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Andoni Iraola vows to fix Liverpool’s "attack" issue ahead of Nottingham Forest clash

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This was also the first time they'd conceded multiple such goal in a single match since the opening day of the previous campaign, when Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth did just that to Arne Slot's team at Anfield. Speaking at his Thursday lunchtime press conference ahead of Saturday's clash with Nottingham Forest, Iraola was repeatedly asked about this and, as always, was honest with his answers: "Yeah, that's the key – you said the balance.



I think we've been definitely working on it.. there is a balance. We cannot go from one way where we send a lot of people forward to after we keep everyone so we don't arrive with numbers... this is also the quality of the player who takes those decisions."Andoni Iraola on styleLiverpool's midfield has come under plenty of scrutiny, particularly Iraola's choice of trio.

When asked if he thinks the Gravenberch-Szoboszlai-Wirtz trio can work as a midfield combination, this is what the head coach had to say: "Obviously we cannot attack with everyone and then leave everyone at the back, but also there is a balance there. There's recognising the situations from the others also, how we can balance those numbers with other positions.