Read a round-up from Andoni Iraola’s press conference in Chicago as he discussed a range of subjects on Tuesday. Following Liverpool’s arrival in the USA for their two-week pre-season tour, the head coach attended a media briefing. In addition to updates on squad fitness and when World Cup players will return to the Reds, he spoke about the transfer window, Alisson Becker, Dominik Szoboszlai’s new contract, choosing a vice-captain and more.
Read a summary below…On the importance of Liverpool’s friendlies during the summer…I think the pre-season is always the foundation of what’s going to be a long season. But when you arrive to a new club it’s even more important because you don’t have a lot of training sessions, you don’t have a lot of even friendlies. We are playing five friendlies before the season starts, so every training session, every pre-season friendly for us is massive.
