The poor away run Bournemouth have been on may seem startling with eight defeats now lined up, but the teams Bournemouth have played in that run are mainly in the top half. If Bournemouth did slip up it was perhaps against Cardiff and Newcastle Utd, where they would have expected to be more in these games. Having not won away since Fulham on 27 October 2018, it is a problem that Eddie Howe has to find a solution to sooner rather than later.
Difficult afternoons are not unusual, but the opening goals in Bournemouth's away matches have come for the opposition. Bournemouth are not getting the fist hit if you like, and making comebacks is always hard in this league.
Individual mistakes are still very prevalent and it is hard to mitigate that. Bournemouth will be stronger when they get players back and while the team is not playing well away from home, Bournemouth have to make sure they don't start seeing that form affect their home matches.
Keeping in games for longer is what Bournemouth will be keen to achieve in these away matches. I thought they were doing perhaps too well against Liverpool in the opening 25 minutes. As soon as that confidence got up though, the killer goal for Liverpool came. Eddie Howe says it's not the away form that is really so much a cause for the concern though.
"It's difficult for us, because I don't think it's home form and away form. It's just inconsistencies and I know people will point to the away record, and quite rightly point out that that's not been very good. But I think we've had inconsistencies in our performance probably since we picked up our long-term injuries, and we've never quite managed to produce results and performances, week in and week out," said Howe. "Obviously, we know that is what we are trying to put right."
AFCB's post-match press conference for Liverpool 3 v 0 AFCB
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| The home dugout is a far more friendly place than the away ones for Eddie Howe. |
Individual mistakes are still very prevalent and it is hard to mitigate that. Bournemouth will be stronger when they get players back and while the team is not playing well away from home, Bournemouth have to make sure they don't start seeing that form affect their home matches.
Keeping in games for longer is what Bournemouth will be keen to achieve in these away matches. I thought they were doing perhaps too well against Liverpool in the opening 25 minutes. As soon as that confidence got up though, the killer goal for Liverpool came. Eddie Howe says it's not the away form that is really so much a cause for the concern though.
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AFCB's post-match press conference for Liverpool 3 v 0 AFCB
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