π¨ Liverpool make contact with RB Leipzig as Yan Diomande pursuit steps up. #LFC currently in strongest position on player side if 19yo winger moves - #RBLeipzig determined not to sell. #PSG interest remains firm but less advanced at present @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/dt64tbgGNo
Great insight reds Livepool seem to have got a very special coach well worth a listen β¬οΈ
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π¨Liverpool reach verbal agreement with Andoni Iraola to become head coach. Set to sign a 2-year contract & wants Pablo de la Torre, Tommy Elphick, Shaun Cooper, Tom Webber on staff.
#LFC plan to present Spanish coach by the end of week.
Via @David_Ornstein & @TheAthleticFC
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Andoni Iraola to Liverpool?
The schedule with Europe and Premier League, intensity of his style of play, injury record & player profile at Liverpool is raising a number of concerns
Ahead of the Arne Slot Reaction Show we recorded on Sunday for @TheAnfieldWrap I took a deeper look at the injuries, 1st vs 2nd half of season records & approach taken at Bournemouth to understand whether concerns are matched by the data and whether there are any positive signs to ease concernsβ¦β¦
Graphic below is the xG rolling trendline 01/01/26 to end of season @Statsbomb for Bournemouth
1)INTENSITY
The data backs up the eyes
22/23 Iraola's Rayo Vallecano forced more high turnovers which led to a shot (68) than any side in the top five European leagues except Bayern Munich (73)
In the past 2 seasons at Bournemouth Iraolaβs side are
-99th percentile and 98th percentile for high press shots
-100th and 96th percentile for aggression
2)INJURIES
Up until July 2025 Iraola at every club β every season β had a negative trend β¦.
Iraola had NEVER overseen a second half of a campaign that outperformed the first in terms of points gained
He had a reputation for burning his squad out during the first half of the season and tailing off with injury issues even without European football
In 2024/25 season they lost over 1100 days to injury
3)2025/26 β JANUARY CHANGE IN APPROACH & POSITIVE RESULTS
2025/26 Bournemouth
A)Β Post their best injury numbers as an aggregate of injuries and illness suffered in the past 8 seasons
B)153 games missed due to injury ranked 8th in league
C)Post a huge improvement January 2026 to end of season
D)End the season going 18 games unbeaten
E)Β Iraolaβs side end the season performing well during the 2nd half of the season with a budget that should result in a lower bottom half finish
Β
Quite remarkable when they start the season absolutely flying - 2nd place after matchday 9
Then suffer significant injury crisis and go 11 games without a win between Matchweeks 10 to 20
WHY? WHAT CHANGED JANUARY ONWARDS?
A lot.
A)NEW PERFORMANCE CENTRE
Bournemouth had invested over Β£30m in a new sports science and medical performance centre.
This was functioning fully January 2026 onwards
B)DR ROBERT MARSHALL
Recruited in summer 2025 he arrived from RB Leipzig in July last year as Bournemouthβs Director of Medical and Performance.
Iraola raves about him
His role was in part to ensure all the departments within the performance centre worked in harmony in conjunction with Iraola.
C)SQUAD AGE
2nd youngest squad in the league I am sure helps
D)IRAOLA
Iraola made tweaks in line with the performance centre recommendations
Training and in game set up changes reportedly helped
Rotation
Strategic substitutes
Arguably had the performance centre been in place July 2025 Bournemouth may have posted even better improvements in their injury data at the end of the 2025/26 season as itβs skewed by first half of season data
There is a lot more to delve in to in respect of his tactics, in and out of possession set up, authority, leadership and training methods
Based on the work done at Bournemouth January 2026 onwards it would suggest that Iraola can work positively complementing the performance staff at Liverpool
He will also have even greater resources in all areas at Liverpool
He has also ended the trend of his sides physically and results wise blowing up during the 2nd half of a season
There is a lot he needs to prove β and managing European campaign and Premier League is an obvious one β but he can point to the lack of performance centre (up until recently at Bournemouth) and the results since the integration of the performance centre / Dr Robert Marshall, positively as evidence of how he could work with the performance staff at Liverpool to balance intensity and the schedule
Managers with the most European Cup/Champions League titles in European Cup history:
πππππ Carlo Ancelotti
πππ Bob Paisley
πππ Zinedine Zidane
πππ Pep Guardiola
πππ Luis Enrique
What a list.
Since 2015-16, Liverpool have competed in 10 European campaigns.
They have either won it or been knocked out by the team that won it in 7 of those 10. #LFC