Opposition view | Andoni Iraola expects 'a good fight'

Andoni Iraola spoke about us having 'a lot of threats' ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with his Bournemouth side (12.30pm).

Brought to the Dorset club from Rayo Vallecano in the summer, Iraola, like Ange Postecoglou here at Spurs, is instilling his playing philosophy at the Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth enjoyed 63% possession in their opening-day draw against West Ham and took an early lead at Liverpool before succumbing to a 3-1 loss last weekend.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday, Iraola said: “They have a new manager, a new philosophy, different ideas. They are playing really well. It’s going to be tough to keep the ball, because they always want the ball, they want to dictate and control the games, the same as they did the other day against United. But we want to do the same, so it is going to be a good fight.

“They have a lot of threats. Everyone is talking about Son, Kulusevski or Richarlison, the offensive players and they are very good. Bissouma is playing very, very good football and I think Udogie is very good playing in this position, a little bit inside, sometimes outside, attacking the half spaces. We have to take care of a lot of things."

Watch - Ange's press conference