Bournemouth's 6-1 defeat at Manchester City marked the worst of manager Andoni Iraola's career.
The Spaniard insists the scoreline was harsh on his players.
He said, Yes, it is the biggest one. Especially you are suffering for the players, because you see the players really tried.
They gave everything. They were pushing in the second half, they were running.
But I think it was too harsh, especially for the players, the six goals."
He added: I think it's always difficult when you have this score. I think the team didn't deserve the 6-1.
I think they (Man City) were really clinical, every time they had a chance they finished it really, really well.
I am much more happy with the second half than the first half. I think we played much better in the second half. But even then, they managed to score another three."