Richard Hughes should listen to Jamie Carragher’s valid concern about hiring Andoni Iraola at Liverpool

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Credit: AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images As he ponders whether to hire the man he put in charge at the Vitality Stadium three years ago, Reds sporting director Richard Hughes would do well to listen to Carragher’s anxieties.Carragher concerned about intense Iraola stylePart of the reason Iraola has become such an attractive candidate for Liverpool is precisely because his teams play relentless, aggressive football in a style somewhat reminiscent of Jurgen Klopp’s Reds.Fans have become sick of Slot’s sluggish mode of football and Iraola feels like the antidote to that.Nevertheless, Liverpool players have had a physicality problem this season, and Carragher has explained that while he is interested to see how Iraola’s off the ball work helps the Reds become better, he is worried that it will be too much for a more intensive fixture calendar to handle.READ MORE: Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool assistant manager looks clear as highly-rated coach conveniently leaves postPhoto by Robin Jones – AFC Bournemouth/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images“He’s [Iraola] done a brilliant job in the Premier League, what Bournemouth have done is absolutely fantastic, but there are still big question marks,” Carragher told Sky Sports on Sunday. “The way he plays is definitely the way Liverpool want to go back to, high intensity football, we know he’s fantastic at that, but it’s not just all about that when you’re the Liverpool manager.

Off the ball Liverpool were so poor, and that’s a big part of Liverpool’s DNA, not just Jurgen Klopp. So, he’s [Iraola] fantastic at that, but then actually with the ball and dealing with low blocks, it’s not about getting the ball off the opposition as much, because you’re supposed to have probably 60 per cent of the ball.“My worry is, can you play at that intensity when you’re playing every three days?” the pundit added.

And that’s a big thing, a big question mark around him or any manager coming in.” What role do you see for Federico Chiesa under Andoni Iraola at Liverpool? “Liverpool had a manager who’s won the league, so that’s why I was always torn because whoever comes in it’s a risk, of course it is, but Liverpool did have a manager who won the league.”Iraola will need some time to adapt at LiverpoolGiven time, Liverpool players can adapt to the demands placed on them by the kind of football Iraola wants to play.