⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Halifat]

Andoni Iraola had an excellent season at Bournemouth and he absolutely deserved his appointment at a top club like Liverpool. For me, it's a simple and obvious choice. Iraola has earned the right to work at a top club. But to be honest, I don't have high expectations for his future at Liverpool. We saw how much criticism Slot received during the 25/26 season, so I don't expect things to be fundamentally better under Iraola.

I thought Liverpool were looking for a more experienced manager. But they appointed Andoni iraola. Anyway, Andoni Iraola is not new to the Premier League. This  will definitely help liverpool. Bournemouth's squad was not very strong. Even then, the team's performance was quite good with the help of  Iraola. Bournemouth was in ninth place in  the table last season and this season they finished the season in sixth place in the table. Hopefully, Iraola will not disappoint liverpool fans.

Andoni Iraola is a good manager because at least he make an impact by moving three steps ahead, the average team in the Premier League can not be able to compete for the tittle race because they are not spending so much like top teams that is why i respected Andoni iraola for making that wonderful achievement for Bournemouth. He contributed a lot to the club that is why I am so confident that he will not disappoint Liverpool's fans. Let see how the movement will be if the season start, but I have confidence for him because he has proven it.

[jakdanyel]

After there is no Guardiola in the PL things are going to feel more interesting for me. You know he is one of the best managers in football history. At least for me, he is...

Now Enzo Maresca replaces him at Manchester City. Arteta at Arsenal, Xabi Alonso at Chelsea, Iraola at Liverpool and Carrick at Manchester United now.

None of them is a CL winner manager currently. I could say they are closer to each other now after Guardiola's departure.

[Shineup]

Andoni Iraola had an excellent season at Bournemouth and he absolutely deserved his appointment at a top club like Liverpool. For me, it's a simple and obvious choice. Iraola has earned the right to work at a top club. But to be honest, I don't have high expectations for his future at Liverpool. We saw how much criticism Slot received during the 25/26 season, so I don't expect things to be fundamentally better under Iraola.

I thought Liverpool were looking for a more experienced manager. But they appointed Andoni iraola. Anyway, Andoni Iraola is not new to the Premier League. This  will definitely help liverpool. Bournemouth's squad was not very strong. Even then, the team's performance was quite good with the help of  Iraola. Bournemouth was in ninth place in  the table last season and this season they finished the season in sixth place in the table. Hopefully, Iraola will not disappoint liverpool fans.

Andoni Iraola is a good manager because at least he make an impact by moving three steps ahead, the average team in the Premier League can not be able to compete for the tittle race because they are not spending so much like top teams that is why i respected Andoni iraola for making that wonderful achievement for Bournemouth. He contributed a lot to the club that is why I am so confident that he will not disappoint Liverpool's fans. Let see how the movement will be if the season start, but I have confidence for him because he has proven it.

He's a good coach no doubt, but remember the expectations of Bournemouth is different from that of Liverpool, we have seem so many coaches that once coached small teams but when they are signed into big teams they fail, but let's not rush into conclusions, let's wait till the beginning of next season, but deep down I don't think Andoni Iraola can help this Liverpool, like Jurgen Klopp has set the standard so high that it will only take a well experience coach to maintain such standards, but who knows he might succeed but even if he will it won't be just instance.

[Oluwa-btc]

After there is no Guardiola in the PL things are going to feel more interesting for me. You know he is one of the best managers in football history. At least for me, he is...

Now Enzo Maresca replaces him at Manchester City. Arteta at Arsenal, Xabi Alonso at Chelsea, Iraola at Liverpool and Carrick at Manchester United now.

None of them is a CL winner manager currently. I could say they are closer to each other now after Guardiola's departure.

Xabi Alonso did brilliantly with Bayer Leverkusen,  Enzo Maresca already worked with Pep Guardiola when they won the Champions League competition and also the Premier league competition that season, he is known to be a trophy winner who also did with Chelsea, I have no doubt about hin with Chelsea.
Carrick experience will work for him but with Champions League football, he will have to do more than what he did last season. Andoni Iraola also will do well, he just needs significant incoming to project his tactics.

[Giwagi56]

After there is no Guardiola in the PL things are going to feel more interesting for me. You know he is one of the best managers in football history. At least for me, he is...

Now Enzo Maresca replaces him at Manchester City. Arteta at Arsenal, Xabi Alonso at Chelsea, Iraola at Liverpool and Carrick at Manchester United now.

None of them is a CL winner manager currently. I could say they are closer to each other now after Guardiola's departure.

Arteta and Enzo Maresca are the one that can dominate Premier League and also do well in the Champions League if they want to because they have the experience of winning and since Arteta has finally won the league this season i think he will be hungry for more and wants to dominate the league but what Arsenal lack is consistency, Arsenal don’t have players that will keep their performance till the end of the season that is why the team always suffer and drop points at the end.

I will not be surprise if Manchester City win the league next season because they have a good coach that knows how to win a trophy, the reason why i didn’t count on Alonso is because he is new to the league and if he later did not do well i will not blame him because Chelsea need a coach that will build the team, what Enzo Maresca build has been destroyed by other coaches that come after he was sacked.

[Distraction]

Salah is leaving Liverpool this summer as you know. I see no problem in that. He was great in the 2024/25 season. It was like his career-high or similar to that!

But things went sideways for him this season.    It's time for a change on Liverpool side. Probably his place won't be the only one to be filled. I expect some good level of transfer activity according to Iraola's player targets.