Liverpool latest: Richard Hughes and FSG hit with reality check after latest Iraola comments

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All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageJamie Carragher makes Xabi Alonso claimReds icon Jamie Carragher believes Iraola may not be the ideal fit for Liverpool, arguing that newly appointed Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso would have been the perfect candidate for Anfield.Speaking on The Overlap prior to Iraola's appointment, he said: "I would have changed him (Slot) for Xabi Alonso. I know it didn't go well, but he is used to that pressure and scrutiny."If Liverpool chose Iraola over Alonso, it is very worrying for Liverpool.

But I am not sure Liverpool has the players to play Iraola's high-pressing game."Glen Johnson voices his doubtsFormer Liverpool defender Johnson believes the Basque manager will need to contend with the demands of a club of Liverpool's magnitude while delivering consistent performances on the field. "Brendan Rodgers came into Liverpool and tried to mimic Jose Mourinho in terms of his training style and mentality, and I don't think Iraola will be going into Liverpool trying to copy a blueprint for success."Discussing Iraola's step up to an elite club, he continued: "It is something that concerns me.

The unknown is always going to be a question mark until he gets his chance to manage an elite club, he has that chance now. "He's never managed a club of this size before, and he will be a little bit surprised at how intrusive it will be on his life when you manage Liverpool," Murphy said."Even as a player, that changes overnight because it's one of the biggest clubs in the world and everything you do will be scrutinised and talked about, locally and globally."The only other reservation is whether he will be able to play high-intensity football every few days because that will require a certain level of fitness, which we saw with Jurgen Klopp's teams with the flying full-backs, the midfield dynamism and the work-rate of the attackers."It's difficult to see how to create that with what he's got at the moment so the summer transfer window is huge for Liverpool in that respect.