RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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On Sunday at Anfield against Monaco, Andoni Iraola was very honest after their 3-2 defeat.
Two weeks out from the start of the Premier League campaign, Iraola's verdict was that his side had "work to do" because they could not sustain the level that he wanted for the duration of a game.
Iraola said that his side played a good first 30 minutes but "they don't have much more, in terms of the levels required to play like this".
Iraola's comments were certainly concerning but he has had less than a month to work with his players and only a week or so with some. The signs are there that this team will entertain but as Iraola pointed out in Chicago, after their 4-2 friendly defeat to Leeds United, it will take time.
"I would like to say, no, on the first day, we are going to be perfect, everyone will be in place, but probably it is not going to be like this," he said, when asked if it would take a while before fully seeing his style of play. "We will have to do this as quickly as possible."
Watch the team on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club discuss the comments below or listen to the full show here.
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