Eddie Howe took a look back to his time as a player with AFC Bournemouth to help remind himself of how his squad will feel on cup final day.
Howe admits that the Auto Windscreens Shield final of 1998 is nowhere near as prestigious as the Carabao Cup final. But his big day still came in front of 62,432 at the old Wembley.
Unfortunately for Howe and the Cherries they were beaten by a golden goal from Wayne Burnett in extra time and lost to Grimsby Town in front of the old twin towers. But he still feels that his experience can help him pass on advice to his stars.
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Howe told Chronicle Live: "Don't forget I did play at Wembley many years ago in the Auto Windscreens Shield final which is a slightly different final, I played in it and we lost.
"So I wouldn't want that experience for my players. But I think those experiences do help.
"We went the day before and walked around the pitch. We experienced the conditions and I think those things did help me produce quite a good performance.
"It's interesting looking at it because the only time I have really looked back to that to the day has been in the build-up to this day, getting an understanding of how those players will feel."
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