Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Player of the year was never in doubt at AFCB

I suspect that it was the easiest Player of the Year decision that Bournemouth have had in a few seasons in 2019-20. Aaron Ramsdale fully deserved his award, but some of the other missing names from the top five might reveal a little about what the fans think about those players' performances last season.
Aaron Ramsdale picks up AFCB's player of the year for 2019-20.
It was good to see Nathan Aké in clear second on 32.02 per cent, behind Ramsdale's 46.83 per cent, but these two players really dominated the vote. That may seem strange to outsiders when Bournemouth let in 65 goals. But the tackles Akee made and the saves Ramsdale made were top class.
I was pleasantly surprised to see Diego Rico in the top five, but it probably shows that the fans were much more willing to see him play than Eddie Howe was. It will be a challenge for Rico to see if he can be the number one left back next season. If Kelly stays at centre-back, Rico may start to have the legs on Charlie Daniels who may take time to get back to his best.
The one name I thought would have picked up a few votes is Callum Wilson. While he didn't have a great season he was the highest goal scorer. The on loan Harry Wilson was probably one of the better loan signing the club has had in a while, but he didn't get a mention either. Dan Gosling was also a fan favourite at times but didn't hit top five, while Junior Stanislas needs more games to make an impact on the leader board.
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Now everything is reset for next season, and if I had to wager on player of the year for 2020-21 I'd probably go for Sam Surridge. Players that have got something to prove tend to do well. I believe Surridge wants to be the main man upfront, so it will be intriguing to see if Jason Tindall gives him even more of a go than Eddie Howe did now that the team is in the Championship.

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