It has been just over 72 hours since Arne Slot’s sacking by Liverpool but it took barely a few minutes for a favourite to emerge in the race to replace him.Andoni Iraola is the front-runner to become the club’s 23rd permanent manager/head coach, having left his post at Bournemouth at the end of the season, with talks between him and the club already underway.Iraola would be a calculated gamble — at 43, he would not be the youngest Liverpool manager in the Premier League era (Brendan Rodgers was 39 when he was appointed in 2012) but he would be amongst the least experienced, certainly in terms of managing at the elite level.So what would he bring to the role? Caoimhe O’Neill and Thom Harris, who both covered Bournemouth extensively during Iraola’s time in charge, analyse what Liverpool fans could expect if he was to get the job, while former Premier League referee Graham Scott reveals what he was like to officiate.TacticsIraola’s stint at Bournemouth was transformational, helping to instil an aggressive, front-footed style of play that lifted the club to two record points tallies in the Premier League along the way. His ideas hinge on the out-of-possession, looking to disrupt the opposition build-up and relying on physicality and athleticism in midfield, where players are encouraged to take risks to steal the ball and back each other up in the press.It took a while for Iraola’s ideas to sink in — Bournemouth were winless in the first nine games under the Spaniard — but pressing patterns soon became “second nature” and “natural” according to then striker Dominic Solanke, and results quickly began to improve.As we can see from the chart below, no team have taken more shots after turning over possession in the attacking third since his arrival, a sign of their adventure to chase the ball up the pitch and the speed with which they attack.Part of the reason why Bournemouth originally struggled to get to grips with Iraola’s philosophy — and precisely why it is so effective — is that his high press does not just involve hard running and defensive tenacity.The manager demands split-second decision-making from his players, switching from zonal to man-to-man marking systems when they sense an opportunity to close in. It relies on collective cohesion from back to front, and team-mates on high alert to jump forward in support once the first player commits to the press.Here is an example from an impressive 4-1 win over Newcastle United. Bournemouth are pressing high with opposition centre-back Dan Burn in possession, but they leave midfielder Ryan Christie two-vs-one in the middle.