“It was a tough one,” said Thomas, speaking on our Review Show. “We played against a good Bournemouth team that played to their strengths, played exactly what we expected from them, but we didn’t handle it well enough, clearly.
“They are very good playing in behind, which we know, very good to land on second balls, which we know, very good early crosses, small passes, early, and that surprised, me with how good we’ve been, defensively, we struggled a little with that.
“Also, it’s a type of football you don’t see that often. No excuses – we should do better.
“Offensively, also… so, overall, not a top performance, and we struggled to create chances. What I saw from the players is that they gave everything, they gave their hearts, but on the day, we just didn’t hit the right performance.”