In December 2023, a year after he took control of the club, Fole said he was sure that Bournemouth would be worthy of Europe over the next five years.
After an impressive campaign of 2023-24 with another great season, including the wins at Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle, Irala could have predicted cherries towards a much faster continent than Fole or anyone else.
They can conclude with eight points out of seven leading players, but eighth are still eighth for European football in the 2024-25 season.
For a club that played in the first round, as recently in 2013, it is an exciting horizon.
In fact, Irala’s Dawncast’s behavior after Saturday’s draw only serves to highlight how much Bournemouth has come.
“We can’t be happy with this point,” he said. “Before the game, we thought it wasn’t a bad result.
But given how the game has left, we can’t be happy, I feel that we haven’t used extra players properly.
Bournemouth was lucky not to be reduced to 10 men, after referee Sam Barat in exchange for midfielder Alex Scott twice shown his yellow card 10 minutes before Richards’ was sacked.
Irala and her players may be no more than a silver level, but the point is at least a three-game extension of Bournemouth’s losing run to three games – their longest since 11 games without losing between November 2024 and January
Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has been linked with a move to the final, with Irala squad for the final. Barcelona midfielder says they have been able to accommodate themselves in the Premier League.
“He is very smart tactic and uses his base well, which is a pride to manage the game and the depth of his squad.
In the next games for Bournemouth, they are a domestic game against Manchester United, who beat Old Trafford 3-0 in Old Trafford this season.
At the end of the weekend, Bournemouth may not only closer to European qualifying, but may have taken a step closer to ensuring that Irala will remain in control of the game.