Being behind in games in something Bournemouth got used to last season. They were a tad unfortunate to go behind against West Ham. Still, they found a way to recover which will do the team a great deal of good for the coming games if they go behind again.
Of course, Howe will want the team to get good starts in the next two league matches and establish a lead if they can. But 21 points in 2018 from losing positions is seven points better than any other team in the league. Going ahead against Bournemouth at the moment is not usually a good position to be in. Much is made of statistics and sometimes they are over played, but I'll bet you that Everton as an example will be very aware that being a goal up against Bournemouth is not a safe score. Everton will be in for a game not matter how well they may feel they are doing at any stage in the match against the Cherries.
Bournemouth are capable of trading shooting punches though with teams like Everton. AFCB have a good array of goal scorers and any one of them can do something special as we have seen with Ryan Fraser and Callum Wilson in recent matches. We may not like to see AFCB have to make comebacks, but at least we know that the players believe they can score goals and they work even harder when they have to come from behind.
New Dean Court stadium update: A source has told Cherry Chimes that Meis Architects are working on the new stadium ideas for AFC Bournemouth and that the anticipated starting date for construction is March 2019. But we are still trying to fully verify this.
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| Begovic will do his utmost to try and stop AFCB from needing comebacks. |
What I'm keen to see is if Bournemouth can push on now. Winning a couple of games back-to-back is good but can they beat some of the bigger sides too? Everton is a good warm up to playing Chelsea away and this is where we are going to find out if Bournemouth are on a new trajectory or not. It is possible that AFCB could find themselves behind against the likes of Everton or Chelsea who have much more expensive squads. But AFCB love a challenge and they are in good spirits going into such contests where going behind won't mean that they will necessarily buckle.
Of course, Howe will want the team to get good starts in the next two league matches and establish a lead if they can. But 21 points in 2018 from losing positions is seven points better than any other team in the league. Going ahead against Bournemouth at the moment is not usually a good position to be in. Much is made of statistics and sometimes they are over played, but I'll bet you that Everton as an example will be very aware that being a goal up against Bournemouth is not a safe score. Everton will be in for a game not matter how well they may feel they are doing at any stage in the match against the Cherries.
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New Dean Court stadium update: A source has told Cherry Chimes that Meis Architects are working on the new stadium ideas for AFC Bournemouth and that the anticipated starting date for construction is March 2019. But we are still trying to fully verify this.
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