The world feels like a different place after a 9-nil victory on Saturday. Yes, the opposition helped. Bournemouth are a promoted side that had already been smacked down hard by both Manchester City and Arsenal. Despite their opening day victory against Aston Villa, Bournemouth don’t look ready for the Premier League. And, this morning I learned that Bournemouth management apparently …
This is the most important match of the season. Last time out against Newcastle, I mocked Eddie Howe a bit. Truth is, I’ve never thought he was a bad manager, in general. He’s just a bad manager if you want to take a weak or mediocre Premier League team and play against Liverpool. Because Eddie Howe wants his team to …
Eddie Howe is back in the Premier League, still managing a team whose personnel rank among the worst in the league. But this time around, his team also happen to be the richest club in the world, owned by the world’s largest petrostate. For the last two years Eddie’s current team had been managed by Steve Bruce, one of the …