Eddie Howe was pleased with how the team held out against Aston Villa in the second half, even if Villa won the half 1-0. It wasn't that Bournemouth looked 100 per cent safe from conceding, but every player did their work in trying to prevent Villa from getting an equaliser with blocks and tackles to keep the score in Bournemouth's favour.
It took a spectacular goal from Douglas to bring Aston Villa back into the game and from that point on there were some worried faces among AFCB fans. To concede again would have been devastating and Eddie Howe would have had a pick me up job to do two weeks in a row, so that is how big the win was at Aston Villa.
The defending was strained at times and Bournemouth did live on a knife-edge at times. But the solid performer again was Aaron Ramsdale who didn't put a foot wrong all game. When a young player comes into the team in such an important position, and does well it tends to inspire others and all the defenders are doing all they can to help him and the team out.
Personally, I wish Bournemouth didn't sit back on leads and hope to hold out in these kind of games rather than keep attacking. We dd see some sensible play though in the last few minutes with the Cherries keeping the ball near the opposition's corner flag and winning corners in the dying minutes. They came through that test and next weekend they will have to defend even better against the Champions.
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The defending was strained at times and Bournemouth did live on a knife-edge at times. But the solid performer again was Aaron Ramsdale who didn't put a foot wrong all game. When a young player comes into the team in such an important position, and does well it tends to inspire others and all the defenders are doing all they can to help him and the team out.
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Personally, I wish Bournemouth didn't sit back on leads and hope to hold out in these kind of games rather than keep attacking. We dd see some sensible play though in the last few minutes with the Cherries keeping the ball near the opposition's corner flag and winning corners in the dying minutes. They came through that test and next weekend they will have to defend even better against the Champions.
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