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Bournemouth boss Iraola: I played against Pochettino's Espanyol

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola is looking forward to his clash with Chelsea's Mauricio Pochettino today.

Iraola knows the Argentine from their time in Spain.

He recalled: He was a very good player playing for Espanyol, for PSG.

“When he was coaching Espanyol, I also played against them.

“He has been really successful as a coach in different teams.

“Tottenham, PSG and now he has another challenge with a very good squad.

“But this is the Premier League. Every week you're facing top level players, top level coaches and now it's our turn at home and we want to give them a really tough game."

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