Alan Smith

I was expecting big things from him.

It's still very early in his Bournemouth career, but he's got to do the basics better.

Every time he gets it, he's taking so many touches.

There are elements of it that have been OK, but you start to think, well, if Matt Ritchie's selling him, will that be a mistake?

I thought he did a great job for Bournemouth last year.

But you need to pick up quickly because I just noticed that there's not quite that, I use the word zest and energy about Bournemouth so far in these first two games.

It's amazing how when a club comes out the first year, it's a real buzz.

You love coming to the different stadia.

And the second year, it's like, OK, we've made it now.

And that could be the difference, that one or two percent that could be the difference between winning games and losing games like they did today.

And before you know it, you go four or five games without winning and then it becomes a real slog.

So they've got to

They've got to find their feet quickly because you look at the likes of Howell picked up a couple of wins.

Because that's what it's going to be for Bournemouth.

I don't look at the top half of the table or anything like that.

I just look at staying up.

That's the key.

I know they've spent money, but they've got to establish themselves as a Premier League club.

And they've got to pick up their performances because there's definitely something that's missing from early last year.

Do you agree, Niall?