Iraola outlines Liverpool pre-season blueprint

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Andoni Iraola has outlined his plans for Liverpool’s pre-season campaign. Iraola was i on Thursday after signing a two-year contract fresh from leaving Bournemouth at the end of last season.

Eight of Iraola’s inherited squad face a delayed start to life under their new boss due to their respective involvements in this summer’s World Cup. “Just finished the season [which] is when we really started thinking, ‘OK, what is going to be the next step?’ “Now that we know what’s happening, I want to get ready.

“Also, the World Cup being there, we will have a chance to work especially with some of the young players. “A lot of the senior players have been out and are arriving later with the World Cup “So I think it gives us the chance to know better the players from the academy, some of the players who have been on loan.