Trevs assist for Bournemouth’s 2nd is a thing of beauty the more you see it, textbook front post flick on.

3 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

I never thought I would feel sorry for Sanchez. He used to be the bozo, but the players in front of him are making his job impossible.

His journey from hilarious liability to Chelsea's only competent player has been a very satisfying arc.

Delap looks like a shadow of the player that we signed and who started at the CWC. Maresca doesn’t know how to use him.

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Surely that's a free kick - Townsend a hole

3 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

This bothers me as well. The commentator is Matt Holland, but despite being born in Bury he sounds exactly like Andy f**king Townsend.

Coincidentally, both have a significant number of Ireland caps despite never having set foot in the country outside of the Jameson distillery tour.

Maybe it's not him - thought he had a bit of a cold or something !

Just now, fun2sh said:

they definitely have better manager, he has done wonderful with these players a budget.🙄

Agreed. He seems like a good manager. Wonder which top flight club’s going to give dr Otto a shot first.

Impressive by Enzo to make a terrible pass under no pressure and also lose the ball 30 seconds later...

Good to watch - I like to see Estavao playing - Delap doesn't really fit for me

Palmer jus strolling about ffs, Garnacho is crap

Why we keep playing Enzo is beyond me

Just now, Bebe1980 said:

Surely that's a free kick - Townsend a hole

Maybe it's not him - thought he had a bit of a cold or something !

It's uncanny, honestly. Liam Delap will surely make the same journey one day.

Also Gusto overlapping on the right alert. The full-backs have (sensibly and presumably without the authorisation of il calvo) switched sides.

Some of these players have been beyond awful. Chalobah, Gusto, Enzo, Delap, Garnacho, horrible performances.

I think the Arsenal / Villa game might be the better watch in footballing terms…..for pure comedy though… don’t change channels.

Predictably poor, I think the excessive Christmas drinking I’ve been doing has numbed me.

Just now, Bebe1980 said:

Good to watch - I like to see Estavao playing - Delap doesn't really fit for me

He’s playing better today and still I agree with you. He’s a player for a different club tier.

Never skillful enough for top flight.

Just now, Carloseyebrow said:

Predictably poor, I think the excessive Christmas drinking I’ve been doing has numbed me.

It's a sound strategy

Decision making has been just as abysmal as aerial defending.

We are being sliced open way too easily. Garnacho besides assists has been poor. Palmer is still not 100% and have noticed a few times now, where is teammates have ignored him and not passed. He also is a liability defensively as he is not able to track back at speed of their pressing. Caicedo is on a yellow and may be worth taking off. Has not been at it this game.

Liam Delap's touch is worse than Arron Banks' former schoolmaster

Delap is never succeeding here. Should’ve signed for whoever Dyche was managing and become Ashley Barnes v2.

Just now, Upb78 said:

Decision making has been just as abysmal as aerial defending.

What aerial defending? 😅

Why is that id*t called manager let enter the Stadium?

Shambolic first half

Chaotic at the back, just about ok going forward

any surprises you guess from bald f**k for 2nd half ?

f**king useless all over not a single thing I can say that’s been good.

This guys is out of his f**king depth

It really is quite sobering to see how poor our players really are. Most struggle to do the most basic things.