In Focus with Andoni Iraola and Guillem Balague

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🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

What would winning the FA Cup mean to Bournemouth? And how has Andoni Iraola inspired such a positive season?

The Bournemouth head coach sits down with Guillem Balague to talk through his career, his time at the Vitality Stadium

And ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester City, he explains how he prepares to face a side managed by Pep Guardiola.

TIMECODES 04:30 Not winning any of his first nine matches 17:20 Manchester City and the FA Cup quarter-final 23:00 Why winning the FA Cup is more important than playing in Europe 26:30 Bournemouth and future investment

5 Live/BBC Sounds commentaries Sat 1215 Fulham v Crystal Palace (FA Cup), Sat 1500 Celtic v Hearts (Scottish Premiership), Sat 1715 Brighton v Nottingham Forest (FA Cup), Sun 1330 Preston v Aston Villa (FA Cup).

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0:00.0	No, you keep that private.
0:04.1	Find out what made Lily Allen and Mickey to Oliver say this.
0:08.0	It's just so next level what we're talking about.
0:10.9	But you know what I mean?
0:12.4	And this.
0:13.3	I think we should put our phones down and go to the park
0:15.9	and try and remember what was good about the world
0:18.3	and let's try and get back to there.
0:20.2	Sounds good. Join them as they's try and get back to there. Sounds good.
0:21.3	Join them as they talk about pretty much everything.
0:24.8	Yes, we do go to all sorts of places, happy, sad and everything in between.
0:29.7	Miss me with Lily Allen and Makita Oliver.
0:32.8	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:36.3	BBC Sounds BBC Sounds
0:37.5	Music radio podcasts
0:39.7	The Football Daily podcast
0:42.8	Listen on BBC Sounds
0:45.1	Hello and welcome to the Football Daily podcast with me Gillian Balagaa
0:52.7	and sitting in front of me is Andoni Iraola.
0:56.0	How are you, Andoni?
0:57.0	Good, good, good, yes, using this break, no, to rest a little bit and to take another spark of energy for the rest of the season.
1:06.0	Because we are talking on Thursday, the big FA Cup game is on Sunday, and you've had a little bit of a break.
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