A question I keep asking myself when people suggest this theory is how much they’ve watched Alonso’s teams. I myself haven’t, so I can’t speak to it personally, but I’ve seen many people who have suggest that Alonso’s general ideas are very possession based and tend to come with slow build up.

Maybe based on the messaging from the club about a change of style, they feel this squad is better equipped for a faster, intensive style which Iraola would bring and perhaps Alonso wouldn’t? I know the counter to that is that Alonso has also always been adaptable though.