{"id":714457,"date":"2026-07-28T00:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T00:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/714457\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T00:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T00:13:10","slug":"sean-dyche-says-liverpool-boss-andoni-iraola-plays-lower-league-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/714457\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Dyche says Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola plays ‘lower league football’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The former Everton boss says Iraola’s Liverpool could end up ‘forcing opposition sides into submission’ as he assessed the Basque head coach<\/p>\n

17:28, 27 Jul 2026Updated 21:08, 27 Jul 2026<\/p>\n

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Sean Dyche (L) and Andoni Iraola (R)(Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Former Everton manager Sean Dyche says Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola will be bringing ‘lower league football’ to Anfield, but his approach will prove successful.<\/p>\n

Iraola managed Bournemouth for three seasons prior to his move to Merseyside, and having lost 3-0 on his first meeting with the Blues in October 2023, he then beat Dyche’s Everton three times before the former Burnley boss was sacked in January last year.<\/p>\n

One of those wins saw Iraola’s Cherries come from two goals down in the 87th minute to win 3-2 at Goodison Park in August 2024, and Dyche says the Basque’s style of football can end up overwhelming the opposition.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIraola basically plays lower league football, but at a high level,” Dyche told The Good, The Bad & The Football<\/a> podcast, in partnership with Midnite<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“They turn you and turn you, and force you into submission. We ran all over them at Everton, when he was at Bournemouth. The next time we played them, they looked a different outfit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iraola oversaw his first game as Liverpool boss in Saturday night’s friendly clash against Sunderland in Nashville, where his side ran out 4-2 winners.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the match, Iraola said: “[There are] a lot of things to correct, obviously, it’s the first day. You could feel the heavy legs, the players have been training. So, we lacked some freshness.<\/p>\n

“But it will give us a good starting point to improve things.”<\/p>\n

Liverpool are next in action against Wrexham in New York on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

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