<p>Welcome to the latest episode, looking back at the season and the hiring of Andoni Iraola. I’m Paul, joined by Haitham and Enrique.</p><p>Arne Slot leaves, Andoni Iraola arrives</p><ul><li><p>Let’s start with Slot - won a title, unbelievable adversity to deal with</p></li><ul><li><p>The underlying numbers were referenced</p></li></ul><li><p>James Pearce ‘What Iraola needs to learn from Slot’s failings’</p></li><ul><li><p>Don’t lose one of your players before the season starts, don’t have your most expensive striker miss most of the season and most of all don’t be Dutch.</p></li><li><p>Style of football, reliance on players (Gakpo, Mac Allister, Konate)</p></li><li><p>Fitness issues. Unwillingness to use younger players? Unlike in 24-25, an inability to change games</p></li></ul><li><p>Lot of hype already around Iraola:</p></li><ul><li><p>Good points - style of football, he’s not Dutch</p></li><li><p>Concerns - always for an underdog team</p></li><li><p>The recruitment - obviously our bench was limited for large parts of the season</p></li></ul><li><p>Looking forward to the season:</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Pre-season in a month</p></li><li><p>What do you need to see in the next month?</p></li></ul><p><br>We will be back through the off season, to talk about Iraola’s first pre-season and maybe the Reds’ acquisitions. Thanks to Enrique and Haitham for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.If you enjoyed the pod, please share it with a friend. Follow us @FirstStateKopites on X  – we only tweet and retweet from sources we think are credible. Music is courtesy of Hypenotic – they are a Welsh electro-pop band – <a href="https://hyperfollow.com/hypenotic"><em>https://hyperfollow.com/hypenotic</em></a><strong>  </strong> </p>