Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Leeds United at Elland Road (kick-off 15:00).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
When asked about team news Iraola said: "Enes [Ünal] and Adam Smith are out, then we have the situation with Lewis Cook. He is still in some pain in the shoulder."
Whether Cook will play tomorrow is yet to be decided: "He is training with us but we have to take a decision. We will have to see how he trains and see if he can travel with us, or if it's better we leave it until next week. It's a decision we have to take today after training."
On facing newly-promoted Leeds: "I think we have a very difficult game tomorrow, I trust our chances because I see my team are playing very well. We cannot make mistakes. It's going to be demanding mentally and physically because they are a very honest team. Their work rate is is very high. They've been defensively very solid, which is unusual for teams that get promoted."
When asked about his process with kick-offs he said: "We always prepare something that's different. We still haven't scored a goal, so it's not working very well, but we use it at least to create some momentum."
On Bournemouth's run at the start of the season: "Defensively we are being solid and we always have this offensive threat, but it's one thing to be offensive and be proactive but you have to be very good at the back because if you want to take risks your defenders will get exposed and I think we are getting this balance quite right."
When asked if he thinks Bournemouth should be scoring more goals at the moment: "We should have scored more goals, but I always say I want my number nine to miss chances. If you have the chances, if you have the offensive volume, it's a matter of time because I trust the quality of the forwards we have and that's our aim."
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