Ilaura: I didn t think I d go to Tottenham, I wanted to stay at Bournemouth; I d strive to improve in the second half

Hupu August 12th News TheAthleticUK exclusive interview with Bournemouth head coach Ilaura.

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At the end of last season, Tottenham Hotspur considered signing Ilaura, but Tottenham Hotspur later replaced Angie Postkoglu with Thomas Frank.

"I wanted to (continue coaching Bournemouth)," he said, "I'm glad we've had a good season. I'm very happy with the players, the coaching staff and the management."

His contract expires at the end of the season.

"I'm very happy here," Ilaura insisted. "We'll talk about it during the season. I'm used to it. Last season was the only season I've signed a contract for the next season. I'm very comfortable with this way of working.

I like to have a meeting at the end of the season and say, 'Okay, are you satisfied with me?'.

'Yes, I'm very happy with you. Let's move on. '

In the end, the contract looks important, but especially for the coach, we have to win. Otherwise, two months later, you have to leave. It's not that important to me."

I'm very cautious about the upcoming season. His main defender was selected by Liverpool, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, which fully demonstrates Bournemouth's vision in signing and cultivating talents.

But he said it would take time for the replacements to reach the level of players who left the club. He told the players that they hope they can play more efficiently in the game's opening stages, because players tend to perform better in the second half of the game's "start".

"We have to do our best, and in the Premier League, there are eight or nine teams who are undoubtedly better than us and other teams. And for other teams, we want to improve our level as much as possible. It would be great if we can reach the level of last season.

At the beginning of the new season, you wouldn't think you'll get six points against Arsenal. We know it will be tough. If we don't do it, we have to make up the points lost to the weak team.

In the Premier League, we have to understand that if we are not close to 100%, it's hard to win any game. This is very clear because if we lose our humility, we will definitely be in trouble."