Bournemouth stars make Andoni Iraola feelings clear after Liverpool appointment - 'We knew'
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SportFootballAndoni IraolaBournemouth midfielders Tyler Adams and David Brooks are both tipping their former boss Andoni Iraola to be a success at LiverpoolBournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams is tipping Andoni Iraola to win the Premier League with Liverpool, while team-mate David Brooks says he always knew the Spanish boss was destined for the top.Iraola was appointed as Reds head coach on a two-year deal on Thursday, with the former Cherries boss replacing the sacked Arne Slot in the Anfield dugout.The 43-year-old has attracted rave reviews for the work he did on the south coast in the past three seasons, which culminated in him guiding the Cherries into the Europa League with a sixth-placed finish - just one place and three points behind Liverpool.USA international midfielder Adams has been a mainstay in Iraola's side over the past two campaigns, and he's confident that the Basque boss will mastermind a title tilt on Merseyside as Liverpool bid to win back the trophy taken from them by Arsenal.Speaking after playing in the USA's 2-1 World Cup warm-up defeat to Germany in Chicago, Adams was asked if the Reds can win the league by talkSPORT.“Can they? Absolutely," he said."Under how he plays the game, with the types of players that they have and the style that he’s going to want to play, absolutely.”Brooks also heaped praise on Iraola, and said he knew that the Basque was heading for a big club when he announced his departure from the Vitality Stadium in April.“I feel like once he left Bournemouth after three really good seasons, we knew he was going to a top team,” the Wales international told the Press Association after he scored in his country's 2-1 defeat to Romania in Bucharest on Saturday.“We didn’t know who it was going to be or where it was going to be.“I wish him all the success there.
He’s been good for me, my career and he’s given Bournemouth European football.“There’s no animosity towards him or any or the staff that go with him. We wish him all the best, just not when we play him.”Adams and Brooks' comments echo those of another team-mate, Alex Scott, who last week exclusively told the Mirror: “What can Liverpool expect from Iraola?
He is obviously a great manager, you see what we have done as a club at Bournemouth and how we have progressed over the three seasons he was with us.“I think the way we press out of possession is very aggressive, maybe similar to the early Jurgen Klopp teams Liverpool had, that fierce aggressiveness and pressing with the wingers.“I would say he is similar to that. Liverpool fans should definitely be so excited, he has done a lot for me personally.”FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!