Cherries: Howe tells players to be brave

6:05pm Thursday 3rd January 2013 in Latest Sport Photograph of the Author By Neil Perrett

BOSS Eddie Howe insists Cherries must stick to their passing principles if they are to stand any chance of pulling off an FA Cup giant-killing.

Cherries, competing in the third round of the FA Cup for the first time in eight years, visit Premier League strugglers Wigan on Saturday (3pm).

Howe said: “It is going to be a very difficult game. I admire Wigan and what they have done over the past few years.

“I certainly admire Roberto Martinez a great deal, not just for how his teams play, but how he conducts himself, how he works and his mannerisms. He is a very good manager and he has done a great job with Wigan.

“They play great football and have a unique system which they have stuck to for a period of time. I am sure it is something we are going to have to deal with.

“We are going to have to show quality with the ball because you can’t defend for 90 minutes. We need to be brave enough to pass the ball ourselves.”

Asked by the Daily Echo where the FA Cup featured on his list of priorities, Howe replied: “I don’t really have a list of priorities. Our aim this season is to try to achieve something in the league but we want to win every game. That is very much how we approach every game, regardless of the competition.

“This game is no different and we want to try to win it. We know it is going to be very difficult. We are playing a Premier League team, away from home, so everything is stacked against us. But we will go there and try to give a good account of ourselves.”

Striker Frank Demouge is added to the travelling party but Wes Thomas is unlikely to be in contention after reporting back injured from his loan spell at Blackpool.

Cherries: (from) James, Francis, Cook, Elphick, Daniels, Fogden, Arter, O’Kane, Pugh, Pitman, Grabban, Tubbs, McQuoid, Fletcher, McDermott, Partington, Hughes, Demouge, Jalal.

Comments(14)

abc100 says...
6:18pm Thu 3 Jan 13

Wes Thomas injured, didn't he come back injured from Pompey too, what a surprise

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Couchy125 says...
6:42pm Thu 3 Jan 13

All the very best to the cherries on Saturday. If you play your passing game I'm sure you can get a positive result. Good luck lads.

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Mike Oxbig says...
6:55pm Thu 3 Jan 13

abc100 wrote:
Wes Thomas injured, didn't he come back injured from Pompey too, what a surprise
How much do you think Blackpool will offer for him?

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DansAFCB says...
7:18pm Thu 3 Jan 13

Injured!!!!! He will be off in a day or two obviously dont want to cup tie him meaning possibly going to higher level???

Apparently Pitman signed three and half year deal?

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abc100 says...
7:25pm Thu 3 Jan 13

Mike Oxbig wrote:
abc100 wrote:
Wes Thomas injured, didn't he come back injured from Pompey too, what a surprise
How much do you think Blackpool will offer for him?
Isn't his contract until the end of this season? If so not much, 100k would be good for us I reckon, if they sell Tom Ince they will have a bit to spend & they also know he don't want to be with us so he is probably going to force us to sell him

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pehf1rules says...
9:23pm Thu 3 Jan 13

No, another year and a half on his contract.

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boyerboy says...
9:30pm Thu 3 Jan 13

Injured my A****
think he has more than stated his case...get shot and quick..rotten apple in a perfect barrel.

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pehf1rules says...
9:54pm Thu 3 Jan 13

With you on this one boyerboy, good riddence to bad rubbish !!

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abc100 says...
10:12pm Thu 3 Jan 13

pehf1rules wrote:
No, another year and a half on his contract.
Well if he has got 18 months left and we supposedly bought him for £175k then we surely have got to get at least that back for him

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pehf1rules says...
10:47pm Thu 3 Jan 13

I would hope so abc100

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TedMacsCherryPants says...
6:20am Fri 4 Jan 13

Let's not worry about Wes Thomas, I'm sure Eddie has it in hand.

Looking forward to the trip tommorrow and confident that we can put on a good display. COYR!!!!!

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Square Old Codger says...
11:04am Fri 4 Jan 13

There shouldn't be too much pressure on the lads, Wigan must be the favourites and I imagine that Eddie will tell them to play their football and enjoy the day. It wont be a disaster should they lose - the League has to be the priority - but great if they win! Nice to see Demougue in the Squad - though I see that on Vital there are reports of a Dutch Club interested in taking both him and Davids. As for Wes, shame that he is injured - but at least that will give him time to consider his options.

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Square Old Codger says...
11:05am Fri 4 Jan 13

There shouldn't be too much pressure on the lads, Wigan must be the favourites and I imagine that Eddie will tell them to play their football and enjoy the day. It wont be a disaster should they lose - the League has to be the priority - but great if they win! Nice to see Demougue in the Squad - though I see that on Vital there are reports of a Dutch Club interested in taking both him and Davids. As for Wes, shame that he is injured - but at least that will give him time to consider his options.

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O'Reilly says...
6:14pm Fri 4 Jan 13

I fancy an upset and will hope the Cherries win and also I can collect a few bob on a 1-2 win.

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