A 42-year-old Spanish head coach from the Basque region making waves and earning admirers in the Premier League isn’t a unique position. After all, the same applies quite specifically to Mikel Arteta. But this year in particular there’s arguably another of the same description outperforming him, if club context is taken into account.
Andoni Iraola has lifted no cups, won no titles, and has never earned a top-half finish in an elite league.