When AFCB fell 10 down against Everton, I looked at what was on the bench and there were few attacking options for Howe. He had Lys Mousset and Jordan Ibe, and there was little belief that either one of them would be able to take a match saving chance if it fell to them on their recent form.
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We don't know how Solanke will fit into the team at the moment. If Callum Wilson needs a bit more time to get back to full fitness, Howe will be sweating on his front men. Usually it has been Bournemouth's good fortune to see King score if Wilson isn't or vice versa, but the importance of Callum Wilson is simply going to grow if Bournemouth keep getting blank sheets when he is unable to play.
On current for though, it would be tempting to see Solanke and Wilson provide the spearhead for Bournemouth's attack. Waiting until February though for Solanke is really frustrating and Bournemouth need points. While goals aren't usually a problem for Bournemouth it is clear that without the presence of Wilson, Bournemouth look a much less threatening team.
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It has been fortunate for King and Mousset that Wilson has been making the headlines for a while now, but the focus is on them while he is struggling to regain fitness. If Solanke can be a big goal scoring addition to the team, then we could even see King and Mousset being lined up for moves away from the club come next summer.
Solanke was a panic buy....and his record of one premiership goal does not fill one with confidence....I fear we are going to be relegated
ReplyDeleteI noted before our slump that we were not really doing any better than last season. In fact if you look at like for like fixtures when we beat Arsenal and Chelsea we are doing worse
ReplyDeleteWe desperately need a win or draw against West Ham to stop the rot. I found last weeks bench packed of three defenders disheartening. As you say with Ibe and Mousset as the only attacking options (Pugh should have benched) we had no plan b should we go behind.
Another poor goal conceded. Relegation form unfortunately