AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe had his say on the narrow defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
The Cherries were beaten 1-0 thanks to Christian Eriksen’s second-half strike in a tight game at Wembley Stadium.
The boss was enthused by what he saw on the whole and saw positives to take into next week’s game with Stoke City.
On the change in system…
It was a really tight game for long periods.
I felt the gameplan delivered what we wanted to deliver, which was to congest the centre of the pitch to make it difficult for them to find clear gaps.
The one moment they were able to get through the middle of us was the goal and apart from that we created chances as well. There are positives to take.
On the missed opportunities…
The lads hung in there and we didn’t concede the second so I always thought we had a chance at 1-0.
But we were thwarted by a good goalkeeper, when those moments came for us their keeper made two really good saves.
That’s the spell we’re in at the moment though, creating chances and not taking them but that’s how it is. The subs brightened us up, Jermain and Jordon coming up gave us something else and we did create chances.
We’re positive tonight by the performance.
On the next week…
It’s one of the toughest things in football, to give the positives when the results aren’t going well and that’s the stage we’re in.
We have to consider who we’re playing and if the performances continue in that trend we’ll win matches.
We have to keep doing the right things and what we believe in.
