Andoni Iraola
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#PLStories- AFC Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola on loss to Tottenham Hotspur #AFCB

August 27, 2023
Cherries fell to a 2-0 defeat to Spurs, with goals from James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, either side of half-time. Shortly before Kulusevski’s goal, Iraola made a double change with Jaidon Anthony and Hamed Traore replacing Justin Kluivert and Christie, the latter having impressed in the first half particularly. Reflecting on the defeat, Iraola told the Daily Echo: “After the game you think and probably I shouldn’t have taken Ryan out from the game. “Especially without the ball, he was pressing really well. He was doing a good amount. “Probably I wanted to go a little bit more offensive, but we were worse I think from that point. “I don’t know if it’s after the subs or after the 2-0, because it was just one minute later. But probably until the 62nd minute, we were playing well against a very good team. “We were having our chances, I was quite happy with the performance. “From there, we couldn’t keep the intensity and they were controlling the game much easier.” He added: “I was disappointed with the end of the game, after 2-0. “I think until 2-0, the team was playing well. It looked like in this moment we had the chances to score for 1-1, but from there we lacked a little bit of intensity. “They were more comfortable on the ball and we didn’t finish the game well.” Cherries are still searching for their first win, with one point from their opening three fixtures. They head to Swansea City in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, before travelling to Brentford in the Premier League next weekend. “We knew from the beginning we had a really tough schedule to start,” said Iraola. “But now we also have some important players out with injuries. “But we have to keep competing and try and take points from every game.”
Tyler Adams Leeds
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#PLStories- Tyler Adams explains why he chose to join AFC Bournemouth after leaving Leeds United #AFCB

August 22, 2023
Adams over the weekend completed his switch to the south coast from Leeds United, for a reported £23million. The midfielder made 26 appearances for Leeds last season, but could not prevent them from suffering relegation into the Championship. However, he has quickly found himself back in the top tier, with Cherries. “I’m very excited to say the least,” the 24-year-old told afcbTV. “The excitement of the Premier League last year was amazing. It was a dream come true to have an opportunity to represent a team and obviously how the season ended wasn’t to my liking. “Now to have the opportunity to join another amazing club like Bournemouth, I’m very excited to get started.” Asked what he learnt about the Premier League from playing in it last season, the USA captain added: “That it’s the best league in the world. It definitely doesn’t lack quality. “Week in, week out you’re playing games against the highest calibre of players, highest calibre of managers and it throws something new at you every opportunity that you get. “Growing up, all I watched was the Premier League. So last year, having that opportunity to fulfil that dream was amazing.” Adams had previously been linked with a move away to Chelsea earlier this summer, but has now completed his switch to Cherries. “A lot of things attracted me to Bournemouth,” he explained. “The manager himself is one of the up and coming young managers in the world. “He was actually playing for NYCFC when I was playing at New York Red Bulls and coming through the system there, so having a little bit of familiarity there. “The amazing sporting director (Richard Hughes) and CEO (Neill Blake), through so many conversations about how I’ll be used in this amazing project that they’re building here was very exciting as well.” He added: “The club’s ambition is something that matches mine for sure. “They want to take their game to the top and they have people in and around the club now that are able to do that. “When they showed that ambition through the owner, the CEO and the sporting director, now having an ambitious coach as well, attracting players, which is very important obviously to the succession of the team, it excited me a lot.” During his time with New York Red Bulls and RB Leipzig, Adams has already racked up trophies including the MLS Supporters Shield and DFB-Pokal. Discussing those past experiences he can bring into the young squad at Cherries, the Wappingers Falls-born talent said: “I’ve been extremely fortunate for some of the clubs that I’ve played in and some of the situations that I’ve been involved in. “Winning a Supporters Shield in MLS at a very young age inside a very good team, going to Germany and playing in a couple of cup finals and having the opportunity to win one as well. “I’ve been very fortunate I would say. The teams that I’ve been on have been very, very good. “And taking those experiences and taking that hunger to want to win titles, hopefully I can bring that here and start to push the club forward.”
Roberto De Zerbi
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#PLStories- Roberto De Zerbi dedicates Brighton win to Italian coach Carlo Mazzone #BHAFC

August 20, 2023
A devastating start to the second half saw them secure a 4-1 success at Wolves. The head coach said the win was in memory of Carlo Mazzone, who had three years in charge of Brescia during a long coaching career and has died at the age of 86. De Zerbi said: "He was one of the best Italian coaches. He was a coach of my town. He was a big man, big person and big coach. “I’m really pleased with the performance and the result. We played really well. “I’m really pleased because we changed three players in the starting XI and they played like the last game against Luton." De Zerbi felt his side could have pushed on after Solly March (2) and Pervis Estupinan added to Kaoru Mitoma’s sensational first-half opener. He added: “We’ve started very well in the Premier League and we played very well until we it was 4-0. “Then we could play better but anyway, I’m happy. If we something to improve, we can do so in that part of the game. “But I’ve spoken to the players and I’ve spoken my opinion to them. “If we want to fix big targets, we can improve."
Jurgen Klopp Liverpool
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#PLStories- Jurgen Klopp unhappy with Alexis Mac Allister red card #LFC

August 20, 2023
The former Brighton & Hove Albion man was given his marching orders after catching Ryan Christie with a late tackle early in the second half at Anfield. Liverpool led 2-1 at the time, going on to secure a 3-1 victory, cancelling out Antoine Semenyo's early opener. Asked about Mac Allister's red card, Liverpool boss Klopp said: "I saw it back. The amount of times I got asked about it shows already it’s worth discussing it again, which we will probably be. "I asked Macca and he said ‘I touched him, but not really’. That was all he told me and then after the game I saw him back and if you are going to have a list of points we need to give a red card, I think the majority, besides contact, no other box is actually ticked at that moment. "It is a decision I think we all agree if he gives a yellow card, VAR will not overturn it and now they have given a red card VAR is not overturning it because the contact means there is no clear and obvious mistake. "But I think the punishment, 40 minutes with 10 men today, is already punishment enough. We have to talk to the authorities."
Gary O’Neil
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#PLStories- Gary O’Neil on losing game against Manchester United and referee #WOLVESFC

August 16, 2023
O'Neil regularly complained about refereeing decisions during his spell in charge of Cherries, the Dorset club the only team in the Premier League not to be awarded a spot-kick last term. With Wolves 1-0 down to Manchester United on Monday night, Red Devils debutant goalkeeper Andre Onana clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic deep into time added on, but Simon Hooper did not react and VAR Michael Salisbury deemed there was no foul, with an incredulous O’Neil instead booked for his reaction. The hosts closed out the narrow victory at Old Trafford. O’Neil said after the match he though Onana was trying to take Kalajdzic’s head off, and then revealed he had received an immediately apology from Premier League referees’ boss Moss. “Having just spoken to Jon Moss, fair enough he came straight out and said it was a blatant penalty and it should have been given,” O’Neil said. “I sometimes feel bad. I’ve spent a lot of my day with him trying to understand the new guidelines and how to not get myself booked which I’ve failed in, but fair play to Jon in coming out. “He said it was clear and obvious and he can’t believe the on-field referee didn’t give it and he can’t believe VAR didn’t intervene. It’s probably made me feel worse to be honest because once you know you’re right you feel worse about leaving with nothing.” O'Neil replaced Julen Lopetegui as Wolves boss last week, having been sacked by Cherries in June, with Andoni Iraola appointed.
Roberto De Zerbi
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#PLStories- Roberto De Zerbi admits he wants to sign a successor to Moises Caicedo #BHAFC

August 14, 2023
The Ecuador international was not involved on Saturday as Chelsea moved in to hijack Liverpool’s £111 million move for the player. While the deal has not been completed, the midfielder is now expected to head to Stamford Bridge for a British record fee. Albion did not require his particular qualities in the season-opener as they beat Luton 4-1 at the Amex. But De Zerbi wants a replacement for Caicedo to be brought in rather than, as on Saturday, giving his midfield a different look. He told The Argus: “Yes, I think we need another midfielder if Caicedo leaves. And, for me, he can leave. “We need another midfielder with the same characteristics, the same importance. “In the Premier League, you know better than me, in midfield positions, sometimes you need more kilogrammes, more impact.” Mahmoud Dahoud started in midfield against the Hatters and impressed with his range of passing. De Zerbi said: “Dahoud is a great player for us because he is specific for our idea of football, for our style of play. “But I think we lost different characteristics. “Dahoud is different to Moises Caicedo.”
Andoni Iraola
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#PLStories- Andoni Iraola on Cherries’ change of style against West Ham #AFCB

August 14, 2023
Trailing to Jarrod Bowen’s goal early in the second half, Iraola turned to his bench with forwards Justin Kluivert, Kieffer Moore and Antoine Semenyo all introduced. Cherries eventually carved out an equaliser, Dominic Solanke tucked home after latching onto Semenyo’s wayward shot. Reflecting on the 1-1 draw, Iraola said: “The first half for me was too slow. We were on the ball but we weren’t really creating chances. We improved after. “Especially in the second half I think we were more direct, because we couldn’t find spaces in the middle. "It’s difficult, especially when we were losing the game, we closed everything inside and we had to go through the outside, play a little bit more direct, crossing, and I think we were better when we did this. “With Kieff, with Justin, with Antoine, who helped us a lot. In the second half, I think we finished better. “I think we were better when we were more direct. “We had to go more direct and we ended the game with Kieff and Dom up front, with Justin and Semenyo. The four of them could be a number nine. “It was risky, but we were losing. At the end Joe (Rothwell) and Phil had to cover a lot of space. “But I think once the game opened a little bit and we were more direct and there were more spaces for everything, I think we were better.” Asked if he got the performance he expected from his side in his first competitive game in charge, Iraola added: “You always expect to play very good and to win the games. But for sure West Ham expected the same. “There were some positives, but also some things that we have to improve. “I was quite critical with the team during half-time, because we were moving the ball very, very slow. “They were just shuffling and sliding and we couldn’t find spaces. “We improved in the second half, not as much as we’d like, but I think we were in the positive tendency.”
David Moyes
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#PLStories- David Moyes beleives Dominic Solanke goal for Bournemouth was ‘lucky’ #WHUFC

August 14, 2023
The Hammers were on course for an away win to start their Premier League season, thanks to Jarrod Bowen’s brilliant strike. But Cherries earned a 1-1 draw, Solanke skipping around goalkeeper Alphonse Areola to tuck home, after he collected the ball in the box following Antoine Semenyo’s wayward shot. Asked if he felt his defence switching off cost his side victory, Moyes said: “I don’t know if I’d agree that it was a loss of concentration. I would say it was a really unfortunate moment. “The boy has struck it, it has hit Tomas Soucek’s heel and diverted into the boy’s path. To be fair, he rounds the goalkeeper really well. “It was a completely lucky moment. But also a moment they’ll probably say their centre-forward anticipated it very well.” Discussing the game as a whole, Moyes added: “I didn’t think we looked as if we were going to desperately concede. They had a couple of shots which had come close. “Their size and stature got bigger as the game went on and it put us under pressure with corner kicks, more than when they were getting them earlier. “But it was disappointing. If you look at the goal, it’s a really scruffy goal. “I don’t know if the boy crosses it or shoots, but we should’ve done maybe better to stop that in the first place. It hits Tomas Soucek’s heel and bounces into the line of the centre forward. “It was really bad fortune by us, but we probably brought it on. “We didn’t do enough to control the game midway through the second half. I just thought we looked as if once we got the goal, we’d try and find a way of hanging on.” Moyes was facing a Cherries side managed in a competitive fixture for the first time by Andoni Iraola, the Spaniard having arrived from Rayo Vallecano over the summer. “I was a bit unsure what to expect from Bournemouth in how they would play,” former Manchester United boss Moyes admitted. “We dealt with it, in the main, with a bit of a mid-block. We didn’t really go after the ball as much as we can. But for long periods it worked. “I think you’ll see a lot of changes this year. I’m watching some games at the moment where there is not as much intensity, because the quality of some of the teams are so good on the ball, it means why would you expose yourself to the teams playing round you? “I think you’re going to see a lot more of that this season.”
Roberto De Zerbi
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#PLStories- Roberto De Zerbi gives his verdict as Brighton beat Luton 4-1 #BHAFC

August 13, 2023
The Seagulls saw off promoted Luton 4-1 with goals from Solly March, Joao Pedro (penalty), Simon Adingra and Evan Ferguson. They also hit the post on three occasions. De Zerbi said: “I think we played well - not one of the best games in my time. “But we need much time to reach the same level, the same quality of play as last season. “Anyway, we won a very tough game. “We played well also in the first half. Maybe we could move the ball faster, change parts where we were attacking. But I am really pleased.” De Zerbi looked unhappy with some aspects of the performance, turning away even as Albion constructed the move which saw March head the opener. He said: “I think in the first half we moved the ball not so fast and, when you play against 11 players behind the line of the ball, you have to move the opponent. “If you want to attack in the right way, you have to be faster. “Solly could play faster. Sometimes he kept the ball too much time. “But Solly is a great player and I am happy for his goal because he started very well.”
Jaidon Anthony
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#PLStories- Jaidon Anthony reacts to AFC Bournemouth’s 1-1 draw with West Ham #AFCB

August 13, 2023
Anthony played the first hour of the contest, coming off as Cherries trailed to Jarrod Bowen’s curled effort from outside the box. Dominic Solanke popped up eight minutes from time to ensure the spoils from Andoni Iraola’s first game in charge of Cherries would be shared. Speaking to the Daily Echo after the game, Anthony commented: “Tough fight. “They're a good side, they're good at what they do. “But, probably a good point. “It's a positive start. “Obviously we wanted the win, but, they're really good at what they do and it was a tough game. “Like I said, I think we got what we deserved and went in the right direction.” Asked if he felt a difference between the intensity of pre-season and competitive football, Anthony replied: “Maybe. “The manager’s pushed us hard in pre-season, so I feel like we put a lot into that. “It was a big day for us today. “They're really good at what they do, they make it hard. I feel like we brought up a good fight and got what we deserved.” Anthony and Cherries’ focus now turns to a trip to Anfield next weekend, when they face Liverpool on Saturday, August 19.