Andoni Iraola seems like he has his head screwed on. Speak to those at Bournemouth and they describe a down to earth guy without a shred of ego.
And Bournemouth are banking on Iraola staying true to his low maintenance self in the coming months. Because the Spaniard’s reputation is flourishing. The admiration, how ever unwanted from Bournemouth’s perspective, is growing.
For clubs the size of Bournemouth, that is the price of success. They sit seventh in the Premier League, a point off fifth which could guarantee a Champions League place next season, and are on the brink of European football for the first time in their 126-year history.