Andoni Iraola’s Appointment Is Worrying For Liverpool – Carragher

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has said that Andoni Iraola’s appointment as manager is a very worrying risk. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Admitting that Iraola’s jump from Bournemouth to Liverpool is a big one, Carragher stated that the Spaniard does not have Alonso’s CV and reputation.

Jamie added that winning the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen and reaching the Europe league final while playing unbeaten football should’ve earned Iraola the Liverpool job.

His words, “Great managers make good players even better.

This idea that you can just get anyone in as the coach, and the recruitment is everything, and the manager doesn’t matter – you just flip them – it matters at Liverpool.

That’s my little thing about Alonso. Iraola’s done a brilliant job, but it’s a big jump from Bournemouth to Liverpool.

With Alonso, you’ve got the playing career, the CV, the managers he’s been managed by, what he did at Bayer Leverkusen – winning the league, getting to a European final, playing unbeaten football.

And he’s managed Real Madrid. I know it didn’t go well, but he’s managed at that level. That scrutiny, that pressure.

If they chose Iraola above Alonso because of some structural preference – that, for me, is very worrying for Liverpool going forward.

When you’re in Europe you’ve got to rotate you’ve got to manage physically and I thought that would be the next step for him.

Prove he can still produce the goods in a European season, and then he’d be ready for his next move.

It almost feels like it’s a year too early. Listen, Jürgen Klopp proved that style of football can work in Europe that still needs to be proven by Iraola.

Listen, we watched Iraola’s Bournemouth every week – no one can say you don’t love watching Bournemouth play.

If they’re on the TV you’re watching them – you think : ‘ Oh, we’re going to see a good game.’

The point being: how he plays. I made this point at the end of last season on Monday Night Football – we were looking at Chelsea’s managerial options and Iraola was there.

And I actually said – and I can’t go back on it – I think Iraola would be making a mistake leaving Bournemouth, because the next thing he needs to prove is that brilliant, high-intensity football on a European stage.

Iraola, I think we’d all say, is fantastic for what he’s done at Bournemouth.

But if you’d have said to me a few weeks ago, would you sack Arne Slot and bring in Iraola, I’d be a little bit like: I’m not sure.

And I say this about all the big six clubs – when they make an appointment, I look at it and think, can I see this man winning the league for this club?”

WOW.