All Bournemouth fans have a soft spot for Ryan Fraser. He is just like the kid next door who always wanted to make it in football, and played in the street all hours, and yet wondered if his size would prevent him from making it. Gladly for AFCB, Fraser's talent is so great that the football talent spotters could not pass up and he has been moulded into a fabulous player that is quick and nimble and a real pain for defenders.
His finish for the first goal was quite extraordinary as the ball was behind him. Still, he managed to shape himself well and get his foot right around the ball to give Pickford no chance of keeping it out. In the post-match interview he said that team-mates had said that he should have gone at it with his head, but when you are only 5ft 4in you can curl yourself up into a ball quite easily, and I think Fraser got much more power and direction on the shot than he would have done trying to head it.
All afternoon we saw Fraser and Adam Smith zoom up the left side and beat their opposing numbers. Adam Smith does seem to get on well with Fraser and they both ride tackles well. The winner was another example of how the two combined well and while it had a touch of fortune to it, Fraser worked hardest of all Bournemouth's players and he deserved that bit of luck.
Fraser had not been in the goals that much this season, although he got an important one against Southampton. Now he has to work his way into getting into more shooting positions as when he doe get the chance there are not many better finishers in Bournemouth's team.
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| Ryan Fraser is now just one goal behind Callum Wilson on four goals this season. |
Against Everton we saw mainly the best of Fraser's game. He may have over hit a few early passes but, as Ian Wright said on Match of the day, Fraser was at the heart of everything good about Bournemouth's performance. He was a little frustrated early on in making runs and not finding other players in support, but keeping up with Fraser is a job in itself.
His finish for the first goal was quite extraordinary as the ball was behind him. Still, he managed to shape himself well and get his foot right around the ball to give Pickford no chance of keeping it out. In the post-match interview he said that team-mates had said that he should have gone at it with his head, but when you are only 5ft 4in you can curl yourself up into a ball quite easily, and I think Fraser got much more power and direction on the shot than he would have done trying to head it.
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All afternoon we saw Fraser and Adam Smith zoom up the left side and beat their opposing numbers. Adam Smith does seem to get on well with Fraser and they both ride tackles well. The winner was another example of how the two combined well and while it had a touch of fortune to it, Fraser worked hardest of all Bournemouth's players and he deserved that bit of luck.
Fraser had not been in the goals that much this season, although he got an important one against Southampton. Now he has to work his way into getting into more shooting positions as when he doe get the chance there are not many better finishers in Bournemouth's team.
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