It was a real up and down day for Callum Wilson against Cardiff City. There were moments when he could have been celebrating far more than a single goal, but I think Wilson was just pleased to come out with a goal on the day after such an eventful match for him.
It's no surprise that Wilson wanted to take the spot kick. He had the ball and would have considered himself as one of Bournemouth's best penalty takers even if King had been scoring a fair number towards the end of last season. Wilson didn't hit the penalty with the power we might have expected and seemed to go for accuracy, which didn't pay off when Etheridge guessed rightly. Still, missing a penalty is sometimes a disappointment that can drive a player on and Wilson never hid from getting himself into goal scoring positions for the rest of the game.
When Wilson's goal did come, he probably thought very little about the shot itself. Francis was running at speed to keep the ball in play and Wilson had no doubt already looked at his own position and where the goal was, so that when the pass did come to him he just concentrated on hitting it cleanly first time. It was that element of surprise and accuracy that beat the keeper with ease.
Whether Wilson will feel he can quickly build his goal total now is going to be answered in the next few weeks. If he had one a few games without scoring, he may have got into the wrong kind of mental state for games and I think Wilson, more than Josh King, needs to be on a run of goals to feel he is doing his job for the team. King will get goals but has an all-round game that offers a lot of different aspects for the team. Callum Wilson makes it more his number one aim to be the man who gets his name on the score sheet. He may be a bit hit and miss, but if Wilson can start to get on a consistent run it could be a very big season for him and AFCB.
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| Wilson is off penalty duty after seeing his first penalty of the season saved. |
Whether the penalty should or should not have been given by Kevin Friend in the first place is something that AFCB fans probably won't want to dwell on too long. Match of the Day were of the opinion that Wilson created the moment himself as much as Ecuele Manga took him down, but when contact is made the referee is going to make a decision and this one favoured AFCB. To me, Wilson was caught and that's all that is needed in the box.
It's no surprise that Wilson wanted to take the spot kick. He had the ball and would have considered himself as one of Bournemouth's best penalty takers even if King had been scoring a fair number towards the end of last season. Wilson didn't hit the penalty with the power we might have expected and seemed to go for accuracy, which didn't pay off when Etheridge guessed rightly. Still, missing a penalty is sometimes a disappointment that can drive a player on and Wilson never hid from getting himself into goal scoring positions for the rest of the game.
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Whether Wilson will feel he can quickly build his goal total now is going to be answered in the next few weeks. If he had one a few games without scoring, he may have got into the wrong kind of mental state for games and I think Wilson, more than Josh King, needs to be on a run of goals to feel he is doing his job for the team. King will get goals but has an all-round game that offers a lot of different aspects for the team. Callum Wilson makes it more his number one aim to be the man who gets his name on the score sheet. He may be a bit hit and miss, but if Wilson can start to get on a consistent run it could be a very big season for him and AFCB.
It really is down to confidence. He could be one of the best in England, but sometimes tries to hard to score goals. Just needs to keep getting into good positions and the goals will come
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