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I don\u2019t imagine Rose spent too long sweating over his team. Kluivert is a miss, and of course Junior Kroupi is long-term injured, but otherwise, his team is pretty settled. Adam Scott, who we might\u2019ve thought would leave in the summer, stayed, and has started the season in excellent form. His ball-carrying is exceptional and he offers height in both boxes; if he can develop his passing, especially shirt, punched through the lines, he might develop into an all-round monster.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n But back to our game, let\u2019s have a closer look at our dramatis personae.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Also kicking-off at 2pm: Man City v Sunderland and Leeds v Palace. We\u2019ll keep you updated with any goals that go in; I\u2019m really looking forward to seeing how Daniel Farke\u2019s men get on after their Monday-night dematerialisation of Newcastle.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Anyone with any ideas as to why that is?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s interesting that, for all the money in the Premier League<\/a>, many of the best players, especially attackers, are in Spain, Munich and Paris. If you consider Vinicius, Bellingham, Mbappe, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Oliseh and Kane, the Prem doesn\u2019t have superstar that equivalence and only Bruno Fernandes is remotely close to that company in terms of being among the world\u2019s best in his position. Nor are there that many Prem players who might have the potential to hit a similar level.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Andoni Iraola, meanwhile, is still searching for his best blend \u2013 for any blend, really. He leaves out Victor Munoz, Ryan Gravenberch and Kostas Tsimikas, with Alexis Mac Allister, Milos Kerkez and Cody Gakpo coming in.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Marco Rose makes one change to the side that sorted Sociedad in midweek, Justin Kluivert replaced by Ryan Christie. He\u2019s not in the sqaud at all, so presumably is injured.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Teams!<\/p>\n Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Truffert, Hill, Silva, Smith; Adams, Scott; Tavernier, Christie, Rayan; Evanilson. Subs: Di Gregorio, Cook, Soler, Brooks, Gannon-Doak, Diakite, Sanchez, Toth, Jebbison.<\/p>\n Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; Araujo, Van Dijk, Jacquet, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Gakpo, Isak, Barcola. Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Tsimikas, Munoz, Frimpong, Gravenberch, Nyoni, Koumas, Ngumoha.<\/p>\n Referee: Michael Oliver (Ashington)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Also going on:<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n There have never been as many brilliant footballers in the world as there are now, there has never been as much money anywhere as there is in the Premier League<\/a> now, and the use of data has never been as sophisticated; for those reasons, Premier League fixtures have never been as hard to predict nor of such high average standard. Every team has players good enough to hurt every other team.<\/p>\n Bournemouth v Liverpool offers a case in point. Andoni Iraola left Rayo Vallecano to join a team with a ground capacity of 11,307, who have won precisely no top-level honours, then used their scouting systems to attract players of calibre from clubs of similar or greater size. He then moved to Anfield, spending insane amounts of money on attackers the summer after Arne Slot did exactly the same at cost of his job, and yet it\u2019d be no surprise whatsoever if his old club take the points today.<\/p>\n Thus far, the richer clubs have retained their advantage over the course of a season \u2013 having the best players, rather than merely brilliant players is enough to win them sufficient marginal games to keep reaching the Champions League \u2013 but, as we\u2019ve already seen this weekend at Brentford and Brighton, week to week, they are prone to being out-thought and out-played. Might this be the season that their talent ID \u2013 for managers as well as players \u2013 is so good, that next, we see it backed in the market with Champions League money?<\/p>\n