ANDONI Iraola says playing with more “urgency” was key to Cherries’ stirring 3-2 comeback win at Queens Park Rangers.

Cherries’ FA Cup hopes looked to be hanging by a thread, trailing 2-0 at half-time to the Championship opposition at Loftus Road.

But within 25 minutes of the restart, Iraola’s men were in front thanks to goals from Marcus Tavernier, Kieffer Moore and Justin Kluivert, as Cherries booked their spot in round four.

Asked what the half-time message was, head coach Iraola said: “I think we didn’t start the game well. It has happened to us also in the Carabao Cup games.

“Sometimes cup competitions have these things. You are out at half-time and you have to score at least two, three if we wanted to win, like we did at the end.

“But we had to play with a much greater sense of urgency. We were keeping possession, but without really attacking spaces, playing faster with the rhythm we want.

“If you play slow, you don’t make differences. You don’t feel the division that each team plays in.

“In the second half I think we played with a much higher rhythm and we could make the difference.”

Cherries carved out two goals via corners to equalise, capitalising on QPR’s recent struggles from set-pieces.

Asked if that was something they had particularly targeted, Iraola said: “I think QPR is a team that is defending really well.

"In the games with the new manager, they have conceded very few goals in open play.

"They have been struggling with defensive set-pieces. Luckily for us the execution was really good and we could score the goals.

"I think more than the set-pieces, it was the change of attitude.

“We had a lot of chances, we hit the post. I think we needed to play in a different way.”

He added: "I think it is good that probably we are in a good moment now mentally.

"We have played really good games lately and I could feel at half-time that we all believed it was possible.

"Sometimes you are two goals down and you say there is no chance.

"We could improve a lot of things, but especially the mentality of the players was ‘we can do it. We played a really bad first half, really slow and if we improve, I think we have a chance.’

"Luckily for us, the first 10 minutes we were putting a lot of pressure of them, creating chances and we scored the goals."

Cherries will discover their opponents in the fourth round when the draw is made on Monday evening.