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Bournemouth boss Iraola: I know our best XI - I think!

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola admits he's not yet been allowed to field his first-choice XI.

Iraola has played 26 players so far this season.

He told the Daily Echo: “All the managers, we have our idea if everything is perfect, no injuries, everyone is 100 per cent fit.

“You have your idea.

"And I would say, 'I'm sure I would put these nine, 10 players and then depending on their position, I would change this one, two.'

“But it never happens, it never happens.

“There is always something – injuries, one player is not fully fit, he's not in his best moment.

“So you have to go changing, taking the best decisions.

“But it's always like this, in other teams."

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