‘I’m actually blissful right here’

Bournemouth supervisor Andoni Iraola has performed down hypothesis he might exchange Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham Hotspur, insisting he’s blissful on the south coast membership.

The Spaniard has garnered quite a few admirers since taking on from Gary O’Neil in 2023. He guided the Cherries to a twelfth place end within the Premier League final time period and this season Bournemouth discover themselves simply 5 factors off the highest 4 having already recorded victories in opposition to the likes of Liverpool, Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal.

Iraola’s males host Manchester Metropolis within the FA Cup on Sunday, with a spot at Wembley and the semi-finals at stake. The Dorset membership have the prospect to make historical past with a win, having by no means reached the final 4 of the competitors.

In the meantime, Postecoglou has endured a troublesome time in his second season at Spurs. The Lilywhites are presently in 14th spot having spent a big a part of the season with a prolonged damage listing.

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Postecoglou’s aspect stay in rivalry to win the Europa League, nonetheless, strain has didn’t ease on the Australian supervisor, whose future at Tottenham is way from safe.

Amid rumours he might quickly exchange Postecoglou, Iraola stated his focus is solely on his present employers.

“I wish to do my job the very best I can. I don’t understand how far we will go, the place we are going to end,” he stated forward of the conflict with Pep Guardiola’s aspect.

“If I don’t do the job very properly, they [Bournemouth] will discover another person who does the job – it’s like this in each job.

“I’m actually blissful right here. We now have an amazing alternative for the primary time within the [club’s] historical past to go to the semi-finals. That will be superb for me personally and for the membership to realize new heights.

“However we all know that now we have to even be real looking, that there are higher groups than us and now we have to combat in opposition to groups which can be superb, so we are going to attempt to give the very best degree now we have.”

There was, nonetheless, some motion at Bournemouth this week as the primary crew educated at their new 57-acre, state-of-the-art efficiency centre for the primary time.

The brand new coaching venue, which incorporates an indoor dome and rehabilitation amenities, is an indication of intent from the Cherries and one which their supervisor has been impressed by.

“It has been an enormous change for us,” stated the 42-year-old.

“We nonetheless must familiarise, however clearly it’s a huge enchancment for the crew and for the membership. [Making the change] through the season generally shouldn’t be the very best second, however I feel this break has been superb to do it and you may see from the faces of the gamers.

“The pitches are good – now we have all of the instruments we’d like. A very powerful factor is the soccer, however not less than we can not now use another excuses as a result of now we have the very best instruments.”

Bournemouth tackle Manchester Metropolis within the FA Cup quarter-final, with kick-off at 4.30pm UK time.