Andoni Iraola Under Pressure as Liverpool Search for Cohesion Before LASK Clash
Liverpool head to Austria this week needing more than a response. They need a shape, a purpose and, above all, a bit of evidence that this team is actually becoming something under Andoni Iraola.
The 3-0 defeat to Manchester City at Anfield did not...
Milos Kerkez Sets Liverpool Challenge for LASK Clash as Andoni Iraola Demands More
Liverpool head to Austria with a point to prove and Milos Kerkez has made the mood in the camp plain enough. The bruises from the defeat by Manchester City have not vanished, the frustration has not been disguised, and yet the message...
Andoni Iraola Demands Liverpool Finish the Job Against LASK in Champions League Test
Liverpool have started their Champions League campaign properly, with a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield, but that only counts for so much if they follow it with a sloppy result in Austria. That is the point Andoni Iraola is making...
Andoni Iraola Reacts After Liverpool Red Card Turns Manchester City Defeat at Anfield
There are defeats that feel inevitable from the first whistle, and there are defeats that twist on a single moment. This was the latter. For 62 minutes at Anfield, Liverpool competed with purpose, edge and conviction against Manchester City. Then Ryan Gravenberch...
Andoni Iraola Left to Rue Red Card as Liverpool Fall 3-0 to Manchester City
Liverpool lost 3-0 to Manchester City at Anfield, and the scoreline tells only half the story. For just over an hour, this was a competitive game, tense and even, with the home side carrying more threat. Then Ryan Gravenberch was sent...
Andoni Iraola at Liverpool: Coaching Honesty, Ernesto Valverde Influence and Winning Culture Taking Shape
Andoni Iraola is still in the early phase of his Liverpool reign, yet a clearer picture is already emerging of how he wants the club to function. Beyond results and tactical detail, the new head coach has opened up on the...
Liverpool vs Manchester City: Barcola Option Grows After Isak Injury Blow
Liverpool go into the biggest match of their season so far with a problem that is simple to define and difficult to solve. Andoni Iraola has ruled out both Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo for the visit of Manchester City, which leaves him short...
Ronald Araujo at Liverpool, why continuity, clarity and confidence are driving his revival
There are transfers that arrive with fanfare, and there are transfers that make their point quietly, by solving a problem a team did not fully know how to phrase. Ronald Araujo’s early weeks at Liverpool feel like the latter. On loan from...
Liverpool vs Manchester City: Anfield Atmosphere, Financial Charges and a Defining Test
Sunday at Anfield comes with the usual noise, only louder. Liverpool against Manchester City was already one of the biggest fixtures in English football. Now it carries added edge after City were found guilty of major breaches of Premier League financial regulations. That...
Liverpool Transfer Interest in Kevin Schade Shows Iraola’s Right Wing Problem Needs Solving
Liverpool’s search for attacking balance has already become one of the defining themes of Andoni Iraola’s early months, and according to TeamTalk, Brentford forward Kevin Schade has moved firmly into view. The report states that Liverpool “have emerged as a genuine contender...
