Andoni Iraola declares the best is still to come from Bradley Barcola ahead of Bournemouth
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Will Bournemouth be the setting for Bradley Barcola's first goal in Liverpool colours? However, he is yet to register a goal nor an assist, but his manager is not at all worried.
Speaking during his press conference at AXA Training Centre on Friday afternoon, ahead of Liverpool's visit to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday, Andoni Iraola assured supporters that the best is yet to come from Barcola:"With Bradley, the more he plays the better he becomes. But he is used to playing high-level games."Andoni Iraola on Bradley BarcolaBarcola in action 🎯🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/9FQ446eX4Q— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 17, 2026Thus, it is full expected that the France international will start at the Vitality Stadium this weekend, before heading to Clairefontaine, ahead of Zinédine Zidane's first matches in charge of les Bleus.
He describes this as a "luxury", with Cody Gakpo, VÃctor Muñoz and Rio Ngumoha, who was called up by England on Friday, all viable starters for important matches, alongside Barcola. Even at this early stage of the season, Iraola has deployed all of his wingers on both flanks, something he was asked about during the press conference, to which he had this to say: "In the case of our wingers, we have this moments where they change sides.