Eddie Howe only made one substitution against Newcastle. The bench was not full of players who could perhaps influence the game and he chose Domonic Solanke who put in a performance that certainly got noticed by the fans.
I suppose Solanke's aim will be to break his own duck of scoring before the end of the season and this may help him feel a bit more like he is contributing to the team in an attacking sense. The task of getting in front of King or Wilson is not going to be easy and he is doing well to rival Mousset who also has just as much need to get minutes from the bench.
What I can see about Solanke is that he does a lot of running. Whether he can start to make more runs that are going to be picked out by his team members is what I'm looking out for now. If he can get an understanding with the midfielders then he may find he is contributing more. He certainly has a shot on him and I'm curious to see whether he can score some goals from outside the box and headers, as well as tap-ins. He has some time this season to show us what he can do and it would be great to get another striker who really feels at home in the Premier League and playing for Bournemouth, because the big clubs could well come in for King or Wilson this summer.
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| Solanke is starting look more like a Premier League striker. |
The aim is always to come on and make an impact and Solanke was pleased he did that. He doesn't always look like he has the ball under control, but he has a good presence of mind and when he confidently got himself into the box. He kept his concentration well to hold off several Newcastle players around him before finding the well-placed Josh King to give Bournemouth their second goal.
I suppose Solanke's aim will be to break his own duck of scoring before the end of the season and this may help him feel a bit more like he is contributing to the team in an attacking sense. The task of getting in front of King or Wilson is not going to be easy and he is doing well to rival Mousset who also has just as much need to get minutes from the bench.
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What I can see about Solanke is that he does a lot of running. Whether he can start to make more runs that are going to be picked out by his team members is what I'm looking out for now. If he can get an understanding with the midfielders then he may find he is contributing more. He certainly has a shot on him and I'm curious to see whether he can score some goals from outside the box and headers, as well as tap-ins. He has some time this season to show us what he can do and it would be great to get another striker who really feels at home in the Premier League and playing for Bournemouth, because the big clubs could well come in for King or Wilson this summer.
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