‘Bournemouth attack’

When you attend a match Bournemouth at the modest Vitality Stadium, which holds around 11,500 spectators, he soon discovers why the box of one of the smallest stadiums in the Premier League is full of sporting directors examining ‘cherrie’s style’, introducing Andoni Iraola (Usurbil, 1982).

Since the arrival of the Basque coach on the English south coast, he has earned the respect of Bournemouthwith its own style, high pressure and physical battles all over the field. Bolstered by that lauded fighting spirit, they assimilated and grew into the Premier until they were defeated. Arsenal (2-0) and on Saturday, the champion, the City of Manchester (2-1). Quite a coup de effect for Iraola and the coastal city, which now has another unparalleled letter of introduction.

Bournemouth It is known to this day for the excellence of its beaches, its beautiful gardens and its antique shops, as well as being the cultural center of the United Kingdom, with the famous English autumn ceremony known as ‘Sea Art‘. Now it is starting to become that too because of the exploits of the ‘cherries’ he directs Iraolaan ever-growing team that remembers the small details Athletic of Marcelo Bielsabecause of his great physical breakdown and advanced pressure, all over the field, imposed by the outstanding Argentine coach in Bilbao and later in Leeds Unitedto name two of the last places where the mark of ‘crazy Bielsa’ is still there, indelible.

Andoni Iraola came to play with her Athleticand he made no secret of being one of his best students. Don’t understand the style Bournemouth without the legacy his Argentine ‘professor’ left him. “Bielsa’s first was the best of my ten years of career,” the Spanish coach of the team generally acknowledged. Bournemouthnow included in the future plans of the ‘Big Six’ club.

What defines the ‘cherries’ most is the ambition to always move forward, and their fans are delighted, because they are having fun like never before. Win or lose, the style is exciting, and they are already talking about the ‘Bournemouth attack’, which Semenyo, Evanilson, Cook, Kluivert either Tavernier. The group of Iraola have achieved the minor feat of winning seven points in three consecutive games against rivals playing in the Champions League: Arsenal, Aston Villa and now the City of Manchesterundefeated in 32 games.

If they fell in the end on the English south coast, it was not because of their conspicuous casualties, or because they did not put their all into winning. This is because of how the ‘cherries’ were able to get bored Erling Haaland or cancel Phil Fodenwho spent most of the afternoon shaking their heads in despair. He Bournemouth He won almost all the distributed balls. “We couldn’t control his aggression,” he said. Pep Guardiola about the physical waste of Bournemouth. “If you want to control them, you have to be very strong, because they are on top for 90 minutes.”

It was a complete performance from a team on the rise, which is starting to be highly respected in the English league. “A great game,” he summed up. Iraolawho based his success by always considering the old theory that taught him Bielsa about a bold pressure that serves to “undress rivals, not let them think.” He Bournemouth He applied it to the letter, suggesting constant duels on the field and for the best to win.