Andoni Iraola reacts to Liverpool 2-3 AS Monaco: "we can’t sustain that level we want"

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Speaking after full time, Iraola was magnanimous in defeat, it is only a friendly after all, while acknowledging his team's shortcomings: "I think quite similar to the game we played against Leeds, we played really good in the first half, especially the first 30 minutes, but right now probably we don’t have much more in terms of the level required to play like this... We cannot sustain the level that we want for all the game.

As soon as we have made some changes they [the players] start to get tired, we cannot sustain that level, so we have work to do."Andoni IraolaOne of the biggest criticisms of Arne Slot's team last season, which ultimately led to him being sacked, was a lack of intensity. It will take time with them, we need more training with them, but we can take a lot of positives."Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Ryan Gravenberch were among those featuring in a second pre-season friendly, after seeing their first post-World Cup minutes at Soldier Field a week ago.

There were though a couple of surprise absentees, with Iraola clarifying their respective statuses: "Jérémy Jacquet we were in doubt whether to put him in today, we decided not but he should be fine for the next one. Supporters will hope that, as Iraola suggests, the Frenchman will make his first appearance in Liverpool red next Sunday when Como visit Anfield.