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Bournemouth midfielder Brooks: It all clicked against Swansea

Bournemouth midfielder David Brooks was delighted with their FA Cup rout of Swansea City.

Brooks scored in the 5-0 Fourth Round win.

“I think it's not a direct message, but we all kind of knew that," Brooks said.

“It is a chance for us boys that that don't really play.

“And sometimes it is a little bit difficult to try and get up to speed for a minute.

“Obviously we are trying to but I think it kind of all clicked today. We did well."

Brooks added: “You get extremely confident.

“I think, with the more minutes you play, you're usually doing nice things.

“So it builds your confidence to try even more.

“(Swansea) was a prime example of that.

“I think we started on the front foot, kept winning it back high and the chances were there.

“So everyone's confidence was high, to keep going and doing the right things.

“I think everyone on the pitch wanted to score a goal.

“But the main message was keep a clean sheet and keep it tight.

“There's no disrespect to Swansea, they are a very good team.

“They'll keep the ball and if you give them time on the ball, they'll hurt you.

“So the message was just keep pressing the same, don't let them have time and don't even let them have a sniff in the game.

“That's what we did. Kept the clean sheet and job done."

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