Ok I know it's still yesterday for all of you but it's game day for me and I'm personally very excited about today's game.
It's going to be tough but we have enough quality in our team to nullify them and cause them no end of problems on the attack. I don't expect us to sit off them like we did against Spurs and West Ham in the second half, I expect a much more up and at them approach and we should be looking to dominate them because we're a better side with far better players. If we play our game we'll win.
Yes this is arguably our most difficult game but I'd argue it's theirs too. We're the in form team and somehow they've got to do what only Chelsea have managed since we turned the corner. This won't be easy for them that's for sure.
I'm going for a narrow 1-2, they'll pull one back after being 0-2 down but won't be able to break us down.
Today's predictions
posted on 29/8/15
Mersey - behave! After Leicester Gradel went on to bang a hatful of goals for St Etienne in Ligue 1, ranking alongside the likes of Ibrahimovic and Cavani.
He was class last year and the fact that Bournemouth have got him shows the pull of the Premier League if anything.
Even with your rose tinted Pearson specs that a bonkers statement
posted on 29/8/15
- I should say via Leeds of course where he was terrific
posted on 29/8/15
Link to the top scorers in Ligue 1 last year Mersey so you can educate yourself.....
http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/classementButeurs#sai=83&journee1=1&journee2=38&cat=G&poste=Tous
posted on 29/8/15
I'm we'll educated through our comprehensive state system thanks BS.
So you'd swap Gradel for Mahrez then?
Would get close to our team.
posted on 29/8/15
* wouldn't get close to our team!
posted on 29/8/15
just because I wouldn't swap him for Mahrez it doesn't mean he isn't a very good player, that's a nonsense argument. I'd certainly swap him for Ulloa though....
I'm not doubting your school credentials Mersey, but in my opinion you tend to occasionally make pretty unqualified statements. At least read up on Gradel or admit you haven't actually watched him in ligue 1 rather than making such a sweeping statement with nothing to back it up
posted on 29/8/15
Not sure what you're chatting there BS. I'm basically saying I don't think Gradel is good enough for our team.
Do I need to have watched him every week to make that statement?
Not sure I do make many unqualified statements to be honest. Not my style.
I've only ever really strongly posted about Beckford (gone on to do nothing) and now RDL.
I'm not saying Gradel is a bad player. He'll fit Becky in to Bournemouth's way of playing. What I'm saying is we're now better than him.
posted on 29/8/15
To say that Gradel leaving Leicester is justified because he can only hit the heights of Bournemouth is an unqualified statement from someone who hasn't even bothered to look into his performances in ligue 1.
You know it is, I know it is.
A badly timed statement as well considering the fact that he outplayed Mahrez and Albrighton today...
posted on 29/8/15
Still wouldn't get in our team.
I don't miss him.
posted on 29/8/15
JG is right - you do have your head in the sand don't you?