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The Weekend In Pictures: December 2nd-4th

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The Weekend In Pictures: December 2nd-4th Francesco Totti watched on as his side beat Lazio in the Derby della Captiale this weekend. It was the fifth time this season that Wojciech Szczesny managed to keep a clean sheet, the joint most in Serie A.In hindsight, it wasn’t the worst thing in the world that the first Clasico of the seaso...

Form Guide: Bournemouth primed to build on positive Premier League debut

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Form Guide: Bournemouth primed to build on positive Premier League debut Second season syndrome is a concern for any team or player. Following a successful debut campaign, the worry is that opponents will work out the style and counter it effectively, ensuring its impact is minimal. In the early weeks of the current season, there were perhaps suggestions that Bournemouth...

Wilshere Needs Bournemouth Experiment to Reap Rewards

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Wilshere Needs Bournemouth Experiment to Reap Rewards AC Milan were interested. Roma even agreed terms with the player. All in all, 22 teams had been credited with an interest in Jack Wilshere, with Bournemouth ultimately winning the race to secure his services on a season-long loan. When it became apparent that the England international was available ...

Will faith in youth pay off as Bournemouth build for the future?

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Will faith in youth pay off as Bournemouth build for the future? Somewhat lost in the understandable hysteria of Leicester’s title win, also in part due to a disappointing end to the campaign, Bournemouth’s achievements last season were somewhat undervalued.Eddie Howe was deemed by many as naive in thinking that his side could simply continue to play ...

Bournemouth Turnaround a Reward for Sticking to Principles

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Bournemouth Turnaround a Reward for Sticking to Principles By the time the November international break came around last year, many were beginning to doubt Bournemouth’s possession based philosophy. With his side sat in the relegation zone at the time, just three points above bottom club Aston Villa after 12 games, Eddie Howe could have panicked.I'm g...

Player Focus: Safe Bet Afobe Leading Bournemouth Survival Bid

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Player Focus: Safe Bet Afobe Leading Bournemouth Survival Bid When Benik Afobe squandered two great chances on his Bournemouth debut in a 3-1 defeat to West Ham last month, manager Eddie Howe was quick to look for the positives. Speaking after the game he said, I thought Benik did well and worked extremely hard, he had a couple of really good openings and it i...

Team Focus: January Arrivals Signals Intent by Bournemouth

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Team Focus: January Arrivals Signals Intent by Bournemouth One has to praise Bournemouth. After a rocky start to life in the Premier League, the Cherries have begun to find their feet in England’s top tier. They have now lost just one of their last eight league fixtures, with that coming in an expected 2-0 defeat at Arsenal, though they put in a good ...

Team Focus: Arter Return Sees Upturn in Results for Brave Bournemouth

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Team Focus: Arter Return Sees Upturn in Results for Brave Bournemouth Less than a month ago the general consensus was that Bournemouth were doomed. Too many injuries had mounted against the Cherries early on in the season and they simply weren’t getting the breaks.A 1-0 home defeat to Newcastle having completely outplayed Steve McClaren’s men, firing off 2...

Match Report: Battling Bournemouth End Eight-game Winless Run at Chelsea

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Match Report: Battling Bournemouth End Eight-game Winless Run at Chelsea As far as shocks in football go, Bournemouth's victory at Chelsea has to be one of the biggest of the campaign. Eddie Howe's side came to Stamford Bridge on an eight-game winless run, while Jose Mourinho's team looked to have turned a corner after a three-game unbeaten run in all competitions. Howev...

Team Focus: Ability to Adapt Key to Bournemouth's Survival in Absence of Wilson

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Team Focus: Ability to Adapt Key to Bournemouth's Survival in Absence of Wilson If the late defeat to Stoke last weekend was not tough enough to take, the news after the game that Bournemouth's top scorer Callum Wilson would be out for at least 6 months with torn knee ligaments has left plenty of sour Cherries on the south coast. The blow comes a matter of weeks after the club'...