Jun 5, 2026 11:23 AM
Updated Jun 8, 2026 4:22 PM

A deep dive into 3 AFCB players that will be most likely to excel in their careers on the South Coast now that Marco Rose has had his first interview after taking over from Andoni Iraola. Let me know what you think in the comments!

Marco Rose loves wingers who press intently, can float around the forward line and leave width on the wings for the flying fullbacks. If you think back to the last game of the season, Ben Gannon-Doak had a 25 minute cameo at the end of the game and filled in all of those parts of the Marco Rose winger quota.

Doak is so explosive with his pace off the mark, loves to cut inside onto his right foot to leave room for either fullback to overlap and has looked like an incredibly hard worker whenever he has got minutes, albeit very limited.

Liverpool fans waxed lyrical about the talent that BGD holds, and I believe that Marco Rose will be able to be the man to unlock the Scottish Internationals full potential. 

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Moving more centrally, Marco Rose's preference in Central Midfielders have high levels of stamina, technical intelligence and can excel in the transition from box to box 

Although this player only joined in January, he was one of the highest rated talents in his league, and similar to Ben Gannon-Doak, whenever he has played his limited minutes in a Bournemouth shirt, Alex Toth has looked like an immense talent.

Toth played an hour when we were away at Nottingham Forest on the last game of the season to due to Alex Scott suffering with illness, and was a seamless replacement. He played with high intensity, battled well against a very impressive Forest midfield outfit and Ferencvaros manager Robbie Keane sung his praises before his move from the Hungarian side. 

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The last player here will have a big part to play next season, especially as he is one of the players in our squad that has excessive European experience from his time spent across the European leagues.

That player is Justin Kluivert. We are all aware that Kluivert has not only played in all of Europe's top 5 leagues, but he has played 14 games in the Champions League, and 15 in the Europa League. 

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An injury ravaged 25/26 season halted the Dutch internationals progress in red and black after an incredible 24/25 campaign, but we all know the capabilities of him once he can get a sustained run of games. 

As previously stated, Rose loves attackers that are comfortable in the wide half spaces, but can then invert inside to create overloads on the wing from players like Adrien Truffert, and as Kluivert has played a lot of his career off the left as well as in the 10, he will be sure to thrive next season.

Let me know any players that you think will succeed under the management of Marco Rose in the comments. Up The Cherries!

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