What are Howe's main worries for the restart?

Bournemouth may be hurtling towards the last few games of the season, but this is the crucial time for Eddie Howe. He has many more players now who are in competition for places, but what are the concerns he might have as the Cherries get ready for the first three matches?

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His first concern will be injuries in training. We can view this period as a short pre-season and while clubs have ben given permission to play friendlies in June, before the league matches, we could see some injuries as the intensity is ramped up.

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He also has to make sure he makes the right choices for his starting line ups. We can say he has a bit more flexibility with five substitutions now, but the team needs to start games well more than ever and selecting the best team is going to be his biggest headache as we get closer to the games.

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The next worry will be how the players feel playing in empty stadiums, and not just at home, but when they go to away games. It is one thing playing in front of your own empty Dean Court and another going to Molineux, where there is usually a big crowd which can fire up the players.

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His ultimate concern though will be a failure to get points in the first few games, and he will wonder how morale could be affected, if Bournemouth don't get a result in the first game against Crystal Palace. He will want to be positive and have no negative thoughts going into the first game, but we know Crystal Palace are a good team and can find ways to hurt teams. The pressure on Howe now is probably as great as it has ever been, but he has a goal to aim for. He needs to ensure he is clear on what the team need to get in the way of points to stay up and how he is going to get the team there.

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