Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Tottenham (kick-off 14:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Iraola said the squad will be "basically the same" and that Julian Araujo is still working his way back to fitness.
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DEAN Huijsen’s maturity and confidence is rare for a player of his age, Andoni Iraola said. The 19-year-old Spaniard has been excellent at the centre of the Cherries defence, since he began his consistent run of games in the reverse fixture to this weekend vs Spurs in December.
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A goalscoring defender who counts Jose Mourinho among his many admirers, Dean Huijsen, 19, is proving a coup for Bournemouth; watch Tottenham vs Bournemouth live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 1pm on Sunday;
Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola says his side were "not good enough" in their 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League.
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Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola says the Cherries "obviously" want to go all the way in the FA Cup, but the club haven't "been the luckiest in the draw" as the south coast side will have to overcome Manchester City for a trip to Wembley and a place in the semi-finals.
And the one win was at Southampton, which barely counts. Iraola’s Bournemouth have always operated in this kind of streaky fashion. It’s not even the first time this season they’ve had a four-game run containing three league defeats and a 3-1 win over Southampton.
Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola believes it will be a "challenge" until the end of the season for the Cherries to qualify for Europe but any "small dip" would make the feat "impossible". Iraola's side currently sit seventh in the Premier League and only four points behind fourth-placed Manchester City - who they will also face in the FA Cup
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He laughed off comparisons between his side's corner routine earlier in the season against Arsenal and how it was similar to Liverpool's opening goal in their 2-0 win at Manchester City on Sunday, stating he did not invent it and "doesn't take any responsibility" for it.
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