Are Liverpool adapting to Iraola?

Liverpool saw off Spurs on Tuesday night to make it two wins from two in the cup competitions, but Andoni Iraola’s side have just one Premier League victory so far. Emma Paton is joined by The Athletic’s James Pearce and Cerys Jones, plus author of 'Data Game: The Story of Liverpool FC's Analytics Revolution', Josh Williams to get into whether Iraola’s team are adapting to his principles. Plus, as Andy Robertson made his Anfield return after nine years on Merseyside, the panel discuss whether the current Liverpool squad have enough leaders and consider the implications Cody Gakpo’s departure could have had on Liverpool’s output in front of goal. Host: Emma Paton Co-hosts: Cerys Jones, James Pearce, Josh Williams Exec Producer: Guy Clarke Producers: Jay Beale Videographer: Grayson Moody Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Iraola rotates as Liverpool beat Spurs 06:10 - Striking a balance in this Liverpool team 20:00 - Is there enough character / leadership in the squad? 22:53 - Are Liverpool adapting to Iraola-ball? 25:45 - Liverpool’s forward struggles 33:21 - Is this year a necessary transition year? 37:26 - Iraola’s return to Bournemouth this weekend The Athletic FC Podcast is your essential guide to football's biggest stories, six times a week during the World Cup... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69AAB4o... Subscribe to The Athletic FC Podcast channel 👉 http://bit.ly/athleticuk | 🔔Make sure to enable all push notifications!🔔 Follow The Athletic FC Podcast: Instagram: @theathleticfc TikTok: athleticfcpod Thumbnail: Lewis Storey / Stringer / Getty Images Europe via GettyImages, Michael Regan / Staff / Getty Images Europe via GettyImages, Molly Darlington / Stringer / Getty Images Europe via GettyImages #premierleague #liverpool #liverpoolfc