Iraola on Rose appointment, club culture and facing 'the best' Leeds
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game against Leeds at Vitality Stadium (kick-off 20:00 BST). Here are the key lines: There are no fresh injury concerns for the Cherries as Justin Kluivert and Lewis Cook remain the only two players unavailable. With Iraola's departure set for the end of the season, Bournemouth have announced Marco Rose as his successor.
On the appointment, Iraola said: "I think the club will be in very good hands. He's a great manager. I praised him a few years ago, I always liked his teams and I hope he continues that.
He's a good manager with a lot of European experience. He looks very exciting. " He continued: "I don't know him personally but I always like his teams.
They should be happy because he's someone who can definitely improve the team. I'm sure the players are happy they know what's happening. " When asked about how he found the family culture at the club, Iraola said: "I have been very comfortable working here, we've always been very open and sincere and you know what everyone is thinking.
We've always discussed what the best way of announcing things is and this decision has been done in a proper way. " The Bournemouth manager said he found it "difficult" to make changes to his squad: "We played well in the last two games so it's difficult to make changes to the squad but I think the demands of the game are to defend and subs are going to be very important because Leeds perform strong in the first half. We will have to analyse well and go with the best 11 we can.