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Iraola: Liverpool don't have energy for 90 mins

Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola has said that his side are struggling to sustain his desired level following a 3-2 defeat to Monaco in preseason.

Iraola says Liverpool have work to do as familiar frailties in defence prove costly

Head coach frustrated by ‘tired’ performance Monaco come from two down to win 3-2 at Anfield Andoni Iraola told his Liverpool team they have work to do after ­squandering a 2-0 lead against Monaco to lose a second successive pre-season friendly. The former Bournemouth coach last managed a game at Anfield almost exactly a year ago in the memorable opener to the 2025-26 Premier League season, a game the Cherries were unfortunate to lose 4-2 . Now on his debut in the home dugout, Iraola saw his team produce a similarly open display and lose again. It became clear Liverpool’s longstanding defensive frailties are still to be eliminated. Continue reading...

We cannot sustain the level we want - Iraola

After throwing away a two-goal lead for the second match in a row, Andoni Iraola says his Liverpool side "cannot sustain the level we want".

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Inside Liverpool's preseason: Injuries, squad depth a concern for Iraola & Co.

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Worn in the USA: Liverpool’s pre-season tour had highs but exposed glaring gaps in the squad | Andy Hunter

Teenager Nyoni excelled in Andoni Iraola’s first pre-season tour, but the head coach desperately needs transfers Andoni Iraola’s first pre-season tour as the Liverpool head coach produced wins over Sunderland in Nashville and Wrexham in New York before ending in a 4-2 defeat against Leeds in Chicago. The Guardian followed the tour throughout and here are a few things we learned. Continue reading...

What we learned from Liverpool's collapse to Leeds...

Liverpool ship four second-half goals to leave Iraola with much to ponder

Liverpool conclude their pre-season US tour with a 4-2 defeat against Leeds, having held a two-goal half-time lead in Chicago.

Leeds stage thrilling comeback to sink Liverpool in Chicago friendly

Liverpool 2-4 Leeds Calvert-Lewin scores twice as Leeds come back from 2-0 down After 45 minutes at Soldier Field the tale of Liverpool’s pre-season tour of the US was of three straight wins and Andoni Iraola’s ideas taking shape thanks in no small part to Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak. After 90, with Liverpool’s expensive duo off the scene, it centred on a stirring Leeds fightback and the recurrence of a fragility that Iraola could well do without. Daniel Farke’s team staged a convincing comeback to inflict a first defeat of pre-season on the new ­Liverpool head coach. Dominic ­Calvert-Lewin, twice, Brenden Aaronson and Sean Longstaff all scored in the space 25 minutes as Liverpool failed to deal with Leeds’ strength at set-pieces and the disruption caused by a series of half-times changes. The drop-off from Liverpool, who led 2-0 at half-time, following the departures of Wirtz, Isak, Trey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha was drastic. Continue reading...

Welbeck completes move to Chelsea

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Faster, faster: Iraola in a rush to plug Liverpool gaps before Premier League starts

New head coach needs to use the transfer market with defensive cover vital as injuries hamper US pre-season tour “Faster, faster,” bellowed Andoni Iraola throughout the open training session Liverpool held in Chicago on Friday. His first pre-season tour as Liverpool head coach ends at the city’s famous Soldier Field Stadium on Sunday, with a friendly against Leeds, and “faster, faster” could apply to all aspects of the club’s preparations for a new Premier League campaign that begins in three weeks’ time. Iraola was in his element as he immersed himself at the centre of every training drill that Liverpool performed at Chicago Fire’s Endeavor Health Performance Center, their base for the past two weeks in the US. “Faster, faster” was the new head coach’s instruction to his players as three teams of seven worked on their pressing games. He also shouted it when they walked over to a different pitch, recently vacated by Robert Lewandowski and his new Chicago Fire teammates, to work on offensive and defensive set-piece routines. Sprints were demanded following every rondo. Continue reading...