‘He’s going to be arguing’ – USMNT star Tyler Adams encouraged to ‘make mistakes’ as Bournemouth embrace fiery side of American midfielder

The 25-year-old midfielder has returned to action after spending the best part of 12 months nursing his way through serious hamstring problems. Adams has undergone two operations, but has caught the eye for club and country since recovering from injury – with the USMNT being helped to CONCACAF Nations League glory.

Bournemouth are now looking for Adams to become a key cog in their Premier League machine, with Cherries boss Andoni Iraola telling the Daily Echo of a player that is still getting to grips with his system despite signing from Leeds in the summer of 2023: “He has to make mistakes. The others also have learned making mistakes and correcting from there. And he wants to go for all the balls. And sometimes you have to keep more discipline to keep the possession, keep to your side, keep your spaces, cover the things that you have to cover. But, he's very instinctive and he wants to cover a lot. He has to work on these things. But it's good that he can improve while he's having the minutes.”

Adams is prepared to make his voice heard at Bournemouth, despite seeing limited game time so far, with the American star considered to be an on-field leader. Iraola added: “Tyler has been always like this. He's a captain with the national team. Even in the trainings, he’s going to be arguing, if he’s losing, he's not going to be happy. He will be demanding with the others. And this is a very good thing to have in the team.”

Adams played the full 90 minutes for Bournemouth as they secured a dramatic 2-1 over Everton in their last Premier League fixture, but it remains to be seen whether he can handle two games in the space of four days when the Cherries play host to Crystal Palace on Tuesday.