ANDONI Iraola was impressed with how Milos Kerkez finished the 90 minutes against Manchester City on Saturday, after he provided two assists for the Cherries’ two goals.
But Iraola said while his assists would be highlighted, his fitness to the end of the game had impressed the Basque boss.
“For me it's very important how he closed the game because a lot of times we've had to sub him because he was not finishing with the same energy,” he said.
“I think he's adding these small things to his game to finish strong, do your job defensively, suffer even when you are tired and the team needs you there.
“Even at the end we put Dean [Huijsen] behind him because they were threatening us a lot in the second post in the ariel duel, so the height of Dean was needed, I think.
“But he played as a left winger at the end and he finished well.”
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