5 of the most disappointing players in the Premier League this season

The brilliant Ice Man has been hampered by bad tactics and loss of form since his move to Everton
The brilliant Ice Man has been hampered by bad tactics and loss of form since his move to Everton

#2 Joshua King (Bournemouth FC)

King who was super-prolific last season has been less so so far
King who was super-prolific last season has been less so so far

Bournemouth is another side that's just above the relegation zone, some of this is down to Joshua King's poor form.

The Norwegian had a career-best 16 Premier League goals last season. He was one of the deadliest strikers in the league during the second half of the season with 13 of his goals coming after the turn of the year.

It's pretty safe to say he'll do well to even get 10 goals this season.

King has scored only once in nine outings so far, back in September in a 2-1 loss to Everton. The team as a whole has just seven goals.

Only Crystal Palace has scored less (4). Eddie Howe's team has a decent defensive record with 14 goals conceded, but the lack of goals means relegation could be a real possibility for the side that reached the English top division for the first time ever in 2015/16.

King's goals are especially missed because the signing of Jermaine Defoe hasn't worked out as the former Sunderland man has also scored just once so far.

It's a really disappointing haul from the man with two consecutive 15-goal seasons to his name for a rather poor Sunderland team. At Bournemouth, Defoe was supposed to form a potent one-two strike team with King, but things haven't worked out.

The Cherries really need the ten-year-younger King to step it up.

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