At the start of this season, I expected Sam Surridge to get a lot more game time than he has been getting to date. While that has been impacted a little by Josh King not moving on, there has been extra competition from Danuma, while Solanke was always likely to be the main striker.
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I'd like to see Sam get more of a run in the team. He gets five minutes here and there and hasn't been able to build his reputation at Bournemouth while he has at other clubs when on loan. He will be wondering if he is being looked over, or if he should be looking to play elsewhere, and that is why I hope Jason Tindall finds some games between now and mid-January to give Sam more of a go.
With the number of games there are in the Championship, I don't see why Sam should have to wait for the FA Cup to see what he can do. He has done his apprenticeship in the Championship in previous seasons. Bournemouth were not scoring that many goals until they bagged three against Birmingham City ,and perhaps Surridge could take some of the pressure off other players if he could get a goal or two.
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Tindall may be over-reliant on using Dominic Solanke and he will need to get the balance right. He has been interchanging with Josh King, but it hasn't really been working as well as it might upfront and I just hope Sam doesn't get too anxious come January to be playing more games. If he went to another Championship side you could see him scoring lots of goals.
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It’s disappointing that Sam has had so little time. If king and solanke had been scoring loads it would have been understandable but with both struggling for goals, Sam must be wondering if he will ever get a chance.
ReplyDeleteNow David Brooks is back perhaps Sam will get a chance as they seem to have a good understanding.
It would also be good to see Jason make subs with 20-30 mins to go rather than 5 mins to go.
But if I was Sam I would be thinking I am never going to get a chance here, like so many of the promising youngsters that Bournemouth have had recently.
Come on Jason,I beleive Sam should get an extended run in the team as Solanke has not really come good, but why does he seem to always be first choice
ReplyDeleteInteresting that Simon Francis said on Sky that he saw (Dom) Solanke as more of a technical no 10 than striker/target man. Which suggests Solanke and Surridge should be starting together more often.
ReplyDeleteI disagree.Sam will get his opportunity - as King will go in January and he is a similar player to Dom - who will no doubt pick up an injury or suspension at some point.No Club will guarantee him a starting place at Championship level nd we would be left short of of a hold up target man. His time will come but it will be here.
ReplyDeleteI would not blame him if he.did look for a move I think he has been very unfairly treated by the Club . I would love to see him get a run of 5 or 6 games to show what he can do I would like to see.him up front with Danjuma and Solanke playing behind them and Brooks given a roaming commission .
ReplyDeleteI agree he's not had a fair chance...When he has come on he's scored or looked dangerous immediately. I was hoping he would be the main striker. Gut feeling is he is better than Solanke given a chance. I'm not alone in that view.
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