The Promoted Clubs: Who, What, Where And How Good?

How did they get there? By winning the Championship in, and with, great style. There is no doubt that the romance of Bournemouth's rise through the divisions has been slightly overplayed, but Eddie Howe oversaw a remarkable run to the Championship title last season. Having been 25/1 to win the league in August (a longer price than 13 other teams), they first hit the front on November 5 and only spent another seven matches outside the top two all season. What are their chances? The squad and manager are certainly acting confident, talking up the club's prospects of Premier League consolidation rather than mere survival. That's all well and good, but recent history demonstrates that promoted sides find it incredibly tough to hold their own. Last season's trio finished 14th, 19th and 20th - Leicester's late run under Nigel Pearson stemmed the tide. Only one club (West Ham) have come up and immediately finished in the top half. That was aided by some significant spending. Winning the Championship also doesn't mean much, unfortunately. Over the last four seasons, the Championship winners have finished an average of 17.5th in the Premier League. They have collected an average points total of 34. Howe and Bournemouth don't need me to tell them that isn't enough. Meet the manager Bournemouth's success is owed in part to Russian multimillionaire owner Maxim Demin, but Howe's influence is the defining factor. Speaking to right-back Simon Francis, he revealed just how thorough the manager is in achieving his goals. "He does a lot of mental work as well as physical," Francis says. "We work not just on the training pitch but watching videos of different matches, different formations and how we can each improve. He brought things into my game that I have never worked on before. As an example, I watch a lot of videos of other right-backs, the specific runs they make. We look at how they perform, the type of runs they make when the winger has the ball. He just adds things to my game that nobody else has, and everyone else is the same."

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