Eddie Howe On Anthony Gordon said, “Ant was absolutely willing to start against Barca. It was my decision not to start him given he had been ill in the morning. In consultation with the medical team, I made the decision (on bench)
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He looked sharp when he came on actually.
That’s nice listening to the medical team. Imagine if, say a defender got a nasty head injury in an important game. You could do a concussion sub without costing a sub and not let a goal in
You could tell when he came on that he wasn’t fully with it. He didn’t press like he usually does and it looked like he was missing a yard of pace.
Anyone got footage of Joelinton having a go at him after their goal? I never saw it, just read about it.
Gonna tear Barca a new one in the second leg
Did anybody else notice Eddie absolutely lose his shit at Gordon for not pressing after he came on in the second half? I thought it was kind of odd given his illness was well publicised.
I’d love to see Gordon back on the left and Osula central next Wednesday.
I mean, I’m not surprised he didn’t start him. Until he was on the pitch, he looked like Caspar the friendly ghost. Bench was practically glowing with him sat on it.
I will say that I didn’t think he looked as bad once he was on the pitch. But he certainly looked like he was feeling rough sat on the bench.