Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Tuesday’s Premier League game against Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium (kick-off 19:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
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Because of the quick turnaround after the Cherries’ 1-1 draw against Aston Villa, Iraola said it is “difficult to have the same starting 11” to face David Moyes’ Everton.
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Bournemouth midfielder Ben Gannon-Doak, who last featured for Iraola in November 2025 will start to run this week after sustaining a hamstring injury whilst on international duty with Scotland.
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On Gannon-Doak’s injury, Iraola said: “He is a little bit later on, especially more than Tyler [Adams] and Tav [Marcus Tavernier]. He is starting this week to run on his own. It is an injury we don’t want to take any risks, in the sense that he is a very young player. We don’t just need him for these games, we need him for a lot of years. March at the moment is when we can start thinking about him.”
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Iraola said he’s “excited” to visit the Hill Dickinson Stadium, but expects a “difficult” game against the Toffees. “I am looking forward to seeing the stadium and seeing the atmosphere,” said Iraola.
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On Everton, Iraola added: “I hope we are at the level as they’re in a very good moment, and it is going to be very demanding. Sometimes it is difficult to open the games against them as defensively, they are so solid. They are very strong in set-plays, and they have three defenders that lead in aerial duels. I hope we can control the game and not give them as many chances to threaten our box.”
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Bournemouth full-back Adrien Truffert has made 58 overlapping runs this season, the most of any player in the Premier League, but Iraola says his next “challenge” is adding more assists to his game. “He has a lot of presence in the last third and the volume is always there. It happened similar with Milos [Kerkez]. He was arriving a lot and not getting the assists,” added Iraola.
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