Bournemouth vs Manchester United - KO 3pm - 20/05/2023 - Official Match Thread

As things stand we’ll confirm top four tonight yes ?

I bet Antony can’t go for his morning dump without doing three somersaults and a triple axel on his way to the crapper. Love a bit of flair but he needs telling a bit of simplicity now and again can be a beautiful thing.

And Sancho needs offing this summer.

Got to get Sancho off at HT

Sancho isn't going to come good, is he?

I love watching us pass the ball at a snail's pace from side to side infront of 9 bournemouth players and then just try and run through them like they're made of gas

Originally Posted by suedeshoes

£#%&!ing hell we need a striker.

Sign Glenn Murray up at HT

He’d do a hell of a lot more than Martial and we won’t have to listen to him commentate on the second half.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

I love watching us pass the ball at a snail's pace from side to side infront of 9 bournemouth players and then just try and run through them like they're made of gas

They're thick as £#%&!, does my head in. We've got wingers who don't want to get into the box and get a cross in, and spend most of the game faffing around like we're 3 or 4 goals in the lead, and a striker who can barely be arsed anymore.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

I love watching us pass the ball at a snail's pace from side to side infront of 9 bournemouth players and then just try and run through them like they're made of gas

Gets annoying when they just drop the tempo. Literally come to a standstill with the ball.

Thought they were doing very well for the first 20-25 mins , then just dropped. Lack of quality by either winger trying to beat a man. Lack of quality from the striker to either hold up or make the run. Lack of quality from Bruno too.

We have been the better team. Just need to fire a rocket up their arse

We’re in a good position. Lovely finish and largely controlled it.

We still have our customary spell where we invite needless pressure and can’t keep the ball. It offers teams such hope as long as it’s 1-0.

Attacking is far too passive. ‘To you, to me’ little passes between players in front of 9 Bournemouth players before one of them smashes it into a pack of players or the crowd.

Would like to see more intensity to these attacks. Move the ball a little quicker.

Originally Posted by Surfers do Charlie

As things stand we’ll confirm top four tonight yes ?

Emphasis very much on ‘as it stands’, but yes.

Originally Posted by AK14

Sign Glenn Murray up at HT

He’d do a hell of a lot more than Martial and we won’t have to listen to him commentate on the second half.

Think he's going to mention what a great job Gary O'Neil has done?

Playing out similar to Wolves. Slow and the occasional £#%&! up to wind us up. Need some intent from that front three. Martial jogging around. Antony sunbathing and Sancho being Sancho. Get Garnacho on sharpish.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

We’re in a good position. Lovely finish and largely controlled it.

We still have our customary spell where we invite needless pressure and can’t keep the ball. It offers teams such hope as long as it’s 1-0.

Attacking is far too passive. ‘To you, to me’ little passes between players in front of 9 Bournemouth players before one of them smashes it into a pack of players or the crowd.

Would like to see more intensity to these attacks. Move the ball a little quicker.

we don't use the width of the pitch at all. And you virtually never see us make runs to create space for each other, it's infuriating. too much standing still and 'here's the ball you do something with it' attitude.

And then there's the issue of the sheer acres of space we give opposition teams when they attack. It's astounding. I haven't seen a team in the top 5 give opponents as much space and time on the ball as we do, especially out wide. We practically roll out a red carpet for them to score.

In defence of martial, there’s been several occasions where’s tried to link up play down the left, but Sancho just does that thing where he rolls the ball under his foot and invites the challenge like he’s trying to run the clock down.

All our attacks are like we’re 2 or 3 nil up and just wasting time. If Bournemouth equalise you’ll see the kind of intensity we should be applying now.

great start lads

Originally Posted by shenwen

Think he's going to mention what a great job Gary O'Neil has done?

Playing out similar to Wolves. Slow and the occasional £#%&! up to wind us up. Need some intent from that front three. Martial jogging around. Antony sunbathing and Sancho being Sancho. Get Garnacho on sharpish.

Just said Veron played in the 5-3 Leicester game in 2014

He’s up there with Michael Dawson for the biggest moron ex player

i genuinely £#%&!ing dread what city are going to do to us in that cup final

If we concede it’s coming from our mistake

Idiotic at times.

antony really needs a more generous referee.

almost brilliant from martial. but how often is that going to come off?

Oh great Try Hard is coming on. He’ll surely score zero goals and make zero assists.

Would have taken Sancho off and played Martial left

Are we really holding out for a 1-0 win here?