Howe: It`s been a hectic

AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has admitted that the recent fixture pile up has been a hectic time for the Cherries.

While other sides have also suffered from a fixture congestion recently, they haven't also had to go through a glut of games with only 13 available players which has been the issue for Eddie Howe's side.

However despite having four games in eleven days, the Cherries picked up ten points from a possible twelve and now have the luxury of having just three games over the next ten days!

Howe told the Daily Echo...

"All the lads to a man have been outstanding with respect to playing when not 100 per cent and playing out of position. As I`ve said in the past, we would never ask anyone to risk doing any serious damage."

"It`s been a hectic spell, in some senses, we would rather not have games Saturday-Tuesday because you do worry about injuries disrupting you.

"But we have come through with only minor disruption and the lads have performed really well in the four games. I include Cheltenham because that wasn`t an easy game. In some ways, the point we got against them looks a really good one after the result against Notts County. We`re in a good position."

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