Welcome to Liverpool, Andoni Iraola!

[Liverdinner]

Quite possibly although I think also many of us probably said the same things when Slot took over.

We are excited now and hoping for signs that he is the guy we need. So maybe we find them in anythign he says and we probably did with Slot.

[Maria]

I had to rewind the video 10 times to try and hear his surname, i didn’t hear the ‘ro-la’ bit, he spoke so fast.

Can’t we just call him Andie?

[FGred]

I think he will improve all our youngsters he said as much while his best players are having a rest after the WC, he will be at the AXA centre to work with the Academy players and help them to understand what he wants from them and improve them.

[FGred]

Yes the poor kid was treated badly and given no chance.

[JohnnyTheGerman]

Welcome at Anfield in Liverpool, Andoni Iraola.

[Obanite]

I remain to be persuaded by this fella, but he deserves our full support. Good luck to him. Let’s win some trophies.

Hope to see the Basque flags all over the Kop because it’s a banger.

[Livvy]

https://x.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/2062666828455809241

https://archive.ph/Ir8vu

[Livvy]

https://x.com/rebekkarnold/status/2062669556133302392

[Livvy]

https://x.com/BenBocsak/status/2062615139073904717

[POBox]

Welcome to the family.

[Livvy]

https://x.com/CDMirandes/status/2062623208411414754

[Notasuperfan]

https://x.com/MightyRed_LFC/status/2062613752965386395

The mascot is panicking lol!

[CanuckoLFC]

I’ve just watched the full LFC Video with our new boss. Seems very grounded. I like how much hand gestures he used during the interview to describe everything.

[ShadesOfRed]

@Limiescouse

And yeah, the Bilbao thing is also relevant. It isnt a huge club in a continental sense, but it is to them. And I think interestingly it is in a way that will make the relationship between Liverpool and the City make a more lot more sense to him than it might to others. It’s a parochial club that represents something about the people that makes them stand apart from the country in which it is located. A Basque player who played for a Basque club will absolutely get the Scouse not English thing and the importance of LFC in exemplifying that.

Glad he feels the same way.

[legalalien]

In Japanese it would sound almost exactly as it sounds in Spanish, minus the Spanish accent.

i / ra / o / ra

Anyway, irrashaimase Ando-kun! Really looking forward to the new season now. Very glad to hear that he’ll be paying attention to the younger players. I wouldn’t mind if he dropped all of our overpaid prima-Donnas and had a midfield of only lads who had been through our academy!

I’m sure nobody else would agree with that!

[Livvy]

Edit

[JibJab]

Athletic Club were renamed Bilbao by Franco. The supporters generally reject the Bilbao designation in favor of the original name - Athletic Club. Just another example of local identity and history standing tall, something Scousers can appreciate.

[koptician]

@GermanRed

Arne Slot be like ‘which academy?’

“There was an academy?! How come nobody told me about it!!”

[Bonus]

@ZinedineBiscan

Humble, thoughtful, passionate about the sport, liked how he highlighted the young players and looking forward to seeing what they offer.

Said all the right things as far as I’m concerned, looking forward to seeing us in action under him.

i’m buzzing and cant wait for the new season,

last 2 times i felt like were when FSG bought the club from the Gillette and Hicks, and when Jurgen rocked into town with his heavy metal football and big grin!

[Livvy]