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da 888casino： With David Brooks set to miss the next four weeks having suffered an injury against Chelsea, Eddie Howe must make the most of the attacking talent at his disposal to cover for the influential Welshman.
In the 2-0 loss to Cardiff, new £19m signing Dominic Solanke started up front with Josh King just behind, but struggled to make an impact throughout as he dropped too deep and appeared to try a little too hard to get involved.
Where should he be used?
The 21-year-old is a far better footballer than people give him credit for, and is surprisingly good in a No.10 position behind the striker.
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Against the Bluebirds, however, he was deployed as a central striker in front of King with the intention of him being a like-for-like replacement for Callum Wilson, but the system didn’t work as the two are vastly different players.
Upon Wilson’s return, and in Brooks’ absence, the England international should be used by Howe as a No.10, where he can drop deep and look to make things happen.
Perfect skill set for the role
You would think that Solanke is the perfect build to be a centre forward, but he is arguably more suited to a central attacking midfielder role. He completed four dribbles against Neil Warnock’s men and provided one key pass, but failed to have a single shot – this, if anything, suggests he is more focused on creating than actually scoring.
The former Chelsea and Liverpool forward is a physically capable at 6 foot 1, combining strength with impressive dribbling skills to great effect, but he has never really seemed intent on throwing his weight around in the penalty area in order to score a scrappy goal or stretching opposition defences by running off the shoulder of the last man.
Howe must ensure that he doesn’t place pressure on Solanke to be a player that he isn’t.