With two games gone and four points out of six, the Cherries have safely got a few points on the board. Averaging two points a game is what they managed at the start of last season up to 10 games and it is going to take a big effort to continue on that kind of form with the series of games Bournemouth have ahead of them.
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| A reasonable start for the Cherries but harder games are to come. |
The important thing was that AFCB did get some points from the considered lesser teams that have just been promoted. Not to get anything or just a couple of draws would have been a real disappointment. Aston Villa and Sheffield United are not teams that will frighten many in the Premier League, but the points still have to be won, and some teams won't do as well against these two teams. The pressure to get early points on the board is always a nervy issue for fans, but now that we are underway and AFCB have their first win, the teams gets to grow into the new season a little with a big clash at home to Man City next weekend.
It will take a few games for the league to sort itself out, but AFCB can at least put themselves in the top half before the winter games with a few more encouraging performances. A lot of the game is psychological and just looking at the table can add pressure or give teams a good felling about themselves depending on their position.
Bournemouth have only every got off to one good start in this league and it's by no means certain that the points will continue to flow at the rate of two a game, but at least we know that there are other teams that have had more difficult starts. It will be the next phase of building on the start that AFCB look to do now and while that may not mean picking up points against the likes of Man City, there are several other games that are winnable and if they go AFCB's way it could be another season when AFCB are looking up rather than down.
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