Andoni Iraola slams "very poor" Liverpool performance following Nottingham Forest draw

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Speaking to UK rights holder TNT Sports after the match, Iraola had this to say: "Two very different halves... we've been very poor in the first half. "Andoni Iraola “I think we were very poor in the first half.” 😤Andoni Iraola gives his assessment of Liverpool’s performance against Nottingham Forest.🎙️ @jules_breach | 📺 TNT Sports & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/COZfhwkLeX— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) August 29, 2026Meantime, while not blaming the fourth official, Iraola was very frustrated over the delay when he wanted to introduce Ryan Gravenberch, Rio Ngumoha and Kostas Tsimikas.

Before the throw in I think, ok we can do it now, but I don't know... it has taken ages to prepare two boards. "Andoni Iraola“A professional fourth official cannot take three minutes.” 😳 Andoni Iraola was not happy with the time taken to get the substitutes’ board ready.🎙️ @jules_breach | 📺 TNT Sports & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/gOxMzb9Nrp— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) August 29, 2026Former Premier League referee Graham Scott took to Twitter to defend his former colleague Tim Robinson, stating that the "subs boards are not fit for purpose", explaining that "each number has to be entered manually, and they only count up one at a time".

Setting that aside, Iraola primarily wanted to focus on his own team's performance, pulling no punches during his press conference on Saturday afternoon: "I think we have to blame the first half... I like what we've done in the second half, but we haven't been able to complete the comeback... in the first half we were being passive without the ball.