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Sean Dyche clarifies comment that new Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola plays ‘lower league football’

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Sean Dyche has revealed his claim that Andoni Iraola plays ‘lower league football’ was meant as a compliment. The former Nottingham Forest boss faced backlash for comments that emerged this week when discussing Iraola’s Bournemouth side on a recent podcast. Dyche has clarified comments he made claiming Iraola plays ‘lower league football’ Getty Dyche had reflected on the turnaround the Spaniard produced during the first of his three seasons with the Cherries. Iraola was appointed as Bournemouth manager in the summer of 2023, but failed to win any of his first nine Premier League matches. He began his tenure with just one victory in his opening 11 league outings, including a 3-0 loss to Dyche’s Everton in October 2023. However, Iraola has since won all four meetings with Dyche since and improved on Bournemouth’s previous league finish in each of his three seasons as manager. Those culminated with a record-high sixth place last term to qualify for the Europa League for the first time in

First report: ‘I marvelled at it…’ – Ex-Everton boss says Iraola is ‘brilliant’ at one thing in particular — sports.yahoo.com, 14d