Marco Rose and Bournemouth have had a resurgence over the last couple of weeks. The Cherries recently won their first two games this season.
Rose revealed in this week’s press conference that it took a meeting with the team to get them back on track. They discussed topics including their defending, and things have turned around.
“We had different talks about [different] topics; conceding too many goals, conceding set-pieces, and now we have five clean sheets in a row and have scored two or three goals in every game. It’s about consistency, belief and momentum. That is football on the top level.”
This weekend, they host Leeds United at the Vitality Stadium. The home side will be full of confidence after beating Man United and Sunderland in back-to-back games.
Early team news ahead of Leeds United clash
Anton Stach. Credit: IMAGO
Daniel Farke has confirmed that Anton Stach is a huge doubt for the game on Saturday. The midfielder has a foot problem, which saw him come off the bench last weekend.
Good news for the Whites is that Nico Elvedi, Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are in way better shape after picking up knocks in recent weeks. Joe Rodon has also returned to team training but is not read for full sessions yet.
The major news for Bournemouth is that Alex Scott is not ready to return to action. Scott got injured during the international break and is yet to play in the league since then.
Marco Rose has said that Eli Kroupi is in contention to play but is lacking match fitness.
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Predicted Leeds XI vs Bournemouth
Big changes are needed ahead of Saturday afternoon’s game. Leeds are not in poor form, but their run of draws has been concerning; the team do not look like the can win games.
The attack has scored just two goals in their last four games, which could lead to a change.
Harry Wilson has not been at his best, and struggled against Sunderland. He could move to the bench with Stach returning to the line-up, and with Okafor fit, the forward could partner Dominic Calvert-Lewin once again.
Stach was sorely missed last weekend, as Aaronson did not provide anything impactful in central areas. This line-up is enough to do the job on Saturday afternoon.
Predicted Leeds United XI vs Bournemouth: Trafford; Justin, Bijol, Muharemovic; Bogle, Tanaka, Stach, Ampadu, Gudmundsson; Okafor, Calvert-Lewin
