More to come from the Cherries- Well let's have it!

Eddie Howe promised there was more to come from the Cherries after the Arsenal game. How far short Bournemouth are of being 100 per cent is not clear, but looking back at the past eight games can we really say that AFCB played the other team off the park for 90 minutes very often?

AFCB have been slow starters, so we have to get them up for coming out
of the blocks fast against Norwich City.

I'd argue the wins against Aston Villa, Southampton and Everton were all great but were they comprehensive wins? The score lines in the Southampton and Everton games might suggest that they were, but they were fairly tight games with Everton perhaps showing Bournemouth as their most dominant. So, there is work to do.

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But where is the improvement going to come from? Arguably Eddie needs players coming back to fitness and the big player for me is Lewis Cook. Can Lewis be put into the team and does Eddie have to change formation to do it? I suppose he would if he wants to keep Billing and Lerma in the team as well, but are Billing and Lerma doing enough as a duo in the centre of the park? I'd probably say it's not consistent enough yet and what we have seen of Lewis, perhaps he deserves another go now.

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The team was flat for 45 minutes against Arsenal and the team simply can't afford to do that in a home game against Norwich who will come thinking they have every chance of getting something from this game. I am hoping Eddie does something bold to give Bournemouth a strong start and get the team pressing Norwich in their own half. We can't afford another passive game. So, if there is more to come from the Cherries, let's have it!

Coming next week - the paperback version of Eddie Had A Dream