And it was more set-piece hell that cost the Hoops, although the Spaniard’s focus has already turned to the three vital home matches this month in the battle to avoid relegation.
“Unfortunately set-pieces has been an issue for a while and we are not getting better,” Cifuentes said.
“We discussed at half-time that it was very important to not just drop deep and wait for the minutes to go, but to score the third goal.
“We discussed the importance of the first 15 minutes of the second half because we expected them to come with aggression and try to get an early goal.
“Unfortunately from a corner we were missing the concentration that is needed and we conceded a goal that is a game changer because Bournemouth then get into the game.”
The Spaniard added: “We have a huge task ahead of us. The reality is that we are in the relegation zone and ahead of us we have three massive games at home.
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