https://x.com/ESPNUK/status/2086830071617093840
Well, we already knew that last season, but I’m glad Iraola addressed it so openly. It’s going to be extremely demanding for the lads to rebuild what’s been lost.
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https://x.com/IanDoyleSport/status/2086838030992654496
Analysing pre-season is always fraught with danger. Players are often at different stages of their preparations, new arrivals are trying to bed in and there is a rare opportunity for experimentation from the coaching staff.
Some trends, though, become impossible to ignore. And for good reason will Liverpool supporters have noted one particular observation of Andoni Iraola after Liverpool’s disappointing friendly reverse at home to Monaco on Sunday afternoon.
“I think we played really good first half, especially the first 30 minutes, but right now probably we don’t have much more in terms of the level required to play like this,” said the new Reds head coach.
Iraola’s comments highlighted a shortcoming that hampered Liverpool throughout a dismal final campaign under predecessor Arne Slot.
As the Reds struggled to replicate the form of their previous dominant title-winning season, the inability to put together a 90-minute performance was long bemoaned by an increasingly baffled Slot.
With Iraola very much in the Jurgen Klopp mould of how he believes the game should be played fitness and squad rotation plays a key part in realising those aims.
Unlocking the full physical potential of his squad is becoming a priority for Iraola and his coaching and conditioning staff.
𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒓 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 90 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕.