Bournemouth vs Sheffield United

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EPL Week 1 - Saturday 10th August 2019 - Dean Court
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Here's your match thread for the EPL season opener at Dean Court. Please keep all discussion related to the match within this thread.

Matchday Stats/Player Ratings - https://www.s24su.com/forum/index.php?match-day/match/bournemouth-vs-sheffield-united.465/

Officials:

Referee: Friend, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Hopton, Nick
Fourth Official: Breakspear, Charles
Video Assistant Referee: Mason, Lee
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Halliday, Andrew

Coverage:

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Live TV Coverage:

 

[YES Blade]

Lunny starts!

 

[DeanLearner'sCat]

Yikes.

 

[bromtom]

Trouble with that side.

Midfield flat with no creative flair further up, no real striker on the pitch.

If this is going to be the approach then we are going be in for a long season.

Lunny FFS

No real striker? Robinson?

 

[Captain Obvious]

FFS. It didn't work when he played Lundstram in the Championship.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Lundstram has still got those polaroids of Wilder at that gay orgy then.

 

[bartman]

Not really. He's always been shit.

No point you going to watch games this season when he plays then is there. Give him a chance ffs

 

[broomhillblade]

Lundstram?! He isn't even a Championship midfielder.
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Player of the season. You read it here first.

 

[Toronto Blade fan]

Flat three in the midfield..... fucking hell.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

No real striker? Robinson?

He's a forward, plays wide and cuts in. Not a striker.

 

[BladeInIreland]

Lunny nailed on MOTM.

 

[PokerBlade]

I am confused.

 

[Rodley]

Back Wilder 100% but personally not sure on Lunny. Never looked good at Champ level.

 

[Joshp]

Flat three in the midfield..... fucking hell.

Probably to be the norm away from home.

 

[robbiez666]

Ultra defensive. I can remember that working for us......

I fear a pasting and looking absolutely clueless. two number 10s up top as well. blimey. I hope I'm wrong but this kind of formation has not really worked for us

I'd just like to say though what's with the abuse of Lunny? Sure, he's not exactly pulled up trees but he gives his all. He will improve, year on year. I doubt he'll be starting when others are match fit but get off the lad's back. We've not even kicked a ball yet.

 

[wavy-blade]

Only one new singing starts , OHHHH David McGoldrick !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! will be the MOM for us today he will shine this season !!

 

[Tongeincheek]

How long do you reckon it’ll be this season before Wilder realises that this stupid formation and the bang-average scouser don’t work?

The usual 3 or 4 games?

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

Didn’t take long for the season meltdown to start, haven’t even kicked a bloody ball yet. Get a grip for gods sake

 

[Nade]

Not sure what team sheet you’re reading mate!

Yep sorry. It's what it said on the Fotmob app at the time. Changed now.

 

[Eza Blade]

No Rav on bench? Flat 3? Lunny?

Who gives a shit. Pretty sure we have a bloke on charge who may know what he’s doing.

YOU BLADES!!!!!!

 

[The Bladesman]

 

[bromtom]

How about we see how it goes first.

Christ.

In Lundstram's last competitive game, against Stoke, he was alright.

And we can always sub him.

 

[broomhillblade]

Happy with that.

There's a few million quid sitting on the bench. They'll get their chances soon enough. It's good that CW is rewarding the players that got us promotion, but the team will probably look very different in a few weeks' time.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

I honestly don't understand how Sharp doesn't start.

Gutted for him.

 

[Luke1993]

Bournemouth playing 343/352 as well. I don't know if that's their normal formation or not.

 

[lakedistblade]

This midfield did not work at all v stade. No service to strikers. We will see. Kind of disappointing after all the summer business

 

[RegBlade]

Rambo in goal for them as well. Huge game for him.

 

[Bill Johnson]

No point you going to watch games this season when he plays then is there. Give him a chance ffs

I did. For the best part of 3 seasons. He's always been shìt.
Or does "that tackle" mean he's a Prem player.
Does it fuck.

 

[snootyfenooty]

the team will probably look very different in a few weeks' time.

That's got to be the understatement of the year. I'll give it 45 minutes.

 

[JayGreen17]

Ultra defensive. I can remember that working for us......

I fear a pasting and looking absolutely clueless. two number 10s up top as well. blimey. I hope I'm wrong but this kind of formation has not really worked for us

I'd just like to say though what's with the abuse of Lunny? Sure, he's not exactly pulled up trees but he gives his all. He will improve, year on year. I doubt he'll be starting when others are match fit but get off the lad's back. We've not even kicked a ball yet.

Why will he improve he hasn’t so far, the critiscm is justified....he’s just not good, wasn’t on the champ defo not in the prem..

 

[Snowman]

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Nailed on loss.