Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to BBC Radio Solent before Saturday's Premier League game against West Ham at the London Stadium (kick-off 17:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
- Iraola confirmed there were no new injury concerns for this weekend, with David Brooks and Tyler Adams "ready to go", while Marcus Tavernier returned to training and they will make a late call on his availability.
- On playing more away games against teams in the bottom half of the table in this second half of the season: "We are getting better results, we are getting some wins and I hope we can continue. But I think this one is especially difficult considering the circumstances where West Ham are and the run that they've had recently."
- The Bournemouth boss feels the Hammers have been "one of the best teams lately in the Premier League" and his side need to "be ready to start strong" to prevent West Ham from scoring first, as they have done in recent games.
- After receiving a touchline ban for his third yellow card of the season, Iraola has been discussing how he plans to help from the stands: "I don't wear the thing on the ear and I'm close to the analyst. Normally I go with Ryan [Dawes], and he's the one communicating everything. But it's true that we sometimes, with the subs, we use just text messages. So we see everything clear."
- He does not yet know where he will be sitting in the stadium and is a "little bit worried" about the time it might take to get to the dressing room at half time, so they will just have to "see what the best option is".
- On Marcos Senesi's future after the defender didn't move in the January transfer window: "I think the situation is still open. I think it's not easy. We have references from other seasons and sometimes they decide to re-sign, sometimes not, but I don't think Marcos has taken any decision."
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