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Former Bournemouth defender Joe Partington told BBC Radio Solent's Jordan Clark on the latest episode of Cherries: Unpicked that defensive set-pieces were the "catalyst" in Bournemouth's capitulation at Manchester City. Marc Guehi's 84th-minute equaliser - a free header in the area - sparked a City comeback as Enzo Maresca's side turned the opening game of Bournemouth's season on its head.
The 44-year-old is focused on maintaining ‘emotional control’ and a slew of sensible signings offer genuine hopeIt is a necessary reset. Although it would be pushing it to say that Chelsea have switched from development centre to retirement home, even after the signings of Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck, there has been a clear shift in strategy this summer. Some grownups are in the room at last and, for Xabi Alonso, the hope is that bringing in more experience will help a squad still packed with youngsters show more composure when adversity strikes.Discipline was a problem for Chelsea last season: they had 11 red cards in all competitions and a lot of the wounds were self-inflicted. Chelsea were impetuous, on the receiving end of too many bookings for dissent and prone to collapsing at the first sign of trouble. No wonder Alonso, who was the epitome of calm during his playing career, has focused on maintaining “emotional control” before opening his tenure as manager with Monday’s trip to Fulham. Continue reading...
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan for the second of our Premier League preview podcastsRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email.On the podcast today: part two of our big Premier League preview (listen to part one here). we begin with Hull City, who have signed a lot of players and have a fascinating manager. But can anyone make the case for the Tigers beating the drop? Ipswich will be looking to avoid a similar fate, and have brought in Gary O’Neil after Kieran McKenna’s exit. Continue reading...
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