It has been hard to watch the Cherries of late. It is not that they haven't been trying, but they have looked nervous and fragile when they don't want to do the wrong thing. It may just be holding the players back. They need to play without fear and to really go at teams if they are to play at their best.
I don't see the players getting the ball forward as quickly as we know they can and by slowing things down they tend to be less sure of their passing. It is when stretching the opposition that AFCB always play at their best. The speed of Fraser and Adam Smith was certainly there on Saturday against Watford, but they couldn't deliver the quality crosses to cause real mayhem in Watford's defence.
The way King delivered his cross for Danjuma's chance though may make Howe reconsider where Josh King plays next time. It was pin-point and getting the best out of Josh King is certainly needed to get AFCB firing.
Callum Wilson cut a more puzzled figure to me when he was subbed for Dominic Solanke. He just hadn't seen as much ball as he would have liked and more importantly not in the areas where he could really do any damage to the opposition. I can't see Callum being dropped from a starting spot, but Eddie Howe must be running out of ideas as to what he can do to get the forwards in more of a goal scoring mood.
On other news, Jack Kitson at The Sack Race interviewed Cherry Chimes about Eddie Had A Dream and he has a competition give away - to read his interview and enter the free to enter competition - click this link to the Sack Race website.
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We have been waiting for the Cherries to hit top gear for a few weeks now. It's not been happening. I don't see it being down to any one player in particular, but as a team focus thing. Eddie may have switched the players minds to a more clean sheet mentality which previously been hard to come by. Now the team seems to have lost something going forward. There is a switch that needs to be flicked somewhere, but finding it is definitely eluding Eddie Howe at the moment.
I don't see the players getting the ball forward as quickly as we know they can and by slowing things down they tend to be less sure of their passing. It is when stretching the opposition that AFCB always play at their best. The speed of Fraser and Adam Smith was certainly there on Saturday against Watford, but they couldn't deliver the quality crosses to cause real mayhem in Watford's defence.
The way King delivered his cross for Danjuma's chance though may make Howe reconsider where Josh King plays next time. It was pin-point and getting the best out of Josh King is certainly needed to get AFCB firing.
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On other news, Jack Kitson at The Sack Race interviewed Cherry Chimes about Eddie Had A Dream and he has a competition give away - to read his interview and enter the free to enter competition - click this link to the Sack Race website.
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