Christie 'shocked' Bournemouth sacked O'Neil

Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Christie was shocked when he heard Gary O'Neil had been sacked as the club's head coach.

The young coach was given his marching orders, despite the club avoiding relegation.

With the Cherries since hiring Andoni Iraola to take over for next season and beyond, Christie is said to have admitted there are mixed feelings in the squad.

Speaking to the Press and Journal, his dad Charlie Christie stated: We had a chat about it and Andoni Iraola was appointed the same day.

I've read up a wee bit about Andoni and he seems to be Mikel Arteta-like, which is a positive when you see how well he's done (at Arsenal).

I think they'll play a wee bit more on the front foot. I was at a few games last season where they were very structured defensively and it was about getting in the low block in their own half.

They achieved their objective by staying up, but it would be a wee bit difficult to watch at times, whereas the new manager likes to press the game and win the ball up the park.

When I read that, I thought that it suits Ryan down to a tee. That's how he likes to play.

I am hoping that will suit Ryan and he will be back at training in early July, and he'll find out how it's going to work in more detail, but fingers crossed."