And, like that, he’s gone. Although his rise was a patient one, over a sustained period of time, Antoine Semenyo has still felt like part of the furniture at Bristol City. An eternal presence in the team or on the bench and his sale to Bournemouth unquestionably leaves the Robins short in the final third.
Semenyo was more than just a goalscorer. The sheer terror he would inject into defenders, often saw his teammates the beneficiaries of his incisive and penetrative forward play.
City must now look to break down opposition defences via different ways and means, starting with the visit of West Brom in the fourth round of the FA Cup which provides a neat bellwether as to the team’s progress in 2023.
