We have seen Josh King be out for several games at a time when his hamstrings go and they go perhaps more frequently than some other players. But Josh is exactly the player that Bournemouth need now, as he takes the fight to the opposition and pulls the team up around him when he goes and attacks.
If Bournemouth are going to change that they have to get on the front foot and go at games more positively. Concentrating on their own weaknesses isn't really helping at the moment. they need to find a way of making their attack work, so that they can perhaps get that first goal and get some confidence back. Bournemouth have only scored one goal in their last six league matches. The truth is Bournemouth don't look like a team that is going to score and they need to believe that the players they have on the pitch are going to score.
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| Josh King has three goals this season. |
Having Josh King back might not mean Bournemouth secure three points, but I think they stand a much better chance of getting something against Norwich City if he is on the team. There is no one player that makes a side, but with Aké, Lerma, Fraser and Callum Wilson and King available, Bournemouth would look a different prospect to what Eddie Howe had last time out. The good news is that Aké has got 90 minutes under his belt since returning. But even with Adam Smith and Aké returning last game, Bournemouth still looked weak and vulnerable.
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Josh King is a player who can make things happen and perhaps doesn't seem to feel the pressure as much as Callum when he hasn't scored. He plays the same way every game and always makes bustling runs at the heart of the opposition's defence. Bournemouth have lacked those explosive bursts. If King is at it again, then it will help Fraser to also start making those kind of runs as well and by asking questions of the opposition we just may start to get a bit more luck in front of goal. 
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