Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Eddie: Let's get back to where we were
BOSS Eddie Howe is hoping Cherries can rediscover their early-season form when they resume their League Two promotion bid following an impromptu mid-winter break.[LNB] Howe concedes his charges have failed to hit the heights in recent weeks, even though three wins in their past five games has seen them maintain their quest for honours.[LNB] In particular and in contrast to the opening two months of the campaign when they deservedly won their first six home games Cherries have been far from convincing at Dean Court.[LNB] And their credentials are likely to face a stern examination when they host in-form Bury tomorrow, five months after their promotion push began with a polished performance against the Shakers.[LNB] Howe, who saw his troops record an emphatic 3-0 win at Gigg Lane on the opening day of the season, told the Daily Echo last night: We played very well that day.[LNB] Everyone is aware that we haven't played as well as we can recently but we have still managed to get some good results, which, hopefully is the sign of a good team.[LNB] We are looking to put on a performance and to get back to where we were earlier this season because we showed excellent intensity in the early games and are looking to recapture that.[LNB] We are constantly trying to achieve better results through better performances and are always analysing and trying to find ways to improve.[LNB] It's not just performances and there have been a few other things that perhaps we have gone away from in recent weeks that we need to start doing again.[LNB] Howe added: Bury are a good side and have been on a good run. We always expected them to be right up there and they are proving what a good team they are. We fully expect a tough game.[LNB] The Shakers are currently eighth, just a point shy of the play-off places, and boast the second best away record in League Two having won six and drawn four of their 13 matches on the road.[LNB] Alan Knill's men, beaten play-off semi-finalists last season, have suffered only two league defeats in their past 16 and arrive in Dorset on the back of three successive away games.[LNB] Cherries have a doubt over midfielder Joe Partington, although Scott Guyett, Alan Connell and Steve Fletcher are expected to be available despite restricted training during the recent cold snap.[LNB] Cherries: (from) Jalal, Bradbury, Garry, Pearce, Igoe, Robinson, Feeney, Hollands, Partington, Pitman, Connell, Goulding, Fletcher, Guyett, McQuoid, Cummings, Bartley, Thomas.[LNB] Shakers: (from) Brown, Futcher, Sodje, Newey, Buchanan, Dawson, Barry-Murphy, Jones, Worrall, Lowe, Morrell, Racchi, Scott, Belford, McCartney, Baker, Harrop.[LNB]
