AFC Bournemouth

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1670795289471377419?t=LOhIvi-LFuKWVpA8tvacYA&s=19

Getting relegated next season. Book it.

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They’ll deserve it after their treatment of GON

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Think they’ll be GON from the PL next season.

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Strange one. Guy doesn’t seem any better than O’Neill on paper. Is he well thought of in Spain and more importantly than anything can he pronounce the double r properly?

Yep. Very good reputation. Seems a good move. Read quite a lot of positive things about him today. Sid Lowe loves him and can usually trust him on Spanish football stuff.

https://twitter.com/sidlowe/status/1670794968145772544?s=46&t=2U6XWqnXYlWg-4shy9vWIA

https://twitter.com/sidlowe/status/1670800324653727746?s=46&t=2U6XWqnXYlWg-4shy9vWIA

https://twitter.com/htomufc/status/1670804822478430214?s=46&t=2U6XWqnXYlWg-4shy9vWIA

He’s from the Basque Country too, so that’s 4 out of 20 PL managers next season from there. Odds on that. He grew up playing for same youth team as Alonso and Arteta. So he has to be good :sweat_smile:

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Was a shock at the time but you can understand it now tbh.

https://twitter.com/zonal_marking/status/1670761098188865542?s=46&t=LlMNFvsPPy2ozwuX8FhQrA

Harsh analysis? Lots of luck goes into surviving relegation when your crap.

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will probably get relegated this coming season, were favourites to finish bottom last season and he kept them up, should have kept him really and given him a chance

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A lot of people seem to really rate this guy. He feels like the type of player that could get a big move in 2-3 years if he does well.

https://x.com/eurofootcom/status/1818604513281912906

For that kind of fee other teams should be in for him

Will be interesting to see how he takes to the league

He’s not a very good defender. Lovely on the ball though

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Juve giving up on him so young seemed like a red flag. But they’ve made a lot of weird decisions in recent years.

Iraola doing some job.

Their start was a bit lacklustre but they’ve recovered a lot of ground since, beating a bunch of top teams along the way.

Huijsen playing quite well

Iraola is a really good coach to help develop him

Been very impressed with how Iraola has moulded Bournemouth, they are a very awkward team to play against with their hugely effective press, don’t think anyone in the league presses as well as the do and they are very direct in attack

The Basque country sure does have good stock. That third goal was very nice.

Iraola has been brilliant this season, he’s shown a clear approach to his style and it’s been implemented well so far. If they can hold onto the core group of players and add a player or two in the summer, they will be a consistent top table team.