Match Thread Bournemouth v Everton - Preview, Match Report & MotM Poll

[kiss the crest]

Cannon has done more in the 2 minutes than Maupay has all season

 

[Parker]

30m on McNeil and Maupay is an actual war crime.

 

[HalfTimeSayers]

I'd say Moshiri's trigger finger will be exercised over the weekend lads. Shame, I thought Lampard would give us a chance to rebuild long term.

I think it could be later tonight if they are flying home. Urrgh.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Even the crap teams have now blended new players and have established patterns of play. We were just lucky with the goals against stat for weeks due to last ditch blocks, Pickford wonder saves and shocking finishing.

Every team in the PL has the ability to go to a top 4 team and accidentally win, apart from us. We can’t beat our fellow dross, and really don’t look like we could “give anyone a game”.

In short: we're cack

 

[TheBigIguana]

Doucoure lol

 

[Chrismac]

He hasn’t been great

But he also doesn’t throw the ball into his own net for the first goal, or stop playing for the second, and not mark anyone for the third

And that’s on the players that have been good this season

We are totally bereft of talent up front

We have more talent individually back to front than Bournemouth, we have absolutely zero cohesion however throughout the whole squad.
We have an old school defense that has threw itself face first at every shot and cross this season, but cant get further than our own 18yd box as their legs have gone.
A midfield three that play like kids in the playground, completely out of shape, Iwobi being like the decent kid that can skin 2 or 3 other kids bit ultimately gives it away as he has little end product (he is our best player by a million miles though).
Wingers who are all a poor mans Forest Gump, head down run fast.
And finally up top as you say we have nothing.
We would 100% be better playing Onana/Rondon/Keane up top and Pickford hitting him for 90mins, playing off and hoping for loose balls.
100% better than what Lampard is serving up

 

[bluenorthwarrior]

Problem with 6 week break is they will all get yet another clean slate and chance.

 

[glory_daze]

This will be 4 consecutive defeats to Bournemouth as they doubled us last time they were up, that's mighty Bournemouth who the RS tonked 9-0.

 

[RomanReigns]

Gykores scored for Coventry

 

[davek]

I'd say Moshiri's trigger finger will be exercised over the weekend lads. Shame, I thought Lampard would give us a chance to rebuild long term.

That's not going to happen.

 

[Ferguson1878]

I Like lampard but I think where in more trouble than this time last year , least last year we could score

 

[Martin Alvito]

Yeah but let's be real, if that's the other way around, not one single person would be calling for the ref to stop the game or rule out the goal because a Bournemouth lad was one the floor. Selective fan outrage, for me.

I'll thank you not to tell me how all the times when I, my family or my friends called a referee out on player safety, irrespective of whether that kid was our or theirs, went. Not just in this sport, either.

What I have been saying is that I would be even more furious in youth soccer, where there isn't all the money on the line, but that I think this is a game where the imbalance with respect to player protection has been well over the line even at this level.

We didn't lose this game because of the ref. I was always taught that if you let the ref into it, you deserve to lose. Where I have the problem is the inconsistencies with respect to player protection, depending on which color jersey the player is wearing.

 

[irishtony1878]

Interesting to hear Lampard after this..

Not sure he will get the chance.
By mutual agreement coming to a TV screen near you.
Doubt he will even get a lift back, Uncle Harry lives locally, he can get a bed there.

 

[TommyDavo]

Gordon did more in 1 minute, than McNeil and Gray did all game.

Still garbage

 

[billybeeru]

Assuming Frank keeps his job, you just know we’re going to see five at the back after the break. To “solidify the defense.”