All season our midfield has been the best in the league, maybe Europe, but It’s going to be very hard to rally us without McGinn, Kamara and Tielemans, but we’ve got to keep trying.
That was tough and Martinez and our centre backs kept us in the game.
We needed Onana to step up but he was mainly going through the motions and Dougie faded. Neither fill the boots of McGinn, Kamara or Tielemans. At least Bogaarde has a spring in his step and is very tidy. Bournemouth had a free rein in the centre of the park and used the flanks well. Both Cash and Digne had a tough afternoon with little help.
We're useless up front and Unai needs to take his watch in for a service bringing on Tammy for Watkins on 85 minutes was a joke. Sancho had his best 45 minutes first half, actually looked like a player, Buendia links up so beautifully with Rogers but his booking meant he was always on borrowed time. Rogers must be so frustrated playing in a team where he's our only real goal threat apart from the three balls into the six yard box in the first half where Watkins was caught in the wrong position every time. His greatest talent seems to be failing him. The thought of getting a decent fee for him in the summer are fading with every game. I think we need to see him coming off the bench in future, playing against tired defenders, it may suit him more.
Obviously Anthony **** Taylor was his usual pathetic self, once again the level of physicality wouldn't have been allowed last season. Bournemouth got away with murder from the first minute but he didn't seem to mind. Any time we mixed it up he was reaching for his cards, the tosser.
Overall, decent first half but piss poor second and that's without mentioning Leon Bailey except to say I wish we'd kept Young instead of sending him out on loan.
