While we will have to wait a few weeks to see how the likes of Jefferson Lerma and Diego Rico go in the Premier League, we can already understand that AFCB will be a very different proposition for other teams facing them this season.
Gone are some or two of the faces that have enabled AFCB to climb the leagues in previous seasons and now there is a distinctively international flavour to some of the names in the squad. It was strange to see Simon Francis left on the bench for the opener as well when Bournemouth have only won one league game without him at this level. He did of course come on to stop that statistic growing and even grabbed an assist for himself with Wilson's goal.
But what will the new foreign players do for AFCB? I think we will see even more influence put on the players to keep their passing rate high and fast and just keeping the ball better would be a great help to the team overall. If it helps the players think quicker too we could see a much more dynamic team, and I was impressed to see the training before the Cardiff game with a lot of build up play being shown before players would take their shots in warm up.
Both Lerma and Rico also have a strong physicality about them which will be of help when Bournemouth face the powerful teams. I'm looking forward to seeing the Spanish influence add more presence to the AFCB game and to give it a new edge.
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| Bournemouth's Spanish & Colombian signings are welcomed by the fans at Dean Court. |
But what will the new foreign players do for AFCB? I think we will see even more influence put on the players to keep their passing rate high and fast and just keeping the ball better would be a great help to the team overall. If it helps the players think quicker too we could see a much more dynamic team, and I was impressed to see the training before the Cardiff game with a lot of build up play being shown before players would take their shots in warm up.
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Eddie Howe loves creating patterns of play and seeing training ground moves come off in games. In away it is orchestrated football, and I think with the speaking players not knowing that much English it is even more important that he tries to get them to be very familiar with the positions the team are trying to create, to make openings in games for their strikers and midfield players to create overlaps and shooting opportunities.
Both Lerma and Rico also have a strong physicality about them which will be of help when Bournemouth face the powerful teams. I'm looking forward to seeing the Spanish influence add more presence to the AFCB game and to give it a new edge.
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