Wolves Fans' Verdict v Bournemouth: A deflating defeat

Disappointing and deflating. Not again I hear you say, but that's what the feeling was like walking up Waterloo Road at 5pm.

It could have been different though. The opening 30 minutes was a pretty good watch. We played some nice passes in the channels, getting the ball from back to front quickly. It made for a good tempo whether the passing was to feet or long and in the air. Our only 'reward' was a disallowed goal for offside.

Not all of our passes hit their target however, but, with Gomes and Andre on fast forward, we were usually able to retrieve the ball before any harm was done. That was until Andre lost the ball and, quick as a flash, we were a goal behind. If only we had that level of sharpness in our locker.

From then on, although there was loads of crosses and loads of shots we were not able to get back in the game. 

Nothing seems to come easy to us this season.

The game is played over 90 minutes not 30 but by then we'd played our best part of the game. When we turned the ball over Bournemouth counter attacked very quickly. They managed to stop us playing through the middle and using H.Bueno and Rodrigo down the flanks was not as productive. With them both tiring during the second half, 

Hwang's first touch often missing his intended target and Mane again finding space hard to come by we struggled to get a foothold in the game despite ample possession. Lots of that possession was in our own third however where we found playing out from the back extremely difficult.

The frustration showed, Mosquera and Andre both picked up their fourth yellow in four games and we looked fatigued well before the end. The scoreline was harsh - had our goal not been offside things might have been different. Sadly the stark facts show we have 14 games to get four points which is, as I said up top, disappointing and deflating.

John Lalley

The same depressing and familiar pattern. 

Wolves competing on equal terms for a reasonable period, before a careless concession of possession dislocates all of the previous good work. Equally significant was the contrast between the savagely efficient strike by Kroupi and the hapless finishing of Wolves particularly in the second half. 

Undermined by the opening goal and frustrated by Mane’s disallowed effort, Wolves finished the first half poorly, misplacing innumerable passes and creating little to trouble a competent if uninspiring Bournemouth outfit. 

After the interval, the tempo was similarly low key, Wolves again unable to exert sustained bouts of pressure until the chances somehow arrived and Wolves contrived to waste them all. 

So often, all season, Wolves benevolently offer the hand of friendship to opponents who merely have to up their game a fraction to comfortably take the points on offer. 

Sure, there has been improvement; defensive alignment and organisation more defined with individuals clearly understanding the roles they are being asked to play. But this nebulous upward curve is merely relevant when compared to the haphazard chaos of previous months. 

Middle of the road Bournemouth, no great shakes away from home, without stirring themselves to any lofty heights, left Molineux job done and virtually unscathed. It’s a recurrent theme, seemingly in the short-term at least, without remedy.

Adam Virgo

A really frustrating defeat in a game where we’ve had enough chances to win let alone draw it. The performance was positive and some of the patterns of play were really good but it counts for nothing when you can’t put the ball in the net.

The first 25-30 minutes we looked like the better team by far, Bournemouth practically created nothing and then out of nowhere we go 1-0 down. Fair play it was quality finish but it was a mistake from Andre and once again this season we got punished from making an error.

After the goal we struggled up to half time but the biggest frustration is other teams seem to always punish our mistakes but we rarely ever capitalise on our opponents mistakes.

Second half we played really well and it was good to see us creating a lot of good chances but it’s so annoying that we couldn’t take any of them, especially as some of them you fully expect a premier league striker to put away.

Rodrigo Gomes was a bright spark throughout and it’s so good to have him back. If we can keep him in the summer he will be massive for us next season. Andre and Hwang had terrible games and with the latter, it happens far too often.

It’s obvious that we’re going down so we just have to make sure we get past Derby’s record of 11 points and try to prepare for life in the Championship.