Friday, 26 June 2020

Why can't Kelly start for AFCB?

Official AFCB image - Kelly is ready to play, so let's see him.
I have been calling for a change at left back for more than a month now. Adam Smith is okay as a stand in on the left when Bournemouth don't have the recognised bodies fit but there is no need to keep him out there on the left, and he is a weak point in the team in that position, as we have seen against Wolves. If Eddie wants to play him, he should play him on the right side. But seeing how at ease Lloyd Kelly looked at left back, I wouldn't mind him being give an go now.

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At the moment what do Bournemouth have to lose in giving Kelly his chance? Things aren't working as they are at the moment and perhaps Kelly is better able to defend on the left and I am sure he would give the team a better balance as would Rico with their left foot. Eddie Howe gets it into his hear that it is okay to play players out of position, but there comes a time when patching up the team like that does more harm than good and Bournemouth need to get back to the basics. They need players who know there roles and their best positions.

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Josh King wants to play as a forward, Lloyd Kelly wants to play at left back. Put these players in their favoured positions and let's see how they do. They are likely to play better as they are happy doing the jobs they are supposed to do in those positions. I can't quite work out why Eddie think he can get as much out of the players, when they are doing things that they feel are more unnatural for them. At this stage AFCB need confident players that know the manager trusts in them performing.



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While the manager has to give direction and influence to his players he must also listen to what they have to say and see why they feel the team is not playing as well as it should. I am pretty sure many of them will say the balance isn't right, and part of that could be corrected by playing Lloyd Kelly or Diego Rico at eft back - please listen Eddie.

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2 comments:

  1. Chris26 June 2020 at 14:22

    Personally I'd like to see Rico in at left back, especially against Newcastle. They will be similar to Wolves and Palace in that they will set up to defend and hit us on the counter with the pace of St-Maximin a real threat. Our set pieces & crossing from the left were so poor against Wolves, I lost count of the number of times we hit the first man. Rico would provide service from this flank. With Newcastle most likely defending deeply we will need to capitalise on any set pieces that we get.
    Maybe Eddie sees something in training that is keeping these options away from the team?

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  2. Utc27 June 2020 at 07:21

    Confidence has gone for the individuals.Look how Ritchie strikes the ball at goal in the last game. We profited from him massively.Why cant our midfield /wingers take it on? I think they're petrified to deviate from a plan . Individuality has been trained out of them and they look stifled.

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