Stacey and Leif Davis flanked defensive midfielder Lerma to create a makeshift midfield three which attracted the attention of opposition players and allowed their more attacking team-mates extra time and space in the final third.

The position of both full-backs were key to how Bournemouth constructed attacks. In the first 45 minutes alone, the Danish duo took a combined 10 touches in HullвЂ™s box. With half an hour gone, Philip Billing and Marcondes had caused Hull all sorts of problems as the two attacking No 8s вЂ“ running into the box and exchanging quick passes with the forwards to break lines. In the 16th minute, Christie - who came short to receive StaceyвЂ™s pass - played a neat backheel through to Marcondes down the right wing and he crossed to Dominic Solanke but the strikerвЂ™s effort was saved. In the opening exchanges, a quick give-and-go was all Bournemouth needed to end up in the visitors box. This meant BournemouthвЂ™s openings were out wide as Christie occupied HullвЂ™s left wing-back Randell Williams, resulting in Stacey often being the spare man. When Bournemouth tried to play out in the first half, HullвЂ™s Greg Docherty marked Marcondes while George Honeyman was on Lerma - so central passing lanes were blocked. For a team that has relied on its left side to create chances, BournemouthвЂ™s initial forays forward were much more evenly balanced, with Emiliano Marcondes the right-sided No 8, Ryan Christie at right wing and Jack Stacey at right-back shouldering much of the creative burden on the opposite side. So in light of those comments, and off the back of a crushing defeat away to Luton Town, the game against Hull presented a good opportunity to mark Bournemouth up against ParkerвЂ™s ideals - and for the first 25 minutes, they matched them.ДЄs they manufactured wave after wave of attack, it appeared as though the players had taken their managerвЂ™s words about control as gospel. You do that with control, with manipulation of the ball and the other team.вЂќ вЂњTo pick your moments, to work out what the perfect timing is to attack, to create overloads and spare men. вЂњThe main reason for control is so you donвЂ™t have to defend,вЂќ Parker said. In the lead up to the game against Hull City, Scott Parker candidly referred to Fulham as вЂњthe most controlled team in the divisionвЂќ and outlined his ideals of what a controlled team should look like.

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