[Annihilate Now!]

Decent end to the half at least

 

[DJ_21]

Once again we start becoming better when losing.

 

[JBG]

Pen on Maguire? Got wrestled down without a ball in sight

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

How the feck is that not a pen? I guess you're allowed to rugby tackle players in the box then.

 

[astracrazy]

Do you really think that if we got another manager we’d actually be better? We’d be better for a few games or so and then the usual shot would happen.

It can't be any worse though can it

 

[RORY65]

Doesnt help when we have no one to play long to either.

Is that the plan though? Buy some better forwards so we can then pass it around at the back for 5 minures and then just lump it to them when we get bored or properly pressured?

There's been nothing tinkered in 6 months to make getting the ball to the half way line not seem like getting blood out of a stone.

Last few minutes have been better in fairness but it seems it only improves in games once we go behind.

 

[Tom Van Persie]

Maguire wrestled to the ground.

 

[Eriku]

Bruno’s passing is a cheat code at times.

 

[Dudu]

Thought Garno did okay there? High bounce.

It was a good save.

 

[Fortitude]

Take Garnacho off now. Save him.

There’s clear systematic fouling going on against him that isn’t being dealt with.

 

[Hammondo]

Our forward play is so fecking shite. The rare occasion our midfielders get on the ball they just hoof it forwards. Our defenders just keep passing the ball between themselves like zombies.

I hate this cnuting formation. Swap a CB for a midfielder, get some control in midfield. Let the fullbacks overlap the wingers. It's not fecking rocket science

We have no good passers in midfield.

 

[DJ_21]

Maguire wrestled to the ground.

That’s a joke because we’ve conceded a few pens of set pieces because of that same reason.

 

[JBG]

Seriously.. no VAR check on that?

 

[Andycoleno9]

It is hard to play when your striker is completely non existent on the pitch. Evanilson got the ball among two defenders and made assist after the cross. Our striker is nowhere the ball on our crosses.

 

[thisisnottaken1]

I'll take that over losing and being shite for 90% of league games.

I wouldn’t. I’m tired of the same old vicious cycle. We can’t lower our expectations.

 

[Wing Attack Plan R]

It's so lame of Bournemouth to pump balls long and make our players run, especially on this beautiful spring day.

 

[Reiver]

Maybe we should move Bruno back into midfield for second half

 

[Sassy Colin]

How can he miss that, ffs

 

[DavidDeSchmikes]

Maguire concedes a penalty if that was in the other box

 

[cj_sparky]

Maguire was fouled, VAR naturally says no.

 

[Mmm-Qatarian]

How the feck is that not a pen??

 

[Garethw]

Those who want to give this guy a stab at next season I can only conclude must be masochists.

I’ve never known it to be this bad in my lifetime.

 

[Cantona in disguise]

How the feck is that not a pen? I guess you're allowed to rugby tackle players in the box then.

Other end gets given and about 20 talk sport shows about it.

 

[Fortitude]

The Dorgpoo nonsense is going to start sticking, isn't it?

Not on this site, it won’t.

 

[The Hilton]

Dorgu not great for the goal but that was a hospital pass from Shaw, he took so long playing it that the Bournemouth player was in full sprint only a stride from Dorgu, who was facing Shaw and wasn't aware.

 

[hellhunter]

I wouldn’t. I’m tired of the same old vicious cycle. We can’t lower our expectations.

So we're fine with finishing the season 17th?

 

[Mr Pigeon]

I think I explained my stance in the post you’re quoting, no reason to repeat myself. Also wasn’t studs up.

It absolutely was studs up. His right boot was planted on Garnacho's ankle by the time he came back down to earth.

 

[Ole'sgunnarwin]

The players are crap.

But so is the system.

Anyone who thinks a few signings is gonna have us playing good football is off their head.

There isn't a single advantage that it gives us other than an extra CB

- Harder to play out

- Easy to press

- No overlaps in wide areas

- Isolated front man

- 2 man midfield getting overrun

It's crap

It's so blatantly obvious all this. Don't know how do many are saying trust the system. Based on what?

 

[Amsterdam Devil]

feast your eyes on the other wing

That’s true as well. Makes Amorim’s system ineffective if the wingbacks are shit.

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

The standard of refereeing in this league is absolutely abysmal.

Maguire literally wrestled to the ground in the box but deemed not a foul. Absolute ludicrous.

 

[eire-red]

I mean, both of those look pens on Maguire. Crazy how inconsistent PL refs are on holding at set pieces.

 

[Blood Mage]

All caveats of Europa league importance aside, I just cannot get over how awful our players are at every facet of the game. I seriously cannot accept we are a PL side.

The system is amplifying their weaknesses tenfold.

 

[acnumber9]

The player performances forum has been locked during games for years. The manager thread is no different.

It’s shutting down criticism.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Once again we start becoming better when losing.

I disagree, especially for this game anyway. Prior to Bournemouth scoring, I felt we were doing quite well.

 

[Shark]

I wouldn’t. I’m tired of the same old vicious cycle. We can’t lower our expectations.

Isn't that exactly what we're doing now?

 

[Hammondo]

The contrast in pace, physicality and running power between us and Bournemouth is pretty scary. It's why teams like them and Brighton have our number ever season.

I really wouldn't say they are fast, similar speed.

 

[redshaw]

Maguire was doing a similar amount of holding so no pen.

 

[thisisnottaken1]

So we're fine with finishing the season 17th?

Of course not. But we need to actually get back to properly challenging for the league. No more fourth placed finishes at best.

 

[Mmm-Qatarian]

It’s shutting down criticism.

Calm the feck down, it'll be opened again straight after the match is over...

 

[DWelbz19]

Dorgu