So let's talk about Eddie Howe....
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Im fed up with the hype sourrading this guy.
Shocking stats.
Still everyone called for more defensive nous against top 6.
Still everyone called for more defensive nous against top 6.
Did they know that there is a ball in the pitch and the goal is to put it in opponent's net?
Home fans must have loved it.
Joint 7th highest scorers in the league, scored more than Wolves and West Ham.
Think it's a case of a dammed if you do and don't, they weren't that far off a 0-0 today.
Isn't this what his critics wanted? To lose narrowly playing shite football rather than lose heavily trying to play good football.
Shocking stats.
Still everyone called for more defensive nous against top 6.
Even Dyche team or Allardyce would have made it solid and would have had a few attacks.
You do realise you can be defensive and still pose a threat.
I actually approve of that performance.
18% possession and no shots at home. Craziness.
Everton away under big Sam barely scored a goal after xmas last season.
Burnley are horrible to watch,give me Howe kamikaze style over that all season long.
In this game I just wanted them to lose honestly.
Apparently KDB got an injury? Will be interesting to see how they set up without him and Fernandino centrally. Feels like they can get away without one for a longish spell but two might be an issue.
Read what I said.
I said their sides would have had shots today against City even with a defensive shape. You can still attack even when you sit back. That’s just embarrassing to have no shots at all in your home game regardless of opposition. What the hell were they doing? Not like City are masters of defending and were missing Fernandinho today.
Don’t post meaningless stats to me.
I think they will be fine with Gundogan and Silva the 1st/2nd until the others come back.
They couldn't make a single shot (be it on target, off target, or blocked). That's shit for a manager who has an attacking reputation.
As I said before, poor men's Martinez.
But Bournemouth did attack. They drew a few free kicks on the edge of the box. City (you wouldn't know this unless you watched them) are actually really good at defending, so they won most of the second balls, and Ederson did his part in sweeping up all the outlet balls.
Oh my they drew a few free kicks.
They did attack. Well you could have fooled me. They were the first side ever at home in premier league history to have zero shots.
Howe is nowhere near ready for a top job. If Everton come for him then he should take it.
Um, ok
I know I know but when the top teams also set up defensively at home to Man. City (Mourinho games at OT and Chelsea only had 39% this season) I'm not going to pan Bournemouth for all.
When Bournemouth play teams on their level they score plenty of goals.
I don't get the discussions in this thread anymore. 
You can't moan about him being too gung ho against the big sides and then moan when he parks the bus against a big side
They lost today but I think it shows Howe has maybe learned a lesson and he'll be more cautious in the future.
They lost today but I think it shows Howe has maybe learned a lesson and he'll be more cautious in the future.
Zero shots v City
You can't moan about him being too gung ho against the big sides and then moan when he parks the bus against a big side
They lost today but I think it shows Howe has maybe learned a lesson and he'll be more cautious in the future.
It doesn't take his team up a level. It's always been a flawed critique, in the tradition of hard and cynical football being in vogue in Britain
First team in premier league history to not have a single shot in a home match
You were wrong before when you said it too.
Exactly.
Benítez has done the same thing Howe did against City several times against top sides in recent seasons and he’s ten times the manager Allardyce and Dyche are.
That's not true. It's the first time since OPTA started counting (which was the mid 00s I think).
Nobody gave a shit about counting a shot from 30 yards that went a mile over back in the day.
I am also confused. He "made it difficult" for City and narrowly lost. A performance Pulis would be proud of. Isn't that what people in this thread were asking for?
Yeah but they didn’t manage to lump a couple of dead balls into the mixer for Ashley Barnes or Chris Wood to head 10 metres wide so it’s not as good as when Burnley do it.
In score line only. They were annihilated in chances
I kept switching between games. They weren't overly defensive, just rubbish.
Yep, I remember us playing boro about 15 years ago and hammering them and we got beat 1-0 and they didn't have a shot on goal
They only two points ahead of Burnley.
Solanke looks like another dud from Howe. They had a good start but it’s fizzled pretty badly.
Solanke looks like another dud from Howe. They had a good start but it’s fizzled pretty badly.
He needs to drop the loyalty to some players in order to progress again.
I really like him as a manager but this second half of the season that he’s had hasn’t been good at all.
Remember when folk wanted him as our manager?