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Andoni Iraola thinks Bournemouth remain in the hunt for European credentials after they went up to 5th in the Premier League table with a 3-1 win over Southampton.
The Cherries took an early two-goal lead through Dango Ouattara and Ryan Christie and seemed reducing to another comfy win on their journeys.
Southampton battled their method back into the video game and pulled an objective back as Kulemana Sulemana fired the ball beyond Kepa Arrizabalaga with 20 minutes staying.
Alternative Marcus Taverneier relieved any nerves, scoring Bournemouth’s 3rd 6 minutes from time to extend the Cherries’ unbeaten run to 7 top-flight away matches.
Speaking after the encounter at St. Mary’s, Iraola was pleased to prevent a grandstand surface on the south coast, having actually controlled for much of the contest.
“I believe it is a great win for us, and it is constantly challenging to play away in the Premier League,” Iraola informed BBC Match of the Day:
“We played extremely well in the very first 45 minutes, however it holds true that when they scored there were some minutes that were dangerous, and we were suffering. Fortunately, we got the 3rd one, which is excellent.”
Iraola likewise admired the consistency of Christie. On what was his 93rd Premier League look, he both scored and helped in the exact same video game for the very first time.
“I am really delighted for Ryan,” stated Iraola.
“He has actually played well nearly whenever, and it is a great shot from the edge of package and he ratings. You can see the work he has actually put in there. It was a beautiful objective, and he remains in an excellent minute likewise.”
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Iraola dismissed the club’s present position in the table however thinks his side will remain in and among the European locations if they continue preserving their levels of efficiency from now up until completion of the project, though he acknowledged how hard a job that would be.
“I do not care about the position today,” he stated.
“43 points is a great number, however we require a lot more. We need to concentrate on the next video games. Let’s see where we are and later on in the season we can take a look at the standings. It is early.
“We absolutely are worthy of the outcomes we are getting, and it is not a considered that you are going to carry out the exact same method till completion. If we carry out in the exact same method, we will exist and be close. It is hard to remain at this level up until the end of the season.”
Southampton employer Ivan Juric applauded the effort of his side however yielded that it was insufficient thinking about the club’s doomed transfer potential customers.
The Saints stay rooted at the bottom of the Premier League, 10 points adrift of security with simply 13 matches staying.
After 25 video games of a top-flight season, just Sheffield United in 1975-76 (8 in the three-points-per-win-era) have actually accumulated less points than Southampton’s 9 in 2024-25.
“They were the much better group in the very first half and 2nd half. I believe we did actually well, however it was inadequate,” Juric informed BBC Sport:
“We remain in a bad circumstance and there were some positives however inadequate to take points in the Premier League.
“The gamers are offering 100 percent. I sensed that they had actually offered the optimum.”
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