--- source: thedugout.football generated: 2026-07-27T14:52:04.957Z last_updated: 2026-07-17T23:00:00+00:00 data_provider: API-Football canonical: https://thedugout.football/clubs/bournemouth/news/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYm91cm5lbW91dGhlY2hvLmNvLnVrL3Nwb3J0LzI2MjkxMDU4Lm1hcmNvLXJvc2UtZG9lc250LXVuZGVyZXN0aW1hdGUtY2hhbGxlbmdlLWFmYy1ib3VybmVtb3V0aC8_cmVmPXJzcw --- # Rose - **Source:** - **Published:** 17 Jul - **Club:** Bournemouth - **Original URL:** https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/26291058.marco-rose-doesnt-underestimate-challenge-afc-bournemouth/?ref=rss MARCO Rose does not underestimate the challenge that faces him as Cherries boss as he leads the club into their first season in Europe and said competing in the Premier League is "like the Champions League." The new Cherries boss spoke to the media for the first time yesterday, at the end of his first week training with the team. Rose comes to Bournemouth for his first season coaching in England, having spent his coaching career in Austria and Germany previously. Every word from Marco Rose's first press conference as Cherries boss Cherries sign 'impressive' 16-year-old Azzouz Scafe from Wimbledon Cherries confirm Jimenez loan to Fiorentina as investigation continues Cherries awarded Category One academy status after successful appeal AFC Bournemouth partners with CopyBet ahead of historic European campaign He is embracing the challenge of Bournemouth’s first season in Europe, after they qualified for the Europa League for the first time after their best season in the top flight in the club’s history. "I’ve faced a lot of big challenges, smaller challenges," he said. "For me, it's just I'm happy to be here, to have the opportunity to work with a really good team in a really good environment. And it's a challenge. "I think if you go abroad, it's always something new and you leave your comfort zone. "Even with my language, I promise you guys, in three months it's getting better and better. But I love to be here and take the challenge. "I don't underestimate anything." Rose has been impressed with the squad he has at his disposal. "I think I’ve trained really, really talented and high-quality players," he said. "And if I see the first trainings here, how the lads are doing, the mentality and even the quality, I could give you five, six players now with top quality. "I'm quite sure that we are prepared for Europe. "We just have to talk about the numbers. But it's not just about Europe at the end. Head Coach Marco Rose of Salzburg gestures during the UNIQA OeFB Cup match between SC Schwaz and RB Salzburg at Silberstadt Arena on September 26, 2018 in Schwaz, Austria. (Photo by David Geieregger/SEPA.Media /Getty Images) (Image: David Geieregger/SEPA.Media /Getty Images) "Our daily business is the Premier League and the Premier League is on one point like Champions League because you play, I don't know, Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea, Tottenham, even though they struggled last season, Liverpool, Manchester United. "So it is Champions League you're going to face. Yeah, we have to be well prepared. "And again, I don't underestimate the things, but you mostly do it the best way with a positive approach." Asked if he was keen to explore coaching in the Premier League after he left RB Leipzig, and whether that was what he saw as his next challenge in his career, Rose said: "I'm a kid of the German Bundesliga. "I've grown up there as a player and as a coach. I trained three clubs, three big clubs in Germany, and then you are looking for new challenges. "And of course, it was always a goal to train on the highest possible level and to get the opportunity to train here in the Premier League was the opportunity I'd like to take."