00:00Liverpool have a new manager in Andoni Iriola and fans will be excited to see what he can bring to
00:08Anfield next season.
00:10The former Bournemouth coach has reflected on his progression over the last year. Here is what he had to say.
00:17I want to think I'm much better than I was one year before. I think I have one more year
00:23of experience in the Premier League.
00:25It was obviously for me personally an incredible season per season, but now it's a different challenge.
00:31The expectations are going to be higher, the level of the players is higher, and it's a matter of a
00:38challenge also for me as a coach to adapt tactically to new scenarios.
00:46And now the first steps, the first pre-season tour, I think it's going well.
00:52Well, I'm quite happy, but it's true that we need to still receive a lot of the senior players, integrate
00:59them, and it has been quite progressive.
01:05But I think we are now in a good direction.
01:10Iriola was also asked about the future of Florian Wurtz.
01:14The manager said he had been used to seeing him on the left-hand side, but had a new role
01:19in mind for the attacking midfielder.
01:24Obviously, like all the players, honestly, but with Flo, especially, I think we need a very good version of Florian.
01:32We know what he can give us.
01:34I think he's also suited to our game model.
01:40I see him more probably in that position behind the striker.
01:44We know that he has played with Germany, he has played more on the left sometimes, but I think we're
01:50going to start working with him in that position behind the striker.
02:14Not all the results have gone their way, but Iriola has praised the decision to go to North America for
02:21pre-season preparations.
02:23He'll be wanting to head back to the UK in top form as they face Newcastle in their opening day
02:31of the season.
02:32Here's what he had to say about their pre-season.
02:35I was really happy when I found out we were coming again to Chicago.
02:39I was here past season, past pre-season with Bournemouth.
02:43We spent two weeks.
02:45I think it's a nice city, the proper facilities, but especially when you have some time, you can go to
02:52the city, have a coffee, maybe once, go for a dinner somewhere.
02:57People are also very respectful.
02:59People are very respectful.
02:59People are very respectful.
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