Match Thread Bournemouth v. Sheffield United - 9th March 2024

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Premier League Matchweek 28 - Saturday 9th March 2024 - 15:00 - Vitality Stadium
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Officials:

Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn
Fourth Official: Keith Stroud
VAR: Michael Salisbury
Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

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[Gee]

Usual, attacking looking good, take off Diaz and Mcbernie and try and defend the win and capitulate as we always do when we go defensive, will we ever learn that the best form of defence is to attack.

 

[Geordie Blade]

Losing now probably

Eh?

 

[Bladeslife]

Sheffield Uniturd. Utter shit

And that's being nice

 

[SLB]

Concede again?

No, finished 2-2

 

[RetfordBlade96]

long as west ham dont shit the bed tomorrow we might finish the weekend off the foot of the table

 

[thehet]

We literally haven’t had a chance since Mcburnie went off

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Bournemouth wave machine.

 

[HarryHaslam]

We’d have took a point but so disappointing not to take all 3

 

[ATL Recs]

But not the worse team in the Premiership tonight get in

 

[loyalblade95]

At least the draw got us off that unlucky 13 points. Does feel a bit like 2 points dropped but at least we didn't lose.

 

[Seun]

Woodrow scores the equaliser with his first PL goal in 10 years at 90+6 minutes. That man must really hate united.

 

[GKhantRebel]

Phew, disappointing that we couldn’t out to win but almost inevitable we were going to let them back in it, take a point after Monday.

Subs cost us a win, I think?

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Mcburnie off we went to shite. Is he consistent enough? No but when we take him out when playing well it's noticable. Can't really say that about many other players

 

[Nedski]

We can't press.
We can't tackle.
We can't pass.
We can't mark.
We can't shoot.
We can't stay fit.
We can't keep the ball.
We can't win the ball.
We're slower.
We're weaker.

But if we can sort those things out ASAP we'll be fine.

 

[HackeyBlade]

I was ready for the return of the messiah but now I think he's absolutely clueless. His subs cost us that game

 

[SELondon_Bladette]

week in week out every team keeps possession, passing it around and they always have a free man - we get the ball and instantly theres f*k all options, its just a scurried dribble directly into opposition players. Do our players even execute simple 1-2s into space? its just dire

 

[jono_t2000]

Went from a organized, mobile midfield to a stinking giant dog of a midfield that allowed wave after wave of Bournemouth attacks to come

 

[Blademan89]

Disappointing not to take 3 points yet another late goal, they played so much better and defender much better today. But again individual errors/lazy cost us.

Mcatee criminal leaving his man to have a free run and header from corner and osborn piss poor as well to leave his man and turn his back in him, for him to sneak behind him goal side and punch on a free shot.

 

[Gin&Juice]

Anel shouldn’t play for us again.

 

[Gaini Blade]

Not sure how we survived wave after wave but we did. UTB

 

[Nick Jansky]

This is to be expected when we have to bring weak characters off the bench. Hopefully we can get shut in the summer.

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

Souza did absolutely nothing in 45 mins. Macatee also a massive dissapointment. Goal keeper will struggle so much in a physical Championship.

Need to start the midfield 3 from today plus Brooks for the rear of the season. They looked much better

 

[Belvedere Blade]

2 points thrown away. Shame about that Bournemouth weren't that good.

 

[Stockholm]

But not the worse team in the Premiership tonight get in

Small victories and all that

 

[MosboroughBlade]

I was ready for the return of the messiah but now I think he's absolutely clueless. His subs cost us that game

 

[Working Class Hero]

The way we just surrendered possession after going 2-0 up, was utterly pathetic from a so-called Premier League team.

The keeper doesn't help matters either, that signing is looking like a big mistake. Thankfully he didn't cost much so it's not the end of the world if we have to sign another one in the summer.

On the plus side, the performance was decent for the first hour, as the last few away games have been. A draw isn't bad down at Bournemouth and we're finally off the bottom.

 

[Northernsoulblade]

Substitutions baffling

 

[Bobby b]

My opinions, Davis is better than Souza, Arblaster way better than Norwood, keeper has a lot of question marks, this was a better game for him but his positional sense is way off, subs turned the game, not in a good way, if you're 2 nil up and looking solid keep it like that as long as you can. Robinson is the captain we should have had weeks ago. A point is better than I was expecting but this feels like another defeat.

 

[Champagneblade]

Best we could have hoped for really.

McBurnie not fit and had to go off. Brereton-Diaz stayed on but also not fit. Davies probably still only ok for a half. Even if we were weaker when the subs came on, we had no other options.

Let’s not forget we have probably double figures of injured players and many who are coming back from injury. We have so few options.

This break comes at a decent time really.

I thought Arblaster was really encouraging.

But let’s not forget they had a goal disallowed and missed a penalty.

It’s another point.

Perhaps we can somehow beat Fulham at home next up with a good rest behind us?

It would put us on 17 and then if justice is done, Everton and Forest will drop to 18 and 19 respectively and be within reach, with us playing them both.

Might keep it interesting!

 

[originaltrueblade]

McBurnie & Arblaster shouldn’t have been taken off