Bournemouth started their opening
game as many may have predicted with a fast-flowing, attacking brand of football.
They threatened the Aston Villa goal on various occasions in the early stages
of the match and more clinical finishing could have seen a far different
result. Eddie Howe was full of praise for the performance of his side despite
the 1-0 loss at the small Vitality Stadium. Howe made some smart signings over
the summer, perhaps most notably the permanent signing of goalkeeper Artur Boruc,
who played a huge part in Bournemouth’s promotion to the Premier League
following a particularly successful loan spell last year. Another stand-out
signing would be that of Max Gradel, the Ivorian winger looking to impress upon
his return to England after 4 seasons in France with Saint-Etienne. He had
limited time to make an impact, used as a substitute in the Villa match,
however expect to see him play a bigger role in other fixtures.
The Cherries were extremely unlucky against Liverpool at Anfield on Monday evening as they fell to a second consecutive 1-0 loss. The controversy began as Tommy Elfwick was judged to have been climbing on Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren as he put a header away early on in the match. They later fell victim to a second contentious decision as Benteke’s goal stood despite Coutinho’s clear attempt to play the ball from an offside position. Under the updated offside rules it is clear that the goal should not have stood, Eddie Howe’s disappointment thus being very understandable. In light of these decisions, Bournemouth will feel very hard done by, but will take many positives from the performance. They will need to find a way to turn these performances into results as soon as possible though!
The attacking mentality
Bournemouth possess lends itself to the Premier League so hopefully they won’t
be struggling for too much longer. Results will need to start turning in their
favour soon though otherwise their Premier League life may be short-lived.
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