WarringtonBlue
Player Valuation: £8m
Gone away and had a fume.
The positives:
1) when we wanted to be, we were very very good
2) Another goal for Rom (equalling his tally from last season), another assist for Del, Barkley scored (equalling a season best). Ramiro opened his account
Negatives
1) No leader in the backline - Stones needs to make the step up here I think. Coleman was appalling defensively
2) Poor subs
3) McCarthy injured and I don't think Cleverly was the best like for like replacement
4) need more defense on the wings if we're going to sit back and not press - Osman could actually have been helpful here.
As hard as this is to take - and it feels like we lost twice - it wasn't a loss, it was a draw. Bournemouth have had a lot of bad luck and it righted itself here - them playing with a third choice keeper! We have to pick ourselves up and snot Boro and not lose 3-2 to Palace again. I think after a lot of positive words written about us (with every right) this performance reminds us that it has to be more consistent to be anything more than potential. If this came in the middle of the Christmas period (rather than right before), it would have been utterly devastating - same in spring, but as it is it's a timely warning. Bob will know that and I don't think he'll be happy. We have to keep our game up and keep pressing and sometimes grind out the last 10 minutes rather than skip through it.
Still think the ref should have blown for time but that's no excuse. Palace will be a tough game
The positives:
1) when we wanted to be, we were very very good
2) Another goal for Rom (equalling his tally from last season), another assist for Del, Barkley scored (equalling a season best). Ramiro opened his account
Negatives
1) No leader in the backline - Stones needs to make the step up here I think. Coleman was appalling defensively
2) Poor subs
3) McCarthy injured and I don't think Cleverly was the best like for like replacement
4) need more defense on the wings if we're going to sit back and not press - Osman could actually have been helpful here.
As hard as this is to take - and it feels like we lost twice - it wasn't a loss, it was a draw. Bournemouth have had a lot of bad luck and it righted itself here - them playing with a third choice keeper! We have to pick ourselves up and snot Boro and not lose 3-2 to Palace again. I think after a lot of positive words written about us (with every right) this performance reminds us that it has to be more consistent to be anything more than potential. If this came in the middle of the Christmas period (rather than right before), it would have been utterly devastating - same in spring, but as it is it's a timely warning. Bob will know that and I don't think he'll be happy. We have to keep our game up and keep pressing and sometimes grind out the last 10 minutes rather than skip through it.
Still think the ref should have blown for time but that's no excuse. Palace will be a tough game
