It is not easy to come back into a Premier League game and be up to speed straight away. We saw that with Simon Francis, when he needed more game time before coming back against Wolves. Josh King had not been out as long, but there must still have been some element of apprehension as to how well Josh King would perform on his own up front at Chelsea.
With Callum Wilson out of the picture for a bit, the role of main striker is surely King's to lose. But Dominic Solanke has much to learn still to learn at this level and having not scored, it is King that has the best experience to play while Callum is out. While King limped off at Stamford Bridge, he was putting some weight on his ankle by the time he got to the dugout. I think he'll be patched up well enough to play this weekend.
By changing the system slightly against Burnley, Bournemouth can perhaps catch out Sean Dyche. King will relish being in a battle and Burnley will give him one. I don't want to see King moved back out to the wing though to give Solanke another try at beating his duck.
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| Josh King just needs to add some goals to his performances now. |
The thing is Josh King wants to be the lone frontman. He goes straight into running battles with the thrill of the chase and often comes up the winner. If he players centrally, he has more ability to bring other players into the game and he doesn't give central defenders any rest.
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I'd like to see King get more than a few games at leading the line. It may be that Bournemouth do play better when Callum is not the main man and King is used to rattle defences more. There is also the prospect of Junior Stanislas playing again and he has great technical ability that usually works well with King and they could complement each other with perhaps Ryan Fraser making a front three.
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