Jon Mackenzie

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464 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 30 Aug

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Where next for Iraola? · 27 May 2026 podcast

Yeah, and look, I'm no expert on personality, as my friends always point out to me.

Yeah, personality has plenty of different levels, right?

Yes, on the one hand, you've got Klopp, who's I think a real motivator of fan bases.

And as you've said, the style of football is an incredible motivator of football fans.

This season, Arsenal have been fantastic.

I've been in the Emirates Stadium and heard their fans booing.

And, you know, okay, that's not just a style of play thing.

That's a, okay, are we going to finish second again?

But I think style of play is a really important part of the process of actually winning fan bases over.

But at the same time, you know, a coach's personality is as much about getting everyone at the club on board, pulling in the right direction.

And I think...

Yes, I agree that on the sidelines, Iraola doesn't come across in the same way as a Klopp.

I also think in post-match press conferences, you will never find him criticizing his Klopp, criticizing his players.

Just a very, very humble guy who's happy to give the credit to everyone around him.

And I think that counts for something as well.

Yes, I do think that you're right to point out that big clubs often have their fans have an expectation about how a manager should come across personality wise.

But I don't see any reason why it couldn't work for him, especially if, as we've said, he has success in his football, because at the end of the day, that's what people love.

Yeah, I mean, I think he made the decision to move on far earlier than the end of the season, right?

So there wasn't at that point any guarantee that Bournemouth would even get European football.

So I think in that respect, he's making this decision on other considerations.

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