ANDONI Iraola agrees extra emphasis has been placed on Cherries’ run of fixtures in October following their drop into the relegation zone, admitting: “You never want to see yourself in the red spots.”

Cherries are winless in the Premier League this season and sit 19th in the table with three points from their seven matches.

They have had a tough schedule of fixtures to start the campaign, with many fans looking to the three upcoming games this month as a chance to really get the season going.

Cherries head to Everton tomorrow (3pm), who sit a point above Cherries, before welcoming Wolverhampton Wanderers and then Burnley to Vitality Stadium after the international break.

Asked if he feels more pressure on those three games following the results so far, head coach Iraola said: “Yes, of course. I think especially this week, you never want to see yourself in the red spots.

“Once you see yourself there, you need to win as soon as possible, if you want to get out from those spots.

“But it is something normal. It happens in other teams. Pressure is associated to football.”

He added: “It is the first time we are in the relegation spots now. We now have the chance also to be out, because we are playing Everton, who are one point ahead of us.

“It is a position we didn’t want to be, but there was a chance, because we had a tough schedule. Now is our moment to show where we are as a team.

“We have some games now to show it. Because at the end, the standings don’t lie.

“At the end of the league, they put you where you deserve. You can have the schedule thing or injuries, but normally after 38 games the standings put you where you deserve. We will see where we are.

“We are here to win games, to score points, not to be in this spot.

“That is our number one goal. The reality right now is this.

“We have to win tomorrow to be out of these spots. It is like this.”

Asked how concerned he would be should Cherries remain winless by the end of October, Iraola said: “You worry even if you win games in football.

“You have to prepare for every game as if you need it the most. It doesn’t change the way you prepare, because at the end, you want to win every game, every point, every competition you play.

“So the way to work doesn’t change too much.

“Even if you win, you have to continue and you have to continue winning games.

“This is 38 games. Right now we are in a spot that we don’t like and we need to improve as soon as possible.

“If we do it tomorrow, that is much better, it will be easier because still the difference with the teams ahead of us is really small.

“So with a couple of results we are on time to catch a lot of teams. But the later we get these positive results, it will be harder.”