{"id":1455585,"date":"2026-06-08T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1455585"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:17:21","slug":"liverpool-analysis-andoni-iraola","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/liverpool-analysis-andoni-iraola\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool analysis: What to expect from Andoni Iraola&#8217;s appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Andoni Iraola has been unveiled as the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liverpool <\/a>manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A little shy of two weeks ago, Arne Slot was looking to add Etienne Reijnen to his coaching staff at Liverpool. Work permit issues stopped the pair from moving to Anfield together in 2024, but having left Feyenoord at the end of the 2025-26 campaign, a Merseyside reunion appeared to be a formality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of the noise suggested the Dutch manager would remain with the club despite a difficult season in which he guided Liverpool to a fifth-placed finish in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Premier League<\/a>. Slot had been confident that the summer transfer window could help him turn things around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andoni Iraola, meanwhile, was being courted by AC Milan, Bayer Leverkusen, and Crystal Palace after leaving Bournemouth. Nobody thought the former Rayo Vallecano boss would be calling Anfield home next season, and yet here we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slot was dismissed on the day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/champions-league-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Champions League<\/a> final. It caught a lot of people off guard. Last Thursday evening, less than a week after the club announced the departure of their title-winning manager, Iraola was unveiled as his replacement. In what felt like a blink of an eye, everything changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>What to expect from Andoni Iraola&#8217;s appointment<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-why-was-arne-slot-dismissed-by-liverpool\" data-level=\"2\">Why was Arne Slot dismissed by Liverpool?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-andoni-iraola-ball\" data-level=\"2\">Andoni Iraola-ball<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-attacking-returns\" data-level=\"2\">Attacking returns<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-was-arne-slot-dismissed-by-liverpool\">Why was Arne Slot dismissed by Liverpool?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liverpool appeared to be in limbo under Slot. This change needed to happen. The Reds won just seven of their 20 Premier League outings in 2026. They picked up only three wins in their final 10 matches of the season, and finished the campaign winless in their last four. Had the season been a little longer, they would probably have slipped out of the top five and had to make do with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/europa-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Europa League<\/a> spot. Momentum really wasn\u2019t on their side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately for Slot and his players, however, it ended with Liverpool in fifth place, three points clear of Bournemouth and in possession of the final Champions League position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a piece in The Athletic, it is claimed Slot was dismissed not because of poor results but because of the loss of identity. Liverpool\u2019s hierarchy had concluded that the downward spiral had gone too far. They felt that if they didn\u2019t make the change and the next season started badly, the mood could quickly turn toxic. After witnessing a loss of identity over the course of 2025-26, they wanted to see a change in playing style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Reds couldn\u2019t attack as a unit. They also didn\u2019t defend as a unit, either. And Slot, when pressed in the media, seemed bereft of ideas on how to fix these issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The confident, meticulous schemer, who had been headhunted by Richard Hughes to replace Jurgen Klopp, was no more. 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Certain deposit methods &amp; bet types excl. Min first \u00a35 bet within 14 days of account reg at min odds 1\/2 to get\u202f6 x \u00a35 free bets (selected sportsbook markets only, valid 7 days, stake not returned). Restrictions + T&amp;Cs apply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-andoni-iraola-ball\">Andoni Iraola-ball<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his first official interview as Liverpool manager, Iraola hammered home exactly why he was hired. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople for sure have seen Bournemouth play. There are some things that obviously we need to change coaching Liverpool. But I wouldn\u2019t like to lose our identity, the intensity, the aggressiveness, the organisation, certain things that I would like always to have in my team.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cObviously after you have to adapt to the players you have and it\u2019s not the same one club or the other, but they are fundamentals that I also think match quite well with what has been Liverpool during a lot of years. I think we can make it work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08132933\/image-3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1455602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08132933\/image-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08132933\/image-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08132933\/image-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08132933\/image-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08132933\/image-3-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08132933\/image-3-267x267.png 267w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08132933\/image-3-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08132933\/image-3-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08132933\/image-3-74x74.png 74w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08132933\/image-3.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anfield feeds off of energy. To tap into that energy, you need to play a certain style of football. It needs to be chaotic and high energy. Iraola-ball is that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He wants his players to take gambles in possession &#8211; his style demands risk. It is high energy, attack-based football that has the potential to turn the Liverpool fans into a 12th man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the opposite of what was going on under Slot. Control for the sake of control. Possession for the sake of possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slot might have said otherwise in press conferences, but the Dutchman\u2019s passive style was apparent in the way Liverpool played last season. No risk, no reward. Slow and patient which in turn made supporters impatient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraola awakens Anfield. With Anfield on side, Liverpool are a different beast entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-attacking-returns\">Attacking returns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In another section of The Athletic\u2019s piece on Iraola, his ability to extract value from the attack was flagged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liverpool were particularly struck by Iraola\u2019s record of improving attacking players. Eli Junior Kroupi scored 13 league goals in 2025-26 &#8211; the highest number by a teenager in his debut season in Premier League history, surpassing a record previously held by Robbie Fowler and Robbie Keane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08135909\/pngsquawka-818x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1455628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08135909\/pngsquawka-818x1024.png 818w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08135909\/pngsquawka-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08135909\/pngsquawka-768x961.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08135909\/pngsquawka-1228x1536.png 1228w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08135909\/pngsquawka-213x267.png 213w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08135909\/pngsquawka-160x200.png 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08135909\/pngsquawka-48x60.png 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08135909\/pngsquawka-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08135909\/pngsquawka-59x74.png 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/08135909\/pngsquawka.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Iraola, Dominic Solanke had a career-best campaign and moved to Spurs for \u00a365 million. Antoine Semenyo also scaled new heights under the Spaniard before his \u00a364 million move to Man City. Iraola has a knack for getting his attack firing and this is a key area for Liverpool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Reds spent heavily on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak. They\u2019re expected to invest in attackers this summer in a bid to replace Mohamed Salah. These players in the final third are the match-winners and difference-makers. These are the marginal gains often spoken about. Slot didn\u2019t manage to eke enough value from these players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraola\u2019s primary task will be to make these players look like bargains. He has a history of improving attackers. 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