Match Thread Bournemouth V Liverpool

[Jenson78]

Get in there, off the shoulder, we’ll take anything right now.

Finally he gets some luck after two fuck ups.

[redgold]

Mac Allister? Really?

Yeah. I actually think he's suffered from what's been going on around him..He's certainly been good. The set up just doesn't suit him as well

[Crimson Dynasty]

Salah is so bad it’s embarrassing

He hasn't just lost a step.

By my estimation he's lost....(...counts fingers...)....eight,....at least....

.....possibly even 10.

Anyone who watched AFCON shouldn't be surprised by what we're seeing here.
He scored some goals that was basically silver platter, but other than that, the moments that required his kind of 'magic' and the really key moment games, he was nowhere to be found and super-ineffective.

[jimmyliver]

How much would you take for him in the summer?

I’d honestly do it now , let someone from Saudi make an offer , bring someone in , he has to go off , he’s terrible

[Insidious]

Next season's players we can count on Hugo, Dom, MacAllister, Frimpong, Allison. Astounding.

Mac Allister is an incredibly talented player, but if he plays as badly next season as he has this we should be taking whatever money we can for him and running with it.

That said, I have faith he'll find his best again.

[RedMagic]

I’d honestly do it now , let someone from Saudi make an offer , bring someone in , he has to go off , he’s terrible

The trouble is that we'd bring in little to no quality to replace him.

[teesred]

Hugo has to come on, he must surely have a niggle or knock.
Gakpo has done fuck all but he's not alone. Salah, fucks sake.
They need to pick it up big time, even before B'mouth scored it was just huff n puff again without any creativity. Wirtz wasn't great that half either.

[eggy81]

Disjointed mess. But still in it. Up to slot now to inspire a better performance. The mad thing is we can be playing relatively decent football without looking very dangerous and one ball into our box is resulting in pure panic. It’s like we don’t expect to have to defend properly.

[faridtoxteth]

I know Gakpo does come up with some big goals, but surely Ekitike has got to be brought on at half time.
Joe Gomez ....ffs Joe.! I think Endo is not that bad at centre back as some think, but you would think we've got to bring in a centre back before the window closes.

[Kev0909]

we can't lose here, newcastle city at home next then sunderland away........(league fixtures)

Sort it out lads, get the win.

[jozza800]

Mac and Gakpo off. Jones and Ekitike on.

Both absolute wastes of a shirt at the moment. Mo has also been shocking.

It's nothing to do with his work rate, or his defensive contribution he just doesnt look like he's going to score.

[Crimson Dynasty]

I doubt it, there needs to be signs of improvement It doesn't look like happening under Slot. Even though we scored here. if the game ends up a draw or a loss. he will be gone thats my opinion. this can't carry on

Everyone got excited after the Champions League win at Marseille - even though the same persisent problems at the back were still evident and but for a Gomez monster game and woeful shooting by the frogs, that game could easily have ended a draw or even a win for them.

I was just thinking to myself, ".....just you all wait until we get back to business as usual when we get back to league games".

Just remember that until Virgil's goal, we hadn't had a shot on target at all in this game.

At least Arne now has a built-in excuse.
He can claim (for any more goals we concede) that Endo isn't a natural CB and we were forced into that change
(....even though both the goals we've conceded have been the fault of our natural CB captain)

[teesred]

Disjointed mess. But still in it. Up to slot now to inspire a better performance. The mad thing is we can be playing relatively decent football without looking very dangerous and one ball into our box is resulting in pure panic. It’s like we don’t expect to have to defend properly.

That nonchalant kick out from Van Dijk just sums up how his season has been. Uncharacteristic mistakes on a regular basis.

[KingCanny]

How much would you take for him in the summer?

A dodgy £3 note 😂

[eggy81]

Why is Salah stuck so rigidly on the touchline. What happened to the out to in runs between the lb and cb. He’s not going to do much anymore out wide. But surely we should be utilising his elite movement and intelligence a lot better. I think he should be rotating into the centre much more.