Monday, 21 December 2020

Fifth clean sheet main positive of Luton game

Jason Tindall was far from enthusiastic about the result against Luton Town. Keeping virtually the same team for the Wycombe game as he did against Rotherham, with just Chris Mepham and Jack Simpson changing around, he said had not been helpful, but then he chose to start exactly the same players against Luton Town as he did against Wycombe Wanderers. So I am not sure why a change wasn't made in the starting line-up for the Luton game. It makes me wonder if the manager trusts all his players to be good enough to come into the team when rotation is required.

AFCB don't seem able to win back-to -back games when they keep the same starting 11.

If Bournemouth have a problem it is not from keeping out goals at the back at the moment. Steve Cook is  leading his defenders to keep opposition teams at bay, and Asmir Begovic has been exceptional in goal. The way Jack Simpson has fitted right in has been a delight and Lloyd Kelly is really showing that he is going to be a very big player for Bournemouth in the future, and he is starting to put in some telling crosses at the other end.

Bournemouth are certainly organised. They can be pleased that they are defending corners and free kicks well. But they have to put more effort in to create chances. Whether that means Tindall should be looking to rotate things more in midfield and in the forward line is something he must be pondering. Dan Gosling has had a long time on the subs bench, and Sam Surrdidge is biting at the bit to get more time on the pitch.

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The main concern I have is that Bournemouth need Danjuma back to really inject the kind of pace into their forward play that put teams into a panic in the early part of the season. Whether Danjuma can get his hamstring 100 per cent in the next few weeks may be the difference between Bournemouth closing the gap on Norwich or seeing that gap growing.

With the latest news that Josh King has a back injury again, I think it is best now to cut our losses with Josh and don't play him again. Recoup a transfer fee for him and see if there are any young players that could be brought in for the second half of the season to help the squad push on.

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