What goes on inside Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola’s ‘control room’ as he prepares for matches

Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version from Rousing the Kop or go back to LFC Live.

The three-week international break should give Andoni Iraola the chance to really knuckle down and work through some of the issues which have been thrown up during the early part of his reign at Liverpool.The Reds’ win over Bournemouth last weekend meant Liverpool headed into the break in decent shape, but Iraola surely will not be fully satisfied with the way his new players are adapting to his system so far.Thankfully, while Arne Slot was often criticised for bunking off during the international window, Iraola seems likely to work with his coaches to find the best approach. As journalist Henry Winter has detailed, the Basque has a ‘control room’, where he and his staff deploy scientific means to get to the bottom of footballing issues.

How would you rate Andoni Iraola's start at Liverpool? What's gone well, and what still needs work? 🤔 Iraola and his coaches work ‘forensically’ Although not every has been perfect during his Liverpool reign so far, Iraola has had the air of a man who knows how to sort the issues out.He has impressed supporters with his willingness to make changes and take underperforming players out of the team, and has shored up the defence massively so far.There is still work to be done, but as Winter revealed while speaking to Give Me Sport this week, he has seen behind the scenes of Iraola’s methods at Bournemouth, and he has no doubt that the ‘forensic’ detail gone into every piece of planning will see the 44-year-old succeed at Liverpool.“Iraola is such a good coach.

I had probably about 90 seconds to two minutes in his control room once at Bournemouth when he was in there with his coaches,” said the journalist.READ MORE: Why Andoni Iraola deserves far more credit for his unbeaten start with Liverpool“I was just taken in, sort of being introduced to him. So, no surprise that he’s beginning to get things going at Liverpool.”It has already been reported that Iraola does not spend too much time in his office at the AXA Training Centre, preferring to confer with his coaches around the building instead.Quite where this nerve centre is located on the Kirkby campus is unclear, but it will surely see plenty of action over the coming three weeks as Iraola, Ruben De La Torre, Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper convene to make Liverpool even better when they return.