STARLET Jaidon Anthony revealed how Cherries had worked on being more attacking to see out games after helping his steer past Everton 4-1 in the League Cup. When Demarai Gray’s perfect curler found the back of the net to cut the deficit, there were fears of a similar capitulation, but Cherries rallied again, Emi Marcondes tapping home before Anthony made sure of their progression to round four. Asked by the Daily Echo if Cherries had looked to attack further after taking two-goal leads,
Jaidon Anthony responded: “Yes, that’s been the focus really, in the week. Obviously, we’ve been in good positions in the past few games and we want to keep going and keep pushing. I think we’ve been playing well, and it’s easy to try and hold on to what you have. But we didn’t want to do that too early and give them a foot in the game. And what they scored, it was still the same message, to keep attacking. And we created openings and got the goals that we wanted to finish off the game.”
All four of Cherries’ goalscorers have been somewhat bit-part players this season. Youngster Anthony revealed how the lack of gametime amongst the nine changes for the cup tie served as motivation.
Jaidon Anthony continued: “We were all raring to go. A lot of players that haven’t got a lot of minutes this season and in the end, I think it’s a top performance from everyone. We deserved the win. Everyone wants to be playing at the end of the day. That’s what we all want to do. And this is an opportunity to get some minutes in the legs and show what we can do. I think everyone gave a good account of themselves. I’m proud of everyone.”
