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by **ycsatbjywtbiastkamb** » Sat Sep 19, 2026 2:20 pm

If we are not at it this game tomorrow could be a re-run of yesterdays Brentford v Chelsea game where effort and intensity over-powered superior quality.

Edit - Arsenal just lost 3-0 at Brighton, their heaviest defeat in 3 years, this game against Bournemouth is now a massive opportunity to halve that 6 point gap between them and us.

by **redshade** » Sat Sep 19, 2026 7:44 pm

Sides like Brighton, Brentford and Bournemouth are tricky away fixtures these days. Being weak in the middle and how Bournemouth press, I'm not that optimistic.

by **ycsatbjywtbiastkamb** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 8:10 am

Being away from home against a team who are going to try to outwork and out-hustle us i'd be tempted to leave Isak and Wirtz on the bench for the first hour.
You only have to look at what happened to Chelsea and Arsenal this weekend to see what's coming, Bournemouth will almost certainly use those games as a blueprint.

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by **UvS xR4GEx** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 12:54 pm

Todays line up..

Alisson

Araujo
Van Dijk
Jacquet
Kerkez

Macca
Szoboszlai
Wirtz

Gakpo
Isak
Barcola

by **damjan193** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 1:27 pm

It's gonna be a tough game that will require a lot of hard work by our players. Good thing most of our main guys had a bit of a rest during midweek so they should be fresh enough for this game.

by **damjan193** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 2:33 pm

Has Writz had a single accurate pass completed?

by **UvS xR4GEx** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 2:40 pm

Wirtz is having a stinker so far, hes really feeling the pressure out there. On the plus side Jacquet has been absolutely outstanding. Carra mentioned in the commentary how he slowed down a big counter attack from Bournemouth and im glad that didnt go unnoticed because it was vital at that stage. Same again when VVD got the wrong side of his attacker and Jacquet flew across to bail him out.

by **damjan193** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 2:49 pm

Pretty even game in that first half. We're not doing enough in the final third, not threatening enough. Defensively we look solid again though.

by **ycsatbjywtbiastkamb** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 2:49 pm

The lads at the back have been good but the lads upfront have been anonymous, Wirtz has to come off he is so out of form its not funny.

by **ycsatbjywtbiastkamb** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 2:55 pm

I like Araujo at RB i dont know why the commentators are referring to him as a stop gap, him and Jacquet have improved our defence no end.

by **UvS xR4GEx** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 2:58 pm

Its almost like we've forgot how to attack. Everyone looks lost everytime we get into the final 3rd then we just go back and recycle again. We can't afford a draw here. Take away the unbeaten tag, winning 1 out of 5 games is terrible at any level. I know Iraola is renowned for drawing games with Bournemouth drawing 18 out of 38 games last season, but he needs to be more ruthless here. I want to see more risk taking instead of settling for draws.

by **damjan193** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 3:16 pm

1-0 Isak, scrappy goal but I'll take it. Good work by Gakpo to make it happen.

by **UvS xR4GEx** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 3:55 pm

They say you start from the back at the start of any Reign and that is something I'll give Iraola massive credit for. Thats 3 clean sheets in a row now and not conceding too many chances aswell. I'm just hoping its going to click upfront because we've spent alot of money in that area and we don't look great.

by **damjan193** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 3:58 pm

We win at the end. It was a scrappy match overall but that was a good win to be fair, everyone thought that we're likely to drop points against a very intense Bournemouth team but we put in the effort and go home with the 3 points.

Our improved defence makes all the difference at the moment IMO.

by **ycsatbjywtbiastkamb** » Sun Sep 20, 2026 4:04 pm

Thats not an easy place to win, i know it was a bit unconvincing performance wise but that is an important 3 points. If you don't concede you are always in the game and thats why the likes of Araujo, Jacquet, Ally etc deserve a big pat on the back today.

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