The Match of the Day punditry from Alan Shearer took the lid off what had gone wrong for Eddie Howe at Southampton. It was the wing-backs that opened the door for Southampton all afternoon and there was no attempt to go to a back four when Southampton were getting so much joy from getting down the flanks.
Eddie may have felt that the chances that AFCB were creating at the other end were worth keeping the system as it was, but as the game went on there was less and less intensity being put on Southampton players. AFCB were reacting rather than imposing themselves in the opposition and they were being stretched.
The three at the back has been a good formation up against the best teams, but I felt Eddie could have been more cautious against Southampton. Bournemouth didn't need to win the game they just needed a point and while it is not in Eddie's nature not to go full out for the win, if Southampton had been more frustrated by a strong Bournemouth defence with two lines of four, the game might have panned out differently. Southampton didn't get desperate because Bournemouth kept giving them good chances to test Begovic.
Bournemouth needed to nullify Southampton's strengths and while Austin was perhaps seen as the main problem, it was Tadic that had the freedom to run at defenders.
The Bristol Posts reports that AFCB are looking at a £12m move for Bristol City striker Bobby Reid. Celtic defender Kieran Tierney is a £20m player that AFCB are also said to be interested in, according to the Sun.
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The three at the back has been a good formation up against the best teams, but I felt Eddie could have been more cautious against Southampton. Bournemouth didn't need to win the game they just needed a point and while it is not in Eddie's nature not to go full out for the win, if Southampton had been more frustrated by a strong Bournemouth defence with two lines of four, the game might have panned out differently. Southampton didn't get desperate because Bournemouth kept giving them good chances to test Begovic.
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The personnel that were on the park for Bournemouth are not stranger,s but there were times when I wondered where the organisation was and why the Cherries were not able to play with more grit in what was after all a derby. Tadic was easily the star player on the pitch and Bournemouth didn't deal with him all game. From the moment Lewis Cook was booked in the fourth minute, there was little AFCB seemed to be able to do to hold Tadic back.
Bournemouth needed to nullify Southampton's strengths and while Austin was perhaps seen as the main problem, it was Tadic that had the freedom to run at defenders.
The Bristol Posts reports that AFCB are looking at a £12m move for Bristol City striker Bobby Reid. Celtic defender Kieran Tierney is a £20m player that AFCB are also said to be interested in, according to the Sun.
I'm fed up with people like you you WILL NOT CRITICISE SOME OF ARE DEFENDERS THEY ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH NOT EVEN FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP IM NOT MENTIONING NAMES BUT MOST PEOPLE KNOW WHO THEY ARE BUT NOT YOU OR EDDIE HOWE AND FOR EDDIE HOWE HE BLAIMS THE STRIKERS HOW MANY TIMES HAVE THE STRIKERS HAD TO GET THE DEFENDERS OUT OF THE SHIT NEARLY EVERY GAME 0-1 DOWN ABSOLUTELY A JOKE
ReplyDeleteMaybe you need to read my shooting themselves in the foot post. You might have jumped the gun with your comments - I was coming round to talking about defenders.
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