Backs to the wall time for Cherries

Steve Cook said it all when he spoke to BBC Radio Solent after the match against Wolves, "It's backs against the wall time." Indeed, AFCB's players have to be counted now and while the results in the last two games have been narrow defeats, it's the performances that will really nark fans.

Can Bournemouth get back to inning games?

Bournemouth will lose games in the Premier League and the fans will know that, but what we don't want to see is games thrown away and it's hard not to think that the points were really handed on a plate to Newcastle and Wolves in the last two games. There was pride in getting three clean sheets a short while ago and now that kind of mentality has completely deserted the players. Switching to a back five was perhaps ill-advised by Eddie Howe as he tried to match up with Wolves' system. It seems clear to me that the players are just not settled with playing that formation and at home the fans want to see the side go at teams, not sit back and try and hit on the break.

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Callum Wilson just isn't getting any support, and if King is not available, Bournemouth need another player to play up with Callum up top. It appears that Solanke pulled a muscle in the warm up and so he could only sit on the bench and could not be used in the second half, but not having another forward to pick is another failing of the club at the moment. They let Mousset go, who is doing well and have not yet replaced him.

Every player has to look at himself now and ask are they really a Premier League player that wants to get this club into the top 10? They are not playing with the heart and pride of players that are in the Sheffield United team for example, and I don't believe that Bournemouth's players are any less talented than that side. It's all about going out on the pitch with a determination not to get beaten and a pride in your performance. Of late there has not been enough application and they'll need to find some of that when going to some tough ground in the next few weeks.

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