false nine then? Or maybe Salah comes central and Wirtz takes the right side??

I think Salah and gakpo for the front 2 in a 4222

Wirtz and szob doing the creative, frim and kerkez on the wings

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

To a degree, but spending the 125m enables this. If we had bought a lw, gakpo goes st, LW comes in.

Overspending in 1 area made us weaker overall

But I'll stop flogging this dead horse

Yeah, I think an 60-80m striker would have allowed another player we need. We might think differently if he was actually fit at all this season, but we are where we are.

 

[Red Mullet]

Why so much negative stuff?

Aside from Ekitike / Gakpo the team is what most of us wanted?

We’ve come to a point where no matter what Slot does, irrespective of the actual reason, it’ll be wrong and deserves to be criticised

 

[Red Mullet]

To a degree, but spending the 125m enables this. If we had bought a lw, gakpo goes st, LW comes in.

Overspending in 1 area made us weaker overall

But I'll stop flogging this dead horse

Which is on Hughes