'We had so many chances to get over the line' - Scott on 2024-25 season
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Bournemouth ended in ninth last season to equal their best Premier League finish - but midfielder Alex Scott feels the campaign as a whole was a disappointment.
When the Cherries won 3-1 at south coast rivals Southampton on 15 February, it took them to fifth in the table, which would have taken them into the Champions League.
But the following week's defeat by Wolves at Vitality Stadium started a sequence of underwhelming results, including a home loss to Ipswich, that generated just two points from six games.
With Crystal Palace winning the FA Cup - Bournemouth were beaten by Manchester City in the quarter-final despite taking the lead - the Cherries finished nine points off seventh spot and a place in Europe for the first time in their history, which owner Bill Foley had targeted before the campaign began.
"Ultimately, it was one of disappointment," Scott told BBC Sport when asked for his feelings about the season as a whole.
"We had so many chances to get over the line with results here and there.
"Obviously, it is the Premier League and anyone can beat anyone, but we really believed we could make a push and go for the European places.
"We dropped points and didn't finish as strongly as you need to in order to be a fighting team in Europe.
"It is one of those things we will learn from and we will be ready this season to push for it again."