Running busy a bit, but it’s good to see Saturday night football back. We are playing Bournemouth today in about 15min.
There are some changes to the lineup. Ben White is back in the defense alongside Calagiori, Gabriel and Saliba as Timber isn’t fully fit to make it. Merino starts in the midfield with Thomas Partey and Rice. Odegaard is still out. It’s a strange front 3 – Martinelli makes way for Trossard which kind of makes sense but Sterling starting at the right is a concern for me. Saka is injured, I understand but we have seen Martinelli playing well in that position. Even Trossard can do that job. Unless it’s a precaution to keep Marti safe from the injury he picked up on the international break, it’s a poor decision in my opinion.
Every week is an important one if you are fighting for the title. Liverpool has made it even more difficult this season, sitting at the top with 18 points, ahead of City and Arsenal in equal game. We can’t afford to slip here. It’s a must win game, just like the next 30 ones.
Bournemouth has been a kinder opponent for us, since their return in the top flight we have won all 4 games against them with an aggregate of 13-2, scoring 3+ goals in each of those encounters. They haven’t been able to grab a win against the top half of teams in their last 10 games and we should make sure to keep it that way.
An away game is always difficult in Premier League. However, with our defence and form, and with Bournemouth not doing any great any time, we should be comfortably winning this.
A 3-0 for me, Havertz scoring 2 and Trossard with his signature mask celebration. Short one today, hope you and your family is well. Take care and see you in 15 min.
Cheers!
Big Stan and his Bond villian son are going to be pissed as this is the nationally televised match in the States
Seeing Ambarish’s post – that’s offside.
How the fuck are VAR not getting that right?
Marc
They just discussed it in the break, and saying it’s a clear offside.. no one thought of raising it as a offside. What kind of pundits do we have.. they had better standards than VAR atleast.
*clear RED not offside. Sorry about that.
OK – the ruling is that the player wasn’t offside because it was a back pass by Trossard.
Very poor play by Tross.
Oh.. that makes sense then.. it’s all on Trossard then, unless he wins us this one and the next one..
Ambarish
I thought the pass had taken a deflection didn’t realise how bad it was.
Marc—at least that makes more sense…my bad
We can’t look to try and just hold out – we tried that against Brighton and conceded doing it, we tried it against City and conceded.
Take off Merino (no reflection on him), drop Havertz into midfield and get Martinelli up front with some pace. It’ll give us an outlet and give them something to think about.
TRVL
We all got that one wrong but I think it was for understandable reasons.
Bournemouth do not have anyone good enough to score.
Most probably we could win this .
Think Ethan is required to do something in the middle
Atleast we accept our mistake.. unlike VAR.
Hoopah
And Martinelli.. Rice taking the ball up but there’s no one he can pass it to.
Marc—I would suspect that MA’s waiting a bit before trying Marts because he got hurt during the fucking break…I’m no fan of the Sterlng 11th hour reach but I would have taken off Tross instead
we haven’t been a good scoring club with 11 on the pitch so doing so while a man down is always going to be a tough ask
TRVL
I think the view is Tross has more goals in him – of course that doesn’t matter much if we don’t get over the fucking halfway line.
Heard you Ambarish
Martinelli is in.
Marc—I get that, but the kind of goalscoring opportunities that he’s accustomed to weren’t likely going to happen with 10 men, whereas Sterling might have found his way in behind
TRVL
No argument – I wasn’t defending the move just looking at why we did it.
And they score.
We had the chance to go top and Arteta will bottle it.
Artetites will naturally blame Marts, as we know he’s always been on the manager’s shit-list
Yep
Wouldn’t be surprised to see Sterling signed permanently next summer and Martinelli sold.
I mean he’s only 30 in a month or so.
The only good Bournemouth movement …and they score.
But we can still win against them.
For once ElB is subdued. Guess the small standing space does not permit him to gesticulate akimbo without spilling into the ground
Well, that’s it then for today. 2 poor decisions from Trossard and Saliba..
Mikel will be tested against Liverpool without Saliba and the countless defenders he have brought in the name of versatility.
We should have still played well with 10 men against fucking Bournemouth.. if a manager expects always the best for him – all the players, all the decisions, all the luck to deliver, someone needs to remind him it’s not fairy tale afterall.
And we implode.
it seems impossible that we haven’t scored considering 3 of our 4 most advanced players are Rice, Merino and Havertz LOL
What the actual fuck..
that’s Raya’s 3rd boneheaded move today, if VAR confirms the contact…must admit though he’s been good in more recent times
Looks like a foul by Raya.
But no malice so penalty
and
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Ambarish
Pep would win with 10 men, Klopp would have won with 10 men, Wenger would win with 10 men, Emery would win with 10 men, Slot would win with 10 men, Ten Haag would win with ten men, the fat Aussie Bastard would win with 10 men, my Mum would win with 10 men.
Only Arteta thinks trying to be defensive for an hour and maybe getting a set piece is good management.