Inside Liverpool's pre-season plans as Iraola starts work

Inside Liverpool's pre-season plans as Iraola starts workImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Andoni Iraola at Liverpool's training ground todayPublished2 minutes agoCommentsNew Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola has arrived at the club's AXA Training Centre, with most of the first-team players and staff due to report back to Merseyside next week on July 14.That will give the Spaniard just over a month with his squad before Liverpool's first Premier League game, which is away at Newcastle on August 23.So what does the next month or so look like for Iraola and Liverpool?After the in-person introductions, one of the first things that will happen will be the individual assessments for the players on their return before the hard work begins. The key focus will be playing a front-foot and aggressive style of football and there will inevitably be changes, with a revamped backroom staff, in terms of how things work. Iraola will be joined by Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper - who were with him at Bournemouth - as his first-team coaches. If their time at Bournemouth is anything to go by, there will be intense running in the early days and the Spaniard is known to play an active part in drills. He often referees in mini-training games and for any Liverpool fans wanting to get an early taste, there is an insightful clip on Bournemouth's YouTube channel, external in which Iraola is wearing a microphone during a training session in Marbella. "Get really aggressive. Get used to this, because we will do this every week…" is one of many lines that stands out, in a clip where his enthusiasm and passion is clear to see."Andoni likes to take all of the sessions and be in the thick of it as opposed to leaving it to others," a Bournemouth source told BBC Sport last month. Pablo de la Torre, who will join Iraola as an assistant coach, has worked with him previously in Cyprus, at Rayo Vallecano and at Bournemouth. The Spaniard is trusted by I...