Did Howe make wrong call to put Francis on and not Lewis Cook?

The last period of the game against Arsenal could have gone better. Bournemouth made changes with Danjuma and Simon Francis coming on as the final throw of the dice, but it was baffling to some fans why Lewis Cook was not put on.

We all want to see Lewis Cook but his game time
is certainly being managed by Eddie Howe.

What I don't know is if Jack Stacey felt he had run out of steam or was injured. Putting on a right back made sense, if Howe didn't feel safe going to a back three late on. Danjuma was an attacking move, but Simon Francis will have looked a negative sub to many. You have to wonder if Lewis Cook was fully fit, as it wasn't Billings' best game and Lewis may have given the Cherries a bit more going forward from midfield. Lewis has had a major injury though and AFCB can't afford for him to have a relapse, so managing his game time now is no doubt very sensible for the long term, even if it might be frustrating for Lewis Cook and the fans.

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Jefferson Lerma was also prepared to shoot, but it was aimless and hurried on most occasions. The centre midfield is not creating quite enough for me at the moment and whether Howe made a mistake in his subs second half or not, AFCB didn't give Leno enough shots to really look like scoring. There were half chances, but not enough clear cut chances to get the breakthrough.

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After the international break, AFCB may be in a better position in terms of team selection choices. Eddie Howe will need that as one or two are not looking quite on their game at the moment and if the goals are drying up, AFCB will need some faces on the bench who might be able to turn games like the Arsenal match around.

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In other news, Wales play Slovakia tonight in the UEFA Euro Qualifiers. Harry Wilson could be in action.