021125 iraola post 3-1 city loss.mp4

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Iraola rues missed chances after Bournemouth beaten 3-1 at City  02/11/2025  Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Uk

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00:00How do you unpick that one?

00:02I think overall we played a decent game,

00:06but decent is not enough to take something from this kind of stadium.

00:09You need to have something special.

00:12There have been moments in the game where they've made a difference.

00:17And when we had a special, you know, with the 2-1, second half,

00:21I remember two chances quite clear from Junior Kroppi

00:24that I think you trust him in this kind of situations.

00:28And we don't score.

00:32At the end, this is about the moments.

00:34If you want to take something against City here,

00:36you have to use your moments.

00:39I think the first half, they punished us with Haaland.

00:43The way we want to play, at the end,

00:45we have said that there is a risk behind our defensive line

00:49and probably the coordination there between the centre-backs has been spot on.

00:54And against other players, maybe you have time to correct.

00:56And no one notices.

00:59But against Haaland, you lose one meter

01:00and it's impossible to recover because he's faster than anyone.

01:04I guess in that first half,

01:05it seemed to be a couple of defensive lapses

01:09and Haaland was straight in behind.

01:12Yes, especially the first goal,

01:13I think we were in a good moment.

01:14Before the goal, I think the last five minutes before the goal,

01:19we were playing in the eighth half

01:20and quite not comfortable.

01:21You are never comfortable,

01:22but getting to nice spots.

01:25But in one of our attacks, you lose the ball.

01:27You don't position properly.

01:31We jump.

01:31We don't cover in behind.

01:32And he punishes.

01:35Sometimes you have to accept.

01:36You know, he's a difference maker

01:38and if you make the smallest of the mistakes,

01:42he can punish you like he did today,

01:44especially in the first two goals

01:45where the timing, the speed, the finishing is top class.

01:50You showed good character though,

01:52I felt, in the first half

01:53to first get yourselves back on level terms

01:55and then to keep it at only 2-1 going into the break.

01:59I guess, was that what you were talking about at halftime

02:01that you managed to hang in there

02:03and could you try and get yourselves back?

02:05Yes, we are a team that normally finishes quite well the games.

02:08So I was, we were hoping,

02:10okay, we need to arrive to the last minute with the game there.

02:16You know, because normally we finish strong

02:18and I was trusting ourselves, you know,

02:20and probably even with the 2-1 we were playing well,

02:22we were arriving, we were having our chances,

02:25but the third goal kills you a little bit

02:27because after years you have more of the ball,

02:30you can arrive too,

02:31but you are already 3-1,

02:32it becomes really, really difficult.

02:34And Tyler scored his first goal for the club.

02:37Obviously, it comes in a defeat,

02:39but you must be pleased for him for that,

02:40I guess, showing the awareness to react first

02:43in the six-yard box.

02:44Yes, obviously, he's not a goal scorer

02:46and it's nice that he can add one goal now.

02:50I would have preferred, obviously,

02:53that the goal gives you any point.

02:55It's not the case,

02:57but I'm happy because I think it's the third game in a row

03:00with a square corner.

03:01That means we are adding things, you know,

03:03to our game and I hope we can continue, you know,

03:08in this matter the same way.

03:10And I know you don't look at the table,

03:13you just look at the points,

03:14but even though you've lost,

03:16you're still towards the sharp end of the league

03:19and got a good number of points for after 10 games.

03:22I guess even though you have lost,

03:24you must be feeling that you're still in a good spot

03:28Yes, we've just played 10 games.

03:31This is, now the table,

03:32it's not that it doesn't matter,

03:34but it's going to change.

03:36You lose one game,

03:37you lose six positions,

03:37you win after you recover them.

03:40It's the 18 points,

03:41it's a good amount for the 10 games we've played.

03:44But I feel this season,

03:46the Premier League is very expensive

03:49in the sense that everything's going to be very tight.

03:52Every team can beat every team almost.

03:55And I think it's a matter of consistency,

03:58of the performance.

04:00Sometimes you will play better,

04:01you will be more brilliant,

04:02you will get the points.

04:03Sometimes you will not have this,

04:05or you will make mistakes that take you points.

04:08But I hope we can keep this level of performance

04:11that we've had these 10 games.

04:12It's funny for me,

04:14obviously that was eight games unbeaten

04:16that's now come to a close.

04:18You go to Villa next week,

04:20that's another tough game.

04:22How do you make sure that the players' heads

04:24don't drop perhaps after today's game,

04:27ahead of going to another tough game before the break?

04:30Yes, I think,

04:32we know,

04:33Villa away is one of the most difficult games,

04:35no?

04:35City even playing very well,

04:37they didn't get any points,

04:39no?

04:40Last week,

04:40so it's the same.

04:42We have to compete very well

04:45and take our chances,

04:47in that game.

04:48We would like to add more points before the break.

04:50I think it's important we stay focused

04:52and we give importance

04:54to this game,

04:56but we know

04:57that it's going to be another difficult one.

04:58that it's going to be another difficult one.

05:00Hi, Andori.

05:01You've spoken before about

05:02when you play the top teams,

05:04you try to force them into a game

05:06they don't like.

05:07How do you think City adapted?

05:09You know,

05:09they scored a lot with quick, direct play.

05:11How do you think they adapted to you?

05:12I'm quite pleased

05:15of how the game has developed.

05:18You know,

05:18but it's true that when they beat you 3-1,

05:21you know,

05:21it sounds like,

05:21okay,

05:22it's a disaster,

05:22or it's not,

05:23you haven't been playing the way you wanted,

05:25or the way we play,

05:26you know,

05:28you can accept.

05:29if you sit deeper

05:30and maybe

05:32he had a score

05:32two headers

05:33in the second post

05:34because they've had 25 crosses

05:36and they punish you

05:37if you go higher,

05:38you have to assume the risk

05:39that he will

05:40break to the space.

05:42I think

05:43we would,

05:44we should have done better

05:45what we were doing.

05:47It's a matter of the coordination

05:48between the centre-backs,

05:49especially,

05:50but we have quite clear our idea

05:52how we are more efficient,

05:55I think,

05:55how we can improve our chances,

05:57but we have to be very,

06:01very good

06:01and almost flawless

06:03if we want to take something

06:05against City here.

06:08I just wondered,

06:09the longer you're at Bournemouth

06:11and you come up against more teams,

06:12do you feel like

06:13the opposition are now

06:14sort of borrowing

06:15some of your own ideas against you?

06:19No,

06:20we face different teams

06:21with different ideas.

06:22I think City

06:23is not a big surprise,

06:25you know,

06:25City,

06:26they will try to,

06:27push you,

06:30they will try to keep

06:31the position of the ball.

06:32I think we've

06:32done good things today,

06:35but

06:35we've made also mistakes,

06:38and here

06:38they don't allow mistakes,

06:40you know,

06:40in this kind of level,

06:41so

06:41I think we can take good things

06:46from today,

06:47but

06:48it's not enough

06:49for this level,

06:50against this opposition,

06:52it's not enough.

06:54Hi, Andrei.

06:55Was there anything

06:57you could have done

06:57more in midfield

06:59with City,

07:00or is it

07:00sort of a sense

07:02that when Cherky

07:03and Foden

07:03are linking up like that,

07:04there's not an awful

07:04lot you can do?

07:06For sure,

07:06we could have done

07:07something better,

07:08for sure.

07:08If I review tomorrow,

07:10I will tell you

07:10we should have done this.

07:11but I understand

07:12that it's very difficult.

07:14They put a lot of players

07:15inside,

07:18against us,

07:18especially normally,

07:20they don't leave

07:21the wingers open,

07:22so

07:22they attract you

07:24a little bit,

07:24so they can exploit

07:25those spaces

07:26after with the fullbacks,

07:28going a little bit

07:28more offensive,

07:30but

07:32it's not even

07:33when you are tight

07:34and you don't allow

07:34them a lot of spaces,

07:36Cherky, Foden,

07:37they can play

07:38one touch,

07:38pom, pom, pom,

07:39and one of the goals,

07:40it's not we are very far,

07:42it's like you asked,

07:43the coordination

07:43is amazing,

07:44pom, pom,

07:45we react

07:45a little bit late,

07:47this swap of the centre-backs,

07:48you lose one meter

07:49against Haaland,

07:50you are not recovering

07:51the meter,

07:52it's going to be

07:53three meters

07:53at the end of the play,

07:55because against

07:56other players,

07:57maybe,

07:58you can recover

07:58and it doesn't look so bad,

08:00but against Haaland,

08:01it's going to be

08:02him against the keeper.

08:05Thank you, everyone.

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