Early parallels being drawn between Iraola and Rose's starts as Bournemouth boss
19.09.26, 16:19 Updated 19.09.26, 16:19 4 Minute Read
Jack Tanner
We all know how quickly the narrative can shift in the Premier League. If Cherries lose to Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool, the headlines become predictable - an exaggeration of how much Bournemouth miss their old head coach, what could have been in their first season in Europe.
If Bournemouth fail to win on Sunday - as many would predict, owing to the quality of Liverpool’s squad - it would be five Premier League games to start the season without victory.
Heading into a three-week long international break, it would be easy to see news websites theorising that Marco Rose is next on the chopping block, concerns over his viability, Cherries making the wrong choice in Iraola’s replacement.
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Jack Tanner Starting his journalism career covering local non-league football at the age of 14, Dorset-native Jack Tanner covered Cherries for the Bournemouth Daily Echo for the best part of four years. After a brief stint covering AFC Bournemouth on a freelance basis for national newspapers, Jack went on to cover boxing for The Independent.