Bournemouth's strong defensive prowess took another hit at the weekend. While Wolves have not been the highest scorers by any means in the league, they didn't find anything too difficult about unlocking the Cherries' defence.
Two set-pieces were the door that Wolves needed to win the game. It must be agonisingly annoying for Eddie Howe when the team can't defend properly at such moments. The team has the opportunity to get ready and be prepared for the free kicks when they come in, but Bournemouth just didn't have all the basis covered and they looked extremely vulnerable when Wolves had free kicks.
Ramsdale didn't really get off the ground quick enough for Moutinho's goal. Why that was I'm not sure. Perhaps he didn't think the shot would be direct and more likely to be a cross. But he was caught out by a marvellous shot and Moutinho probably put it in the only small space that he could to beat Ramsdale. It was hit very high and had a very sharp dip on it.
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| Two free kick incidents ruined AFCB Saturday. |
Ramsdale didn't really get off the ground quick enough for Moutinho's goal. Why that was I'm not sure. Perhaps he didn't think the shot would be direct and more likely to be a cross. But he was caught out by a marvellous shot and Moutinho probably put it in the only small space that he could to beat Ramsdale. It was hit very high and had a very sharp dip on it.
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Less forgivable was the second goal. The ball between Harry Wilson and Lewis Cook was expertly played, but Bournemouth were caught on the back foot and once the cross from Traore was put right in front of Raul Jimenez, it was simple for the striker to score, having got ahead of Nathan Aké.
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Wolves were alert to the opportunity of scoring whenever they had a dead ball situation, and you have to ask why Bournemouth always looked flat when they had given a free kick away. There is a mental alert button that needs to be pressed when Bournemouth are in these situations and they can't keep going to sleep.
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