Emerson Hyndman has yet to truly play an important role in Eddie Howe’s squad at Bournemouth. However, the 22-year-old could very well change that after he returned to the South Coast club this past weekend.
Hyndman’s six-month loan at Scottish Premier League side Hibernian came to an end, which saw the U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder gain valuable first-team minutes in a physical league. After 17 appearances for the Edinburgh club, Hyndman will now look for consistent minutes in the English Premier League.
Injuries have helped Hyndman make his way back to the Cherries, with Dan Gosling and Lewis Cook the latest to go onto the shelf. He did not appear in Bournemouth’s 3-3 draw against Watford on Wednesday, however that did not stop Howe from praising the midfielder for his improvement on loan.
“Emerson has done well in Scotland. We are really pleased with the progress he has made,” Howe said. “From the perspective of dealing with the media, big crowds, and high expectations, Scottish football is excellent.”
“The football is high-tempo. It’s very similar to the football in this country where it is blood and thunder and the games matter so much. The supporters are really passionate at every club. It has been beneficial for him.”
With only 59 minutes of first-team action under his belt at Bournemouth, Hyndman will need to make the most of his opportunities with the club. It is unsure if he will remain with Bournemouth for the remaining five months of the English season or he will head back out on loan.
Hyndman stated back in December that he would’ve liked to stay at Hibernian but felt it was up to the two clubs to work that out.
Bournemouth are currently in 12th place in the EPL, earning 27 points through 21 matches. They return to play on Saturday in the FA Cup against Brighton & Hove Albion before traveling to Everton on Jan. 13th in league action.
i mean people do get this is someone who has been in an academy or pro situation over there since 2011.
I have been calling for Emo to be included in the usmnt for the last year, he fits the position that they lack as an attacking central midfielder. People can say he hasn’t played enough at club level or whatever but neither did Weah or Sargent. At Hibs they always changed formation and I think that could have hurt his numbers but still believe he has a future with the usmnt. Hopefully with his chance coming up with all the injuries at Bournemouth he gets his shot and proves he belongs. With Gregg in charge who knows but hope for the best
I think there’s a big difference between Weah not playing at PSG at 18 y/o, Sargent not playing at Bremen at 18 y/o, and Hyndman not playing/not making the 18 at Bournemouth at 22 y/o.
Having said that, in the little that I saw of him last year at Rangers, he looked good, certainly good enough to play a role at Bournemouth. Hopefully he gets a run in the next month or more and we’ll see where this takes him. Yes, as an attacking midfielder, he could be very useful on the USMNT if he shows he can compete at that level.
You are forgetting that was two years ago. Emerson basically played for Bournemouth’s U23 side last year as he recovered from his injury at Rangers. Did he deserve a call-up as much as Luca De La Torre, probably, but given his injury and his average performance since his exclusion isn’t unreasonable.
“as much as” dlT? dlT pretty much only sees the first team for cup games, no league appearances this season. how he is ahead of much of anyone in terms of the call sheet is beyond me. not just Hyndman but about any other interesting MLS or Europe based first team midfielder. I could understand if he was Sargent or Pulisic and we are anticipating a meteoric rise. this is instead a 3rd year pro whose first team appearances count on two hands, whose few appearances were as a sub in the second division or cup games. we have guys right now starting in the championship or in a first division. not like he is at City or Dortmund, for that matter.
he needs to get out of there on a permanent basis to a league where he will play. until then this is a 22 year old player who has been pro several years, who prior to the loan ending platooned in a league roughly at the level of MLS. far as I am concerned it’s prove yourself at Bournemouth or another team and we’ll check back in. in a few years this could get indistinguishable from an utter flop. part of that is signing someplace to give yourself a chance to look successful. also fwiw every year there are a couple new U20s coming in with this kind of cred and who haven’t struggled for a club foothold. i get his fans like him but unless he busts out for club there’s another few just like this every 2 years at U20. the NT is already littered with recent U20 types.
I don’t understand why an SPL club can’t pick him up. He most likely will not have much of a role in Bournemouth moving forward. Let the guy play in an environment where he can thrive.
They could but it would have to be another 6 month loan. Elmo would have to take a large cut to his paycheck (like 3/4) for a transfer anywhere but Celtic or Rangers.
The SPL teams that can afford him can do better. The SPL teams that in theory could use him cannot afford him. If you notice the players who stick in SPL from here generally sign there directly, Beasley, Edu. The people like Zelalem and Hyndman on loan there are stuck in the catch 22 of a league more calbirated to their talents but not willing to pay their inflated value across a line on a map. You emphasize the salary and if they were free, it is true, take a slight pay cut and you are SPL bait. But the “loan” problem is really that so many of these players sign the EPL deals in the first place for teams that often see them as assets and not prepared field players to use. Once that occurs they are stuck in this loop of trying to impress but not being worth the EPL fee, unless they are truly special.
They liked Americans as bargains. Americans aren’t bargains anymore. Like I said in the other thread, the contradiction he faces while under this deal is his field value as a SPL squad player is out of sync with his asset value as a EPL contractee. Kind of like he’s saying about the salary, except the deal is unless he plays like a star they don’t value him that way, never will. So all these SPL loans seem to be a waste because it’s not just they don’t want to pay the fee but that they simply value him in SPL terms differently than what EPL will value a bench player. He might as well either get out of the contract — because for all the nice talk Bournemouth doesn’t seem to rate him as a player they use — or get loaned to a league willing to pay more for players of his quality.