AFC Bournemouth looked like they were going to be left searching for their first Premier League win of the season on Saturday, stuck in a scoreless draw with West Bromwich Albion.
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“I’m really pleased for him, players go through highs and lows, he’s had a severe knock with his injury but he always shows enthusiasm and brightness and you could see from his celebration how much this meant to him”.
The manager brought on Jack Wilshere after 61 minutes, which is due to a lack of match fitness NBC reports.
“We’ll wait and see what my team selection is, but I think he has naturally given the place a lift”.
“It wasn’t hard to start him on the bench after looking at the training data”. Howe said: “I’ve got to make sure I do ride by Jack and the team and I just felt half an hour was his limit today”.
“What we don’t want to do is push him too early”.
“West Brom started the second half well and we’re indebted to our goalkeeper, who made two or three great saves, although our best moments also came in that half”.
Tony Pulis believes West Brom’s defeat at Bournemouth proves the Baggies have not done enough to beef up the squad during the summer.
“We’ve finished 13th and 14th”. That was my remit.
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Speculation about a falling-out behind the scenes came after a statement issued by new chairman John Williams, who sought to explain the club’s transfer dealings, in which he said: ” Our head coach Tony Pulis is very selective and particular about the players he recruits”.
