“Faster, faster,” bellowed Andoni Iraola throughout the open training session Liverpool held in Chicago on Friday. His first pre-season tour as Liverpool head coach ends at the city’s famous Soldier Field Stadium on Sunday, with a friendly against Leeds, and “faster, faster” could apply to all aspects of the club’s preparations for a new Premier … Read more
Federico Chiesa has said he wants “a new chapter” at Liverpool with Andoni Iraola following a frustrating time under Arne Slot and claimed the club were lucky to qualify for the Champions League last season. The Liverpool forward has been linked with a return to Italy this summer having struggled for minutes during his two … Read more
On Friday evening, some of the Liverpool squad took the short walk from their hotel in downtown Nashville to Broadway – the famous entertainment district here in the state of Tennessee. Szoboszlai, who was among that group, certainly took some inspiration. Wearing the armband after coming on at half-time and picking up from exactly where … Read more
The Andoni Iraola era at Liverpool opened with a victory over Sunderland in Nashville – and a deepening of concerns over the defensive options at his disposal. The sight of Joe Gomez hobbling off after 10 minutes of the new head coach’s first game and two teenagers forming a raw central defence partnership in his … Read more
Andoni Iraola has outlined the roles his backroom staff will play in trying to improve Liverpool’s set-piece record next season and admitted he was “very lucky” to inherit a talented coaching team at Bournemouth. Iraola has brought several members of his Bournemouth backroom team with him to Liverpool since succeeding Arne Slot last month. Tommy … Read more
Andoni Iraola believes that one of his priorities at Liverpool will be to create “a very difficult team to beat” and says that he is well aware that the fans “just want to see the team play well and deliver good results”. Iraola, 44, replaced Arne Slot as Liverpool head coach after the end of … Read more
Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola wants midfielder Alexis Mac Allister and goalkeeper Alisson to remain at the club. Argentina international Mac Allister has two years left on the five-year contract he signed at Liverpool when he joined the Reds in 2023. The 27-year-old has yet to begin talks over a new deal, which has prompted speculation … Read more
Andoni Iraola has said he is determined to keep Alexis Mac Allister and Alisson for his first season as Liverpool head coach and must strengthen a squad that will be without Hugo Ekitiké and Conor Bradley for several more months. The dust had barely settled on Argentina’s World Cup final defeat by Spain when Mac … Read more
Dominik Szoboszlai is poised to give Liverpool and their head coach, Andoni Iraola, a significant boost by signing a new long-term contract. The Liverpool midfielder, the team’s best performer during a difficult final season under Arne Slot, has two years on his deal and mentioned several times last season that there had been no real … Read more