Iraola is into his third full week working with his Cherries squad, having replaced Gary O’Neil as head coach this summer. The Spaniard has taken charge of two matches, during a 10-day training camp in Marbella. Cherries eased to a 4-0 victory over Hibernian, before being beaten 1-0 by Maccabi Tel Aviv. Iraola and his squad are now back in the UK and face three more friendlies before the Premier League gets underway, starting at Southampton on Tuesday. Asked what the main attribute he wants from his players is,
Andoni Iraola said: “We need commitment especially. The way we want to play, we need everyone involved. Everyone involved offensively and everyone involved defensively. That’s one of the things I like more about the players we have. I think the forward players who played last season, they were really committed. They didn’t give up, they were not one less without the ball and we want to maintain this because we start from there and if everyone is committed, we can survive better. Our ideas are more collective. Each player has his own individual things to do but what I do for my team that makes my teammates better, how can I help my team, that’s what I want my players to think.”
