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Chris Flanagan

“While it was his first experience as a head coach, he wasn't anxious. He was a calm coach who gave us a lot of confidence" Andoni Iraola's journey to the Liverpool dugout

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The tiny ground of O Vao sits just a few yards from the beach in Coruxo, on the west coast of Spain. Not far from the Portuguese border and just outside Vigo, the venue holds only 1,500 people, but was where arguably the most pivotal match of Andoni Iraola's managerial career took place.

In December 2019, Iraola was the manager of Mirandes – appointed not long after they'd been promoted to the Segunda Division. It was his first job as a gaffer in Spain, having been sacked just eight months into a stint with Cypriot club AEK Larnaca.

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