I thought this was our most chaotic game so far. The only time it felt like we had sustained control was after the second goal. Which is at least a good thing - that we didn’t just shrink and invite pressure. We also had a 15 minute spell from about 10-25th minute, but apart from those spells we didn’t really control the other phases.
I thought we were actually pretty meh between the 25-65 minutes, the least convincing we’ve been so far. I was quite surprised to hear Ange’s comments post game that seem to suggest he was really happy with the performance - hopefully just TV speak.
I was actually quite impressed by Bournemouth’s application for an hour of this game.
The first goal was really a midfield tribute act. Bissouma starts the move by turning out of a press, feeding Sarr, who plays a lovely through ball which is nicely finished by Maddison. And as with other games the midfield was the star of the show for us, with Romero playing one of his better games for us as well. Maddison spending more time in deeper areas today, helping us cope with the Bournemouth press, which he did well.
Kulusevski's movement was really good for his goal, after great work by Udogie, but the rest of his game today was incredibly underwhelming. He wasted two or three great situations with dithering or bumbling the final ball/action. Son was livelier, but also contributed little of discernible quality. Likewise Richarlison, who did put in some effort, but there's a lack of composure and quality in much of what he does.
WE MUST ADD SOME QUALITY TO THIS ATTACKING GROUP