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Another four weeks of Premier League football have been and gone, meaning that clubs are taking votes for their player of the month for February – including Bournemouth, who took just one point from their four games.
With Joshua King, Artur Boruc, Dan Gosling and Nathan Ake to choose from, 35% of the Vitality Stadium faithful opted for the latter, with goalkeeper Boruc his closest competitor for an award which the Dutch international will surely want to just sweep under the carpet.
The Cherries lost three games last month, conceding 11 goals on the way and so it does seem bizarre that the 24-year-old has scooped the gong – he may not have been culpable for their woeful defensive record in recent weeks but surely no-one playing in a back line that leaks that many is worthy of being commended for their efforts.
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The former Chelsea man has been a regular fixture in Eddie Howe’s starting XI this season and would surely be thrilled to receive such recognition from the fans for his performances in any other month than February, in which the Cherries’ chances of finishing in the top half have become far slimmer.
For all their hard work in defence, Bournemouth couldn’t hold off Manchester City on Saturday, meaning that their dismal run continued – they face Huddersfield this weekend in what will be the perfect opportunity to right their wrongs, although they will still need to drastically improve from their blunt showing against the champions.
That includes Ake, who has simply been the best of a bad bunch.
