Bournemouth vs Sunderland was played on Sunday afternoon, just a few short days after they had both won in the Europa League.
Both teams went into this game desperate for a league win that would take them out of the bottom three, and when the game began, it appeared that only one team wanted the points. Sunderland hit the self-destruct button, conceded early on, and then had a player sent off in the 17th minute.
The game ended 2-0 to Bournemouth; however, it could have been more. Here is what has been said since the final whistle from the managers, players, pundits, and the fans.
What Has Been Said Following The Bournemouth vs Sunderland Game
Regis Le Bris Not Happy
Sunderland’s head coach said: “We were below the level today. It is hard to take – it is really painful. We were not Sunderland today and that is not acceptable.
“I am disappointed for our fans because they were with us until the end, but we were not there on the pitch, which is a big problem in the Premier League.”
Rob Green on Sky Sports
Co-Commentator on the game, Rob Green, said after the game, “It was a gift, wasn’t it? Something that was a comfortable afternoon and one in the Premier League, you don’t expect to come around too often. The goals that was given to them and the red card that was awarded, Sunderland were the masters of their own downfall really. It should have been more from Bournemouth, it’s a big win for them.”
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The defender didn’t hold back. He said: “We struggle everywhere, to be honest. We don’t score enough, we concede so much. If I have to compare the last season, we didn’t concede as much as we did last season. So I don’t want to say it’s attack or offence or defence, it’s all of us. We are not good to all the parts.
“We have to be back in our basics, how we were last season,”
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Bournemouth’s head coach said: “If I’m honest, I feel relief, but not just me. That’s what I feel, everyone here in the club, because everyone feels that the work we do is good, that the way we stick together is good.
“Everyone, everything is in the right place but if you don’t get the results then you have to answer questions. That’s the point.”Today we have our first win but we need more and want more. That’s very important because we are still in a tough situation.”
What the Fans Thought Following Bournemouth vs Sunderland
Bournemouth Fans
“Evanilson was our best player today by a mile. He gets so much stick, and I never understand it. We won our first game of the season today and it was fully down to him.”
“Sound performance and much-needed 3 pts. But they played 80 minutes in 10 men, and second goal came from their mistake. Last third remains a prob.”
“Evanilson has just played one of the best centre forward displays I’ve ever seen in a Bournemouth shirt. Huge 3 points, up those Marco Rose Reds🍒.”
Sunderland Fans
“We need the fight back from last season. We know every single one of that team has it. We have to find it and ASAP.”
“We can’t win if we don’t score goals. We’ve seen Talbi’s ability to create, even in the Carabao Cup game. Why are we still using Hume at RW. Surely playing Fofana on the left and Talbi on the right can’t be any worse than what we’ve seen so far?”
“Hate to say it, but we were rubbish from start to finish, deserved nothing.”
“Hard watch. Poor all over the pitch.”
“Any “Le Bris out” after that is pure nonsense. What a circus Danso and Alderete were today. Depth is the issue, and we didn’t get the bodies we needed in over the summer.”
The Last Word on Bournemouth vs Sunderland
Bournemouth will be delighted that they collected their first EPL three points of the season, which takes them out of the bottom three. Sunderland, on the other hand, had a day that they will want to forget in a hurry, and maybe their next game can’t come sooner enough, as the players will want to show that their form last season was no fluke, and the fans will be wanting to see a positive response going forward.
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