Gary O’Neil has revealed that his facet’s preparations for his or her return to Premier League motion have been hampered by a ‘nasty virus’ going by means of the squad.
Bournemouth performed their first recreation in over 5 weeks on Tuesday as they had been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Newcastle after dropping 1-0 at St James’ Park.
Previous to that conflict, O’Neil admitted that he was restricted with who he may choose as a result of virus affecting his gamers, and the staff now have simply six days to get well earlier than they face Chelsea within the Premier League on Tuesday.
Bournemouth boss Gary O’Neil has revealed {that a} nasty virus has affected his squad
The virus meant that O’Neil was restricted with who he may choose in opposition to Newcastle on Tuesday
‘We’ve had a difficult final 10 days,’ O’Neil mentioned.
‘An actual unhealthy virus went by means of the group, so we’ll should make just a few last-minute calls on just a few. The boys, a few of them have missed actual lengthy spells with it, so as much as 10 days.
‘A few of them have missed coaching. It was a nasty one.’
Bournemouth’s journey to Stamford Bridge can be their first top-flight match since O’Neil was handed the supervisor’s job on a everlasting foundation.
Chelsea may now face a depleted Bournemouth facet subsequent week if the Cherries fail to get well from the virus
O’Neil was positioned in interim cost after the membership sacked Scott Parker on the finish of August, and began his reign by taking the Cherries on a six-match unbeaten run.
This was adopted by 4 straight defeats, and the membership held talks with Marcelo Bielsa over taking the supervisor’s hotseat.
Nevertheless, these discussions stalled, and O’Neil gained his last two video games earlier than the season paused for the World Cup, convincing the Bournemouth hierarchy that he’s the suitable man for the job.
Bournemouth’s 3-0 win over Everton of their final league outing has given them some respiratory house, with the staff three factors above the drop zone, and O’Neil should now wait to see whether or not he has a fully-fit squad to select from after they journey to west London subsequent week.
