Andoni Iraola’s prospective appointment as Liverpool boss was a hot topic of discussion on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Monday Night Club.
The Reds are in advanced talks with the Spaniard and are keen to make an appointment at the earliest possible opportunity and want a manager who fits their preferred playing style, which is to deliver front-foot, aggressive football.
Below, former Premier League striker Chris Sutton says Iraola has “earned the right” to take this “enormous step” by “doing the hard yards”.
“In some way you’re better off by taking over when the team has had a bit of a stinker,” said Sutton.
The panel also discussed Iraola’s demeanour on the touchline and with the media compared to the departed Arne Slot.
“They feed of the manager,” said former Reds defender Conor Coady.
“At Liverpool, the manager is the most important person at the football club by an absolute country mile. You have to have a rapport with the supporters. He needs to be on the front foot constantly to get the best out of that football club.”
The Athletic’s Adam Crafton says Iraola is “really charismatic” but that his desire to coach rather than oversee recruitment will also “give the club more control”.
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