The form of Jordan Ibe has been pleasing to see. He may not have stayed injury-free all season but when he has played there has definitely been improvement this season and the goal he scored against WBA was his best to date which should push him on now to see if he can register a few more goals before the end of May.
The strike that he made against WBA was quite unusual to see. He hit right across the ball, and by doing so it added a big swerve that gave Ben Foster too much to do with the bounce in front of him. The shot kicked on and sped past Foster and into the net. What I found strange was that Ibe did not look to whack the leather off the ball but he hit through it in a controlled enough way to keep it on target. It does seem that he is finding out what works best for him and a strike from outside the box from him has been a rare event, but perhaps we will see more of it now.
I do like to see Ibe come off the wing and to come inside. He does open up options when he cuts inside and it allows other players to run off him and to receive the ball in attacking positions when he is on the move. But I also believe Ibe has much more to offer than what he currently is able to give. He is still developing and I would not be shocked if he becomes a much bigger player for Eddie Howe and eventually maybe for England if he can turn himself into a bit more of a scoring machine.
In other news, it was great to see Lewis Cook get 20 minutes in England's 1-1 draw with Italy. I believe his grandad will be a bit richer this morning!
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| Jordan Ibe has made good progress this season. |
I think Ibe is one of those players that Bournemouth fans tend to quickly target when he does give the ball away or fail to get past his man. But it is his job to take some risks and to get that extra yard ahead of his opponent, so I don't mind so much if he does try a trick or two in the right areas of the pitch. Whether Ibe is going to become a better goal scorer or not may well depend on how much he is willing to risk trying to dribble past people to get into shooting positions.
The strike that he made against WBA was quite unusual to see. He hit right across the ball, and by doing so it added a big swerve that gave Ben Foster too much to do with the bounce in front of him. The shot kicked on and sped past Foster and into the net. What I found strange was that Ibe did not look to whack the leather off the ball but he hit through it in a controlled enough way to keep it on target. It does seem that he is finding out what works best for him and a strike from outside the box from him has been a rare event, but perhaps we will see more of it now.
In other news, it was great to see Lewis Cook get 20 minutes in England's 1-1 draw with Italy. I believe his grandad will be a bit richer this morning!
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