Liverpool’s Lack Of Signings Is Worrying – Iraola

Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola has issued a stark warning to the club’s hierarchy ahead of the end of the transfer window. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Admitting that the current squad is significantly short of the numbers required to compete at the highest level, Iraola expressed his frustration with the uncertainty surrounding Liverpool’s pursuit of Bradley Barcola and Yankuba Minteh.

The Spaniard added that more signings are clearly needed following the high-profile exits of Salah, Robertson and Konate.

His words, “As a manager, it’s an easy one for me, I wanted the players from the first day on July 13. I wanted everyone here, all the positions doubled with top-level players. But you understand how the competition works.

The market is open when you start the competition so we have to adapt as coaches to this situation. There are certain situations that for me are clear, especially on the wing because we don’t have enough players specifically to play in those positions. In other positions we have to be open-minded in the market to see situations that honestly can improve our team.

I hate these 10 days that we have because there is a lot of uncertainty, not just in Liverpool but everywhere. But we have to not spend too much time thinking about these things.

I talked to Curtis Jones in the first or second training day. I value him a lot as a player, he loves this club, but I understood probably what the outcome would be in the end. He was coming from some years in the same position.”

On choosing a leader, “With the new rule I think there is a big limitation if a ‘keeper wears the armband. Because if something happens in the opposition box the referee has to explain to the captains what’s happening, all the decisions.

I had one season with Neto in Bournemouth and then you have to start every game to say a different player that can act as a captain, and this is not viable.

But I wanted Alisson to feel like we value him. I’ve had enough time and we will have more time to know each other, but I had to explain the decision about the armband to him. Unfortunately, they are putting the rules in a way that there is a lot of disadvantages to having a keeper as a captain.”