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2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Chris Mepham says ‘People are starting to notice’ Kieffer Moore’s technical ability #AFCB

By Kanak Chauhan November 22, 2022

CHRIS Mepham believes his teammate for club and country, Kieffer Moore, is finally getting his dues for his technical ability, rather than just his physical qualities. Mepham and Moore are currently away on Wales duty for the World Cup in Qatar, with the pair facing the USA in their Group B opener this evening (7pm). The duo have been a revelation at club level this campaign, Chris Mepham stepping out of the shadows to become ever present after spending last season on the fringes of Scott Parker’s squad. Meanwhile, Moore has featured in some capacity in every league game this term, bagging four Premier League goals during his top-flight debut. Moore has received a lot of plaudits for utilising his frame and physique to the best of his abilities, but his teammate Mepham believes other aspects of his game go under the radar. Speaking about Moore on the club’s official podcast, the 25-year-old told afcb.co.uk: “I think he is quite deceiving. “People almost think, because he’s six-foot five, that all he can do is bully people, good in the air. “But I think he is very, very good technically as well. “People are starting to notice that. “It’s something that he’s added to his game well. “He can do both sides of it really – when the ball is going into him, he can deal with it, and he can be that brute that gets his head on things, and bring other players into the game.” Asked what Moore was like off the pitch, Mepham shared: “I wouldn’t say he’s that mysterious a man – what you see is what you get. “To be fair, his dress sense, I don’t mind. I’m not a massive lover, but I also don’t hate it.” You can listen to the full podcast with Mepham by visiting afcb.co.uk, where he discussed his footballing journey and his World Cup call-up.

2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Kieffer Moore says It will be ‘amazing’ when David Brooks returns from injury #AFCB

By Kanak Chauhan November 3, 2022

CHERRIES striker Kieffer Moore said it would be “amazing” when David Brooks eventually makes his return to first-team action for the Dorset club. The Warrington-born star has not featured for Cherries since September 2021. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma last year, but revealed his cancer all-clear, on the same day Cherries were promoted to the Premier League back in May. Since, the 25-year-old has been working his way back to fitness and began training with Cherries' first team. Brooks stepped up his recovery by featuring in a development squad behind-closed-doors fixture against Brentford in August. He started the contest, but suffered a hamstring complaint and has not featured since. There has been no public timeframe on a return to action for the former Sheffield United star. He was however pictured away from his teammates ahead of Saturday’s 3-2 home defeat against Tottenham. Asked what it would be like to see Brooks back when he does return, Moore told the Daily Echo: “It will be amazing. “Everything Brooksy has been through. To go through what he did and then to do his hamstring is a lot to take. “It’s so much of a mental battle as well as a physical battle – well, I’d say equally similar. “The day he returns here, I am sure he is going to get one of the best receptions there has ever been here really. “With everything he has been through, had to overcome. I am sure everyone in that stadium will be full of emotion watching him step over that white line.” Moore and Brooks are yet to line up together in Cherries colours but have both represented Wales on the same international stages, along with fellow Cherries star Chris Mepham. Brooks has played 90 times for Cherries in all competitions, scoring 17 goals and contributing 12 assists. Asked how Brooks was mentally after dealing with his latest setback, Moore replied: “He is a great guy. “He is really happy, is keeping fit, working on his rehab and is doing really well. “I don’t know when he would be looking to come back but he looks in great shape.” Brooks signed a contract extension this summer, tying him to Cherries until the summer of 2026. Speaking about the playmaker back in September, interim Cherries boss Gary O’Neil said: “He’s obviously had a long, tough journey. "There will be no rush to get David Brooks back. "I will be led purely by medical and on what is best for David Brooks.”

2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- AFC Bournemouth’s Marcus Tavernier discusses teammate Kieffer Moore #AFCB

By Kanak Chauhan November 1, 2022

MARCUS Tavernier believed Kieffer Moore gave Cherries a “different aspect” in their 3-2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend. Summer signing Tavernier teed up Welshman Moore for the opener midway through the first-half, before the towering striker crashed home a header to make it 2-0 early on in the second period. Cherries were unable to see the result out, with Spurs’ pressure eventually telling via goals from Ryan Sessegnon, Ben Davies, and Rodrigo Bentancur. Moore’s brace was his first since the opening day victory over Aston Villa, his inclusion in the starting XI a first start since the 0-0 draw with Brentford earlier in October. Speaking about the forward, Tavernier told the Daily Echo: “He was great for us, helped us out. Gave us a different aspect up there and contributed with two goals. “We couldn't ask anything more from him. Me and the defenders, we're sorry that in a way we let them down and we conceded three goals, when they've done their job.” In the build-up to the game, former Middlesbrough man Tavernier had commented how he was looking to end his duct of no goals or assist since arriving at the Vitality Stadium this summer. The 23-year-old admitted his job was made easier with Cherries operating with two strikers in the form of Dominic Solanke and Moore. He restarted: “It definitely helps me. “There's more people to find in the box then and I think we did that more often and hopefully we can do that going forward. “Happy to get my first contribution to a goal. I'm just disappointed in the result, that's all I'm worried about. We didn't pick up any points and we know it is crucial in this league to pick up as many as we can.” “Just a disappointing result, you know, kind of feel for the strikers. Obviously midweek (against West Ham) we struggled to create chances, and (against Spurs) we're 2-0 up. “Some defensive errors there from myself and other players when it comes to set pieces. “We know we need to work on it, and it's something that we really do need to look at.”

2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Gary O’Neil outlines how Kieffer Moore was used in Tottenham game by Cherries #AFCB

By Kanak Chauhan October 31, 2022

INTERIM boss Gary O’Neil revealed how Cherries put in the work on how best to utilise Kieffer Moore’s strengths against Tottenham. The Wales international put in a stellar performance against the Lilywhites at Vitality Stadium on Saturday. Moore found the net twice before goals from Ryan Sessegnon, Ben Davies and Rodrigo Bentancur sealed a dramatic 3-2 comeback win for the visitors. It was the 30-year-old’s first start for the club since Cherries’ 0-0 draw against Brentford earlier in October. Despite the away side eventually coming away with three points from the south coast, O’Neil hailed the performance of former Dorchester Town man Moore – as well as those playing to his strengths. He told the Daily Echo: “Sometimes when you put him on as sub you are relying on the lads to understand the difference in the game plan from that point. “Whereas we knew we were going to play him for a few days, so we managed to do some work on how best to utilise him. “We thought he would cause Spurs problems in their box. We thought he would help his defence in key situations. “I thought he was excellent and the lads used him really well with our forward play.” Moore has scored seven times in 17 appearances for Cherries since arriving on transfer deadline day from Cardiff City last January. He was sidelined with a broken foot for the majority of the second half of last season, before firing the winning goal to send Cherries to the top flight against Nottingham Forest back in May. “He’s something we can use. He does have a real strength. You can drop a ball into him, you can arrive in good areas like we did and cross the ball,” said O’Neil. “There are a lot of strengths that he brings. “As I’ve said before, we need to find a way to utilise the whole squad and get the best out of everybody at the times we feel are right.” Moore will hope to feature once again when Cherries make the trip to face Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday (3pm).

2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Kieffer Moore felt he showed ‘what I can give’ with double against Tottenham #AFCB

By Kanak Chauhan October 30, 2022

GOALSCORER Kieffer Moore said Cherries' 3-2 defeat against Tottenham was “tough to take” but insisted he showed “a little bit more about what I can do”. The Wales international netted either side of the interval at Vitality Stadium, to put his side into a two-goal lead. But Antonio Conte’s side fought back with goals from Ryan Sessegnon and Ben Davies coming before Rodrigo Bentancur’s last-gasp winner. Moore told the Daily Echo: “To go 2-0 up against such a good side. I suppose we can take the positives out of that. “But ultimately, to concede the goals we conceded – especially the last set-piece in the dying embers of the game is a tough one to take. “I felt like everyone really put a shift in out there. Ultimately, it’s down to the finer details which let us down. “But down to each man, everyone put a great shift in. It’s not nice when that’s not rewarded really but it’s lessons to be learned.” Moore was recalled to Gary O’Neil’s starting XI for the first time since the 0-0 draw with Brentford at the start of October. Asked how pleased he was with two goals on his return to the side, the former Cardiff man replied: “Of course, I am buzzing that I got on the end of some good deliveries. “It’s never easy when you find yourself out of a team and you trying to get back in, you’re trying to do everything you can really to keep pushing and pushing. “Thankfully Gary gave me the chance and I feel like I showed him a little bit more about what I can do and what I can give to this team.” Cherries’ next test comes at Leeds United at Elland Road next Saturday.

2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Gary O’Neil explains ‘tough’ decision to pick Kieffer Moore over Ryan Christie #AFCB

By Kanak Chauhan October 3, 2022

GARY O'Neil outlined his reasons for bringing Kieffer Moore back into the starting XI, admitting it was "tough" to leave out Ryan Christie. Prior to Saturday's 0-0 draw with Brentford, O'Neil had named attacking midfielder Christie in his side for all his matches as interim boss so far. But he swapped out the Scot for Moore, making his first start under O'Neil, as he partnered Dominic Solanke in attack. Christie was introduced as a second-half substitute for Moore, with neither player able to make the breakthrough, despite various changes of system in the game. “Firstly, it was a real, tough call leaving out Ryan Christie, because he’s been brilliant for me and I love him. I love what he gives," O'Neil told the Daily Echo, when asked about his decision to pick Moore. “But then Kieffer I felt could help us. Obviously Brentford are a physical team. I felt he could help us from set plays. "I thought trying to get him and Dom on the pitch would give us some attacking threat. "And the introduction of Ryan Christie was because we were struggling to progress up the pitch enough with any control. Too many turnovers. "So I thought Ryan Christie would help us. "Kieffer Moore was up there and we didn’t manage to progress with the ball often enough to use his threat really. "Although he did look a threat when we managed to put the ball in the box to be fair." Discussing the formation change from the start, with Philip Billing operating from a slightly wider role on the left than in recent weeks, O'Neil added: "When you’re trying to put a team together, you’re trying to get Kieffer Moore in it, because you think he can bring something, it’s then difficult to find a shape that fits everybody in. "(Saturday) was actually a similar shape to what we’ve used before with the ball, but we weren’t good enough with the ball to show that. "Phil was planned to be inside the pitch as a number eight with the ball and then obviously someone has to get out and do the right-back and Phil knew that was going to be what it was. "And then he wasn’t as influential as he has been, but I don’t think that’s down to Phil. "I think we needed to be better with the ball so we could find him in certain moments and to be fair he stuck to his task. "But I went back to the same shape, but Ryan Christie off the side and Phil was a 10 with Dom at the end. "I just felt (Saturday) was a good one for Kieffer and he did help us with defending set plays, which was a big plus."

2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- AFC Bournemouth’s manager Scott Parker on Jefferson Lerma’s language barrier and striker Kieffer Moore #AFCB

By Kanak Chauhan August 11, 2022

CHERRIES boss Scott Parker believes football is a universal language when it comes to breaching the communication barrier with Jefferson Lerma. The Colombian international made a strong start to the campaign, opening Cherries’ account for the season just two minutes into the season with his strike against Aston Villa. Despite playing in the slightly unfamiliar position of centre-half, the 27-year-old put in a battling display, helping his side to record a 2-0 win on the opening day. READ MORE: Since arriving on the south coast from Spain in 2018, Lerma has yet to master English, largely communicating in his native Spanish. And whilst Parker admitted it was sometimes “tough” to get his tactical points across, he hailed the former Levante man’s footballing brain. Speaking about the midfielder destroyer, Parker told the Daily Echo: “It's been tough, training on the grass, classroom stuff, just in terms of explaining to him certain things, his positions and showing him clips. “He's football bright, so while his English isn’t great, he understands things. “Jeff’s a player that you give him information and you deliver information, he quickly understands it and executes it.” Parker then went on to praise Lerma’s winning mentality, labelling him a “street fighter”, such is his desire to fight for three points once the whistle goes. He believes Lerma’s attributes could prove crucial if Cherries are to achieve their pre-season goals of survival. The former Fulham boss enthused: “He’s everything what you want in your team, to be fair. “Jefferson Lerma, when he crosses that line in an instant, you know what you're going to get. “And he's a street fighter, he's got quality as well. He's got real desire to want to win games and we're going to need that.” Lerma will reach the landmark of 150 games in a Cherries shirt if he makes an appearance against Manchester City at the weekend. Out of his 149 games for the Dorset outfit so far, 64 have come in England’s top flight. READ NEXT: