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Are the B-Team shit as well then 🙂

Ralph hinted in the press conference that we will not sit back against Arsenal.

How long until Lavia's fit? He's been out for nearly 8 weeks now.

Whoever goes there is unlikely to select Bednarek unless they have an injury crisis. He'll be back here at the end of the season.

Is this from a credible source or just more clickbait?

Until Lavia returns I wonder if Lyanco could play a role in front of the back 4. We need a physical presence there and he clearly has a bit of skill on the ball.

I think it's too late now for JWP and the odd good game will not sway Southgate who will already have decided not to take him.

Are you watching them Not one of our players would get in Fulham's side.

Cash getting karma for the penalty he got against Bertrand - just given away an identical one. Very impressed with Fulham tonight - they won't be going down.

Might be worth giving him a go in centre midfield 🙂

Not been mentioned as far as I'm aware but AMN brought the ball out of defence and played a great ball to Elyounoussi in the build up to Che's goal.

Bazunu KWP(if fit) DCC Salisu Perraud AA Diallo JWP Stu Armstrong Adams Edozie

Lavia or anyone else can't play through the lines unless the players looking to receive the ball take up positions between the lines. Not enough of our team do this and it's why we struggle to find the pockets of space the better sides operate in. Lavia was coached at Man City who are masters at playing between the lines. He is a great all round talent and his passing ability means that he will pick out players if they have the nous or they are properly coached to take up positions between the lines of the opposition defensive set up. It shouldn't be beyond the means of Ralph and his coaches to drill this into our players but, until they do, we'll continue with this dire football.

Agree with much of what you say but in all honesty Bournemouth never looked like scoring.

He needs better movement and options from the players around him. Time and again he receives the ball, looks up and there is zero movement. JWP is at his best when we are playing quick passes with triangles of players so that there are always a couple of options. Right now we are not showing for the ball and some players seem almost to be hiding. Get the triangles going again and JWP will be back to his best. He always looks poor when we play this way especially with the constant hoof ball and everything done in a rush. Open up the spaces, give him a little more time when he's on the ball and he'll start pulling the strings but this abject style of football does not suit his game - nor anybody else's for that matter.

Good battling win, a clean sheet and much needed 3 points. Che was immense and deserved his goal and MOM award. He will find it tougher against defenders of a better calibre than Bournemouth have but tonight he was superb. Stu Armstrong came on and looked like a footballer and must start against Arsenal. Good cameo from Diallo - if he could do that for 90 minutes he'd be playing every game. JWP is floundering and I think a lot of it is because he is surrounded by dross so when he gets the ball he has very limited options - he misses Oriel and/or Lavia plus he'd improve if Stu was in the side. KWP is going backwards literally and, at the risk of the wrath of the Ralph fans I believe he's been told to reign in the marauding runs forward - if so he's a worse player for it. Everything we do is rushed so we constantly give the ball away - a little more composure,some movement off the ball, play between the lines and we'd look much better. Bournemouth were rubbish and despite us continually giving them the ball they never looked like scoring and we went closer to adding a second. These 2 sides along with Forest currently look the worst in the division and must be the 3 favourites to go down on recent performances. Still think we'd improve quite considerably with a different manager but it's not going to happen. Great win tonight but it was a hard watch for both sets of fans.

Well worked goal and nice to be one up. Need to attack them more. Not sure what has happened to KWP - seems not to want to get forward almost as though he's been told to stay back. Bournemouth are poor so far but suspect they'll do more second half. Ref is shocking - giving them free kicks for minor bumps - he's obviously taking no notice of the new directive to allow some physical contact.

Says it all really.

He does exactly what Ralph tells him to do.

It's not a photo of Ralph.

Too risky for Ralph. Edozie might attack and create but would he do the stuff that his manager loves?

I think this particular camel's back is stronger than we estimated and it will take more than a few straws to break it

I would say there are quite a few other things aside from having a striker and an attacking midfielder which will eventually cost Ralph his job. Not suggesting we wouldn't be doing better with those in the side but Ralph has a stack of negatives that go against him.

Doubt Leicester will be relegated.

Our next clean sheet will probably be in the Championship.