Eddie Howe spoke to the press following Thursday night’s 3-0 defeat to Everton, issuing an update on Jamaal Lascelles’ late injury, defending Kieran Trippier and reflecting on a frustrating performance from his side (Watch in full below).
The boss accepts that injuries, fatigue and his inability to rotate – before or during games – is hindering us, but insists it was a “missed opportunity” to suffer a late collapse at Everton just when he felt we were on top in the game.
Thankfully, he didn’t seem too concerned by Lascelles’ withdrawal, saying – “I don’t think it’s a serious one, I think it’s a dead leg. It’s a knock to his thigh I think. I don’t know at the moment but fingers crossed.”
On the possibility of other injured players returning ahead of Sunday’s trip to Spurs, he added: “I don’t know. A lot of the injured players were working toy at the training ground, so we are hopeful we can get some support.”
Watch everything he had to say below in his post-match press conference:
