Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe was left frustrated by Monday's 1-0 Premier League loss to Liverpool but said his team's performance at Anfield would build confidence for the remainder of their first season in England's top flight.
Bournemouth, who scored 98 goals in winning promotion last season, were unlucky to have a goal chalked off when Tommy Elphick’s header was ruled out for a foul on Dejan Lovren.
The 'Cherries' then found themselves behind midway through the first half thanks to Christian Benteke's goal, which could also have been ruled out with Philippe Coutinho in an offside position.
Bournemouth have now lost both their Premier League fixtures and failed to score in either game. They were also beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa in their league opener.
“On one hand I am very proud of the players’ performances and how they were brave enough to go toe-to-toe with Liverpool,” said Howe. “But obviously the huge negative is the result, so it’s tough to take.
“I thought we started the game brilliantly. We really did set the tone for an excellent first 25 minutes.
“But again we feel aggrieved that we haven’t come away with at least a point.”
Howe also said his players would learn from the defeat.
“The atmosphere and the experience will make them better players. Hopefully it’ll also reinforce that we can go anywhere in the country and compete.
“We can’t live in fear of the reputations and history of clubs, we just have to play the game.”
Bournemouth’s next league game is at West Ham United on Saturday.
Meanwhile Swansea City manager Garry Monk is happy with his current squad and says the club are unlikely to bring in any more new players before the transfer window closes on September 1st.
The Swans made six signings in the close season, bringing in midfielder Andre Ayew, defender Franck Tabanou, forwards Eder and Oliver McBurnie, and goalkeepers Kristoffer Nordfeldt and Josh Vickers.
“I think we are done (in terms of adding), I am not actively looking for anyone,“ Monk told the South Wales Evening Post.
“You can never say never, but nothing is imminent or anything like that,“ the manager added.
Monk said he did not expect to sell any more players either.
“I am very happy with the squad I have got.
“The squad I have is the one I wanted. We worked hard in the summer to get everything sorted early so we had good preparation time, and you can see in how we have started that is proving beneficial,“ the manager said.
The only players who could still leave before the transfer deadline are Dwight Tiendalli and Spaniard Michu who has made it clear he does not want to play for the club again despite having a year left on his contract, the newspaper said.
Swansea, who finished eighth in the league last season, have four points from their first two fixtures after drawing 2-2 at Chelsea in their Premier League opener and beating Newcastle United 2-0 at the Liberty Stadium.
Next up for the Swans is a trip to Sunderland on Saturday.
