Sean Dyche questions Andoni Iraola after watching him make ‘surprise’ tactical change at Liverpool

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Liverpool supporters are slowly starting to see the difference having Andoni Iraola in charge can make, with the Basque beginning to implement his philosophies at Anfield.Having become known as a manager who likes his teams to play on the front foot with an aggressive, pressing style, Iraola has attempted to light a fire under the Liverpool squad, whose football became lethargic, slow and ponderous under Arne Slot.While the results are starting to become more clear, however, former Everton boss Sean Dyche has claimed that Iraola is not playing the same way as he did at Bournemouth, admitting his surprise that the 44-year-old has seemingly moved away from a very defined style after joining Liverpool. How would you rate Andoni Iraola's start at Liverpool?

What's gone well, and what still needs work? 🤔 Dyche claims Iraola has moved away from signature styleLiverpool supporters expecting to see Iraola’s version of ‘heavy metal football’ immediately after his appointment at Anfield were always going to be disappointed. It takes time to develop any style of football, especially with a group of players who had lost their way so spectacularly.But while most fans are accepting of a transitional period as Iraola tries to tweak things to his liking, Dyche has questioned his approach, suggesting that he has given up on what made him so successful in the past.“I’m surprised by him (Iraola),” the manager, who is currently out of work, said on The Overlap’s Fan Debate on Friday.

You know, sometimes, Carra [Jamie Carragher], I think managers are going to a new job, and they think, I can’t quite do that, and I think, ‘why?’”READ MORE: Liverpool players warned what will happen if they don’t get with Andoni Iraola’s tactics quickly, ‘he’s a madman’Has Iraola changed his approach?As a manager who has taken over plenty of jobs during a long career, it is a surprise to hear Dyche fail to grasp the basics of why a football manager might look like his team are playing a different style when he walks into a new team.Clearly, the approach has to work for the players as well as the manager, and if a coach has a very defined way of playing – as Iraola does – not all of the players will match up with that. A solid defence gives a platform for those in front to thrive, and that is seemingly the approach here.So, while it is true that Liverpool do not yet look like the swashbuckling, swarming team Iraola built under Bournemouth, it is unfair to say that he has given up on his principles entirely.