HARRY Redknapp has “no doubt” Cherries will steer clear of trouble – and the club's former boss says he admires Eddie Howe’s refusal to sacrifice his footballing principles as the survival battle hots up.

Howe’s commitment to his adventurous philosophy has come under the microscope during a spell which has seen Cherries concede no fewer than 31 goals in 12 Premier League matches.

But Redknapp is convinced his old team boast enough quality to secure the four wins he believes would prevent them from being sucked into a relegation dogfight.

Asked if he believed Howe was right to stick to his attacking guns, Redknapp told the Daily Echo: “Absolutely, that’s what has made Bournemouth what they are.

“They attack teams, they play fantastic, open attractive football. They score goals.

"They’ve not come into the league and tried to bore everybody to death by hanging on for results.

“They’ve taken it to other teams and they’ve beaten good teams – big teams.

“That’s how they play. They’re not set up to change, that’s the way they are and long may it continue.

"Some of the football they’ve played again this season has been incredible. I love watching them play."

Cherries' run of one win from their past eight Premier League games has seen them slide from eighth to 14th in the table – and just six points above the drop zone.

But Redknapp insists Howe has been handicapped by a series of events that have forced him to regularly tinker with his backline across the past three months.

"They’re a good side, but just recently they’ve had injuries to Adam Smith and Charlie Daniels, then Nathan Ake went back to Chelsea and they lost Simon Francis for three games,” said Redknapp.

“That’s meant they’ve had to chop and change. I think that's just disrupted them a little bit.

"But that’s how football is. You lose your important players and it’s difficult, it changes everything... and they’re very important players.

“Steve Cook and Francis were fantastic in the middle of defence when they were playing there and I’m sure when Eddie has a settled back four again Bournemouth will be fine.

“They’re going to have blips, it’s a miracle what they’ve achieved and they will have little spells when it doesn’t go right.”

Redknapp also pointed to Cherries’ dressing room spirit as another department where they have a leg up on some of their rivals in the Premier League’s lower reaches.

“Eddie runs a tight ship. They will stick together, that’s what’s made them what they are,” added Redknapp.

“They have no big heads. They look like a great bunch of lads, so there’s no problem there.

“There’s one or two other clubs down there who look like they do have some problems, but I don’t see that with Bournemouth.

“They probably need four wins – and perhaps a couple of draws – and they’ll be safe. There is enough quality in the team to pick up those results, no doubt.”