Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/3 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Andoni Iraola says goodbye to Bournemouth’s fans after the final-day draw at Nottingham Forest. Now he has to impress the Kop. Photograph: Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Andoni Iraola says goodbye to Bournemouth’s fans after the final-day draw at Nottingham Forest. Now he has to impress the Kop. Photograph: Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images AnalysisAndoni Iraola looks the right manager to help Liverpool get their swagger backBen FisherThe Basque made his Bournemouth superbly watchable, just what the Reds need after Arne Slot’s meek title defence Bravery. It is the recurring theme in conversations with those who have worked with Andoni Iraola at close quarters and the thing, they say, that sets him apart. It was evident in the manner his Bournemouth side illuminated the Premier League.Liverpool’s sporting director, Richard Hughes, has been here before. This time, though, rather than asking Iraola to replace Gary O’Neil and inherit a team that scrambled to safety, the challenge is to recondition one of the biggest clubs on the planet and help them rediscover the swagger that made them champions.Arne Slot ultimately paid the price for a meek title defence. Bournemouth simply did not know how to leave quietly under Iraola. Well, barring his first nine winless games…
Published: June 1, 2026 11:33 am
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