Liverpool's struggles early on under Andoni Iraola have been analyzed, as the Reds look to gain some consistent Premier League results under their new head coach
Andoni Iraola, Manager of Liverpool, reacts during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Liverpool FC and Fulham at Anfield
Liverpool has had a stuttering start to the season under Andoni Iraola(Image: (Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images))
The Andoni Iraola era is only a few games old, but there has already been a familiar feeling cast over Anfield, as Liverpool fans look on at performances that are reminiscent of last season.
For the past year, the Reds have looked disjointed across all departments, with a shaky defense, an unbalanced midfield, and a misfiring frontline. The arrival of Iraola was meant to help solve that, moving the team away from the slow, patient, possession-based football of Arne Slot back towards the intensity and pressing that was present in the Jurgen Klopp era.
It may take time for those ideas to embed fully into the players and the system they are playing, as the Spaniard showed in his time working at Bournemouth, but there are clear concerns already that the team is simply not built for success at the very top level.
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There have been murmurs of discontent from the Anfield faithful, who are yet to see a home win in the Premier League this season, with there seeming to be a hangover from last season's disappointment.
That was certainly the verdict of BBC Radio Merseyside's Paul Salt, who reflected on another frustrating draw at home to Fulham, and how tough the atmosphere at Anfield appears to be.
Salt said on the Red Kop show: "This isn't a new thing, this has been creeping in more and more.
"I don't know if it's a hangover from last season, when the football was pretty ropey, but in the first couple of games in the Premier League at Anfield this season, I feel the atmosphere is not helping.
"I'm sorry to have a bit of a pop, but I look around at about 83, 85 minutes and the amount of people leaving is incredible. It had been a poor game of football, but come on. I don't know why it's happening. It's getting worse."
Fans gather on the Kop during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase Matchday 1 match between Liverpool FC and Atletico de Madrid at Anfield
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Liverpool will be hoping to turn around that home form in the league soon, though a win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield in the Champions League will ease some concerns that results are tough to come by.
Iraola was asked about whether the Anfield atmosphere added pressure following the draw with Liverpool, as he responded: "I haven't felt it, I didn't feel it three days ago against Atletico Madrid.
"I prefer to play at home, definitely. I prefer to be at home. We cannot find the reasons outside, we have to find the reasons inside the pitch, in us. We know that if we push, the people will be with us. This is 100 per cent."
While Tottenham awaits in the Carabao Cup next on Merseyside, the following home game isn't any easier, as the Reds will play host to Manchester City after the international break.
If Liverpool is to have a successful season, then it needs to start with winning home games, and easing any concerns and frustrations that the fans may have after last campaign.