Another weekend another defeat, what now for the Cherries?

It is easy to get down after watching Bournemouth at the moment. We are constantly hanging on the results of others to see if our plight is going to get worse. The disappointment for me is not that Bournemouth are simply losing games, but that we know the players are much better than what they have been producing.
Disappointment hits AFCB fans again.The more the players get caught up in the pressure to play well though, the worse they seem to get. We had some hope with the wins over Aston Villa and Brighton, but on the road the Cherries have been pretty toothless, scoring just one goal against Sheffield United since the start of the year at away grounds. The thing is that Bournemouth have been really in games. They could have got something at Bramall Lane and they could have got something at Turf Moor, but they aren't picking up points.

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The teams Bournemouth are playing are often not even playing decisively better, but Bournemouth are almost expecting the worst and unfortunately it's happening. I think that is just what happens when you are near the foot of the table. It's not that the players are not trying, but they haven't got their game together and they are starting to believe the worse could happen.
Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream eBook version -available now!The players need to snap out of their plight and start seeing that they can change things. They can keep feeling down about their situation or they can come out fighting. The fans will get behind them if the come out and try to raise their game. It's painful to see players that have done so well in the Premier League look like they have forgotten how to play well.



AdvertisementBournemouth's problems are probably mainly in their heads. The players still have the talent but they have too many negative thoughts in their heads. I say that because when things went against them at Burnley, we didn't see them managing to up their skill. Instead they got more tetchy and we saw bookings and aggression rather than calm heads and clear thinking. Pressure does strange things to us all, but Bournemouth have to find away of coping with it fast.

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