Carrageen’s shocking take on Iraola’s approach to succeeding Slott

“Liverpool” legend Jamie Carragher commented on the news about “Bournemouth” coach Andoni Iraola from Spain coaching the “Reds”.

It is likely to be approved The Spaniard’s appointment to succeed Arne Slott was announced this weekHe was praised for leading Bournemouth to the European Championship for the first time in the club’s history.

But the Anfield legend is not convinced that would be the right move and cannot understand why there is no move to include another Reds icon, former midfielder Xabi Alonso, who is now in charge at Chelsea.

Speaking on Sky Bet’s “Interference Fan Talk” program, Karager emphasized. “Great managers make good players better.”

“This idea that you can just appoint someone as manager, that the recruitment process is everything and that the manager is not important, you can only change them, is important at Liverpool.

He continued. “This is my simple opinion about Alonso. Iraola has done a great job but it’s a big jump from Bournemouth to Liverpool.

Advantages of Xabi Alonso

Karager continued. “With Alonso, you have his career as a player, his CV, the coaches who managed his career and what he did at Bayer Leverkusen, winning the league, reaching European finals and going games unbeaten.”

He added: “And he coached Real Madrid.” I know it didn’t go well, but he was coaching at this level. This scrutiny, this pressure.

“If they choose Iraola over Alonso because of some structural preference, that, for me, is very worrying for Liverpool going forward.”

Carragher also doubts that Iraola, a free agent who left Bournemouth at the end of the season after three years, has what it takes to cope with the demands of the Premier League and Champions League.

His style, which is similar to that of former manager Jurgen Klopp, is also in question, according to the 48-year-old, who played 737 matches for Liverpool and counts the Champions League among his achievements.

“When you’re in Europe you have to rotate, you have to manage your fitness and I thought this would be his next step,” he said.

“He proved he can still do well in the European season and then he will be ready for his next step… I think it’s a year too early. Listen, Klopp has proven that this style of football can work in Europe, something Iraola has yet to prove.”

Iraola and Bournemouth

He noted: “Listen, we used to watch Iraola’s Bournemouth team every week. no one can say you don’t like watching Bournemouth play. If they are on TV, you watch them, you think. “Oh, we’re going to watch a good game.”

Karager continued. “The problem is how he plays. I made this point on Monday Night Football at the end of last season. we were looking at Chelsea’s coaching options and Iraola was among them.

“And I’ve already said it and I can’t take it back. I think Iraola would be wrong to leave Bournemouth because the next thing he has to prove is to play great, high-intensity football on the European stage.”

“I think we’d all say Iraola is great for what he’s done at Bournemouth, but if you’d asked me a few weeks ago would you have sacked Arne Slott and brought in Iraola, I’d have said: I’m not sure.

He concluded. “And I say this about all the Big Six clubs. When they meet, I look at it and think. “Can I see this guy winning the league for this club?”