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Post by fiveattheback on Apr 15, 2019 21:45:17 GMT
Williams doesn't even start regularly for Stoke and you want him ahead of Mepham because he hits the weights? Behave.
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Post by iot on Apr 15, 2019 22:47:28 GMT
Its not the first time that he seems to allow himself to get bullyed around, especially in the air, but also in close contact in the box.
For a lad his size, its quite alarming. Especially with real physical battles facing us in June ;-(
I said it before and I'll say it again - dont just wave your hands in the air asking for stuff - ACT and PLAY THE BALL!
In that respect at least, Joe Rodon is a better player.
like i said on here before but got shot down for. ashley williams is the strongest player in the welsh team. he beasts the free weights room at camp and he clearly won't be bullied by strikers unlike mempham You have quite a strange take on things. I don't think anyone would say that strength is unimportant for a cb, but it's one attribute and there are far more important ones. Unfortunately, whilst he remains our strongest cb, he's become increasingly less assured and increasingly more prone to making errors. We're clearly trying to develop a modern, progressive style of play where everyone, including the cbs, are comfortable on the ball. That was a really important feature against slovakia and the likes of mepham, lawrence, ampadu and rodon have that in abundance. All things considered, it's a close call whether he should start or not, but I would be surprised if the decision came down to how much weights he can lift |
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Post by barry on Apr 16, 2019 7:43:16 GMT
Wonder if Arnie has Welsh heritage?
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Post by CrackityJones on Apr 16, 2019 8:18:52 GMT
If Meps puts his mind to it he could smash the weights and out beast Ash. We won’t need Arnie then.
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Post by turkpower on Apr 16, 2019 11:27:30 GMT
Flex Lewis has won 7 consecutive 212 Mr. Olympia titles, and from Llanelli.
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Post by nwcherries on Apr 16, 2019 12:20:19 GMT
I won't be too harsh on him, since he's the Wales captain and he's done really well for you in recent years, but Williams was one of the poorer centre backs I saw in the Premier League last season. And it seems like he's gone backwards this year at Stoke. If I were Welsh I'd probably want Chester/Mepham as a first choice pairing.
Certainly still has a role to play, but he probably needs a move next season.
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Post by nwcherries on Apr 16, 2019 12:21:48 GMT
Regarding Mepham as well, EH loves Cook and Ake as a partnership, so the fact that he dropped Clyne and moved Ake to LB, rather than drop Mepham, shows how highly regarded he is, and the levels he's playing at atm.
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Post by larslagerback on Apr 16, 2019 22:39:16 GMT
Regarding Mepham as well, EH loves Cook and Ake as a partnership, so the fact that he dropped Clyne and moved Ake to LB, rather than drop Mepham, shows how highly regarded he is, and the levels he's playing at atm. Why is Clyne playing left back? |
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Post by nwcherries on Apr 17, 2019 12:31:25 GMT
Regarding Mepham as well, EH loves Cook and Ake as a partnership, so the fact that he dropped Clyne and moved Ake to LB, rather than drop Mepham, shows how highly regarded he is, and the levels he's playing at atm. Why is Clyne playing left back? Well, if you want the specifics, we have a right back called Adam Smith (very good player), who plays both left back and right back. He's been filling at left back due to injuries, but was moved back to right back, with Ake moving to left back, and Clyne dropping to the bench from right back. Bit of a mouthful! |
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Post by nwcherries on Apr 23, 2019 8:31:08 GMT
Mepham played Right Back for most of Saturday's game. Wasn't particularly good there but that's not his job. I have no idea what we we're going to do for the next few games tbh. Every single fullback we have is injured, and Cook was hobbling again for most of the game (otherwise he would have played right back instead of Mepham).
He'll probably be getting some good experience in a back 3 I suppose. Injuries have utterly derailed our season.
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Post by manulike on Apr 27, 2019 14:26:09 GMT
Subbed after 22'
Not an injury.
Howe confirms it was tactical - bringing on another attacker.
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Post by nwcherries on Apr 28, 2019 11:02:01 GMT
Subbed after 22' Not an injury. Howe confirms it was tactical - bringing on another attacker. Yep. Another tactical brain fart from Howe. I have no idea what our starting formation was; 4 centre backs but also Nathaniel Clyne playing. After 20 minutes of the worst football I’ve seen from us in this league, we brought on Fraser for Mepham and looked a lot better. It was between Mepham and Simpson (an academy centre back of ours) to come off; since Simpson is left footed he opted to keep him on for balance. EH took a minute to explain to Mepham what he was doing and why, so it shouldn’t hit his confidence too much. Just want the season to be over now. Another 2 injuries for us in this game. |
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Post by jbt95 on Apr 28, 2019 13:11:53 GMT
Subbed after 22' Not an injury. Howe confirms it was tactical - bringing on another attacker. Yep. Another tactical brain fart from Howe. I have no idea what our starting formation was; 4 centre backs but also Nathaniel Clyne playing. After 20 minutes of the worst football I’ve seen from us in this league, we brought on Fraser for Mepham and looked a lot better. It was between Mepham and Simpson (an academy centre back of ours) to come off; since Simpson is left footed he opted to keep him on for balance. EH took a minute to explain to Mepham what he was doing and why, so it shouldn’t hit his confidence too much. Just want the season to be over now. Another 2 injuries for us in this game. I do worry for Bournemouth to be honest, you seem to go on dreadful runs and then have a big win and then a load of crappy results again. AFCB will get relegated one day, as all teams other than the top 6 and Everton will, but unless they do something remarkable then it could be sooner rather than later. |
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Post by CrackityJones on Aug 10, 2019 14:41:18 GMT
Good to see Mepham starting the season straight in the 11.
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Post by nwcherries on Aug 10, 2019 19:29:52 GMT
First premier league goal today, and sponsors MoM. Good showing.
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Post by nwcherries on Aug 22, 2019 14:31:57 GMT
Dropped out of the 11 for Aston Villa last week, but I'd imagine he'll be coming back in for Man City this weekend to play in a back 3. Just so you all know, he's firmly 3rd choice centre back atm, as Ake and Cook are both excellent- but he'll definitely be getting plenty of games this season.
And there's not a chance in hell we won't get injuries at the back, so he might end up starting the majority of games anyway. I think most Bournemouth fans are happy with him so far. Do Wales fans see Mepham as the first choice CB atm?
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Post by welshiron on Aug 22, 2019 14:53:25 GMT
Probably as without Williams and Chester we are struggling
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Post by cogancoronation31 on Aug 22, 2019 15:05:30 GMT
So who will partner Chris Mepham in central defence vs Azerbaijan?
No Ash, no Dummett, no Chester - and Lawrence with question marks over him.
Rodon? Gunts? Ben?
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Post by bleddccfc on Aug 22, 2019 15:16:19 GMT
So who will partner Chris Mepham in central defence vs Azerbaijan? No Ash, no Dummett, no Chester - and Lawrence with question marks over him. Rodon? Gunts? Ben? Ampadu please. |
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Post by barry on Aug 22, 2019 16:53:42 GMT
So who will partner Chris Mepham in central defence vs Azerbaijan? No Ash, no Dummett, no Chester - and Lawrence with question marks over him. Rodon? Gunts? Ben? You mean who will partner Rodon? As he's the only one playing first team football at the mo. |
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Post by manulike on Aug 22, 2019 19:39:06 GMT
I am no expert, but the prospect of two juniors like Meps and Rodon, really needs a third CB in the form of Ben Davies, to guide and encourage.
With Connor and Neil on the two wings, flying into the final third, that looks exciting to me ;-)
That said, I wouldn't at all be surprised if Giggs goes with Roberts-Lockyer-Meps-Davies ...
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Post by larslagerback on Aug 22, 2019 19:47:58 GMT
I am no expert, but the prospect of two juniors like Meps and Rodon, really needs a third CB in the form of Ben Davies, to guide and encourage. With Connor and Neil on the two wings, flying into the final third, that looks exciting to me ;-) Ryan had a dream, To save the national team... |
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Post by superunknown on Aug 23, 2019 12:02:30 GMT
I am no expert, but the prospect of two juniors like Meps and Rodon, really needs a third CB in the form of Ben Davies, to guide and encourage. With Connor and Neil on the two wings, flying into the final third, that looks exciting to me ;-) That said, I wouldn't at all be surprised if Giggs goes with Roberts-Lockyer-Meps-Davies ... We can't be going 5 at the back against Azerbaijan. I get what you're saying with the experience but I'm confident Mepham and Rodon can get the business done. |
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Post by manulike on Aug 23, 2019 12:09:04 GMT
I am no expert, but the prospect of two juniors like Meps and Rodon, really needs a third CB in the form of Ben Davies, to guide and encourage. With Connor and Neil on the two wings, flying into the final third, that looks exciting to me ;-) That said, I wouldn't at all be surprised if Giggs goes with Roberts-Lockyer-Meps-Davies ... We can't be going 5 at the back against Azerbaijan. I get what you're saying with the experience but I'm confident Mepham and Rodon can get the business done. Fully understand that. More of three at the back, really.
Just feel that the way both Neil and Conner playing at the moment, is more of a winger than a full back. Wouldn't surprise me at all if Neil will be crossing the balls, for Conner to be belting it in at the far post ;-)
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Post by iot on Aug 23, 2019 13:38:56 GMT
We can't be going 5 at the back against Azerbaijan. I get what you're saying with the experience but I'm confident Mepham and Rodon can get the business done. Fully understand that. More of three at the back, really.
Just feel that the way both Neil and Conner playing at the moment, is more of a winger than a full back. Wouldn't surprise me at all if Neil will be crossing the balls, for Conner to be belting it in at the far post ;-)
I know you're a fan of neil taylor, but we all know what he offers and I'd be surprised if that's changed in the last couple of years since he was a permanent fixture in the side. He's effective at what he does - he's an extremely willing runner and not bad defensively. However, he isn't at all a dynamic wing-back - in an attacking sense, he doesn't add anything other than being an engine and making himself available. He can't beat a player, his end product is generally poor - how many goals/assists has he had for Villa? Starting with him in the old wingback formation would be a very regressive step against azerbaijan at home - more than happy with him in a back 4 (if Davies isn't match-fit) as at least we'll then have a more attack-minded player further forward. |
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Post by manulike on Aug 25, 2019 13:46:28 GMT
Hard to blame Meps with the two goals so far for Man City, but he could certainly have done more.
UPDATE Make that three ;-( Not at fault, but could have done better ... Nonetheless, he did improve in the second half and had a few decent interventions
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Post by manulike on Aug 28, 2019 12:40:21 GMT
Courtesy of DS
Great to see our young guns giving back to the community :-))
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Post by dai on Sept 10, 2019 13:36:01 GMT
Apparently he's picked up a groin injury last night, according to twitter and the bournemouth forum.
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Post by nwcherries on Dec 3, 2019 18:42:57 GMT
Mepham starts tonight with Ake in a back 4  |
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Post by walesgolfmadrid on Dec 3, 2019 18:58:51 GMT
Superb. Probably due to three games in a week, and Steve Cook being older, but at least as he's getting an opportunity.
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