In the first episode of Sky Sports' new "Boss" series, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher sat down with Liverpool's new manager Andoni Iraola to discuss his experience when he started managing Liverpool, the club's transfer plans, and how well they could perform in this season's Premier League. This is the third part of the interview.

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【Iraola - I prefer Liverpool to make bold mistakes rather than play conservatively and control the game.】

【Iraola - I don't want to be called a gambler. I want to build a strong and disciplined team.】

Andoni, I want to talk about your coaching experience from your playing career or from other managers. When people discuss your coaching style and how you play, the first name that comes to mind is Bielsa. However, I've heard that your favorite manager or the one who influenced you most is actually Ernesto Valverde. That's interesting to me.

That's right, and it's true. Whenever people ask me which manager I most respect, I always say Ernesto Valverde. I trained under him at Athletic Bilbao's academy. He was the first person to give me the opportunity to play in the first team. Later, in the final years of my playing career at Athletic Bilbao, he was also my manager. I learned a lot from him.

Why do you think people always associate you with Bielsa? Is it because of pressing? He's a strong advocate of man-marking. Looking at his teams, particularly Leeds United in the Premier League, their style is somewhat different from yours. Have you adopted some of Bielsa's key strengths and incorporated them into your own style?

Yes, if people remember how I played, they tend to recall the years under Bielsa. That's because we reached the Europa League final, the Copa del Rey final. People also remember that we beat Manchester United. So English fans probably know me better as a player from that period. But to be honest, I don't think there are that many similarities. What I admire about him is his tactical flexibility and his approach to the ball. With Bielsa, there's so much tactical detail required - movements without the ball, runs from defense, counter-pressing - it's incredibly demanding. But honestly, it's difficult to replicate. With his style, you have to commit fully to it. So I think I've learned more from other managers' philosophies as well.

Does that frustrate you? At Liverpool, did you want to prove something - because when people discuss your team or teams you've managed, they always focus on defensive performance without the ball. Do you also want to show what you can do with the ball?

Well, I don't think you can separate phases of play like that. I don't want to say "I want to play like this when we have the ball, and like that when we don't." No, because these two aspects heavily influence each other. You can't separate them - how you press defines your defensive shape, and vice versa. So my ideas about how the team should function and how I want them to play are quite clear. After that, it's just about refining the details. That way, our players will feel more confident and comfortable, especially when we have possession. We can find the best positions for each individual player. But I believe the team should have its own identity and characteristics. People will demand that from me and this team, and we have to deliver it.

I think Spain today is not only a breeding ground for outstanding players but also a breeding ground for outstanding managers and champion coaches. But to be honest, your coaching style and how you played as a player is quite different from Spain's World Cup-winning team. Can you share your playing style with us? Because I understand you used to be a right-back who frequently sent long balls to tall strikers like Llorente. Does Spain have many different ball styles and tactical approaches?

Yes, I think Spain's current team, which just won the World Cup again, is quite different from the team that first won it in 2010. You can see they now press higher, perform more intensely without the ball. Back then, Spain completely dominated matches through ball possession. They controlled almost the entire game and used possession as a defensive strategy. They were very reluctant to lose the ball. For me, that's completely different from what I learned at my club. It's been a big challenge for me, but I learned a lot from that experience. To be honest, I didn't get much playing time in that national team squad. It was very difficult to break into that team. Sometimes I was in the squad, but mostly I was on the bench. However, I used that experience to learn how to control the ball and the game. Even though it was different from how I trained at my club, I really appreciated it.

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