Bournemouth manager, Andoni Iraola believes his side’s performances have been positive despite not winning as of yet.
The Cherries took the lead through Dominic Solanke after a Bart Verbruggen mistake and nearly held out until halftime.
Milos Kerkez’s rash defending saw the ball flick off him and into the back of the net, leaving captain Neto unhappy.
Karou Mitoma came on and scored within a minute of the second half kicking off, the worst possible start.
Mitoma scored again to take the game out of Bournemouth’s reach, but Iraola still had positives to take away.
What has Andoni Iraola said?
There have been positive reviews of the Cherries, in spite of the lack of a Premier League.
Discussing his start to life in the league, Iraola said: “After three games, I think we’ve done a lot of good things.
“I have six games, three draws and three losses. I think we’ve been really close in some games.”
With draws against West Ham United, Chelsea and Brentford, have been close fought and wins were close.
On the Brentford game, the Spaniard said: “We had the game before as well, at Brentford, we conceded an equaliser in the 93rd minute.
“The result is we have these two points, against difficult opponents.”
The manager believes there are improvements: “It’s a matter not only to play well, to take smart decisions, to compete better, to end things well.
“We have to be better at these things.”
Iraola wasn’t forgetting who his side had played against: “We’ve faced very good opponents, but I think we have to compete better.
“Take more from the things we do, offensively and defensively.”
There are positives to be had, just need that win to get the ball rolling.