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'Remarkable' Adams and a 'threadbare' squad - what's no one talking about?

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Tyler Adams playing for Bournemouth
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We asked you for what's the one thing - good or bad - that nobody is talking about at Bournemouth but really should be?

Here are some of your comments:

Patrick: We're still not strengthening the squad from a striker and potential goal scorer perspective. We are not clinical enough with our attempts on goal and need to address this.

Ben: Tyler Adams' performances and influence on games is remarkable, especially given his lengthy spells out of the side. He protects the backline and gets things going when we're on the attack. It's so pleasing to see him playing.

Wing: One thing we must really appreciate is how well our backroom staff (on and off the pitch) has done at Dean Court to elevate this club to this level.

We had Sean O'Driscoll as manager in the early 2000s and he taught his players to use their initiatives on the pitch in-game and be tactically astute.

What that has produced was the likes of Eddie Howe, Stephen Purches and Jason Tindall - who plucked us out of lower leagues into the top flight with their adventurous endeavours - and are now flourishing with one of the top clubs in the top flight. Now, as Andoni calls them - "Tom and Shaun" - we have Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper flanking our brilliant manager on matchdays, taking in info and suggesting tactical moves with him.

We have a balance of grounding in tradition - in terms of staff who have the best interests of the club at heart - and new innovations combined to provide AFC Bournemouth with the perfect harmony for more venturing into to more uncharted territory.

John: With Forest doing well it's taken the spotlight off the Cherries somewhat. Long may this attitude continue. We will quietly go about what we do best and see were we end up at the end of this campaign.

JD: No one is talking about the fact we have 12 fit first team squad members (with Hill going off injured against Chelsea). The squad is absolutely threadbare and simultaneously relying on very inexperienced players. The fact we let Aarons and Billing leave in this window while seemingly having no replacements inbound, or recall clauses in for the seven players out on loan at other clubs, seems very naïve for what the second half of the season will bring. We are one more injury away from having to field inadequate youth players in what is potentially our best season in history. Despite all Iraola's amazing work he could yet be scuppered by the lack of squad available to him through injuries and poor decision making from the recruitment department.

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