Mark Lawrenson gives Cherries no chance at Saints predicting a 2-0 defeat for Eddie Howe and his team. The 0-5 thrashing of Brighton may look like a distant memory and with defenders missing, it is fair to say that pundits don't find it a problem to back against an inconsistent AFCB.
After last week's defeat, the forwards will particularly feel the pressure on them and Josh King and Callum Wilson won't be happy seeing the games run out without them adding to their goal counts. I don't imagine that either of these two forwards will be sold in the summer, but they could be joined by another top striker if Jermain Defoe is allowed to depart.
I don't believe the players have nothing to play for in short. They have to respond to the results they have been getting, and if AFCB lose again to a bottom five side it will give Eddie Howe more ammunition to say he needs better reinforcements this summer to keep AFCB in the Premier League, come the new season.
The Southampton game is a good barometer of where AFCB really are. Are they a club that would have been well within the top 10 clubs without their run of injuries, or are they a side that narrowly avoided being dragged into a relegation fight? Bournemouth need to play well to beat Southampton and they can win if they play to their strengths. They shouldn't need any reason to give of their best, but Eddie Howe has to make it clear that anyone who is coasting is not going to be part of his plans going forward.
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This week has been a bit special though for AFCB. The Minus 17 documentary and the U21's success in winning the Central League Cup will have had an impact at Dean Court. The club has also seen the return of Marc Pugh from his loan period at Hull, because of injury and with familiar faces like Steve Cook wanting to finish the season on a high, AFCB can go to St Marys and prove the doubters wrong.
After last week's defeat, the forwards will particularly feel the pressure on them and Josh King and Callum Wilson won't be happy seeing the games run out without them adding to their goal counts. I don't imagine that either of these two forwards will be sold in the summer, but they could be joined by another top striker if Jermain Defoe is allowed to depart.
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The Southampton game is a good barometer of where AFCB really are. Are they a club that would have been well within the top 10 clubs without their run of injuries, or are they a side that narrowly avoided being dragged into a relegation fight? Bournemouth need to play well to beat Southampton and they can win if they play to their strengths. They shouldn't need any reason to give of their best, but Eddie Howe has to make it clear that anyone who is coasting is not going to be part of his plans going forward.
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