Antoine Semenyo believes Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola is cut out for the top following his impressive job at the club.
The Spanish trainer is looking to become the first manager to lead the Cherries to play European football as they look to end the season on a high.
Bournemouth sit 10th on the league table and find themselves eight points behind the last European spot, which is occupied by Newcastle United.
Speaking with SuperSport, Semenyo was full of praise for his boss.
“He has the potential to be a top manager. Great guy, player management besides, he’s so good,” he said.
“I feel like he gets on with the players. He gets on with the team so well, and that’s so important. You want to be able to get on with the players off the pitch as well as on the pitch. So I feel like he does a good job of that. Hence why we’re where we are in the table.”
The Ghanaian forward is thriving under the Spaniard this season with nine goals and five assists across all competitions in 35 appearances.
Those figures are Semenyo’s best tally for the club since arriving from Bristol City.
“He’s given me that freedom in attack. He’s seen it in training over and over, where I just feel free, feel relaxed, and I’m just easing, going past players with ease, shooting from long range, getting that success,” he continued.
“So he’s given me that licensing games to do that as well, but I’m also reciprocating and helping in defense and recovery, runs and whatever it is defensively.
“I feel like that’s the reason why I’m getting so much freedom, because I’m doing the defensive job that I need to. So then we get the ball, I’ve got all the space in the world for attacking. So, yeah, he’s giving me that license of freedom.”
Semenyo has scored the third most goals for Bournemouth in the league this season (7) behind Jistin Kluivert (12) and Evanilson (9).
Source: myjoyonline.com