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Thursday, 5 March 2020
Howe has to tell his players that Liverpool are beatable
Plying Liverpool after their first league defeat is probably not what Eddie Howe would have wanted. We could see an enraged Liverpool go about their task to demolish their next opponents. But the fact that Liverpool know they got it wrong against Watford and could do so again, against another bottom half team gives Bournemouth players more than a glimmer of hope that they can be the second team in a league match to inflict an unexpected win against the Champions in making.
Doing it against Liverpool at Anfield would be just about the biggest win of Eddie Howe's career if it were to happen. Jurgen Klopp is pretty much unbeatable at home and just staying in the game has to be Howe's first motivation for his players. Watford beat Liverpool with their wingers causing trouble on both sides, and I get the impression that Howe will try and do something similar. We have seen how effective Jack Stacey was against Chelsea and Howe just needs something similar on the left side. Liverpool are not a side that you can just attack one side, it has to be an attempt to keep them guessing at to which side of the pitch the attacks are coming down.
We have seen that it is possible to take the game to Liverpool. They can be made to defend. It is a shame it is not an evening game, as I think a night when it is a special atmosphere brings the best out in Bournemouth. The knowledge that every point earned could save them from relegation though should make the match as exciting as it needs to be for our players, and even though they can't now be the first to beat Liverpool they can be the first to do it at Anfield this season.
Beating Liverpool will need a special performance. But the proof that it can be done has been given now and Bournemouth's players know that they are up against 11 other players and not some super human's who don't make mistakes. Liverpool's fans will be wanting and demanding a return to winning ways, but that could just make Liverpool slightly gung-ho at home which could also play into Bournemouth's hands.
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