'I say this respectfully' - Andoni Iraola sent warning after Liverpool contract decision
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Andoni Iraola became Liverpool's new head coach earlier this month when he repalced the sacked Arne SlotAndoni Iraola has been warned he needs to hit the ground running at Liverpool because he has only signed a two-year contract with the club. And former Liverpool goalkeeper David James warned: "I think it will be interesting because obviously with Arne Slot being replaced because the results weren't right, you have got a new manager who will be allowed some kind of grace."So, I think there's a part there, in answering your question, that he won't be expected to be winning every game straight away."However, he will have new players coming in at the squad, into that team, undoubtedly, and therefore he will have an opportunity to put his mark on a group of players that will be getting used to a new style."Given the success he had with Bournemouth, and I say this respectfully, with players who were trying to make the grade, now that he has got players that you think are at that grade, then hopefully the performances and the results will come a lot quicker."I don't think it's imperative that he wins every game.
That's a lot more pressure than possibly he needs. But he has only got a two-year contract, so he will have to get started pretty quick."Iraola emerged as Liverpool’s top target after guiding unfashionable Bournemouth to 12th, ninth and sixth-placed finishes in the Premier League.The Spaniard also received plenty of praise for the way he got the Cherries playing an attractive brand of attacking, high-energy football."I say this respectfully, what they have done is absolutely amazing this season," James said, via Grosvenor Sport, who offer the latest World Cup Odds.
It's not to say that you can't improve. I don't believe that you shouldn't improve even at Liverpool."But if Iraola's playing style is with players who are learning to get better at the level of Bournemouth, then, as I say, it's quite exciting to think that if he has got the talent, like as we have seen already with [Alexander] Isak and [Florian] Wirtz, then what he wants to do, you would think he would be able to do quicker and better to start with.