That is so rude 
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I donāt think so. Bournemouth are something else under Iraola. Not to say that they will finish fourth, but they could have a good shot at it if they havenāt too many injuries.
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Why would a club (and Iām going to say it, relevant or not: a club with no shortage of fans on a waiting list to get a ticket) tolerate someone with a habit of throwing chewing gum at people? Effing gross. Iām assuming they donāt mean he goes into his bag and pulls out a fresh packet to throw.
Tolerate behaviour like that and end up with the consequences.
Sounds like this Semenyo lad has got more to him than this club.
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I think theyād be doing very well to finish 8th. If @sweeting seriously tips them for 4th, then heād do well to put money on it as Iād expect the returns are probably >40/1.
Edit: just checked - the bookies are giving more measly odds of 25-40/1 but Bournemouth are 12th in terms of odds for a top 4 finish.
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I think weāll be doing very well to finish 8th, if we continue defending, like we did against Bournemouth.
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Well said Ali
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Look at the stewards and the supporters seated in the same area, who have obviously tolerated his behaviour for several years.
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Bournemouth have come a long way since they were completely skint, in administration, struggling in league 2, not so very long ago.
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Great player, fantastic human being. Sign him!!
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Thank you I personally think itās because Iāve shown faith in Chiesa when everyone else has called him āfatā, he was repaying me.
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We didnāt defend poorly at all. What issues we had on the goals was far more about shape in possession and how exposed it left the defense in situations where we lost the ball, but the defending of the situations was not bad (maybe a quibble about an ongoing lack of coordination between Robbo and Virgil resulting in the latter not being made aware Robboās guy on his blind side). Outside of those two counter attack opportunities, for as difficult as Bournemouth made the game in general I donāt recall too much else to worry about in terms of clear opportunities we allowed them to have.
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Thank God youāre not the coach
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Yeah it was definitely a bit of a baptism of fire against a side who snap at your ankles so relentlessly. He definitely got caught out a few times due to this, but overall I thought he held up pretty well and heāll be much the better for the experience.
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If anything Iād say that the rest of the team (Hugo apart) werenāt yet ready for him. The remedy is more minutes together in training and in games.
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I thought he played within himself. But I also saw what is looking like a pattern of teams fouling him he needs to make this more obviousā¦
What I really like is his mentalityā¦Heās not fazed by anything
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Agree, and Iām worried about this as - like Mac - heās an āall actionā type player who wants to have a go and I could easily see him getting carded while also getting kicked all over the place
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Seem to recollect reading @sweeting saying that he reckoned bounrnemouth might make an outside challenge for the top 5 this season.
I wonāt agree.
The issue isnāt with the tactics for me. Nor is it with the players they have on the first team. iraloa is doing a splendid job with the resources heās having. The point is that they wonāt have the legs to push on forward come December. Especially when the injuries come knocking down.
I still think theyāll surprise a lot of people and finish in the 8th to 12th positions. But not a chance of finishing higher than that.
Itās also one thing judging a side by them having one good game and not getting the result they expected. Judge a team when 15 games have been done.
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