Former Nottingham Forest head coach, Sean Dyche, shared his thoughts on the footballing approach adopted by new Liverpool manager, Andoni Iraola, who took charge at Anfield this summer.
Iraola has taken over from Arne Slot following an impressive 2025-26 season with AFC Bournemouth, where he led the Cherries to their first-ever European football qualification by finishing sixth in the Premier League and securing a spot in the UEFA Europa League.
The Spaniard was appointed as the new manager at Anfield last month after three successful seasons with Bournemouth, where his style of play garnered significant attention.
“The irony of it is [he] basically plays lower-league football, but at a high level,” Dyche said on The Good, The Bad and The Football podcast (as per ESPN).
He continued that, “They turn you and turn you, and almost force you into submission. High quality and high energy version. And that’s a big
