This season has been a contrasting one for AFCB. They got off to such a terrific start that safety was more or less taken for granted by December, and yet they found it hard to in a game away for months. The home form then started to falter and AFCB were left relying on their good start of the season not to get dragged into a relegation scrap.
The disappointment for me was in not seeing more points taken off the top six sides. In those 12 games Bournemouth managed just two wins at home against Chelsea and Tottenham. You can't expect a lower team to always give the top six a run for their money, but when the bottom sides start taking points off the top six it becomes a worry.
AFCB are well established now and have to see how they can progress next season. The team needs to get more acquainted with the phrase of making it hard to beat them, even if they don't win games. The strategy against Man City might have annoyed some fans, but trying in these games could earn another dozen points for the Cherries. Taking you chances against the top teams has been a problem, and when the individual errors are not made AFCB are starting to look more like a team that could challenge higher up the table, because their counter-attacking football is a s good as anyone's.
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Was it a good season? I'd say yes, in the fact that young players such as Chris Mepham, Jack Simpson, Lys Mousset, Mark Travers, Sam Surridge and David Brooks got minutes on the pitch. The progress of the club shouldn't just be seen from a points view and while the injuries started to mount, the team has proved it can start a season very well.
The disappointment for me was in not seeing more points taken off the top six sides. In those 12 games Bournemouth managed just two wins at home against Chelsea and Tottenham. You can't expect a lower team to always give the top six a run for their money, but when the bottom sides start taking points off the top six it becomes a worry.
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AFCB are well established now and have to see how they can progress next season. The team needs to get more acquainted with the phrase of making it hard to beat them, even if they don't win games. The strategy against Man City might have annoyed some fans, but trying in these games could earn another dozen points for the Cherries. Taking you chances against the top teams has been a problem, and when the individual errors are not made AFCB are starting to look more like a team that could challenge higher up the table, because their counter-attacking football is a s good as anyone's.
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