It was a revealing press conference before the Liverpool match from Eddie Howe. He was keen to say that AFCB can get out of the situation they are in, but he needs everyone to come together. Fighting qualities is what Howe has asked for. But AFCB's heads are only just above the water now.
Eddie has criticised the players for not fighting for every second ball enough this season. He will have known that a bad run would come at some point, but it is the timing of the poor run that has been surprising. AFCB still have the big teams to play. Eddie is right in that he can't afford a negative atmosphere around the ground and the crowd needs to get behind the club.
Eddie is very much searching for answers as to why he is not getting the top performances from his players at the moment, yet only a few weeks ago they did beat Manchester United. Perhaps Bournemouth are not as broken as some may think. But the players need to show that on the pitch and go and take a big scalp in one of the next two games to consolidate in mid-table.
Catching Liverpool cold won't be easy, but just imagine what a win against them would do for moral. UTCIAD!
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| Eddie Howe may call on some of those who were subs at Palace to start against Liverpool. |
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Eddie says that Adam Smith, Steve Cook and Josh King will all miss out on this fixture. There is some choices to make though in midfield. Dan Gosling just might be an option now that Eddie has to look to. He has played Lerma, Lewis Cook and Billing in recent games, but Gosling has not been tainted by those performances and it is perhaps time to use a bit of his experience.
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Possible AFCB Line-up
AFCB Subs: Boruc, Stacey, Kelly, Billing, L Cook, Kilkenny, Solanke
It's not a team I like, but I fear Franno will play and it could be a back five which we all hate. I'd much rather see Kelly and Stacey play. I'd like to see Stanislas back at least on the bench.
AFCB TV Match Preview
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