Bournemouth reaction and player ratings

[mandela8]

Very professional performance. Winning games they should win the way they should win them. Been a long time since we could go into those games feeling confident and never really having it shaken.

Ramsdale - 6. Couple of nervy moments but was fine overall.

Zinchenko - 7. Solid, tucked in well, was a good option.

Gabriel - 7. Never really challenged but very good.

Saliba - 8. Never really challenged but very good and a beautiful strike.

White - 7. Nevery really challenged but very good. Looked his most comfortable at RB for me.

Partey - 8.5. Immense again. Always available. Kept the ball moving forward. So far above anyone else on the pitch I thought there was 2 of them at times.

Partey - 8.5. Immense again. Always available. Kept the ball moving forward. So far above anyone else on the pitch I thought there was 2 of them at times.

Xhaka - 6.5. Solid again. Done a decent enough job but against poor opposition you really want your CM to be more impactful or have more of a presence than he did.

Odegaard - 8. Very nice. 2 goals and very good in possession. Tried a couple of low percentage passes which was good to see...even if they didn't come off.

Martinelli - 6. Not much end product and absolutely should've played a completely free Xhaka in.

Jesus - 8. Very good again. Majestic contribution for the first that won't hit any stat sheets and was unlucky to have a goal chopped off.



Excellent performance.

[LDG]

Very professional performance. Winning games they should win the way they should win them. Been a long time since we could go into those games feeling confident and never really having it shaken.

Ramsdale - 6. Couple of nervy moments but was fine overall.

Zinchenko - 7. Solid, tucked in well, was a good option.

Gabriel - 7. Never really challenged but very good.

Saliba - 8. Never really challenged but very good and a beautiful strike.

White - 7. Nevery really challenged but very good. Looked his most comfortable at RB for me.

Partey - 8.5. Immense again. Always available. Kept the ball moving forward. So far above anyone else on the pitch I thought there was 2 of them at times.

Partey - 8.5. Immense again. Always available. Kept the ball moving forward. So far above anyone else on the pitch I thought there was 2 of them at times.

Xhaka - 6.5. Solid again. Done a decent enough job but against poor opposition you really want your CM to be more impactful or have more of a presence than he did.

Odegaard - 8. Very nice. 2 goals and very good in possession. Tried a couple of low percentage passes which was good to see...even if they didn't come off.

Martinelli - 6. Not much end product and absolutely should've played a completely free Xhaka in.

Jesus - 8. Very good again. Majestic contribution for the first that won't hit any stat sheets and was unlucky to have a goal chopped off.



Excellent performance.

Hey! You did Partey twice!!!!!!!! Omgzzz

[mandela8]

Hey! You did Partey twice!!!!!!!! Omgzzz

Fuckin right I did. What a baller.

[HCZ_Reborn]

have you now just decided Saka doesn’t exist? and Partey so good you put him in twice

Seriously though, bit concerning how anonymous he’s been of late.

Of the players you have mentioned I would give Martinelli higher because of how instrumental he was in our attack but he does need to stop missing sitters.

But overall pretty much agree

[mandela8]

have you now just decided Saka doesn’t exist? and Partey so good you put him in twice

Seriously though, bit concerning how anonymous he’s been of late.

Of the players you have mentioned I would give Martinelli higher because of how instrumental he was in our attack but he does need to stop missing sitters

Wait...Saka was playing???????

[mandela8]

Wait...Saka was playing???????

Actually, I gave him this review on Thursday.

Saka 3/10: Lazy, no effort, lost the ball constantly with no end product. Thinks he's made it.

< sips tea >

[Chippy]

Actually, I gave him this review on Thursday.

Saka 3/10: Lazy, no effort, lost the ball constantly with no end product. Thinks he's made it.

< sips tea >

Saka out tbh

[Letters]

Sak-a shit, amirite?

[I am invisible]

Didn’t we used to use that Tequila chant for Eboue?

[I am invisible]

It’s great to win a game so comfortably again and still feel like we had another couple of gears to move through if we needed them - I’ve missed that.

That’s the biggest positive for me right now - we’re already playing well and it feels like there’s still extra levels to be found. Atm we’re still trying to find our balance. Our attack has been very left-focussed so far, but I expect that will swing to the right for a little while once teams wise up to that threat, before eventually settling into an unpredictable mix of the two. Likewise I felt we went a little overly defensive in the second half against Palace and then were a little too care-free against Leicester - I expect we’ll eventually find the right balance there too, and when we do I think this could be some team.