Schade hat-trick fires up Brentford to extend Bournemouth’s winless run
Antoine Semenyo appears in his final days as a Bournemouth player, departing a club with problems. Andoni Iraola’s status as a hot property is cooling amid difficult winter months. Bournemouth are the latest team to struggle after selling players to offset harsh financial winds. Of the Premier League’s set of “well-run”, smaller clubs, perhaps Brentford, who climbed to eighth, are now the best example of how to flourish after losing key personnel. “Don’t be down on yourself” was Keith Andrews’ recipe for his team’s successes after last summer’s defection of the manager, Thomas Frank, the captain, Christian Nørgaard, and leading scorers Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa. “I think it’s easy in this industry to look at what you haven’t got. Look at what you didn’t get rather than focus on what you have got.” Continue reading...
If Antoine Semenyo is in his final days as a Bournemouth player, he departs a club with problems. Andoni Iraola’s status as a hot property has chilled amid difficult winter months. Bournemouth are the latest club to struggle after selling players to offset harsh financial winds. Of the Premier League’s set of “well-run”, smaller clubs, perhaps Brentford now provide the best example of how to stay afloat after losing key personnel.
Igor Thiago and hat-trick hero Kevin Schade positively ravaged Bournemouth’s defenders suggesting if the Semenyo money can be reinvested, the place to start is at the back. Semenyo, said to be Manchester-bound, got on the scoresheet but by then, his team were three goals down. There would be no comeback.
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