Brooks' return might well take AFCB up another level

While Eddie Howe has said that David Brooks is still some way off, returning because he hasn't trained with the team yet, I am one that can't wait to see him back playing. The Welsh winger has been out since pre-season with an ankle injury and Bournemouth have missed his vision and creative decision -making on the right wing.

David Brooks should be stepping up his training this month.

While Harry Wilson has come in and done a pretty good job, the understanding that Brooks has with King and Callum Wilson is exceptional. Brooks is a player that we know has shown fast improvement in his game every time he steps out in the Premier League. It will have been a while since David played and Eddie Howe will make sure it is not too soon, perhaps we will see him before the end of this month though.

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It makes me wonder, where would AFCB have been if David had been fit in the early part of the season? I think we all like to see the young players especially playing and doing well in the Premier League. That honour has probably fallen on Aaron Ramsdale the most this season and we can all see how much he is enjoying it.

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Eddie Howe is still probably not that satisfied with the right wing play for AFCB. We have seen Danjuma and Harry Wilson take turns to start n the last two games. In a way, it is the main little fix that Howe is perhaps most concerned with now. The defence is doing well and if Josh King, Ryan Fraser and Josh King can start picking up goals , there isn't a lot wring about the team if they can keep the clean sheets coming. Just that tweak in the right might take AFCB up one more level.