A bit too early to think top 10

I was a bit concerned that Adam Smith was telling the Bournemouth Echo that AFCB could finish top 10 at this precise moment in the season. We are only two games in and four points against two newly-promoted sides is not a complete reflection of what the league is going to look like this season. It's a bit too early to shout we're going to finish in the top half.

Adam Smith dreams of a big season for AFCB.

I admire the confidence and the need to set targets. Bournemouth have only finish in the top 10 once in their four Premier League seasons so it is a legitimate aim to have, but let's not get carried away just yet. The games against Man City and Leicester City will give us more of an idea of what AFCB are up against if they are to finish in the top half. If the Cherries can get anything from those games then we can start thinking a little more optimistically.

At the moment, the player should just be getting their heads down and working hard. The team is not going to keep picking up points unless they try and improve and are ready to face the big teams when they come up. AFCB are far from the finished article and they'll need to play much better than they have in their first two games to take points off Man City and Leicester City.

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The main way they can seek to do that is in tightening up their defence. Two nil-nil draws would not be a bad end to the first month, even if the lure of three points in one of these games would put Bournemouth in a very strong position going into next month's fixtures.