Rose on team fitness, Silva and Brentford

Bournemouth boss Marco Rose has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Brentford (15:00 BST.) Here are the key lines from his news conference: Rose said Bournemouth must "continue to perform well" after their dominant win over Lincoln, adding that they were good in their first three league games despite conceding late goals. He said the side must take confidence from their cup performance into the weekend: "We should use this result and the performance, it was really impressive, never mind that we played a Championship club." On injuries, Rose said Veljko Milosavljevic is "most likely" to return first, followed by Amine Adli. Junior Kroupi is expected back at the beginning of November, while Julian Araujo is also expected to return that month, but later than Kroupi. Rose said he has been "really impressed" with new signing Antonio Silva, adding that the centre-back looks as though he has played in the Premier League for "multiple years" despite only arriving at Bournemouth in the summer. Rose, whose birthday is on Friday, said he would celebrate with his "football family" in Bournemouth and that a win against Brentford would be a good way to start it. On Brentford's main threats, Rose said: "They defend well as a team, their high pressing is good. Their transition, they have fast players. Igor Thiago is a good target player, Mikkel Damsgaard is a good number 10. They have quality everywhere on the pitch, and every situation." "I have 21 competitive players and I have some difficult decisions," he said when asked about team selection. "Better to do it like this than to have issues." Rose said he remains positive about Bournemouth's chances of beating Brentford: "We just have to take the challenge and be confident. Be aware of the quality of Brentford but I'm quite positive we are in a spot where we're able to win this game." Got a question about Bournemouth? Get in touch here and we'll seek answers from our experts . [BBC]
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