Eddie Howe is 36 and is just about to
experience his 300th game as Bournemouth manager with his
club experiencing the heady heights in the Championship. Bournemouth
sat 92nd in the league in 2008 and are second in the division. A
place in the quarter finals of the Capital Cup brings Liverpool to
their 12,000 capacity ground and they will be surrounded by Howe's
ingenious attention to detail. Life size pictures of past and present
players in Bournemouth strip and quotes from the great philosophers
and players engulf anyone who walks the corridors of the Goldsands
Stadium. Howe intends to get at everyone's psychology both positively
for his players and in an attempt to unhinge his opponents. He has
drawn on the knowledge of all the great coaches he has met. Tony
Pulis' pre-season intensity, Redknapp's team building and Brendon
Rodgers' style of play help mould his approach to football. At 31
years old, he was given the task of re-building a club that was on
its knees. Russian business man Maxim Demin backs the club and Howe,
a life long supporter of the club, is steering it towards the Premier
League. Howe is one of the longest serving managers in the league now
and he has a fascinating few weeks ahead of him.
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