JASON Tindall admits there will be "moments where you forget", but has urged his players to "do the right thing" and try to curb their goal celebrations.

Talk has been rife this week regarding football players hugging and high-fiving when scoring goals, with Julian Knight, a conservative MP and the chair of the digital, culture, media and sport committee, saying: “Some of the scenes we have seen have been brainless and give out an awful message.”

Clubs have been reminded about their conduct this week with some stricter coronavirus protocols introduced across the sport in this country.

Asked for his thoughts on the idea that players should stop coming together to celebrate when they score a goal, Cherries boss Tindall said: "I think we have to respect first and foremost what’s going on in the world, let alone in this country.

"We all know the dangers of what’s going on around the world and I think we have to respect that. What we’re seeing is, the difficulty is ever since you’ve been playing football from six, seven, eight years old, whenever you score a goal, your instant reaction and your emotion is to celebrate with your team-mates.

"It’s almost one of those things that’s been on autopilot for so long. But we have to respect now what the situation is. The situation is different to what it ever has been in my lifetime for sure and we have to be aware of that.

"I think when you can’t even hug and show affection to your own family and loved ones like your parents and things like that, then I think you have to respect that and you have to try and bear that in mind and be aware of that and do the right thing.

"I get it’s not easy, because it’s one of those things that’s been on autopilot, you’ve done it consistently for so long and sometimes there’s going to be those moments where you forget.

"But I think we have to do the right thing and be aware of it and respect that."