Bournemouth development coach Alan Connell has praised midfielder Tyler Adams.

The American was back in action for the club's development squad at the weekend.

He played in a 5-0 win over Colchester United for half an hour in the Professional Development League.

As he assessed the midfielder's return to action after injury, Connell told afcbTV: “Tyler is a lovely lad. Just from seeing him around the building every day, he's very humble and very hard-working.

“Obviously he was probably our marquee signing last summer, so it was great to have him train with us and you could just tell straightaway he wanted to train well, get back and play some competitive football.

“It was great for our players to play with such a talent and such a big player, captain of the US national team as well.

“So it was great experience, especially for Lewis Brown playing next to him in midfield.

“Tyler came through it and looked fine, made some good passes and intercepted well.

“Hopefully it was a good day for him. It seemed that way and hopefully he can get back out there for our first team soon."