The 24-year-old had a knee injury in pre-season and returned in early September before playing his first 90 minutes of the season in the defeat to Everton before the international break.
He is set to resume training tomorrow and believes he has recovered to pre-injury fitness in time for a crucial match.
“I felt (against Everton was) probably the best I’ve felt in a long time,” Tavernier told the BBC.
“I mean, the physios have been taking good care of me and managing my minutes leading up to these games.”
“(Everton) was the first time I felt sharp again and capable of doing what I can do.”
“To play well at this level, you need competition.”
“We’ve got that now and it’s the best thing we can have.
“I mean, for me, it’s good to have that competition. It’s going to bring the best out of me.”
After sacking Gary O’Neil in the summer and replacing him with Andoni Iraola, Bournemouth have struggled this season.
They sit 19th in the table with no wins and five defeats from their opening eight games.
“We’ve got to maintain the standard,” Tavernier added.
“If not, I feel like right now we need to level up even more because we’re not showing our quality in games and we need to start doing that.
“We’re in the best league in the world and we can’t afford to not show our quality and not do the basics right first.”
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