While a win in the FA Cup may make fans feel better about the club, it is the league that will pay the bills. Staying in the Premier League will take a big effort now, but will an FA Cup run really help the players to win more games in the Premier League?
Eddie Howe always talks about momentum and how winning can become a habit. That is what we now need at AFCB and beating Luton may seem a long way short of having a team ready to beat Watford, but this week there will be a smile on players' faces and training will be a lot less stressful than it has been of late. The boys know that if they can get a win against Watford then their situation will improve massively. They can't afford any time for negativity. It has to be now that the focus on wins begins and the climb out of the relegation places begins, because it will only get harder if they can't get out at the first attempt.
It needs a few things to build a really positive momentum. The FA Cup win is a good start, but it has to be a good week of training and some news of players coming back for it to be a really great week that will hopefully culminate with three points.
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| backing up wins has been a problem all season. Can the Cherries do it this time after the win against Luton? |
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Of course, it wasn't all of the first team that played against Luton and there are a number of players still nursing knocks. But there is a few days before the next game and if one or two players can get back to fitness, it will be a great help. While the attacking nature of the team may be in a better place with Callum Wilson and Dominic Solanke having scored, it is the defenders that Howe perhaps needs back more than most for the game against Watford. If Nathan Aké or Adam Smith could return, the team will be looking a lot stronger.
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