Andoni Iraola spoke positively about the development of Alex Scott.
The **Bournemouth**midfielder moved from Bristol City in the summer of 2023, joining the Cherries at the same time as the current head coach. He arrived as one of the most highly rated midfielders in the English game, but it has been a disrupted time on the south coast for the 22-year-old at the club.
Last season, Scott did not complete 90 minutes of action in the Premier League, having suffered a meniscus tear in October. This campaign, he has bounced back, building on the momentum from winning the European Championships this summer with the Three Lions at U21 level, and he has started eight of the nine league fixtures for the Cherries since the start of the new domestic schedule as a bigger part of the plans.
Iraola is happy to see the midfielder making his mark as part of a high flying team full of positivity.
“He's doing very well. He's playing very well and I hope we can keep him in this spot. I think also the competition with Ryan Christie is very good for the team. Very difficult for me because I really love both players and sometimes I think they could play together.
“But Alex, I think is the first long spell without injuries because he has had two seasons with us, three different knee injuries. So he has been always like a run of games and stop another three, four months and then another run of games.
“And now I think he has been like playing in a good level, I would say since the Euros when he was very important for England with the under 21s. He came in a really good place to preseason. Very good preseason. And now I feel he's enjoying even playing and I hope we can give him that.”