"'Tis the winter of discombobulation for AFC Bournemouth. No win in months, their top scorer with a foot out of the door. It would be quite enough at some clubs for a boss to have been sacked twice over, with Ange Postecoglou popping up in between. When Andoni Iraola arrived at Bournemouth in 2023, he went 13-and-a-half hours and nine agonising games without a win."
"He probably won't get sacked this time, either. Speaking to FourFourTwo last year, Iraola actually told us that the club itself, were the ones presenting me with data to say that we were doing well. And since their last win, there have been good signs: four goals at Old Trafford could have won the game, but for moments of individual genius against them, while Burnley got a last-minute equaliser just before Christmas, and the recent 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge was well-earned."
AFC Bournemouth have endured a lengthy winless run with their top scorer reportedly close to leaving. Andoni Iraola previously experienced a similar barren spell and appears unlikely to face dismissal now. The club have used internal data to indicate progress, and there have been glimpses of promise: four goals at Old Trafford, a last-minute draw with Burnley, and a hard-earned 2-2 at Stamford Bridge. Bournemouth's style is admirable but becomes exhausting when results go against them. The team generally poses danger only to opponents who attack them, and confidence within the squad is noticeably lacking.
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