The return of David Brooks is good news for a side in relegation trouble but one that was playing well before the lockdownWhat was the situation like when the league was suspended on 13 March? James Milner’s incredible goalline clearance at Anfield feels a lifetime ago but there were some green shoots despite a dispiriting defeat to Liverpool that in many ways was symptomatic of Bournemouth’s season to date. Unsettled from the moment Steve Cook was forced off through injury, within 15 minutes Liverpool had turned the tables after seizing on sloppy mistakes. But Eddie Howe was understandably encouraged by the manner in which his side threatened, finding joy on the counterattack and they would have equalised through Ryan Fraser but for Milner’s intervention. Related: Eddie Howe: ‘I don’t want to be told my team didn’t play well by my piano teacher’ Continue readingreadfullarticle
