Tag: Andoni Iraola

Adams will miss fifth straight Bournemouth match with back injury

It’s becoming an increasingly lost season for the USMNT captain

Tyler Adams can’t catch a break this season.

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has ruled out the American midfielder for a fifth consecutive game as he continues battling back spasms.

Adams will be absent on Wednesday when Bournemouth takes on Wolves, in what is becoming an increasingly lost season for the U.S. men’s national team star.

Iraola was asked on Tuesday whether Adams or Marcus Tavernier would recover from their injuries in time to face Wolves.

“We don’t lose anyone, we don’t recover anyone, so it’s going to be the same players available,” the coach replied at his pre-match press conference.

Adams remains stuck on three appearances for Bournemouth this season, having missed the opening of the season recovering from hamstring surgery back in March 2023 with Leeds.

The 25-year-old suffered an immediate setback after making his Cherries debut in September, and was forced to go back under the knife for a second surgery. Adams would return in March, making two Bournemouth appearances along with two appearances for the USMNT in the Nations League.

Iraola expanded on Adams’ current situation during a press conference ahead of last weekend’s game against Aston Villa.

“Not a bad injury and feeling pain in his muscle, but after so much time out we have to be careful with these decisions,” the coach said. “The medical department are dealing with it. I hope he will be back early but definitely not for Villa.”

After Wednesday’s game against Wolves, Bournemouth has just four matches remaining in the season.

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Bournemouth coach Iraola rules Adams out for another game

It will be the fourth straight match Adams has missed with a back injury

Tyler Adams looks set to miss a fourth consecutive match due to back spasms, according to Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola.

Adams has been held out of three straight matches due to back trouble, and Sunday’s trip to Aston Villa appears to be too soon for the U.S. men’s national team midfielder.

Iraola gave updates on several injured Cherries players at his pre-match press conference on Friday, but did not specifically mention Adams among that group.

The coach was then asked about the remainder of his injured players, to which he replied: “Some are getting closer but I don’t expect them for the Villa game, no.”

The back injury is turning into an increasingly frustrating setback for Adams, who only returned from nearly a year out last month.

Adams was sidelined after a hamstring surgery in March 2023, and had to have a second operation after suffering a setback upon his return in September.

The 25-year-old’s start against Everton on March 30 marked his first time playing a full match in over a year.

Overall, Adams has made just three appearances for Bournemouth this season. He made an emphatic return to the USMNT in the Nations League last month, scoring a memorable long-range strike against Mexico in the final.

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Bournemouth midfielder Adams misses Luton Town clash with back spasms

Adams was not in uniform for the Cherries after suffering from back issues

Just when everyone thought Tyler Adams was back, the U.S. men’s national team midfielder has — at least for now — returned to the sidelines.

Adams was not in uniform as Bournemouth took on Luton Town on Saturday, marking the second straight match for the Cherries in which the USMNT star did not play.

Following the match, Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola confirmed Adams had been suffering from back spasms throughout the week.

Bournemouth would go on to lose 2-1 at Kenilworth Road after the Hatters staged a late comeback.

Adams was in uniform but did not appear in Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace. That match came three days after Adams stood out in a 2-1 win over Everton, playing 90 minutes for the first time in over a year.

Iraola said before the match that an unspecified malady had thrown the status of several players in doubt.

“This week is going to be difficult,” Iraola told reporters at a pre-match press conference. “We have some cases of — I don’t want to say ‘illness’ — but they are not probably feeling 100 percent, but we still have two days.

“Tomorrow they could come fresh and [if so] they are available for the game. It is true we have some players who are let’s say in doubtful conditions to perform if the game was today.”

On Friday, Bournemouth posted a gallery of photos of its team’s final training session before the clash with the Hatters, but Adams did not appear anywhere among the 70 images.

Heading into this week, Adams had been showing promising signs of finding his form instantly after an excruciating injury layoff. The New York native had effectively missed a full year after a hamstring injury required two separate surgeries.

However, he scored a brilliant goal for the USMNT in the Concacaf Nations League final, and had appeared in Bournemouth’s matches on either side of the international break.

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Iraola: Adams ready to ramp up Bournemouth minutes after USMNT exploits

The USMNT midfielder is looking to start his first club game in a year

Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola has said Tyler Adams is ready to ramp up his minutes after a successful return with the U.S. men’s national team.

After a hamstring injury kept him out for the better part of a year, Adams made his Bournemouth return right before the international break, before playing his first USMNT minutes since the 2022 World Cup.

Adams played in both of the USMNT’s Nations League matches, going 40 minutes in the semifinal against Jamaica before playing the first half and scoring a sensational goal in the final against Mexico.

The 25-year-old seems to have returned to England no worse for the wear, as Iraola said he is ready to continue building up his minutes as the Premier League season enters its final stretch.

“I think he’s improving a lot,” Iraola said at a press conference. “He’s in the process of adding minutes. He played 45 minutes in two different games [during the international break] and he finished with good feelings. I think he’s available to play the same amount or even more minutes.”

Bournemouth hosts Everton in the Premier League on Saturday, as Adams aims to start his first club game since March 2023.

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USMNT captain Adams returns for Bournemouth after six months out

Adams’ return is a massive boost for the USMNT ahead of the Concacaf Nations League matches later this month

After six months on the sidelines, Tyler Adams is back.

The midfielder came on for Bournemouth in the 71st minute against Luton Town on Wednesday, marking his first appearance since September.

Bournemouth would go on to cap a miraculous comeback, as Antoine Semenyo claimed a brace to give the hosts — who trailed 3-0 at halftime — a stunning 4-3 win.

Barely two hours after Adams was named to a USMNT roster for the first time since the 2022 World Cup, the New York native returned from a hamstring injury that has required two surgeries.

The first came in March 2023, ending his season and playing a major factor in Leeds’ eventual relegation. The second came seven months later, shortly after Adams made a 20-minute Cherries debut that essentially set him right back to square one.

Bournemouth and the USMNT both had to be pleased to see him come on when he replaced Adam Smith in what was a wild match. Adams unsurprisingly stepped into a central midfield role for Andoni Iraola, who had his team see the game out in a 5-2-3 formation.

Shortly before that match kicked off, USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter addressed reporters, discussing what had to happen for Adams to be in the 23-player Nations League squad.

“This decision was basically the output of months of communication with his club to track where he’s at, to see the levels that he’s performing at in training, the loads that he’s doing in training,” explained Berhalter. “Finally, a conversation with [Iraola] two days ago, and really hearing from the coach where he thinks Tyler’s at.”

Per Berhalter, Iraola gave a glowing review of Adams’ progress, which in turn sealed the deal from the USMNT’s perspective.

“He couldn’t say enough good things about [Adams],” said Berhalter. “He’s actually ready to play minutes [Wednesday] in the Premier League. So, we’ll see how that ends up, potentially 30 minutes, 15 minutes, who knows?

“But certainly, they think at the club that he has enough to play up to 45 minutes for us. So once we heard that, we jumped at that idea, because he means so much to the team, both on and off the field. It’d be nice to get him back. His last time with the national team was at the World Cup, so he’s been missed for a while. It’ll be nice to get him back into this group.”

Berhalter made sure to keep the door open for Adams as long as he could, naming him to the team’s 60-player preliminary roster for the upcoming Nations League semifinal against Jamaica (March 21), which will be followed by a contest — either a final or a third-place game —against Mexico or Panama on March 24.

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Adams will ‘be out for some time’ after injury setback

The news doesn’t sound good at all for Adams, Bournemouth, or the USMNT

Tyler Adams may not be back after all.

Per Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola, the U.S. men’s national team midfielder has suffered a setback in his return from a long-term hamstring injury.

“I don’t know what to call it, a setback, but he is not feeling well,” said Iraola in quotes published by the Bournemouth Daily Echo. “I couldn’t tell you if it’s exactly the same point, but it’s true that it’s his hamstring that he is not feeling well… It is true that he is going to be out for some time, for sure.”

After a nearly six-month battle with an injury that required surgery at one point, Adams made his Cherries debut mid-week, playing the final 20 minutes of Bournemouth’s 2-0 Carabao Cup win over Stoke City.

However, on Saturday the USMNT captain was not in uniform, with Iraola explaining after a 4-0 battering at the hands of Arsenal that Adams had suffered a setback.

“I think it’s the same area,” added Iraola. “He has been out for a lot of time, so we have to reassess, to reset, to take the good decisions, thinking in everything.”

Tough news for Adams, Cherries, USMNT

Adams was a big summer addition for Bournemouth, who put up a reported $25 million to bring the 24-year-old in from Leeds during the transfer window.

The Cherries have repeatedly emphasized that Adams’ ability to cover so much ground and win the ball back perfectly suits what Iraola has in mind tactically.

However, per a timeline given by the Bournemouth manager, his appearance against Stoke came after just a handful of full training sessions that only began over the past couple of weeks.

Given the amount of time Adams had been out, the results of further exams from club doctors will go a long way in indicating whether Adams has reaggravated the same injury, or if he has picked up a new knock. The latter scenario is a common one for players coming off of a long injury layoff, and may be the lesser of two evils for Adams and Bournemouth at this point.

The news is also far from ideal for the USMNT. Gregg Berhalter will have surely been looking forward to calling his captain back in for the upcoming October friendlies against Germany and Ghana.

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USMNT captain Adams returns to training as Bournemouth debut nears

The 24-year-old’s Cherries debut is growing closer

Tyler Adams won’t make his Bournemouth debut this weekend, but he could be back as early as next week.

That is according to Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola, who provided a positive update on the U.S. national team captain as he nears a return from a long-term hamstring injury.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of Sunday’s game against Brighton, Iraola said the 24-year-old is back in partial training.

“I think the only one that is not [recovered] so far is Tyler, who will not be [ready] for the Brighton game, but he has started this week at least to train partially with the group,” Iraola said.

“So probably we can have a chance of having him next week or two weeks, something like this. Tyler is really close because once you start training partially with the group, it’s a matter of sensations, and if you are physically good enough.

“He has a very good physical base. So I think it will take not a long time to see Tyler with the team.”

Adams has not played since March after undergoing hamstring surgery. During his time off the pitch, the 24-year-old still completed a move from Leeds to Bournemouth, keeping him in the Premier League after the Whites were relegated last season.

Bournemouth will face Stoke on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup before a league match against Arsenal next Saturday.

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Iraola: USMNT captain Adams yet to train with Bournemouth

The USMNT captain has yet to fully train with his new side

Tyler Adams isn’t quite ready to make his Bournemouth debut.

That’s according to his manager Andoni Iraola, who said that the U.S. men’s national team captain has still yet to train with the Cherries as he recovers from a long-term hamstring injury.

Adams has not played since March after undergoing hamstring surgery. During his time off the pitch, the 24-year-old still completed a move from Leeds to Bournemouth, keeping him in the Premier League after the Whites were relegated last season.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of Sunday’s game against Chelsea, Iraola said that he was hopeful Adams would be back soon, but the midfielder is still in need of some time on the sideline.

“It’s too soon for Tyler Adams, he hasn’t started training with the team yet,” Iraola said. “He’s not far from joining the squad.”

Before Adams made his move, Leeds manager Daniel Farke said that his club expected the midfielder to remain out until after the September international window.

That window has now passed, as Adams missed out on the USMNT’s two wins over Uzbekistan and Oman over the past week.

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Bournemouth boss Iraola admits Adams ‘isn’t close to playing’

It might be a bit before Adams steps on the field for the Cherries

U.S. men’s national team fans hoping to catch Tyler Adams’ debut for Bournemouth may need to wait a bit longer than they had hoped.

Adams joined the Cherries earlier this month, but has been unavailable since March after suffering a hamstring injury with Leeds.

Per his new manager Andoni Iraola, Adams’ recovery still requires more time

“They both need time,” Iraola told reporters when asked about Adams and fellow acquisition Alex Scott. “Alex will spend more time out.”

It’s a bit of good news/bad news for Adams. While the USMNT captain is closer to a return than Scott (who suffered a knee injury early in August), Iraola said “neither of them are close to playing.”

Before Adams made his move, Leeds manager Daniel Farke had said that his club expected the midfielder to remain out until the conclusion of the September international window.

Iraola didn’t commit to a specific return date, acknowledging that Adams is recovering from a surgical procedure on the injury, and will have to build back up physically and mentally.

“We don’t know. I hope it’s as soon as we can, but he’s a player that I don’t think has played since March,” added Iraola. “He’s coming back from surgery with difficult situations during this period, so we cannot rush it. We have to make sure that he also feels safe.”

Iraola: Adams ‘will bring us a lot of energy’

While Adams’ Bournemouth debut may be some way off, Iraola seemed clear on what the 24-year-old will bring to the table once he’s fully recovered.

“I think he will bring us a lot of energy. I think he’s a very dynamic player,” said Iraola. “Playing as a six, he will help us with the ball and without the ball. He’s a young player but with enough experience to be one of the players on the pitch that are pushing for the team.”

That might explain why Bournemouth pursued Adams so diligently, finally completing a transfer this summer after some typical Chelsea chaos saw the Blues make an abrupt U-turn after reports said the club would trigger Adams’ release clause.

Adams drew intense interest from numerous Premier League clubs following Leeds’ relegation last season, eventually ending up with Bournemouth in a reported $25.4 million transfer.

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