Eddie Howe was pleased for everyone concerned with AFCB after the win against West Ham. He was pleased for his own family, who would get a pleasant evening for once, but also pleased for himself for sure. The pressure was beginning to grow on Howe and he was perhaps wondering what else he cold do to turn things around. But the fact that Bournemouth are 11 points clear of the relegation zone and looking up again now that they have crossed 30 points puts a different perspective on things.
The table will look after itself, if Bournemouth keep their home form going well. The next match against Chelsea will be another opportunity to get something against a top six team, and it's perhaps the first time when AFCB will be coming up against a big team that is not in 100 per cent top form, so I'll keep my fingers crossed that Bournemouth can get their first points against one of the biggies. But a more important game is likely to be the away fixture against Cardiff, who are fighting for everything. Bournemouth's away form is truly with one win in their last seven.
It's been a wretched December and January. The past is the past though and there is now everything to play for in terms of beating previous targets like the 46 points total, and the ninth placed finish, which are both records that could go this season. Safety has to be the first target and three more wins would pretty much guarantee that. It may not be until March that Bournemouth are knocking on the 40 point mark, but that would still put them in a great position to set some new records.
Winning against West Ham is the first double of the season and there could be a few more to come. There was a sense of relief with the win that everything is going to be good now and that Bournemouth will soon be safe. But the players need to keep the hunger that they had for the West Ham game for every match to come, if they are to make sure that they are not creeping over the line come May.
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It's been a wretched December and January. The past is the past though and there is now everything to play for in terms of beating previous targets like the 46 points total, and the ninth placed finish, which are both records that could go this season. Safety has to be the first target and three more wins would pretty much guarantee that. It may not be until March that Bournemouth are knocking on the 40 point mark, but that would still put them in a great position to set some new records.
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Winning against West Ham is the first double of the season and there could be a few more to come. There was a sense of relief with the win that everything is going to be good now and that Bournemouth will soon be safe. But the players need to keep the hunger that they had for the West Ham game for every match to come, if they are to make sure that they are not creeping over the line come May.
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