The boss said it will likely be “less expensive” for teams to qualify for Europe this term, though, with such a competitive table, and he believes they are in a good spot to get to a “good amount of points”.
AFC Bournemouth currently sit eighth in the league, with 38 points from 27 games.
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Looking at where the club are currently, Iraola said: “I think right now, we are in a great position in the table.
“I don't know how we are going to finish because it doesn't count now where you are in December or February.
“This is at the end of the season. We are doing I think a good season. I think we are in the position we deserve, more or less.
Andoni Iraola giving a press conference at the centre. (Image: Richard Crease)
“I don't feel like, more or less with our performances, we are there, ninth, eight, which is great. But losing one or two games, we can be 14th.
“The table is so compact that we'll see where we finish, but I think we are I'm happy how the season is going.”
This time last season, Bournemouth were seventh with 43 points, and they ended the season on 56 points in ninth.
Asked if he thinks the Cherries can beat their points tally from last term, Iraola said: “I think it's almost impossible, because we did 23 points in the first half of the season.
“We are talking about, to tie it, we have to do 33. 33 is Champions League numbers or top numbers, so I think it's almost impossible, but still we can arrive to a good amount of points.
“Past season also, how the table worked was really, really expensive to get higher. You needed a lot of points.
“Probably with 56 points this season, you will finish in a better position, definitely, because the distribution of points is different.
“It's going to be very expensive to stay in the league. Very, very expensive to stay in the league.
“But probably it's not going to be as expensive to get to eighth, to seventh, because the distances there in mid-table are basically nothing.”