Will Lewis Cook start banging in some goals?

Lewis Cook is being held up high as one of Bournemouth's great success stories this season and quite rightly so. But does a central midfielder need to be a bit of a goalscorer as well as a creator? We are still waiting for Lewis' first goal and watching him play it does appear to me that he is more often looking for the killer pass rather than setting his own sights on hitting the target.

From what I remember from Lewis Cook's Leeds days he used to be confident enough in front of goal and I hope it has not been coached out of him. AFCB are not rich in scoring central midfielders and while Eddie looks for balance in the team, it may be that he has too many similar type players in central midfield and he has to develop at least one fo them into more attacking prospects.

Lewis Cook still needs to find his shooting boots.

I believe Lewis has that potential and could be more of a goal scorer. He has that injection of speed and can zip past his man quickly to find himself in space. I don't see why he can't try more give and goes and one-twos in and around the penalty box. If Eddie is to keep Lewis Cook at the club and develop him he has to find a shooting player within Lewis and bring it out.

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I'm sure Lewis wants to add as much to his game as he can, and if he just does a little more in training on this aspect of his game he will gain more confidence when he is in a game. It is a pity that Jack Wilshere is not still doing his work at the Cherries, because Jack is the kind of central midfielder that Lewis can identify with and learn from. Now to see Lewis Cook and Jack Wilshere in a Bournemouth team would be a step up - any chance of that happening this summer?