Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe admits his side are lacking in confidence after they slipped to 2-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace.
Scott Dann and Christian Benteke scored at either end of the second half to hand Sam Allardyce his first Premier League win as Palace manager at the Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth struggled to create chances after the break and Howe admits his side failed to do enough once Palace had taken the lead.
"I thought we played with a lack of confidence today, we didn't hurt them enough," said the Cherries boss.
"They got men behind the ball and compacted the game. It's up to his find a way to unlock the door and we didn't do that anywhere near enough and they hit us on the counter-attack a couple of times."
Bournemouth have now conceded two or more goals in their last five matches but Howe was more disappointed with the performance of his attacking players on Tuesday night.
"Today, we didn't play well, but we didn't look like we were going to concede at any time in the game," he said.
"The goal at the start of the half makes it difficult and the one at the end makes it look like a bigger defeat. I don't think our problem today was defensively, I think it was with the ball and creating chances."
After starting the season in impressive form, Bournemouth have now slipped to 14th and Howe admits he may have to change things if the club are to avoid being dragged into a relegation battle this season.
"This league is ever changing and the demands are ever changing. You need to find new ways of doing things," he said.
"If that means changing system we'll certainly look at it, if that means changing personal we'll certainly look at that too."
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