Bournemouth v Bristol City Match Day 8

[luke_bristol]

Just now, lenred said:

Yep we looked incredible if I remember  rightly. 

Not sure how good the human in charge was though

[054123]

24 minutes ago, David Brent said:

Maybe try learning to count to 5 before offering analysis 

Not analysis, just opinion.

Edit: @Davefevs does analysis

[bristolcitysweden]

1 minute ago, Banjo Red said:

We had a few Fam missed the majority of them.

His best chance was due to a miss kick from a shot were he hardly hit the ball in a great position

[Fordy62]

I feel this thread has got too far without anyone mentioning they Semenyo was impressive. I like him. 

[Numero Uno]

1 minute ago, Maesknoll Red said:

It’s all my fault..... I have seen two red button games this season and we have lost both, one with a dismal display and one where we were just out played.

Outplayed for 90 minutes?

[Lew-T]

2 minutes ago, pillred said:

Would love to know why they were any more knackered than Bournemouth.

They looked a lot more fitter and sharper than us. 

[bristolcitysweden]

Just now, bristolcitysweden said:

His best chance was due to a miss kick from himself were he hardly hit the ball in a great position

 

[Northern Red]

3 minutes ago, Maesknoll Red said:

It’s all my fault..... I have seen two red button games this season and we have lost both, one with a dismal display and one where we were just out played.

Which game was that?

[italian dave]

2 minutes ago, Lrrr said:

 

Can't be bothered with subs

Fair enough. They didn't look that bothered either.

[Aaron-Bcfc]

That one can be blamed firmly on the manager for bringing Brunt on and inviting a goal when the game was completely in the balance. At the start of the season we saw like for like positive substitutions at important moments of matches which were a breath of fresh air, but that’s already seemingly been thrown out the window. Very defensive subs made against Barnsley and now Bournemouth, which has gone on to cost us in both.

[Sheltons Army]

22 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said:

Spot on mate.  I thought we played well in the first half (including Paterson, who had a very good 45 minutes) but Bournemouth were almost unplayable in the second half and we did very well to hold them for 80 minutes.  Given our injury problems, that was a creditable performance, but a disappointing result.  Bournemouth looked a class outfit, and I think many teams will do a lot worse than lose to them by a single goal.

Summarised very sensibly

[AshtonGreat]

11 minutes ago, bexhill reds said:

But who had not signed a new contract and clearly wanted out. Madness to let him go on a freebie. Get over it and move on

As I said, he wanted out because he was treated badly at Ashton Gate. I'm over it – just have to mark it down as more sub-standard management 

[bristolcitysweden]

A lot of positives today but it also showed we are not good enough for a serious promotion push. In Ashton I don't trust.

[pillred]

1 minute ago, Lew-T said:

They looked a lot more fitter and sharper than us. 

It seems to be a bit of a recurring theme.

[Major Isewater]

I actually enjoyed the game. A shame about the result but it was one moment of class that won it for them.

We nearly came away with a point and I don’t think anyone could have said that it wasn’t deserved. However this is football and sometimes it sucks.

On to Norwich and another good performance could see us win all three points.

 

[AshtonGreat]

3 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

I feel this thread has got too far without anyone mentioning they Semenyo was impressive. I like him. 

I thought he was better in his cameo against Boro, to be honest. Personally I'm not convinced he's any better than Matty Taylor

[WolfOfWestStreet]

Everyone bangs on about how hard players work. Working hard is the absolute minimum expectation.

What we lack is quality, odowda never scores i dont know why we persist with him, Patterson plays 3 good games a season, and we rely on journeyman wing backs to create anything.

We don't seem to be able to find a combination up front that works consistently. Its all a bit confused in my opinion, It has a look of Dean Holden learning on the job and I think that's exactly whats going on. 

[bristolcitysweden]

1 minute ago, Major Isewater said:

I actually enjoyed the game. A shame about the result but it was one moment of class that won it for them.

We nearly came away with a point and I don’t think anyone could have said that it wasn’t deserved. However this is football and sometimes it sucks.

On to Norwich and another good performance could see us win all three points.

 

For once you don't seems to be dement Major

[Major Isewater]

3 minutes ago, Lew-T said:

They looked a lot more fitter and sharper than us. 

I don’t agree but they were a bit more ‘ joined up’ which is understandable as they have played together longer than our boys.

 

[054123]

24 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

Did you think we were totally outclassed at half time......or did you just keep your gob shut at that point because we were still in the game and you had nothing to bellyache about?

No.

I didn’t think Bournemouth looked overly troubled for all of our possession.

Fam somehow managed to hit the post after almost losing it and that was about it.

Bournemouth just looked a more composed, competent side. To be expected given the undoubted class they have at this level.

Fingers crossed we finish top 6.

[Maesknoll Red]

6 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

Which game was that?

The one where we conceded in the second half and didn’t look like scoring......

[The Batman]

Well we have not won in 4 games but we're still in the play offs. 

Pretty tight top half though. 

[ohhhshauntaylor]

6 minutes ago, Aaron-Bcfc said:

That one can be blamed firmly on the manager for bringing Brunt on and inviting a goal when the game was completely in the balance. At the start of the season we saw like for like positive substitutions at important moments of matches which were a breath of fresh air, but that’s already seemingly been thrown out the window. Very defensive subs made against Barnsley and now Bournemouth, which has gone on to cost us in both.

Nail. On. Head. 

[Wrongagain]

25 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said:

Spot on mate.  I thought we played well in the first half (including Paterson, who had a very good 45 minutes) but Bournemouth were almost unplayable in the second half and we did very well to hold them for 80 minutes.  Given our injury problems, that was a creditable performance, but a disappointing result.  Bournemouth looked a class outfit, and I think many teams will do a lot worse than lose to them by a single goal.

A good 45? Did you not see him hiding when Hunt was taking Throw ins? In space yes he was good to go - but otherwise it seemed like he thought the ball was covered in dog-shit!

[The Dolman Pragmatist]

5 minutes ago, Aaron-Bcfc said:

That one can be blamed firmly on the manager for bringing Brunt on and inviting a goal when the game was completely in the balance. At the start of the season we saw like for like positive substitutions at important moments of matches which were a breath of fresh air, but that’s already seemingly been thrown out the window. Very defensive subs made against Barnsley and now Bournemouth, which has gone on to cost us in both.

Your opinion of course, but why on earth does someone always have to be blamed for a negative result?  We had chances in the first half, but in the second Bournemouth were the better team and won by a single goal.  If I blame anyone for us losing it’s the opposition.

[Sheltons Army]

Wow

Im no rose tinter by a million miles but some of the negativy and microscopically looking for any shortcomings is incredible

 

I think anyone who thinks we are going to romp to promotion with a new Head Coach , a rebalance of the squad and with a ridiculous amount of injuries to key players are going to Be dissapointed and need to lower their expectations

 

You could see the positives of four young/ inexperienced players looking like they have a chance , at the very least at this level 

You could see that COD, and not only COD,  worked his nuts off and had a very decent game

That goal skews so many opinions and reactions 

If we had ended up nil nil people’s reactions would IMHO be somewhat different 

If we had a couple of options from their forward line we probably win that , their forward line that must be valued at £40-50 million in total

[wendyredredrobin]

We didn't play to badly in the first half.  Second half we always looked second best.  Brunt substitution was a big mistake Dean.  I felt we could have possibly pinched 3 points.

Usual problem though, we just don't look pacey or dangerous enough in the final third and when we get the ball in midfield, we just don't know what to do.

Bakinson looked quite impressive and though I like COD, he seemed to be absent for most of the game.

Overall, I felt we were worth a point and could have pinched 3 if Dean had made a positive substitutions.

 

[Garland-sweden]

COD and Pato at the same time in midfield, not a fan off. We were good first half and could have scored. Second half it was all Bournemouth. Prefer Nagy for COD, Nagy knows his position and can play defensive, COD can not. COD dont look comfortable on the pitch. He is a tricky winger and he dont know the defensive play. When he runs around in our own half he dont bring anything to our defensive play. Its easy after the in a winning game. game what starting eleven  DH picks. Really hope that one day COD could score or have an assist

[054123]

2 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

We didn't play to badly in the first half.  Second half we always looked second best.  Brunt substitution was a big mistake Dean.  I felt we could have possibly pinched 3 points.

Usual problem though, we just don't look pacey or dangerous enough in the final third and when we get the ball in midfield, we just don't know what to do.

Bakinson looked quite impressive and though I like COD, he seemed to be absent for most of the game.

Overall, I felt we were worth a point and could have pinched 3 if Dean had made a positive substitutions.

 

Good post, essentially back 3 look good for this level and Tyreeq definitely has something about him. Once we move past this third, it looks slow and confused.

Im really hoping Williams amd Walsh have an impact

[bristolcitysweden]

Nothing to be happy about. We lost to a team from a smallish south coast town due to our long term incompetence.