Andoni Iraola looks the right manager to give Liverpool their personality back

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Iraola will be the first to recognise Liverpool are unlikely to be quite so forgiving if they have to wait three months to win a Premier League game next season.Antoine Semenyo scores the first of his two goals for Bournemouth at Liverpool last August. Photograph: Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images“It has been hell of a ride,” Iraola said, addressing Bournemouth’s fans after the club qualified for Europe for the first time.

In his first season, they beat Luton 4-3 despite trailing 3-0 at half-time and in his second, at Everton, Bournemouth scored three goals after the 86th minute to win 3-2. The way he uses substitutions … very rarely has he not brought on almost every attacker at his disposal with enough time to affect a game.

If he has players to bring on and keep the level high, it is the perfect scenario for him – you can never say he’s not trying to win every game. Now Iraola is accountable for the bigger valuations on the heads of Alex Scott, Kroupi and Rayan, all of whom have flourished this season.Iraola once made light of links to Real Madrid, suggesting he had little interest in massaging the egos of household names, but do not be fooled by his warm next-door-neighbour charm.After training he enjoyed playing football trivia with his analysis staff and last season volunteered to run the line at his daughter’s under-11s match in Dorset.