Ryan Christie
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#PLStories- Ryan Christie keen to extend AFC Bournemouth contract #AFCB

July 20, 2023
Christie, 28, is heading into the final year of his deal at Vitality Stadium, having arrived from Celtic in the summer of 2021. The Scotland international has made 75 appearances for Cherries, scoring five goals and providing nine assists. He played a key role in clinching promotion from the Championship, before then helping keep the club in the Premier League last season. The hard-working midfielder has featured in both friendly matches under new boss Andoni Iraola so far. He played 90 minutes in the 4-0 win over Hibernian, before again starting and playing the first half of Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv. Christie has previously expressed how settled he feels on the south coast of England, becoming a dad for the first time last month. Asked if there has been any dialogue with the club regarding his future and current contract situation, Christie told the Daily Echo: “No discussions yet, but I’m more than happy (here). “Especially with the baby now, I love living in Bournemouth. It’s a great place to stay and my family is nice and settled as well. “I’m not really thinking about that right now. Obviously the pre-season is pretty tough, so you just need to get the head down and keep working hard. “My main hope is to impress the new boss as much as I can. “If that leads to talks about a new contract, so be it. I’ll be looking forward to that hopefully.” Christie and his fiancée Georgie welcomed a baby boy into the world last month. For Christie, that capped off a busy summer, which had seen him away representing Scotland just five days before his son was born. “It was absolutely amazing, to be fair,” he said, discussing his new arrival. “It was obviously a bit of a whirlwind when he came, but I think we kind of timed it perfectly. “I got back from Scotland camp and two days later we went into labour. “It was nice because I got two weeks at the end of my break just in the house with him getting used to baby life.” Christie’s final game before returning home was the bizarre Euro 2024 qualifier against Georgia at Hampden Park. The Highlander was introduced for the closing stages of the 2-0 win, coming onto the pitch at 11.16pm after the game had been delayed due to wet weather in Glasgow. “That was one of the strangest games I’ve been a part of,” Christie admitted. “The rain was absolutely mental and then there was talk of the game being postponed and playing the next morning. “I think everybody was desperate just to get the game done, especially me with a pregnant fiancée at home, waiting for me to get home. So I was watching the clock half the night! “The most important thing is we got a win to round off another very successful camp for us.”
Ryan Christie
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Ryan Christie reveals AFC Bournemouth were experimenting in final games after survival was confirmed #AFCB

June 5, 2023
After all-but securing mathematical safety with a 4-1 victory over Leeds United at the end of April, Cherries head coach Gary O’Neil took the opportunity to use the remaining four games of the season to try new ideas and playing styles. Cherries’ place in next season’s Premier League was confirmed despite defeat at Crystal Palace two weeks later, meaning they went into the final two clashes with Manchester United and Everton with little pressure. Whilst Cherries were unable to add to their tally of 39 points, it proved more than enough, with Leicester City in the final relegation spot going down with a total of 34. Asked if Cherries had been trying new things in their final games, Christie told the Daily Echo: “Absolutely. I mean, we're in a nice position where we can try these things this season, going into the next season. “These last three games we've been kind of tweaking stuff, experimenting a little bit. For the most part, I think it's worked. “I know that the results these last three, four games have been frustrating, but the games - Chelsea game, thought we played well for the most part. “Man United, we were in the game the whole game and even (against Everton). “Obviously, Palace was a bit of a frustrating one for us. “Plenty to work on, but quite positive.” Arriving on deadline in August 2021, Christie helped Cherries earn promotion last season before making 32 top-flight appearances as the Dorset outfit secured another season of Premier League football. “Another season in the Prem, that's the exciting thing,” continued the 28-year-old. “Getting to do this all over again and hopefully have an even more successful season. “If we’d got a better result (against Everton), we could have jumped another couple of places. “So hope for next season to constantly keep pushing. “All the staff are on that wavelength, all the boys are on that wavelength and come back and ready to do all again.” Discussing the final day defeat at Goodison, Christie surmised: “ I think we wanted to come and given a good account of ourselves, obviously the game would have been on TV and stuff and obviously we wanted to finish the season as well with a positive result. “Frustrating we didn't do that. “But I think for the majority of the game we played well. “Definitely took the game to them, obviously frustrating that we didn't get a result. I think we would have deserved it.”
Ryan Christie
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#PLStories- AFC Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie cannot hide his frustration after defeat to West Ham #AFCB

April 24, 2023
Michail Antonio was left unmarked to nod home at a corner five minutes in, with the away side doubling their lead with another header seven minutes later, Lucas Paqueta the scorer. Declan Rice powered home a third after Cherries survived the initial cross at a corner, before Pablo Fornals added a fourth in the second period. Conceding from dead-balls has been a common theme from this campaign. Rice’s 43rd minute strike was the 20th goal let in from either a corner or a free-kick, with Cherries also conceding from six penalties. “It's not a good stat,” Christie replied when it was put to him by the Daily Echo. “At the same time, especially against the bigger teams, we've conceded a lot of corners as well. It probably accumulates to that. “Obviously frustrating to concede a goal anyway, but especially set-pieces, when we work on them every week and we worked them especially on Friday. “So West Ham again, probably a team that were focusing on that stuff like that coming into today's game. “And first one is really cheap. Second one, obviously, just kind of drops and it is a good strike. “Another day, somebody blocks that. “Frustrating, I think just because of the manner we concede in terms of how well we played in the first half.” Asked what the mood in the dressing room was like,  Christie responded: “It's alright, obviously frustrated. “Going into the game, we wanted to get a positive result, especially on the run of form we're on and after last week as well. “Sounds maybe a bit ridiculous, but we played all right first half. It was just two set-plays and an aimless ball in the box that killed us. “Probably makes it a little bit more frustrating. Half time I was going in thinking I couldn't believe we were 3-0 down. “But that's sometimes what the Premier League is, it comes down to each box. “And today obviously not our day, but still a massive week ahead, so can't be too down. We go on to Thursday.”  
Ryan Christie
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- AFC Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie on proving doubters wrong as relegation battle is almost over for Cherries #AFCB

April 23, 2023
Heavily unfancied by most, Cherries have hit form at the right time, 15 points from their last eight games bringing them six points clear of the bottom three with seven games remaining. As a newly promoted side from the Championship, Cherries were viewed as likely candidates for the drop in pre-season by sections of the national media. Discussing proving people wrong, Christie shared: “Personally, I’ve kind of felt it since the very start of the season. On pre-season, the first media, everyone was talking about relegation for us. I was thinking ‘we’ve not even kicked a ball yet’. “So that’s nice. It gives us the feeling to keep everything in house and do it for ourselves and the travelling fans. “It kind of builds that feeling of us against the world almost. I think that plays into our hands. “A good run of form right now. Hopefully we can continue it into a big game Sunday and keep building on that.” Asked how Cherries were dealing with the congested lower portion of the table, Christie replied: “Probably just trying to do what we’re doing, which is putting a run of games together. “Three big games coming up, West Ham being huge. “If you can get another positive result in two or all three of them, I think that’s when we’ll probably notice the difference. “I don’t think many teams would have thought we were going to come (to Spurs) and pick up a result like we did. “It’s nice, hopefully other teams looking at that and cursing us a little bit. Hopefully a good win to push us on and get another few wins and get us safe.” Playing other teams in the relegation scrap not only gives Cherries the opportunity to add points to their own tally, but also to deprive positional rivals of picking up key results. “I think it plays into the fact more of how the league looks, just because there are so many teams in and around it,” continued the Scot. “When you can get a result against teams (near you), obviously we felt how big the Leicester win was, just to kind of create a gap between you and others. Obviously a big game coming up. “The West Ham game marks the start of a run of fixtures against fellow sides in the relegation battle. Cherries visit Southampton next Thursday, before welcoming the division’s most out-of-form team, Leeds United, to Vitality Stadium next Sunday.”
Ryan Christie
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#PLStories- Ryan Christie believes Dango Ouattara will be a big player for Bournemouth #AFCB

April 19, 2023
Ouattara made an eye-catching start to his Cherries career, providing an assist in a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest just days after his £20million arrival from FC Lorient. The 21-year-old also set up goals in games against Newcastle United and Liverpool, named in the starting XI for 11 games in succession. However, the Burkina Faso international had struggled to replicate that form in recent weeks, substituted at half-time against Fulham, before then being taken off during the first half at Leicester City earlier this month. A week later, Ouattara began a Cherries game on the bench for the first time, only to be introduced with 11 minutes to play to devastating effect. The winger scored the dramatic winner, deep into stoppage time as Cherries secured a 3-2 win over Spurs to massively boost their survival bid. That goal, his first for the club, came shortly after Arnaut Danjuma looked to have rescued a point for the hosts. Asked what it was like watching the final minutes unfold whilst watching on from the bench having been substituted, Christie told the Daily Echo: “A big day, a big win. Honestly, I genuinely think we deserved to win. “Obviously frustrated with the first goal and then we dominated the whole first half. The second half was a bit different, it was a bit sticky. “But I think we did well, they didn’t really create too much, although they obviously dominated possession second half. “Their second goal I think is offside, but we don’t get it. And then Dango comes up with a bit of genius, chops inside and goal. Buzzing.” Put to him most people would have thought Ouattara would take the shot on on his favoured left foot, rather than cut back inside past Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and slot in right-footed, Christie added: “So did I and I think everybody did! “He chops inside and what a finish as well, especially so late in the game. I’m buzzing for him. “What a way for you to get your first goal. I’m delighted for him, delighted for all the boys. “I thought the defenders – Chris Mepham was ridiculous, so good. Same with Jack Stephens. Because that’s their main threat obviously, (Heung-min) Son and (Harry) Kane. And we dealt with them pretty well.” Asked how big a boost that goal will give Ouattara going forwards, the Scotland international said: “Absolutely. What a time, especially with the run-in as well coming up now. “With the attributes he’s got, he’s going to be a big player for us. “Hopefully he can kick on now as well between now and the end of the season.” Jaidon Anthony, who replaced Christie during the second half, said of Ouattara: “I think it (his quality) has been clear to see from the moment he came in really. “Obviously last week (at Leicester) it probably wasn’t his best game, I think he’d be the first to say that. “But he’s been top for us and I’m very happy he managed to get the goal that he deserves, because he’s helped us so much already.”
Jaidon Anthony
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#PLStories- Jaidon Anthony and Ryan Christie think arriving late may be good for Cherries to win games #AFCB

April 18, 2023
Due to a traffic incident on the A406, Cherries’ team coach got stuck as they travelled from their hotel to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They finally arrived at 2.15pm, an hour later than planned. Kick-off was pushed back from 3pm to 3.15pm, with boss Gary O’Neil keen for it to be delayed even further to reduce the risk of his players picking up injuries. Cherries fell behind, but eventually emerged 3-2 victors. Discussing the pre-match delay, Christie told the Daily Echo: “I felt fine. There was a bit of traffic or an accident or something on the way. “I was happy enough with the delayed kick-off. I didn’t want to wait too much longer than that. “I actually prefer having less time going into a game. “I think it happened at QPR last season and we played well as well. So no problems. “Maybe we should be later to games more often!” Jaidon Anthony, who replaced Christie during the second half, added: “It was madness before the game. “We were sat there still for a very long time and sort of didn’t feel like we were going to get there. “It was obviously a quick warm-up and I think the boys did well to regain focus and switch on to the job we had at hand.”
Gary O’Neil
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#PLStories- Gary O’Neil admits Ryan Christie ‘unfortunate’ with injuries #AFCB

March 16, 2023
The Scot came off the bench at the weekend as he helped Cherries over the line against Liverpool, playing the final 20 minutes of the 1-0 win at the Vitality Stadium. A regular starter for much of the campaign, the 28-year-old has had his playing time limited since the closure of the January transfer window. The arrivals of Antoine Semenyo, Hamed Traore, and Dango Ouattara, all players who can operate in a similar position to the Scottish international, have seen Christie restricted to the bench in Cherries’ last six games. In that time Christie has made three appearances, playing just under an hour of football (57 minutes). When goalscorer Philip Billing tired at the weekend, Christie was introduced to great effect, the Scot able to calm play down and add much-needed composure to Cherries’ midfield. Speaking about the former Celtic man, O’Neil told the Daily Echo: “Phil was struggling a little bit (on Friday) with something, so Ryan Christie knew the role as well, knew tactically what was going to be expected of him. “Ryan's been unfortunate really in the last few, and he knows this as well, to play as little as he has. “Because his training effort and his performances when he does come on have been of a very good level, the same as (against Liverpool). “So we're getting stronger. There's people coming back. Jeff back today. Lloyd back today. Makes a big difference to us.” With new arrivals in January combining with the return of players from injury, Cherries’ bench looks far stronger than it has in recent months. O’Neil concurred, continuing: “If we'd have been short numbers wise, and Liverpool had made four subs to freshen things up, and we'd have been sat there with three of the young lads on the bench, it makes it very, very difficult. “You're relying on people that look like they're tired. “So Philip Billing, Jefferson, Jaidon Anthony had put a lot in, and the ability to freshen them up without weakening the team is huge. “I felt that really helped us (against Liverpool).”
Ryan Christie
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Ryan Christie admits Bournemouth need time to grieve last minute loss against Arsenal #AFCB

March 7, 2023
Cherries have suffered a string of setbacks so far this campaign, and now sit bottom of the Premier League table with 13 games to try and avoid relegation. Saturday’s 3-2 defeat at Emirates Stadium was the third time Cherries have lost having led by two goals this campaign, also beaten by Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United. That adds to the humbling they received at Anfield in August, in a record-equalling heaviest defeat in Premier League history. Cherries threatened a shock win in north London at the weekend against the league leaders with Philip Billing and Marcos Senesi putting them 2-0 ahead. Three goals in the final half an hour, including one in the final seconds from Reiss Nelson, saw the Gunners snatch victory and leave Cherries devastated. Reflecting on the defeat, Christie, who was introduced off the bench with the game level at 2-2, told the Daily Echo: “It is just gutting, to be fair. “Because I think the boys were superb from the first minute to the last. “All credit to the boys - not many teams can come here and have a 2-0 lead. “They are such a good team that they are going to create chances. “I think we actually limited them throughout the 90 minutes to very few. It was an incredible finish, to be fair, in the last minute - or the last second I should say. It is pretty sickening.” Asked what the message was from boss Gary O’Neil after the game, Christie added: “He is obviously as gutted as we are. “I think his message was to try as much as we can to keep our heads up. “You probably take tonight (Saturday) and then Sunday and Monday to almost grieve a bit after a loss like this. “But you need to get going again. Not many teams this season have come here and put on a performance like that and taken Arsenal to genuinely the last kick of the ball. “Again, plenty of positives to take from it. Obviously hard to see them right now.” Christie, in his first season in the Premier League having arrived from Celtic in August 2021, started the infamous 9-0 loss at Liverpool, before being hooked at half-time with Cherries having already conceded five. Asked to sum up the contrast in emotions between that defeat and the last-gasp loss to the Gunners, the Scotland international said: “It is tough. Liverpool was a bad day for all of us. “That was more of an embarrassing feeling to be honest, speaking for myself, personally. “We managed to bounce back from that superbly well. “Saturday, in a way it is even worse because I think we deserved something from the game. “You take it to the absolute death of a game and somebody puts it in the top corner against you. That is the way football works sometimes. “We can’t put it to bed straight away. It takes a couple of days to get over something like that. “We have another massive game against another great team (Liverpool) next week. Games like that will give us confidence.”
Gary O’Neil
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#PLStories- Gary O’Neil’s praise for Ryan Christie during spell out of side #AFCB

March 3, 2023
The Scotland international featured in 19 of the club’s first 21 Premier League games of this season, starting 12 of those. But Christie has been left as an unused substitute for each of Cherries’ past three matches, with January recruits Dango Ouattara and Hamed Traore selected instead in the advanced attacking midfield areas. Asked if there was a danger of Christie being left behind given the profile of player Cherries have recruited in his area of the pitch, or if he still had plenty to offer, boss O’Neil told the Daily Echo: “He’s still very, very important. “He’s an incredible lad as well. “His training levels have not dropped by one per cent since, as you say, his minutes have got slightly less over the last couple of weeks. “Most of that is just situation based, what you feel you need at the time. “Some changes you can make here or there and just for the last couple it hasn’t been Ryan Christie, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be moving forward. “He’s a really important player for us and I’m still delighted he’s part of the group.” Christie, who turned 28 last month, joined Cherries from Celtic for £2.5million in August 2021. He played a key role in Scott Parker’s side clinching promotion from the Championship last term, providing three goals and eight assists in 38 league outings. Having previously played all his career north of the border, with Celtic, Aberdeen and hometown Inverness Caledonian Thistle, this is Christie’s first season in England’s top flight. He has been unable to replicate the type of offensive numbers he managed both in the Championship and Scottish Premiership. Christie is yet to register an assist this term, while his only league goal was the winner in a 2-1 victory over Leicester City in October. He did also score in defeat to Burnley in the FA Cup in January. Asked if he would like to see Christie contributing more goals and assists, or if he focusses more on the defensive work the midfielder brings to the side, O’Neil said: “I think he can do both. “Obviously one of his real strengths is how diligent he is and how hard he works for the team, of course. “But he has good quality on his left foot and he can provide key passes and crosses and has quality. “He can improve those numbers. Of course, being in the Premier League in a team that has been at the bottom of the league makes it difficult in attacking numbers. “But he’s very, very important. “He can do lots of things that are important to a club like us in the position we are in. “I have no issues with Ryan Christie whatsoever.”
Ryan Christie
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- AFC Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie reveals squad is backing Gary O’Neil #AFCB

January 16, 2023
RYAN Christie insisted the Cherries squad were 100 per cent behind Gary O’Neil, sharing how the head coach gives the team “full belief” heading into games. Cherries have tasted defeat in six successive fixtures since O’Neil was appointed as manager on a permanent basis, the Dorset club’s most recent result a 2-0 loss at the hands of Brentford. There was controversy over the penalty incident that led to the Bees’ opener, Ivan Toney appearing to foul Marcos Senesi in the build-up, but Cherries were again unable to truly test their opponents in an attacking sense. Asked whether O’Neil still had the backing of the squad despite the downturn in recent form, Christie responded: “100 per cent. “I think he’s showed since even when he was interim, when we put our run of results together under him, the full belief we have in terms of going into the games, the game plan he sets out. “To come here, if anything, kind of dominate the first half in most parts proves that we're kind of on the right track. We just need to then get the results to follow that. “Supporters, first thing they look at the score sheet, so we understand frustration, but again, we believe we can put a run together, that we can get them back on side.” Discussing the penalty incident that undid all of Cherries’ hard work in the first half, Christie told the Daily Echo: “It's obviously frustrating, the penalty, I don't really want to say too much. “I'm sure everyone else will have a verdict on it as well. “I'd like to see what the guys on the TV think, but it's frustrating when you keep getting these decisions (against you). “We played Brentford at home and in the first fixture, I think there's two handballs that we don't get. “So, yeah, that's been frustrating, but hopefully the decisions start going our way soon.”Christie and co. return to action next Saturday, when they host Nottingham Forest in what could prove to be a decisive fixture in the relegation battle.
Ryan Christie
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- AFC Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie speaks after Manchester United loss #AFCB

January 4, 2023
RYAN Christie believes Cherries showed “a good bounce back” from their dismal defeat to Crystal Palace, despite another loss at Manchester United. Goals from Casemiro, Luke Shaw, and Marcus Rashford condemned Cherries to a 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford, their fourth consecutive loss since the restart of domestic football. Scottish international Christie started the contest, playing 76 minutes before being replaced by Siriki Dembele. Speaking after the game, the 27-year-old commented: “We know it's a tough place to come and it's hard to limit it to them to no chances. “We limited them to very few in the first half. “Again the result is the frustrating thing, but I think there's a lot of positives to take from tonight and to come to a place like this and dominate parts of the game and create chances, it's something we can definitely take into the next games. “The gaffer asked for a reaction after Palace because we didn't think that was the standard we set for ourselves that game. “Albeit the result, I think we showed a good bounce back.” Cherries are now without a win on the road since the comeback victory away at Nottingham Forest in September, a run of six games and a return of just two points. Although well aware of the result, the Scot believed the manner of Cherries’ performances bodes well for the future. He restarted: “First things first, you want to win games or you want to pick up points, but obviously coming to a place like this, it's just going to be tough. “When you don't do that, look at the performance and the gaffer mentioned that if we take performances like that into the games against the other 13 teams outside of the big six and we'll for sure pick up points, especially when you look at these games that we've got at home. “I think that was the frustrating thing after the Palace game. “We felt like we'd all let ourselves down but all learn from it and tonight is a good show of what we're capable of, what we can take into the games moving forward.” Attention for Cherries now turns to their final cup competition, the FA Cup. Championship leaders Burnley visit the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, January 7 in the third round of the competition. If the contest is not decided after 90 minutes, a replay will be staged at the Clarets’ Turf Moor home, with replays remaining in situ for the third and fourth rounds of the competition.
Ryan Christie
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- AFC Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie proud of second half performance in defeat to Chelsea #AFCB

December 30, 2022
RYAN Christie believes Cherries’ second half performance at Stamford Bridge was played in the “right manner”. Scottish international Christie was introduced off the bench as Cherries searched for a way back into the game following first period goals for Chelsea from Kai Havertz and Mason Mount. A formation change at the break prior to the substitution of Christie breathed fresh life into Cherries, but despite an improved performance in the second half, Chelsea maintained their 2-0 lead to pick up all three points. Reflecting on the encounter, Christie told the Daily Echo: “First things first, we don't want to lose games. “Doesn't matter who we come up against, so we're straight with that. But we lost it in the right manner, especially in the second half. “They were a great side, and some of their movements and phases of play were pretty top draw. “Sometimes you have to hold your hands up and say you're thinking it's a good side, but we certainly created enough ourselves. And, you know, if we could pull it back to 2-1, it could be a different story.” After starting Cherries’ first game back from the World Cup break, a 1-0 League Cup defeat to Newcastle, Christie dropped to the bench as Gary O’Neil opted for a tactical switch, bringing in Lloyd Kelly to form a five-man defence. Speaking on what it was like to be brought on in an attempt to change the game, Christie shared: “I think as soon as you know you're on the bench, the next thing you kind of hope for is if you can, number one, get on the pitch, and when you do, try and make an impact. “Obviously it's tough for us to get back in the game, at a place like this, against a very good side, being 2-0 down. “But I think especially the last 10, 15 minutes, where we dominated the game and camped them in their half. If we had got one goal back, it might be a different story in the last few minutes.”
Ryan Christie
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- AFC Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie speaks about Scotland duty and last premier league game before World Cup #AFCB

November 16, 2022
RYAN Christie is looking forward to meeting up with Scotland for a friendly against Turkey tomorrow evening (kick-off 5pm) – even if it is “strange timing” according to the winger. With club football on pause for the upcoming World Cup, little attention has been paid to the Premier League players representing their countries in friendlies leading up to the tournament. Traditionally, World Cup-bound countries would play against other teams as preparation for the big stage, however, with the unconventional scheduling of a winter tournament, there is no room in the calendar for friendlies. However, that is not the case for those countries not heading to the World Cup, with Scotland missing out on a spot in Qatar after losing to Ukraine in the play-off semi-final over the summer. A proud Scot who has represented his country 34 times, Christie revealed he was always keen to meet up with his international teammates, even if the important of the game with Turkey paled in comparison to other international fixtures occurring in November. He told the Daily Echo: “I always love going up and meeting with Scotland. “Seeing all the other boys again and representing your country, there's nothing like it. “So, yeah, obviously a bit of a strange timing for it, but I'm sure everyone will be going there excited to play for our country again, to come together as a group again.” Christie will be arriving at the Scotland camp in high spirits, helping Cherries to two wins over Everton prior to the pausing of club football. Prior to Saturday’s 3-0 win over the Toffees, Cherries had lost four Premier League games on the bounce. The former Celtic man believes that the three points earnt will leave everyone at Cherries with a smile on their face, whilst also leaving them keen to get going again after the World Cup finishes towards the end of December. He added: “It was huge. “Gaz (Gary O’Neil) I think going into the game, he was desperate for us to finish with three points. “It sends everyone away from this period and going into the break all happy and positive and looking forward to getting back into it. “So we did just that. Again, after two frustrating results and performance, so I think we're delighted.” Members of the Cherries squad not on international duty will have two weeks off before the club fly out to Dubai for a week-long warm weather camp, according to the Athletic. The report adds whilst in the United Arab Emirates, they will face Belgian outfit Royal Antwerp in a friendly.
Ryan Christie
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Ryan Christie’s reveals desire to ‘make it right’ after ‘frustrating’ loss for Cherries against Saints #AFCB

October 21, 2022
WINGER Ryan Christie immediately set his sights on getting Cherries “back on track” after the club’s six-game unbeaten run came to an end on Wednesday night. The Dorset club were scuppered 1-0 by south coast rivals Southampton at Vitality Stadium, with Che Adams’s header proving the difference between the two teams. Christie played 62 minutes of the clash before being replaced by Junior Stanislas. And while he insists Gary O’Neil’s team “dominated” for the most-part of the contest with Saints, the former Celtic man set his mind to creating another unbeaten run starting at West Ham on Monday (8pm). Assessing the defeat as a whole, Christie told the Daily Echo: “I think we dominated most parts of the game. It’s just frustrating the way we lose the goal and, having probably had a lot of possession, not creating too much is frustrating. “I certainly think we deserved something from the game. It’s a tough one but listen, we are just going to have to bounce back and put together another run of games. “It’s not like we played terrible. We were not too far off the pace, we just need to go again on Monday in another exciting game to make it right. “When you suffer defeats like this, the first thing you want is to get another game round the corner to try to put yourself back on track. That’s what we will be looking to do. “We know how tough a league this is. We were desperate to win on Wednesday, it wasn’t to be but there are plenty of opportunities to turn it around.” Defeat for Cherries was their first under interim boss O’Neil, the 39-year-old having stepped into the hotseat following the sacking of Scott parker back in August. Asked what O’Neil was like in the dressing room post-match, Christie said: “Fine. The run wasn’t going to last forever – we all know that. It’s frustrating to lose, nobody likes losing “But Gaz more than anyone knows how important it is to bounce back and be back at it on Monday night. I am sure he will get us back in shape for Monday.” Cherries have picked up 13 points from their opening 11 league fixtures.
Gary O’Neil
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Gary O’Neil explains ‘tough’ decision to pick Kieffer Moore over Ryan Christie #AFCB

October 3, 2022
GARY O'Neil outlined his reasons for bringing Kieffer Moore back into the starting XI, admitting it was "tough" to leave out Ryan Christie. Prior to Saturday's 0-0 draw with Brentford, O'Neil had named attacking midfielder Christie in his side for all his matches as interim boss so far. But he swapped out the Scot for Moore, making his first start under O'Neil, as he partnered Dominic Solanke in attack. Christie was introduced as a second-half substitute for Moore, with neither player able to make the breakthrough, despite various changes of system in the game. “Firstly, it was a real, tough call leaving out Ryan Christie, because he’s been brilliant for me and I love him. I love what he gives," O'Neil told the Daily Echo, when asked about his decision to pick Moore. “But then Kieffer I felt could help us. Obviously Brentford are a physical team. I felt he could help us from set plays. "I thought trying to get him and Dom on the pitch would give us some attacking threat. "And the introduction of Ryan Christie was because we were struggling to progress up the pitch enough with any control. Too many turnovers. "So I thought Ryan Christie would help us. "Kieffer Moore was up there and we didn’t manage to progress with the ball often enough to use his threat really. "Although he did look a threat when we managed to put the ball in the box to be fair." Discussing the formation change from the start, with Philip Billing operating from a slightly wider role on the left than in recent weeks, O'Neil added: "When you’re trying to put a team together, you’re trying to get Kieffer Moore in it, because you think he can bring something, it’s then difficult to find a shape that fits everybody in. "(Saturday) was actually a similar shape to what we’ve used before with the ball, but we weren’t good enough with the ball to show that. "Phil was planned to be inside the pitch as a number eight with the ball and then obviously someone has to get out and do the right-back and Phil knew that was going to be what it was. "And then he wasn’t as influential as he has been, but I don’t think that’s down to Phil. "I think we needed to be better with the ball so we could find him in certain moments and to be fair he stuck to his task. "But I went back to the same shape, but Ryan Christie off the side and Phil was a 10 with Dom at the end. "I just felt (Saturday) was a good one for Kieffer and he did help us with defending set plays, which was a big plus."
Neto
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PSLtories- Gary O’Neil believes Mark Travers understood decision to be left out and Ryan Christie forgets Manchester City defeat #AFCB

September 3, 2022
INTERIM boss Gary O'Neil says Mark Travers has "responded well" to the disappointment of being dropped for Wednesday night's clash with Wolves, adding how he "understood" the decision. Having played second fiddle to the likes of Aaron Ramsdale and Asmir Begovic earlier in his Cherries career, goalkeeper Travers got his big break under Scott Parker last season. The young Irishman played in all-but one of Cherries' 46 Championship fixtures, and was named as the club's player of the season after helping them clinch promotion to the Premier League. Travers also won a host of other awards, including the Daily Echo/Micky Cave trophy, and the Championship's golden glove having kept the most clean sheets (20) in the division. The 23-year-old was then rewarded with a new five-year contract over the summer, also taking the number one shirt for the first time. He got off to the perfect start, with a clean sheet in victory over Aston Villa on the opening day this campaign. But Travers was then part of the side which conceded 16 goals in the next three Premier League fixtures, including Parker's final game in charge, the 9-0 humiliation at Liverpool last weekend. That proved to be the end of Travers's consecutive run of starts, as one of four players dropped to the bench for O'Neil's first match as interim head coach in midweek. While a lot of the blame in recent weeks could not be solely attributed to Republic of Ireland international Travers, O'Neil decided it was time to take the Maynooth-born ace out the firing line. Experienced Brazilian Neto took the place of Travers, keeping a clean sheet in the 0-0 draw. Asked how being the goalkeeper for such a heavy defeat had affected Travers, O'Neil told the Daily Echo: "After the 9-0, he was fine. I mean, it hits everyone losing 9-0, of course. "But Trav no more than anybody else. I think everybody suffered in that moment at Anfield. "He has responded well, training-wise. Obviously being left out is disappointing to every player. "A goalkeeper always feels a little bit different because there is only one place to fight for. "But he understood that I felt it was best for him and mainly the group. My main concern is the group. "I felt it was best for the group at that time and that’s what my decisions will always be based upon." Neto looks likely to keep his spot when Cherries head to Nottingham Forest for their next top-flight encounter tomorrow (3pm). Discussing the former Barcelona man's Premier League debut against Wolves, O'Neil said: "He handled it well. He had some big moments in the game, he handled them well. "Same as a lot of the players really, especially the defenders handled some big moments well. "It’s nice when you feel that things do need shoring up a bit, to have some experienced boys around."
Ryan Christie
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- AFC Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie admits he is yet to speak to sacked boss Scott Parker #AFCB

September 1, 2022
WINGER Ryan Christie revealed that he is yet to say his goodbyes to departing head coach Scott Parker, instead putting all his focus on Cherries’ clash with Wolves. The Scot, a deadline day signing last summer, was brought to the Vitality Stadium by the outgoing boss from Glasgow giants Celtic. Parker’s dismissal was announced on Tuesday morning by the south coast club, leading interim boss Gary O’Neil to step into the breach for the visit of Wolves with little preparation time. With an important match against Wolves on the horizon, Christie shared how it was important for the side to concentrate on the game. Speaking to the Daily Echo, the 27-year-old shared: “I've not had a chance to speak to him yet. “I'm hoping to send him a text or maybe get a phone call later in the week after the dust settles a bit. “I think even though it was sad news, people losing their jobs, but we had to concentrate on tonight. “After the dust settles, I'll give him a text for sure.” Cherries had less than 36 hours to prepare for the clash with Wolves following the sacking of Parker. Christie stated that side should be “proud” of the result following the rocky circumstances leading up to the game, with the combination of Parker’s departure and the 9-0 loss away to Liverpool fresh in the memory. He continued: “We go into the game wanting three points, but when you look at the last three days we've had off the back of a really tough trip to Liverpool, obviously, and then everything that’s happened off the park. “I think overall, when you look at that performance, I think the boys can kind of be proud of that. “Over the last few games, a lot has been said about the amount of goals we conceded. “So first and foremost, to get a clean sheet, you see how much it meant to the boys last ten minutes, putting bodies on the line to stop the ball going in. “Another day we probably go up the other end and maybe nick a goal. “Dom kind of had a half chance and we felt like we had them for a ten-minute spell at the start of the second half. “But, like I said, I think we're all kind of happy with a point after the last three days.” When asked how the squad found out about the news of Parker’s removal, Christie replied: “It’s just the same time as everyone else. “Everyone outside of the game thinks that we kind of get the inside scoop, but it's just as much of a surprise to us as well. “We just came into training to find out the news, surprising news and you're always shocked. “It's always sad when somebody loses their job, but it's not the first time in my career that's happened. “It's a ruthless sport in terms of, especially the timing of it – we’ve got a game tonight and we had to focus on that and like I said, as ruthless as it sounds, everybody has to turn their heads on to concentrate on tonight. “That's what makes, I think, the point so impressive.”
Ryan Christie
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Ryan Christie admits first-half ‘magic’ from Jesus was tough on Cherries #AFCB #ArsenalFC

August 21, 2022
WINGER Ryan Christie insisted “a bit of magic” from in-form Gabriel Jesus set the tone for Cherries 3-0 defeat against Arsenal. Jesus played a key role in the Gunners’ opener after just five minutes at Vitality Stadium. After shrugging off new Cherries centre-back Marcos Senesi following a ball forward, the Brazilian skipped away from Jefferson Lerma and Adam Smith before sliding a pass to Gabriel Martinelli. Martinelli’s shot was saved before Martin Odegaard fired home to give Mikel Arteta’s side an early lead. The Gunners skipper then netted again six minutes later, leaving Cherries reeling before William Saliba struck a third in the second half. Assessing the contest, Christie told the Daily Echo: “It’s tough. You feel for the boys because they work all week in the starting line-up and you go into the game in 11 minutes, you find yourself 2-0 down and it’s hard. “The first goal is a bit of magic from Jesus, the second goal is an unbelievable finish on a tiny offside decision that just went against us. “Those are the sides of the game that it comes down to in this league. It’s frustrating but it’s very early on in the season, there’s nothing to get too down about this early.” Defeat was Cherries’ first in the league at Vitality Stadium since January. Scotland international Christie added: “Obviously it’s frustrating. First and foremost, no matter what team comes here, at home we always fancy our chances to get a result. “We were obviously confident going into the game, worked a lot on it and it’s just frustrating. “The boys are obviously frustrated by how the first half went. Arsenal showed their quality – they have got some unbelievable players, especially in that attacking line-up. A couple of moments of brilliance from them killed us. “I think second half as a team we were better, just in terms of competing a bit more and I think we were in the game a bit more. “It was a bit unfortunate for the boys, the third goal, the timing of it, because it felt like we were gaining a bit of momentum at the start of the second half. That seemed to kill us a little bit. “They are a very good side and there are positive to take from it. The second half was better – that’s the kind of level. We played to that kind of level against Aston Villa, got the three points. “That’s the level we need to find consistently in this league if we are going to be successful.” Cherries head to Norwich on the second round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, before a trip to Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday.