This Pre Season period is crucial for every member of the AFC Bournemouth first team squad to stake their claim to be a starter in Marco Rose's system, but which 3 players have had the biggest impact in Cherries first 2 games?

Every Bournemouth player came under the microscope as Marco Rose's side wrapped up their Austrian training camp in style with a convincing 5-2 victory over Augsburg. From standout performers to those with work still to do, plenty of the Cherries squad had their time to impress the new head coach.

Bournemouth made a winning start to the Marco Rose era with a 4-1 pre-season victory over German side FC St. Pauli in Austria. Ben Gannon-Doak and Harold William overturned an early deficit before second-half goals from Bafodé Diakité and Daniel Jebbison sealed an encouraging opening performance.