It was good to see Josh King get off the mark last Saturday against Everton. It was from the penalty spot and not open play. Still, they all count. In comparison Callum Wilson has scored both os his goals this season from open play. None of the three goals the pair have scored though have involved the two strikers combining to get a goal.
Against West Ham Wilson did all the work himself to get Bournemouth their first goal and Simon Francis had been the provider for the assist he scored against Cardiff City. King has been playing slightly behind Wilson and dropping a bit deeper, although I feel King is capable of playing the number nine role well and if Wilson does find that he doesn't take as many chances as he should in front of goal, Howe could look to give King more of the main striker role.
I'd like to see either Defoe or Mousset also be given the opportunity for 20 minutes or so in Premier League matches. King and Wilson have been playing 90 minutes and we can see they are fully able to do that, but they need to pushed and by giving the other strikers a bit of a game they could start to run into form and that wouldn't be a bad thing. Howe certainly has been wanting to play King and Wilson as a strike pair for a long time though and I'm not sure how easy it will be for Mousset or Defoe to make him change his mind.
When Howe looks at the stats in the Premier League and sees six goals scored for AFCB and half of them have been scored by his two main strikers, there is every reason for him to continue asking King and Wilson to get themselves into shooting positions and having as many minutes as they can on the pitch together.
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| King slots has only ever missed one penalty for AFCB. |
While Eddie Howe will be hoping that the partnership will start generating goals with King and Wilson linking up better, we are at least seeing Bournemouth play their games with King and Wilson finally both looking sharp. There was even a great spot and pass from Josh King in the second-half against Everton where he picked out Wilson on route to taking on Jordan Pickford in a one-against-one. Wilson didn't score mainly because he was challenged by Holgate as he shot, but it was a good sign that King and Wilson were starting to act as a striking pair.
Against West Ham Wilson did all the work himself to get Bournemouth their first goal and Simon Francis had been the provider for the assist he scored against Cardiff City. King has been playing slightly behind Wilson and dropping a bit deeper, although I feel King is capable of playing the number nine role well and if Wilson does find that he doesn't take as many chances as he should in front of goal, Howe could look to give King more of the main striker role.
When Howe looks at the stats in the Premier League and sees six goals scored for AFCB and half of them have been scored by his two main strikers, there is every reason for him to continue asking King and Wilson to get themselves into shooting positions and having as many minutes as they can on the pitch together.
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