It's six goals conceded in the last two games now for Bournemouth. Losing to Brighton and West Ham were bad defeats because they are the teams around them, and Bournemouth have just given them both a boost to stay up while damaging their own chances.
Even with three central midfield players trying to plug the gaps against West Ham, Bournemouth couldn't do the job as well as they did against Chelsea. There has to be some reason for that. West Ham's attack is not as good as Chelsea's and yet there was more fight and defiance against Chelsea. Bournemouth have run out of energy it seems. It's a bad problem to have and perhaps the FA Cup match will give AFCB a chance to recover some players who are playing when they really need a rest. Luton, I am sure, will fancy their chances against the defence AFCB put up at West Ham, but it's likely that the defenders will be much younger for the FA Cup match. AFCB fans should be pleased if Eddie makes 10 or more changes for the FA Cup match this season, as for once a run in that competition probably won't help matters.
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| Eddie Howe needs to change the mentality quickly to stop AFCB losing games. |
The defence has not been able to shut up shot and now I even wonder if the run of defeats could be damaging for Aaron Ramsdale. It may be time that Eddie has to take Aaron out of the firing line in Premier League games and put Artur Boruc in goal just to give Ramsdale a break. For the FA Cup match it is likely to be Mark Travers who gets the keeper's gloves.
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The back four are leaking goals. Nathan Aké is a huge miss, but he alone can't quickly recover and turn this around. While it would be great to get Aké back, he's not going to be available for a few weeks, and if clubs don't come in for him in January, we can be sure he will be taken in the summer if AFCB can't beat the drop.
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