Concerns? What concerns!

Bournemouth's start to the season has been excellent, accruing six from nine available points. While the Carabao Cup saw an early exit to Brentford, the Premier League campaign has provided a lot of excitement and optimism, and there have been a few different elements that are starting to entwine nicely.

Our first concern was the defence. With four out of the five backline being replaced, instilling defensive solidity was always going to be a challenge for Andoni Iraola and his coaching team; therefore, a 4-2 loss to Liverpool might well have been concerning, despite the performance the Cherries put in.

However, the subsequent two 1-0 performances, home against Wolves, and then away against Tottenham Hotspur, will have pleased him massively - indeed, there was high praise amongst many Cherries fans after the showings from Adrien Truffert, Bafode Diakite and Djordje Petrovic.

Another worry was how the dynamic of the existing squad might possibly change once the new additions had fused in; however, so far, the signs have been excellent. David Brooks feels like a player reborn, Tyler Adams is imperious in the middle of the park, Marcos Senesi has been quality, Alex Scott is showing a glimpse of the quality that many a football fan observed at Bristol City, and Evanilson is making those intelligent runs and is now up and running in the goal-scoring charts too.

After the International break, the next thing I'd like to witness is some positive showings from the new signings Ben Gannon-Doak and Amine Adli, as well as returnees like Eli Junior Kroupi. While we have seen flashes of all three already, seeing them seamlessly integrate on the pitch would feel like another piece of the puzzle was complete for AFC Bournemouth this season.

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