Andoni Iraola has already made a prediction about what Milos Kerkez will now do at Liverpool
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Andoni Iraola is expected to become Liverpool’s new manager, and fans will be hoping he can work his magic to get the best out of former Bournemouth charge Milos Kerkez.Having excelled under Iraola during a two-year spell at the Vitality Stadium, Kerkez has struggled to replicate that form after joining Liverpool last summer.With his former boss looking set to arrive at Anfield, the Hungarian will surely be one of the players fans are most looking forward to playing in Iraola‘s system. Is Andoni Iraola the best option to replace Arne Slot?
Credit: AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images As he has watched on from the outside this season, the Basque coach gave his thoughts on Kerkez’s hot and cold form in January, confirming his belief that the left-back will continue to improve with Liverpool.Iraola confident Kerkez will get even betterIt has not been all bad from Kerkez in his debut season with the Reds, and there have been periods where he has genuinely been Liverpool’s most impressive player.One of these came during January, when Iraola spoke out about his former player, claiming that he’d liked what he’d seen from him around the winter period.“I think he has been growing a lot,” said the Spaniard. “Last games, I think he has been phenomenal.”READ MORE: Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool assistant manager looks clear as highly-rated coach conveniently leaves postPhoto by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images“The other day [against Marseille], I saw him with confidence, pushing forward, very good defensively and sometimes when you sign for one of these big clubs, you need this period of adaptation.“I think the more time he plays, the more games he starts, the better Milos we will see like we are seeing in the last games.“I think now he’s with the same confidence probably that he was here with us,” Iraola added.
“And I’m sure he will be a very good signing for Liverpool and he’s also a great guy, full of energy.“We miss him a lot. Not just in the footballing side, just personally, he gives a lot of energy to the dressing room and I’m sure he will be very good for Liverpool.”Iraola would of course not have known it at the time, but it now looks as though he will personally get the chance to make sure his prediction about Kerkez comes true.