SpotlightDaily Mail FootballUnverified sourceVia Lewis Steele· 12 Aug 2026
Iraola's slow starts: a warning for Liverpool?
New Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola has a history of sluggish beginnings at clubs, raising concerns at Anfield.
Andoni Iraola
coach
Club
Liverpool
Previous
Bournemouth, Rayo Vallecano, Mirandes, AEK Larnaca
Record
At Bournemouth: no wins in first 9 league games
Pre-season
Lost 3-2 to Monaco, 4-2 to Leeds
What happened. Andoni Iraola's career shows a pattern of slow starts at new clubs, including a sacking at AEK Larnaca and poor opening runs at Mirandes and Bournemouth, which he overcame at the latter.
- At AEK Larnaca, he was sacked by mid-January.
- At Mirandes, he won one, drew five, lost four in first ten.
- At Bournemouth, he won seven of next nine after slow start.
“they don't have much more, in terms of the levels required to play like this”
— Andoni Iraola
Iraola's slow starts may be a concern for Liverpool, but his Bournemouth turnaround shows he can fix them.
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