Despite only managing a draw against Chelsea, Iraola was still satisfied with Bournemouth's performance.
2025-12-08 05:25
In the 15th round of the 2025/26 Premier League season, Bournemouth, nicknamed "The Cherries," failed to score again after Semenho's goal was disallowed, ultimately drawing 0-0 with Chelsea, nicknamed "The Blues." Andoni Iraola stated that this point was also a very important result for his team and that he was satisfied with the players' performance.
Four minutes into the match, Alex Scott made a diagonal pass to Evanilson in the penalty area, whose shot was blocked. Semenio then followed up and scored. However, after VAR intervention, it was determined that Evanilson was offside, and the goal was disallowed.
Both sides held firm for the remainder of the game, and Bournemouth ultimately drew 0-0 with Chelsea at home. With just one point, Bournemouth now sits in 13th place in the league table with 20 points.
Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said, "As others have said, this point isn't much, but I'm very happy with the team's performance. I think we played very consistently, and we were probably the team closer to winning."
“We must take this point seriously because the opponent is a very strong team, and we are always worried that they might score on the counter-attack or at some crucial moment, just like I remember last season’s game, which was very similar.”
Andoni Iraola continued, "It's a very difficult game for us because we're playing against Chelsea, but it's also a game that will allow us to play to our strengths. Because the previous game against Everton was very slow-paced and constantly interrupted, unlike this game."
"In this game, if we didn't finish an attack within five seconds, they could immediately threaten our penalty area. I think we played better and more freely in this more open style of play. Even though the opponent was Chelsea and had top players, the players were still able to play closer to the style we prefer."
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