Business getting started for Iraolapublished at 10:56 BST
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Aadam Patel
Football Reporter
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This morning, Andoni Iraola will speak to the external media for the first time since becoming Liverpool head coach.
Iraola was at the AXA Training Centre last week and met a number of players but with the bulk of Liverpool’s first-team set to return to Merseyside this week, there’s certainly a feeling that business is now really getting started.
There’s still 41 days before Liverpool start their Premier League campaign, away at Newcastle, but Iraola will know of the importance of this first press conference, in terms of outlining his vision and giving the fanbase something to look forward to, after a torrid campaign that resulted in the sacking of Arne Slot.
And there’ll be plenty of topics on the agenda from squad depth, vice-captain options, the style of football Liverpool fans can expect and perhaps most importantly, what Iraola’s ambitions are.
The last two men to take the job won Liverpool the Premier League and the Liverpool hierarchy firmly believe that Iraola is capable of doing that long-term.
The Reds will train at the AXA this week before flying to Chicago next Monday, with three pre-season friendlies scheduled in the United States and a further two more at Anfield after they return.