{"id":9950,"date":"2026-05-18T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9950"},"modified":"2026-05-18T07:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:04:00","slug":"antoine-semenyo-reveals-his-old-bournemouth-team-mates-are-ready-to-rough-him-up-as-he-prepares-for-first-return-to-south-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9950","title":{"rendered":"Antoine Semenyo reveals his old Bournemouth team-mates are ready to rough him up as he prepares for first return to south coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"78.773405698779\">\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Challenge yourself with Craig Hope&#8217;s exclusive World Cup quiz for free by signing up to our brand-new newsletter World Cup Unfiltered. Get it HERE <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By JACK GAUGHAN <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-05-17T17:00:46+0100\">  17:00 BST, 17 May 2026 <\/time> <\/span>  | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-05-17T17:09:58+0100\">  17:09 BST, 17 May 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/de\/sport\/football\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-design-system\/latest\/designTokens.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><!--(if !IE)><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/11.76.0\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<!(endif)--> <!--(if IE)>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<!(endif)--> <!--(if !IE)><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/18.5.1\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<!(endif)--><!--(if IE)>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<!(endif)--> <!--(if !IE)><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/15.88.1\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/18.5.1\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/18.5.1\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<!(endif)--> <!--(if IE 8)>\n\n<!(endif)--> <!--(if IE 9)>\n\n<!(endif)--> <!--(if IE)>\n\n<!(endif)--> <!--(if !IE)> -->  <!--<!(endif)--><!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. 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Semenyo now has 10 goals in 25 appearances in his first four months at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018It won&#8217;t be weird going back,\u2019 said the 26-year-old. \u2018It&#8217;ll be good to see everyone again. And obviously, it&#8217;s going to be a tough game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018I still speak to them every day. To be honest, they&#8217;ve been giving me a lot of crap, just like they&#8217;re going to kick me and this and that but it&#8217;ll be good to see them all.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-854e9051689c676\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/17\/14\/108671149-15825315-image-a-34_1779023831726.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Antoine Semenyo now has 10 goals in 25 appearances in his first four months at the Etihad Stadium\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Antoine Semenyo now has 10 goals in 25 appearances in his first four months at the Etihad Stadium<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8593fdde6f1ddc6c\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/17\/14\/108671153-15825315-image-a-35_1779023837059.jpg\" height=\"409\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The attacker had already racked up 10 goals in 21 matches for Bournemouth this season before his switch to Manchester City\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The attacker had already racked up 10 goals in 21 matches for Bournemouth this season before his switch to Manchester City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Bournemouth are unbeaten in the league since Semenyo\u2019s penultimate game for the club in early January, a run stretching 15 matches as they still battle for a spot in next season\u2019s Champions League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018I was the problem!\u2019 the winger added. \u2018Tuesday is obviously very important. We just have to go down there and win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Being at City has been surreal. Everything&#8217;s just happened so quickly. When you come to the team in January, you have to adapt as quick as you can.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018When you have top pros who have won it all essentially, you just learn a lot and it rubs off on you a little bit. We just have to focus on what we&#8217;re doing and see what happens by the end of next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018It&#8217;s still tiring on the body for sure but again we do everything we can to make sure that we recover well and do everything that we need to do when we&#8217;re back to prepare right. 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