Bournemouth head coach Gary O’Neill insists Brazilian goalkeeper Neto. Will be the new captain of the team. With Adam Smith as vice-captain. Until the end of this season,
Lloyd Kelly was the captain of the previous team. He was appointed by former manager Scott Parker ahead of the 2021-22 season. But the 24-year-old centre-back is now recovering from a calf injury.
Bournemouth for the first time this season. In the last game against Brighton and it has now been confirmed that he will wear the armband permanently,
The best openings of the game, however, belonged to Roberto Di Zerbi’s side, who duly earned their reward after the in-form Mitoma drifted between poor marking to steer beyond Neto, despite his desperate attempts to claw off the line.
In the first half, Deniz Undav was presented with a glorious opening, captain Neto having handed him the ball on the edge of the box. The forward was denied twice by blocks in quick succession from the goalkeeper and Chris Mepham and then struck the woodwork.
“I feel Neto has some good qualities that we should not overlook. He is a highly respected figure in the dressing room,” said O’Neill ahead of Saturday’s game against Newcastle United.
“It is important to talk about Lloyd and how well he has done in the captaincy at such a young age. He was a young centre-back who contributed greatly to the club’s success last season.
” And has played 11 games in the Premier League, keeping 2 clean sheets