Over the past 30 years, Premier League managers have become more tactically and technically focused, with more and more foreigners implementing a specific style of play on the best teams in the top flight.
Along with Mikel Arteta, Unai Emery and Julen Lopetegui, Andoni Illaura is one of four managers to launch the plan. Premier League Seasons from the same little corner of the Basque Country.
Includes youth soccer teammates arsenal Led by top leaders Arteta and Xavi Alonso Bayer Leverkusen Until 2023/24 Bundesliga Remained undefeated and won the German Cup. There’s something in the water in Guipuzcoa.
Premier League boss Andoni Iraola explains why Basque boss is doing so well
“It’s a coincidence but a real joy,” said Elora four four two. “The only reason it makes sense is that Mikel, Xabi, even Unai… we are not physical players. We need an understanding of the game to play well. That might help us transform as managers.”
Illaura played as a technical right back during his career, making over 500 appearances for Atletico Villabo before retiring in MLS with New York City, where he played alongside Frank Lampard, David Villa and Andre Pirlo plays alongside.
However, the Spaniard did not realize that coaching would be the next step in his career. a long time ago bournemouthElora’s coaching began on another coast. Not yet 36 and recently retired, Illaura got a chance in left field in 2018 at the AEK Stadium in Larnaca, Cyprus, on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea.
“I’m not even sure I want to be a manager, I just want to give it a try!” Iraola revealed. “I wasn’t worried about where in the world, in which sector, I just wanted to challenge myself and see if I could imagine myself meeting those requirements in this environment – I wanted to know if I could implement the ideas in my head. “
Fortune does not favor the brave. Much like his start to the season with Bournemouth, Illaura has struggled, going almost two months without a win. Unlike Bournemouth, he was sacked.
“If you don’t try these things, if you don’t make mistakes, you’ll never know,” he reflects. “Now, from a timing perspective, I still think it was the right decision to go there.”
Things were clearly improving in the Premier League, with a 12th-place finish in his first season at the Vitality Stadium giving the Cherries their best points tally in the top flight.
