AFCB - still not good enough on the ball

If we might have thought that Bournemouth had turned the corner with their win at Chelsea, we were soon put right with the last-minute defeat that Burnley dished out. It was perhaps unlucky to lose the game to the one effort that was on target, but the team has to defend well for the entire match and they fell short. What really annoyed Eddie Howe though was that the team was not good enough on the ball.
Bournemouth need to make better forward movement for creative improvement.Taking risks and making overlaps, etc is what Eddie Wanted to see more of. I though Josh King really did try and take the game to Burnley with some amazing moments of skill and control that took him away from surrounding players on more than one occasion. Sadly, those moments were usually around the half-way line and not in the box.
Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream is on sale now!I am sure the weather didn't help the game, but I wanted to see more from the wingers and more pressure on the Burnley goal. Instead, Bournemouth were very mindful of how they played and the passing was slow to go forward. Eddie must be wondering what more he can do to get the front players making the right runs and the midfielders looking to move the ball forward. Even when Bournemouth did get around the box, there was a lack of shooting and accuracy.

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Eddie Howe said the wet pitch should have been conducive to fast football on the floor, but we just didn't see much cut and thrust from our players. Bournemouth will have a much different game against Arsenal but when Bournemouth have free kicks and corners, they'll need to make more of them than they did against Burnley.

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